Title PBH, Public Health

§ 2136. Liability. 1. Good faith reporting or disclosure pursuant to\nthis title shall not constitute libel or slander or a violation of the\nright of privacy or privileged communication.\n 2. Any person who in good faith complies with this title shall be\nimmune from civil and …

§ 2137. Domestic violence recognition. The department shall, in\nconsultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence and\nstatewide organizations and community based organizations, develop a\nprotocol for the identification and screening of victims of domestic\n…

§ 2138. Anonymous testing. Nothing in this article shall be\ninterpreted to eliminate the anonymous testing option provided for in\nsection twenty seven hundred eighty-one of this chapter.\n

§ 2139. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such\nrules and regulations as shall be necessary and proper to effectuate the\npurposes of this title.\n

§ 2140. Definitions. For the purpose of this title:\n 1. "Actively immunized" shall mean that the animal has been injected\nwith a rabies vaccine suitable to the species and which meets the\nstandards prescribed by the United States department of agriculture for\ninterstate sale…

§ 2141. Compulsory vaccination. 1. Every dog, cat and domesticated\nferret shall be actively immunized against rabies in accordance with\nregulations promulgated by the commissioner. Every dog, cat and\ndomesticated ferret shall have all initial vaccinations administered no\nlat…

§ 2142. Rabies; emergency provisions. Whenever the commissioner\nconfirms an outbreak of the disease rabies in terrestrial animals in any\ncounty or the vicinity thereof, the commissioner shall declare a rabies\nalert for that area and so certify to the county or local health\na…

§ 2143. Rabies; seizure and disposal; reports. Whenever the\ncommissioner certifies a county to have a rabies alert pursuant to\nsection twenty-one hundred forty-two of this title, any duly appointed\ndog control officer, animal control officer, peace officer, police\nofficer, o…

§ 2144. Rabies; county responsibility. Each county health authority is\nrequired to develop a rabies control protocol that identifies and\ncoordinates all activities within the county to accomplish a\ncomprehensive rabies response. The county health authority shall have\nrespons…

§ 2145. Rabies; services and expenses of suppression. 1. The county\nhealth authority is responsible for the services and expenses necessary\nfor the suppression of human rabies. Suppression of human rabies shall\ninclude, but not be limited to:\n (a) availability at all times f…

§ 2146. City of New York; exceptions. The provisions of sections two\nthousand one hundred forty through two thousand one hundred forty-five\nof this title, inclusive, shall not apply to the city of New York.\n

§ 2150. Typhoid fever; carriers; care and maintenance, in\ninstitutions. Whenever any person is declared by the commissioner to be\na carrier of typhoid fever bacilli and whenever, for the protection of\nthe public health, the commissioner certifies to the necessity of\ncontinue…

§ 2151. Typhoid fever; carriers; care and maintenance, privately.\nWhen no hospital or institution is available for the care of a carrier\nof typhoid fever bacilli in accordance with the provisions of section\ntwo thousand one hundred fifty of this chapter, and when in the opini…

§ 2152. Typhoid fever; carriers; care and maintenance, payment of\nexpenses. 1. No expenditure for the purposes authorized in sections two\nthousand one hundred fifty and two thousand one hundred fifty-one of\nthis chapter, shall be contracted for or incurred by any agency or\np…

§ 2153. City of New York; exceptions. The provisions of sections two\nthousand one hundred fifty to two thousand one hundred fifty-two of this\nchapter, inclusive, shall not apply to the city of New York.\n

§ 2160. Poliomyelitis; persons twenty-one years of age and over;\nmedical inspection. In addition to the powers and duties prescribed by\nsection two thousand one hundred of this chapter, every local board of\nhealth and every health officer shall exercise proper and vigilant\nm…

§ 2161. Poliomyelitis; persons twenty-one years of age and over; care\nand maintenance. Every county or part-county health commissioner, city\nhealth officer in cities having more than fifty thousand population, and\nstate district health officer shall, within their respective a…

§ 2162. Poliomyelitis; application of statute; city of New York.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other\ngeneral, special or local law, the terms "local board of health" and\n"health officers" as used in sections two thousand one hundred sixty and\ntwo…

§ 2164. Definitions; immunization against poliomyelitis, mumps,\nmeasles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b\n(Hib), pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease,\nand hepatitis B. 1. As used in this section, unless the context requi…

§ 2165. Immunization of certain post-secondary students. 1. As used in\nthis section, unless the context requires otherwise:\n a. The term "institution" means a college as defined in section two of\nthe education law.\n b. The term "student" means any person born on or after Jan…

§ 2166. Immunization; regulations. The commissioner may promulgate\nregulations with respect to immunization conducted by a home care\nservices agency licensed pursuant to section thirty-six hundred five of\nthis chapter or certified pursuant to section thirty-six hundred eight\…

§ 2167. Immunization against meningococcal meningitis. 1. As used in\nthis section, unless the context requires otherwise:\n a. The term "student" means a person attending an institution and, in\nthe case of a student attending college, "student" means a person who is\nregistere…

§ 2168. Statewide immunization information system. 1. The department\nis hereby directed to establish a statewide automated and electronic\nimmunization information system that will serve, and shall be\nadministered consistent with, the following public health purposes:\n (a) co…

§ 2169. Vaccine confidentiality. 1. As used in this section, unless\ncontext requires otherwise:\n (a) The term "consent" shall mean informed, affirmative, and voluntary\nauthorization.\n (b) The term "de-identified" shall mean that the information cannot\nidentify or be made to…

