“Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.”
Ron Kim
Member of Assembly. in a radio interview. Claim dated 18 Feb 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
New York's law does not provide 'blanket immunity' for health care facilities, but the extent of the protections have not been tested in court.
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In short
Ron Kim (Member of Assembly) made this claim around 18 February 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 March 2021, 16 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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