Title PBH, Public Health

§ 1520. County mosquito control commission; appointment; membership.\n1. Within ten days after the presentation of a petition for the\nestablishment of a county mosquito control commission, signed and\nacknowledged by two hundred residents of the county in the same manner\nas ar…

§ 1521. County mosquito control commission; terms of office; oath. 1.\nThe terms of office of all members of each county mosquito control\ncommission, appointed after the expiration of the first appointment,\nshall be four years.\n 2. The members first appointed to the county mo…

§ 1522. County mosquito control commission; compensation; expenses;\nofficers. 1. All members of a county mosquito control commission shall\nserve without compensation, except that the necessary expenses of each\nmember for actual attendance at meetings of such commission shall …

§ 1523. County mosquito control commission; legal entity. From and\nafter the appointment, qualification and organization of its members the\ncounty mosquito control commission shall become and be a body corporate\nand politic, under the name given in such petition, and by such …

§ 1524. County mosquito control commission; employees; duties and\ncompensation. 1. Each county mosquito control commission, may, with the\napproval of the board of supervisors of the county, appoint and employ\nsuch clerks, assistants, inspectors and day laborers as may be nece…

§ 1525. County mosquito control commission; powers and duties; entry\non lands. 1. Each county mosquito control commission shall use every\nmeans feasible and practicable to suppress mosquitoes, ticks, flies and\nother hominoxious arthropods of every kind requiring community act…

§ 1526. County mosquito control commission; owners' claims, damages\nand payments. 1. Any person objecting to or who is aggrieved or who\nclaims damages due to the execution of the work of the commission, shall\nfile a protest with the commission setting forth his grievance or c…

§ 1527. County mosquito control commission; obstructions;\ninterferences; violations. Any person who obstructs or interferes with\nthe entry of the county mosquito control commission or its employees\nupon land, or who obstructs or interferes with, molests, or damages any\nof th…

§ 1528. County mosquito control commission; estimate and approval of\nannual requirements; power and duty of commissioner. 1. Each county\nmosquito control commission shall, on or before the first day of October\nin each year, file with the commissioner and with the board of\nsu…

§ 1529. County mosquito control commission; construction of law.\nNothing in this article shall be construed to alter, amend, modify or\nrepeal any of the provisions of article thirteen of this chapter, or any\nof the provisions of the conservation law except to the extent that …

§ 1530. County mosquito control commission; annual report. It shall\nbe the duty of each county mosquito control commission, on or before the\nfirst day of September in each year, to submit to the commissioner and\nto the board of supervisors in the county comprised within a mos…

§ 1531. County mosquito control commission; regulations by board of\nsupervisors as to purchases, contracts and expenditures. Such mosquito\nextermination commission shall not pay any accounts or claims, make any\ncontracts or expenditures or purchase any materials, supplies or\…

§ 16. Summary action. Whenever the commissioner, after investigation,\nis of the opinion that any person is causing, engaging in or maintaining\na condition or activity which in his opinion constitutes danger to the\nhealth of the people, and that it therefore appears to be prej…

§ 1601. Legislative findings and purpose. Pesticides have proved\nvaluable in the control of harmful insects, weeds, fungi and other forms\nof plant and animal life. When used indiscriminately, however, they may\ninjure crops, whether or not directly treated, contaminate the air…

§ 1602. Definition. When used in this article, the term "pesticide"\nmeans any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing,\ndestroying, repelling, or mitigating any insect, rodent, fungi, weeds,\nor other forms of plant or animal life or viruses, except viruses o…

§ 1603. Creation of pesticide control board. 1. There is hereby\ncreated within the department of health a pesticide control board. Such\nboard shall have seven voting members, who shall be the commissioners of\nagriculture and markets, commerce, conservation, education and heal…

§ 1604. Organization of pesticide control board. 1. The chairman of\nthe board shall be the commissioner of health.\n 2. The board shall appoint an executive secretary who shall act as the\nadministrative agent of the board, keep a record of all meetings of the\nboard and perfor…

§ 1605. Meetings. 1. The board shall meet at least once every three\nmonths. Special meetings shall be called by the chairman on his own\ninitiative or upon the written request of two voting members. Ten days'\nwritten notice of the time, place and purpose of each meeting shall …

§ 1606. Functions, powers and duties. 1. The board (a) may prepare and\nrecommend rules and regulations, or amendment or repeal thereof, for\ncontrolling the use, transportation, storage and disposal of pesticides\nconsistent with the declared purpose of this article and (b) sha…

§ 1607. Cooperation with other departments. The board may request from\nany department, division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of\nthe state, and the same are authorized to provide, without additional\ncompensation, such assistance, services and data as may be neces…

§ 1608. Loans and grants. The board shall have the power to accept\nand administer loans and grants from the federal government and other\nsources, public or private, for carrying out its functions under this\narticle.\n

§ 1609. Conflicting laws. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to\nderogate or detract from the functions, powers and duties of any\ndepartment or agency of the state prescribed by law.\n

§ 17. Release of medical records. Upon the written request of any\ncompetent patient, parent or guardian of an infant, a guardian appointed\npursuant to article eighty-one of the mental hygiene law, or conservator\nof a conservatee, an examining, consulting or treating physician…

§ 1700. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Vapor products" shall mean any vapor product, as defined by\nsection thirteen hundred ninety-nine-aa of this chapter, intended or\nreasonably expected to be used with or f…

§ 1701. Disclosure. 1. Manufacturers of vapor products or e-cigarettes\ndistributed, sold, or offered for sale in this state, whether at retail\nor wholesale, shall furnish to the commissioner for public record and\npost on such manufacturer's website, in a manner prescribed by …