§ 2170. Hepatitis C; educational materials. The commissioner shall\ndevelop and make available to physicians, other health care providers,\nveterans and other persons at high risk for hepatitis C educational\nmaterials, in written and electronic forms, on the diagnosis, treatmen…

* § 2171. Required offering of hepatitis C screening testing. 1.\nEvery individual age eighteen and older (or younger than eighteen if\nthere is evidence or indication of risk activity) who receives health\nservices as an inpatient or in the emergency department of a general\nho…

§ 2180. Definitions. As used in this title the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Contact tracing" means COVID-19 case investigation and\nidentification of case individuals and contact individuals.\n 2. (a) "Contact tracer" and "contact tracing entity" mea…

§ 2181. COVID-19 contact tracing; confidentiality. 1. (a) All contact\ntracing information shall be kept confidential by any contact tracer,\ncontact tracing entity, or designated non-governmental entity and may\nnot be disclosed except as necessary to carry out contact tracing …

§ 2182. Regulations. The commissioner shall make regulations as\nreasonably necessary to implement this title.\n

§ 2183. Immunity passports. 1. Any covered entity that requires proof\nof COVID-19 immunization shall permit the use of physical immunity\npassports. No covered entity may require digital, electronic, or\nsmartphone-based proof of immunity. Notwithstanding this section, anyone\n…

§ 2190. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "long-term care resident and employee immunization act".\n

§ 2191. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:\n 1. "Long-term care facility" or "facility" means a residential health\ncare facility as defined in section twenty-eight hundred one of this\nchapter, adult home as defined in subdivision twenty-five of section two\nof the …

§ 2192. Long-term care resident and employee immunization required.\nExcept as provided in section twenty-one hundred ninety-five of this\narticle, every long-term care facility in this state shall require\nresidents and employees to be immunized for influenza virus and\npneumoc…

§ 2193. Resident immunization. 1. Upon admission, a long-term care\nfacility shall notify the resident of the immunization requirements of\nthis article and request that the resident agree to be immunized against\ninfluenza virus and pneumococcal disease.\n 2. Every long-term ca…

§ 2194. Employee immunization. 1. Every long-term care facility shall\nnotify every employee of the immunization requirements of this article\nand request that the employee agree to be immunized against influenza\nvirus and pneumococcal disease.\n 2. The long-term care facility …

§ 2195. Exceptions. No individual shall be required to receive either\nan influenza vaccine or pneumococcal vaccine if the vaccine is medically\ncontraindicated, or if it is against his or her religious beliefs, or if\nhe or she refuses the vaccine after being fully informed of …

§ 2196. Rules and regulations; report. 1. The commissioner shall\npromulgate regulations relating to the immunization requirements of this\narticle, taking into consideration the recommendations of the centers\nfor disease control and prevention.\n 2. The commissioner is hereby …

§ 22. Health-related legal services program. 1. As used in this\nsection, "health-related legal services program" means a program that is\na collaboration between health care service providers and legal services\nprograms to provide on site legal services without charge to assis…

§ 220. Public health and health planning council; appointment of\nmembers. There shall continue to be in the department a public health\nand health planning council to consist of the commissioner and\ntwenty-six members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and\nconsen…

§ 2200. Tuberculosis; definitions and explanation of terms. 1. (a)\nState residence. Under the conditions hereinafter specified, any person\nwho has resided in the state of New York continuously for at least one\nyear immediately preceding the date of admission to a hospital for…

§ 2201. Tuberculosis; powers and duties of commissioner. 1. The\ncommissioner shall: (a) formulate such standards as he may deem\nnecessary in order to carry out the objectives and provisions of this\narticle and article six of this chapter relating to state aid for the\ncare an…

§ 2202. Tuberculosis; care and treatment. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any\ninconsistent provision of this chapter or of any other general, special\nor local law or city charter, when a person suffering from tuberculosis\nor suspected of having tuberculosis is in need of care and trea…

§ 2204. Tuberculosis; removal of patients to another state or country;\ncosts. 1. When any state charge, as defined in this article, who has\nnot acquired state residence has settlement or residence or otherwise\nbelongs to or in any other state or country, has legally responsib…

§ 2205. Tuberculosis; removal of patients to this state; reciprocity\nagreements. 1. The commissioner may make reciprocal agreements with\nstate officials or agencies of other states regarding interstate\ntransportation of state charges without state residence and to arrange\nfo…

§ 2206. Tuberculosis; administration costs; appropriations. The\nappropriations made or to be made for the purposes of carrying out the\nprovisions of this article and article six of this chapter providing for\nstate aid for tuberculous patients shall be available, in accordance…

§ 2207. Tuberculosis; application of law to city of New York. All of\nthe provisions of sections two thousand two hundred to two thousand two\nhundred seven, inclusive, of this chapter, shall apply throughout the\nentire state and to each county and city thereof, including the c…

§ 221. Public health and health planning council; terms of office;\nvacancies. 1. The terms of office of members of the public health and\nhealth planning council shall be six years. The members of the council\nshall continue in office until the expiration of their terms and unt…

§ 222. Public health and health planning council; meetings; by-laws.\n1. The public health and health planning council shall meet as\nfrequently as its business may require, and at least twice in each year.\n 2. The governor shall designate one of the members of the public\nheal…

§ 2221. Tuberculosis; records of tuberculous patients; confidential.\nReports of tuberculous patients made pursuant to law and the sanitary\ncode and also all records of examinations of such patients shall not be\nopen to inspection by any person other than the health authoritie…

§ 2222. Tuberculosis; protection of patient's family; duty of\nphysicians and health officers. 1. It shall be the duty of a physician\nattending a patient having tuberculosis to take all proper precautions\nand to give proper instructions to provide for the safety of all\nindivi…