§ 19-c. Actions against health services personnel; defense and
indemnification. The provisions of section seventeen of the public
officers law shall apply to actions and proceedings, against physicians,
nurses and other employees of the board whose duties involve medical
examinations under this chapter and the volunteer firefighters' benefit
law or other health services, arising out of emergency medical treatment
given to board employees while at work or to claimants, their attorneys,
licensed representatives, witnesses, employers, their representatives
and representatives of carriers, while visiting the offices of the board
or the hearing points at which proceedings are conducted or any other
person properly on board premises.