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N.Y. Public Health Law § 2440 Policy and purpose
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§ 2440. Policy and purpose. The use of human subjects in medical research projects has brought about many beneficial scientific advances resulting in the increased health and well-being of the human race. Safeguarding the rights and welfare of individual human subjects in the co…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2441 Definitions
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§ 2441. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. "Human subject" shall mean any individual who may be exposed to the possibility of injury, including physical, psychological or social injury, as a consequence of participation as a subject in any research, development, o…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2442 Informed consent
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§ 2442. Informed consent. No human research may be conducted in this state in the absence of the voluntary informed consent subscribed to in writing by the human subject. If the human subject be a minor, such consent shall be subscribed to in writing by the minor's parent or leg…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2443 Conduct of human research
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§ 2443. Conduct of human research. No one except a researcher shall conduct human research in this state.
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2444 Human research review committees
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§ 2444. Human research review committees. 1. Each public or private institution or agency which conducts, or which proposes to conduct or authorize, human research, shall establish a human research review committee. Such committee shall be composed of not less than five persons,…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2445 Applicability
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§ 2445. Applicability. 1. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the conduct of human research which is subject to, and which is in compliance with, policies and regulations promulgated by any agency of the federal government for the protection of human subjects. 2. U…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2446 Rules and regulations
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§ 2446. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall have the power to promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this article.
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2475 Special policies with respect to dioxin exposure
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§ 2475. Special policies with respect to dioxin exposure. 1. For the purpose of identifying persons who were exposed to an herbicide containing dioxin and for the purpose of compiling data on the health effects of this exposure, the commissioner of health shall: (a) establish, p…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2485 Program to inform and educate the public on low-level radioactive waste
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§ 2485. Program to inform and educate the public on low-level radioactive waste. In consultation and cooperation with the advisory committee established pursuant to section 29-0501 of the environmental conservation law, and with the department of environmental conservation, the …
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2490 Oversight committee
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§ 2490. Oversight committee. 1. There is hereby established the occupational health clinics oversight committee to be comprised of the following persons or their designees: the commissioner of health; the commissioner of labor; the chairperson of the workers' compensation board;…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2490-A Occupational health clinic advisory committees
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§ 2490-a. Occupational health clinic advisory committees. The chief executive officer of every clinic in the occupational health clinic network shall convene an advisory committee consisting of two local representatives each of business, labor unions, public health agencies and …
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2495 Legislative findings and intent
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§ 2495. Legislative findings and intent. Hysterectomy is one of the most common major surgical procedures performed on women and is a commonly recommended treatment for some gynecological disorders, such as uterine leiomyofibroma, endometriosis, disorders of menstruation, and ut…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2496 Written summary regarding hysterectomy
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§ 2496. Written summary regarding hysterectomy. The commissioner, in consultation with the medical society of the state of New York, consumers and others knowledgeable on the topic of hysterectomy shall develop a standardized written summary which shall explain: 1. the common di…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2497 Availability of written summary
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§ 2497. Availability of written summary. The commissioner shall make the summary provided for in section twenty-four hundred ninety-six of this article available free of charge to all clinics, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, and physician offices.
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2498 Provision of summary by physician
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§ 2498. Provision of summary by physician. The summary shall be provided by a physician to each person under such physician's care, when a hysterectomy is under consideration for that person.
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2499 Informed consent
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§ 2499. Informed consent. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a cause of action for lack of informed consent in any instance in which such cause of action would be limited by section twenty-eight hundred five-d of this chapter.
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2499-A Exception
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§ 2499-a. Exception. The dispensing of the standard written summary shall not pertain when the hysterectomy is performed in a situation of imminent danger in which the physician determines prior dispensing is not possible or feasible.
