Title PBH, Public Health

§ 2440. Policy and purpose. The use of human subjects in medical\nresearch projects has brought about many beneficial scientific advances\nresulting in the increased health and well-being of the human race.\nSafeguarding the rights and welfare of individual human subjects in the…

§ 2441. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. "Human\nsubject" shall mean any individual who may be exposed to the possibility\nof injury, including physical, psychological or social injury, as a\nconsequence of participation as a subject in any research, development…

§ 2442. Informed consent. No human research may be conducted in this\nstate in the absence of the voluntary informed consent subscribed to in\nwriting by the human subject. If the human subject be a minor, such\nconsent shall be subscribed to in writing by the minor's parent or …

§ 2443. Conduct of human research. No one except a researcher shall\nconduct human research in this state.\n

§ 2444. Human research review committees. 1. Each public or private\ninstitution or agency which conducts, or which proposes to conduct or\nauthorize, human research, shall establish a human research review\ncommittee. Such committee shall be composed of not less than five\npers…

§ 2445. Applicability. 1. The provisions of this article shall not\napply to the conduct of human research which is subject to, and which is\nin compliance with, policies and regulations promulgated by any agency\nof the federal government for the protection of human subjects.\n…

§ 2446. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall have the power\nto promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be necessary and\nproper to effectuate the purposes of this article.\n

§ 2475. Special policies with respect to dioxin exposure. 1. For the\npurpose of identifying persons who were exposed to an herbicide\ncontaining dioxin and for the purpose of compiling data on the health\neffects of this exposure, the commissioner of health shall:\n (a) establi…

§ 2485. Program to inform and educate the public on low-level\nradioactive waste. In consultation and cooperation with the advisory\ncommittee established pursuant to section 29-0501 of the environmental\nconservation law, and with the department of environmental conservation,\n…

§ 2490. Oversight committee. 1. There is hereby established the\noccupational health clinics oversight committee to be comprised of the\nfollowing persons or their designees: the commissioner of health; the\ncommissioner of labor; the chairperson of the workers' compensation\nbo…

§ 2490-a. Occupational health clinic advisory committees. The chief\nexecutive officer of every clinic in the occupational health clinic\nnetwork shall convene an advisory committee consisting of two local\nrepresentatives each of business, labor unions, public health agencies\n…

§ 2495. Legislative findings and intent. Hysterectomy is one of the\nmost common major surgical procedures performed on women and is a\ncommonly recommended treatment for some gynecological disorders, such as\nuterine leiomyofibroma, endometriosis, disorders of menstruation, and…

§ 2496. Written summary regarding hysterectomy. The commissioner, in\nconsultation with the medical society of the state of New York,\nconsumers and others knowledgeable on the topic of hysterectomy shall\ndevelop a standardized written summary which shall explain:\n 1. the comm…

§ 2497. Availability of written summary. The commissioner shall make\nthe summary provided for in section twenty-four hundred ninety-six of\nthis article available free of charge to all clinics, health maintenance\norganizations, hospitals, and physician offices.\n

§ 2498. Provision of summary by physician. The summary shall be\nprovided by a physician to each person under such physician's care, when\na hysterectomy is under consideration for that person.\n

§ 2499. Informed consent. Nothing in this section shall be construed\nto create a cause of action for lack of informed consent in any instance\nin which such cause of action would be limited by section twenty-eight\nhundred five-d of this chapter.\n

§ 2499-a. Exception. The dispensing of the standard written summary\nshall not pertain when the hysterectomy is performed in a situation of\nimminent danger in which the physician determines prior dispensing is\nnot possible or feasible.\n

§ 250. Spinal cord injury research board. 1. A spinal cord injury\nresearch board is hereby created within the department for the purpose\nof administering spinal cord injury research projects and administering\nthe spinal cord injury research trust fund created pursuant to sect…

§ 2500. Maternal and child health; duties of commissioner. 1. The\ncommissioner shall act in an advisory and supervisory capacity, in\nmatters pertaining to the safeguarding of motherhood, the prevention of\nmaternal, perinatal, infant and child mortality, the prevention of\ndis…

