13.35 - Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the office; defense and indemnification.

§ 13.35 Actions  against  persons rendering professional services at the            request of the office; defense and indemnification.    The provisions of section seventeen of the public officers  law  shall  apply  to  any  physician,  dentist,  psychologist,  nurse, optometrist,  licensed master social  worker,  or  licensed  clinical  social  worker,  licensed  to  practice  pursuant  to the education law, who is rendering  professional treatment authorized under such license at the  request  of  the  office  or  an  office  facility  to  patients  receiving  care  or  professional  consultation  from  the  office   while   rendering   such  professional treatment.