N.Y. Public Health Law § 250 Spinal cord injury research board
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§ 250. Spinal cord injury research board. 1. A spinal cord injury research board is hereby created within the department for the purpose of administering spinal cord injury research projects and administering the spinal cord injury research trust fund created pursuant to section…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500 Maternal and child health; duties of commissioner
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§ 2500. Maternal and child health; duties of commissioner. 1. The commissioner shall act in an advisory and supervisory capacity, in matters pertaining to the safeguarding of motherhood, the prevention of maternal, perinatal, infant and child mortality, the prevention of disease…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-A Test for phenylketonuria and other diseases and conditions
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§ 2500-a. Test for phenylketonuria and other diseases and conditions. 1. It shall be the duty of the administrative officer or other person in charge of each institution caring for infants twenty-eight days or less of age and the person required in pursuance of the provisions of…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-B Sudden infant death syndrome
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§ 2500-b. Sudden infant death syndrome. (a) Declaration of policy. Occurrence of sudden deaths of infants is a tragedy for the child, the family and the community, and a matter of vital concern to the public health. In order to provide for the protection and promotion of the hea…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-C Special programs with respect to diethylstilbestrol
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§ 2500-c. Special programs with respect to diethylstilbestrol. 1. For the purpose of identifying persons who have been exposed to the potential hazards and afflictions of diethylstilbestrol, and for the purpose of educating the public concerning the symptoms and prevention of as…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-D New York state poison control network
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§ 2500-d. New York state poison control network. 1. For the purposes of reducing the incidence, severity and expenditures for accidental, homicidal, suicidal or environmental poisoning; educating the public concerning the prevention and treatment of hazardous exposures; and orga…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-E Pregnant women, blood test for hepatitis B; follow-up care
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§ 2500-e. Pregnant women, blood test for hepatitis B; follow-up care. 1. At the time that a blood sample is taken to be tested for syphilis pursuant to section twenty-three hundred eight of this chapter, every physician or other authorized practitioner attending a pregnant woman…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-F Human immunodeficiency virus; testing of newborns
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§ 2500-f. Human immunodeficiency virus; testing of newborns. 1. In order to improve the health outcomes of newborns, and to improve access to care and treatment for newborns infected with or exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and their mothers, the commissioner shall …
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-F-1 Special program for HIV services for women and children, including adolescents
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§ 2500-f-1. Special program for HIV services for women and children, including adolescents. The commissioner, pursuant to a request for proposal, shall make grants to programs to provide HIV services for women and children, including adolescents which may include outreach and ed…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-G Newborn infant hearing screening
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§ 2500-g. Newborn infant hearing screening. 1. The commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor, and in consultation with health care providers or their representatives, establish a program to screen newborn infants for hearing problems. This program shall incorp…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-H Statewide perinatal data system
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* § 2500-h. Statewide perinatal data system. 1. In order to support quality care at all hospitals with obstetric services, the department is authorized to provide de-identified information for all births at each affiliate hospital in each regional perinatal center's network to t…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-H*2 Anaphylactic policy for school districts and child care providers
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* § 2500-h. Anaphylactic policy for school districts and child care providers. 1. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of education, shall establish an anaphylactic policy for school districts setting forth guidelines and procedures to be followed for both…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-I Child food choking prevention
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§ 2500-i. Child food choking prevention. 1. The department shall establish criteria for determining which foods and food products may pose a significant choking risk for children in various age groups. 2. The department shall conduct an ongoing public awareness and education pro…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-J Autism spectrum disorders; screening of children
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§ 2500-j. Autism spectrum disorders; screening of children. 1. The commissioner shall establish, for use by pediatric primary care providers, best practice protocols for early screening of children for autism spectrum disorders, including but not limited to developmental screeni…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-K Maternal depression
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§ 2500-k. Maternal depression. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Maternal depression" means a wide range of emotional and psychological reactions an individual may experience throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. These reactions may include, but are not lim…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-L Pregnant people, blood test for hepatitis C virus (HCV); follow-up care
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§ 2500-l. Pregnant people, blood test for hepatitis C virus (HCV); follow-up care. 1. Every physician or other authorized practitioner attending a pregnant person in the state shall order a hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening test and if the test is reactive, an HCV RNA test must …
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-M Access to doulas
