§ 17. Defense and indemnification of state officers and employees. 1.\n(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires the\nterm "employee" shall mean any person holding a position by election,\nappointment or employment in the service of the state, including\nclinical practice pursuant to subdivision fourteen of section two\nhundred six of the public health law, whether or not compensated, or a\nvolunteer expressly authorized to participate in a state-sponsored\nvolunteer program, but shall not include an independent contractor. The\nterm employee shall include a former employee, his estate or judicially\nappointed personal representative and persons who assist the education\ndepartment or the department of health as consultants or expert\nwitnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged professional\nmisconduct, licensure matters, restoration proceedings, or criminal\nprosecutions for unauthorized practice pursuant to title eight of the\neducation law or title II-A of the public health law.\n (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall\ninclude members, officers and other persons in the employment of the New\nYork state energy research and development authority, members of the\nboard of directors, officers and other persons in the employment of the\nNew York state science and technology foundation, and members of the\nboard of directors, officers and other persons in the employment of the\nNew York state olympic accommodations control corporation or serving on\nits board of directors on or before June thirtieth, nineteen hundred\neighty.\n (c) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall\ninclude members of the state patient qualification review board\nappointed by the commissioner of health pursuant to article\nthirty-three-A of the public health law.\n (d) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall\ninclude directors, officers and employees of the facilities development\ncorporation.\n (e) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall\ninclude directors, officers and employees of the environmental\nfacilities corporation.\n (f) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall\ninclude ombudsmen designated under section five hundred forty-four and\nsection five hundred forty-five of the executive law, and shall include\nsuch ombudsmen without regard to whether they are volunteers or paid\nstaff of the office for the aging or of designated substate ombudsman\nprograms under the direction of the office.\n (g) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall\ninclude the members of the board, officers and employees of the greenway\nheritage conservancy for the Hudson river valley or the greenway\ncouncil.\n (h) For the purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall\ninclude members of the board, officers and employees of the New York\nlocal government assistance corporation.\n (i) For purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall include\nthe officers and employees of the Central Pine Barrens joint planning\nand policy commission.\n (j) For purposes of this section, the term "employee" shall include\ndirectors, officers and employees of the dormitory authority.\n (k) For the purposes of this section only, the term "employee" shall\ninclude any member, director, officer or employee of a soil and water\nconservation district created pursuant to section five of the soil and\nwater conservation districts law who is working on a project which\nreceives funding from the state and has received approval by the state\nsoil and water conservation committee or who is carrying out the powers\nand duties pursuant to article two of the soil and water conservation\ndistricts law by working with any agency of the state as defined by\nsubdivision five of section three of the soil and water conservation\ndistricts law.\n (l) For the purposes of this section and consistent with the\nprovisions of section 13 of
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