§ 1702. Penalties. Notwithstanding any other provision of this\nchapter, any manufacturer who violates any of the provisions of, or who\nfails to perform any duty imposed by, this article or any rule or\nregulation promulgated thereunder, shall be liable, in the case of a\nfirst…

* § 18. Access to patient information. 1. Definitions. For the purpose\nof this section:\n (a) "Committee" means a medical access review committee appointed\npursuant to subdivision four of this section.\n (b) "Health care provider" or "provider" means a "health care\nfacility" …

* § 18. Registration and notification of boards of directors or\ntrustees of certain voluntary, not-for-profit facilities or\ncorporations. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, the\nexecutive director, chairperson or president of a voluntary,\nnot-for-profit cor…

§ 18-a. Disclosure of information. 1. Each health care professional\nlicensed, registered or certified pursuant to title eight of the\neducation law shall, upon request, provide to his or her patient or\nprospective patient the following:\n (a) information related to the health …

§ 18-b. Procedures in the course of education or training; consent. In\nthe case of any health care procedure or examination, the fact that it\nis performed in the course of education or training shall not diminish\nthe requirement for informed consent for the procedure or exami…

§ 18-c. Separate patient consent for treatment and payment for health\ncare services. Informed consent from a patient to provide any treatment,\nprocedure, examination or other direct health care services shall be\nobtained separately from such patient's consent to pay for the s…

§ 19. Reasonable charges for medicare beneficiaries. 1. No physician\nlicensed under article one hundred thirty-one of the education law shall\ncharge from a beneficiary of health insurance under title XVIII of the\nfederal social security act (medicare) any amount in excess of …

§ 2. Definitions. 1. Whenever used in this chapter, unless otherwise\nexpressly stated or unless the context or subject matter requires a\ndifferent meaning, the following terms shall have the respective\nmeanings hereinafter set forth or indicated:\n (a) Department. The term "d…

§ 20. Accelerated death benefits. 1. For purposes of this section,\n"health care facility" means a hospital and residential health care\nfacility as defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter, a home care\nservices agency as defined in article thirty-six of this chapter, a\…

§ 200. Department of health; continuation. There shall continue to be\nin the state government a department of health. The head of the\ndepartment shall be the commissioner of health of the state of New York.\n

§ 2000. Definition. As used in this article, "facility" shall mean\nany governmental or private agency, department, institution, clinic,\nlaboratory, hospital, nursing care facility, health maintenance\norganization, association or other similar entity that provides medical\ncar…

§ 2001. Physicians and facilities; duty to report. An attending\nphysician or a person representing or employed by a facility as defined\nby the commissioner shall report the existence of Alzheimer's disease to\nthe department when the physician or other person diagnoses or conf…

§ 2002. Contents of report. The report as set forth in section two\nthousand one of this article shall be designated an Alzheimer's disease\nreport and shall contain information which the commissioner establishes\nas necessary to identify, locate and investigate the occurrence,\…

§ 2003. Duties of department. 1. Alzheimer's disease reports and data\nshall be maintained by the department in a manner suitable for research\npurposes, and shall be made available to persons as set forth in\nsubdivision two of this section.\n 2. Notwithstanding any inconsisten…

§ 2004. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall promulgate\nrules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article,\nincluding but not limited to:\n 1. defining a person representing or employed by a facility and\ndefining a person with a valid scientific inter…

§ 2004-a. Coordinating council for services related to Alzheimer's\ndisease and other dementia. 1. There is hereby created in the department\nof health a coordinating council for services related to Alzheimer's\ndisease and other dementia, to facilitate interagency planning and\…

§ 2005. Legislative intent. 1. The legislature finds that Alzheimer's\ndisease and related dementing illnesses which destroy certain vital\ncells in the brain, currently affect more than four hundred thousand New\nYorkers. Although these diseases are not limited to the elderly, …

§ 2006. Grants. Subject to amounts expressly appropriated therefor,\nthe commissioner is authorized to award grants to applicants approved by\nthe department for the Alzheimer's Community Assistance Program (ACAP)\nwhich is hereby established within the department. Applicants sh…

§ 2007. Services to be provided. The Alzheimer's Community Assistance\nProgram shall undertake the following services:\n 1. To establish and operate self-help support groups for family\nmembers of persons with Alzheimer's disease residing at home.\n 2. To provide training progra…

§ 2008. Apportionment. Grants awarded pursuant to this article in any\ngiven fiscal year shall be apportioned out of the total funds\nappropriated for this purpose, to applicants based on the size of the\nAlzheimer's community served in proportion to the monies available as\ndet…

§ 2009. Availability of funds. The funds appropriated pursuant to this\narticle for services and expenses of the Alzheimer's Community\nAssistance Program (ACAP) to serve persons with Alzheimer's disease and\ntheir caregivers shall be made available to the commissioner for\nexpe…

§ 201. Functions, powers and duties of the department. 1. The\ndepartment shall, as provided by law:\n (a) supervise the work and activities of the local boards of health\nand health officers throughout the state, unless otherwise provided by\nlaw;\n (b) supervise and control th…

§ 2010. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Parkinson's disease" means a chronic and progressive neurologic\ndisorder resulting from deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as\nthe consequence of specific degene…

§ 2011. Duty to report. 1. Every physician, nurse practitioner,\nphysician assistant and general hospital that diagnoses or is treating a\npatient diagnosed with Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonisms, shall give\nnotice no later than one hundred eighty days of every case of\nPark…

§ 2012. Establishment of registry. 1. The department shall establish a\nParkinson's disease registry for the collection of information on the\nincidence and prevalence of Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonisms. The\ndepartment may consult with Parkinson's disease experts, includi…