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§ 2500-m. Access to doulas. (a) When a person is admitted to a maternal health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care post-delivery, such person may designate a doula to have access to such person. The maternal health care facility shall not deny such person access to …
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2501 Health and welfare services to all children; duty of local boards
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§ 2501. Health and welfare services to all children; duty of local boards. 1. The local board of health or similar health authority of each local health district shall provide children who attend schools other than public with all or any of the health and welfare services and fa…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2502 Report of certain conditions
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§ 2502. Report of certain conditions. Any nurse-midwife, nurse or other person having the care of an infant within the age of two weeks who neglects or omits to report immediately to the health officer or to a legally qualified practitioner of medicine of the city, town or place…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2503 Drug information to be furnished expectant mothers
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§ 2503. Drug information to be furnished expectant mothers. The physician or nurse-midwife to be in attendance at the birth of a child shall inform the expectant mother, in advance of the birth, of the drugs that such physician or nurse-midwife expects to employ during pregnancy…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2504 Enabling certain persons to consent for certain medical, dental, health and hospital services
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§ 2504. Enabling certain persons to consent for certain medical, dental, health and hospital services. 1. Any person who is eighteen years of age or older, or is the parent of a child or has married, or is a homeless youth as defined in section five hundred thirty-two-a of the e…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2504-A Hepatitis B immunization of a minor
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§ 2504-a. Hepatitis B immunization of a minor. 1. A health care practitioner may administer immunization against hepatitis B to a person under the age of eighteen years without the consent or knowledge of the parents or guardian of said person, if said person has capacity to con…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2504-B Information concerning pelvic exams
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§ 2504-b. Information concerning pelvic exams. 1. On or before July first, two thousand twenty-two, the department shall develop an informational pamphlet for patients undergoing pelvic examinations. In developing the pamphlet, the department shall consult with state professiona…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2505 Human breast milk; collection, storage and distribution; general powers of the commissioner
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§ 2505. Human breast milk; collection, storage and distribution; general powers of the commissioner. The commissioner is hereby empowered to: (a) adopt regulations and guidelines including, but not limited to donor standards, methods of collection, and standards for storage, and…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2505-A Rights of breastfeeding mothers
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§ 2505-a. Rights of breastfeeding mothers. 1. The principles enunciated in subdivision three of this section are declared to be the public policy of the state and a copy of such statement of rights shall be posted conspicuously in a public place in each maternal health care faci…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2505-B Lactation accommodations in airports
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§ 2505-b. Lactation accommodations in airports. 1. The terminal operator of a commercial service airport owned or operated by a county, city, town, village, or state or local authority that has one million or more enplanements a year shall provide a room or other location at eac…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2506 Obstetric and pediatric practitioner incentive demonstration program
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§ 2506. Obstetric and pediatric practitioner incentive demonstration program. 1. There is hereby established in the department the obstetric and pediatric practitioner incentive demonstration program, to provide financial support for obstetric practitioners providing prenatal an…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2507 Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children; specialty formula
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§ 2507. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children; specialty formula. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (a) "WIC" shall mean the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children; (b) "WIC food vendor" shall mean …
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2508 Newborn health and safe sleep study
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§ 2508. Newborn health and safe sleep study. There shall be established in the department, by the commissioner, a newborn health and safe sleep study designed to reduce infant mortality rates across the state and enhance existing strategies to improve safe sleep practices. The d…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2509 Maternal mortality review board
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§ 2509. Maternal mortality review board. 1. (a) There is hereby established in the department the maternal mortality review board for the purpose of reviewing maternal deaths and maternal morbidity and developing and disseminating findings, recommendations, and best practices to…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2509-A Corded window blind leaflet
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§ 2509-a. Corded window blind leaflet. The commissioner, in consultation with the secretary of state, shall create a leaflet regarding the danger that corded window blinds pose to children including proper installation of blinds, examples of current standards and the potential f…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2509-C Availability of adverse childhood experiences services
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§ 2509-c. Availability of adverse childhood experiences services. Every pediatrics health care provider licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of the education law shall be required to provide the parent, guardian, custodian or other authorized individual of a child…
N.Y. Public Health Law § 2509-D Veterans reproductive mental health care
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§ 2509-d. Veterans reproductive mental health care. 1. As used in this section: (a) "Maternal health care provider" means a physician, midwife, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or other health care practitioner acting within their lawful scope of practice, attending a pr…