§ 2500-a. Test for phenylketonuria and other diseases and conditions.\n1. It shall be the duty of the administrative officer or other person in\ncharge of each institution caring for infants twenty-eight days or less\nof age and the person required in pursuance of the provisions…

§ 2500-b. Sudden infant death syndrome. (a) Declaration of policy.\n Occurrence of sudden deaths of infants is a tragedy for the child, the\nfamily and the community, and a matter of vital concern to the public\nhealth. In order to provide for the protection and promotion of the…

§ 2500-c. Special programs with respect to diethylstilbestrol. 1. For\nthe purpose of identifying persons who have been exposed to the\npotential hazards and afflictions of diethylstilbestrol, and for the\npurpose of educating the public concerning the symptoms and prevention\no…

§ 2500-d. New York state poison control network. 1. For the purposes\nof reducing the incidence, severity and expenditures for accidental,\nhomicidal, suicidal or environmental poisoning; educating the public\nconcerning the prevention and treatment of hazardous exposures; and\n…

§ 2500-e. Pregnant women, blood test for hepatitis B; follow-up care.\n1. At the time that a blood sample is taken to be tested for syphilis\npursuant to section twenty-three hundred eight of this chapter, every\nphysician or other authorized practitioner attending a pregnant wo…

§ 2500-f. Human immunodeficiency virus; testing of newborns. 1. In\norder to improve the health outcomes of newborns, and to improve access\nto care and treatment for newborns infected with or exposed to human\nimmunodeficiency virus (HIV) and their mothers, the commissioner sha…

§ 2500-f-1. Special program for HIV services for women and children,\nincluding adolescents. The commissioner, pursuant to a request for\nproposal, shall make grants to programs to provide HIV services for\nwomen and children, including adolescents which may include outreach and…

§ 2500-g. Newborn infant hearing screening. 1. The commissioner shall,\nwithin the amounts appropriated therefor, and in consultation with\nhealth care providers or their representatives, establish a program to\nscreen newborn infants for hearing problems. This program shall\nin…

* § 2500-h. Statewide perinatal data system. 1. In order to support\nquality care at all hospitals with obstetric services, the department is\nauthorized to provide de-identified information for all births at each\naffiliate hospital in each regional perinatal center's network t…

* § 2500-h. Anaphylactic policy for school districts and child care\nproviders. 1. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the\ncommissioner of education, shall establish an anaphylactic policy for\nschool districts setting forth guidelines and procedures to be followed\nfor …

§ 2500-i. Child food choking prevention. 1. The department shall\nestablish criteria for determining which foods and food products may\npose a significant choking risk for children in various age groups.\n 2. The department shall conduct an ongoing public awareness and\neducatio…

§ 2500-j. Autism spectrum disorders; screening of children. 1. The\ncommissioner shall establish, for use by pediatric primary care\nproviders, best practice protocols for early screening of children for\nautism spectrum disorders, including but not limited to developmental\nscr…

§ 2500-k. Maternal depression. 1. Definitions. As used in this\nsection:\n (a) "Maternal depression" means a wide range of emotional and\npsychological reactions an individual may experience throughout\npregnancy and the postpartum period. These reactions may include, but\nare n…

§ 2500-l. Pregnant people, blood test for hepatitis C virus (HCV);\nfollow-up care. 1. Every physician or other authorized practitioner\nattending a pregnant person in the state shall order a hepatitis C virus\n(HCV) screening test and if the test is reactive, an HCV RNA test mu…

§ 2500-m. Access to doulas. (a) When a person is admitted to a\nmaternal health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care\npost-delivery, such person may designate a doula to have access to such\nperson. The maternal health care facility shall not deny such person\naccess…

§ 2501. Health and welfare services to all children; duty of local\nboards. 1. The local board of health or similar health authority of\neach local health district shall provide children who attend schools\nother than public with all or any of the health and welfare services and…

§ 2502. Report of certain conditions. Any nurse-midwife, nurse or\nother person having the care of an infant within the age of two weeks\nwho neglects or omits to report immediately to the health officer or to\na legally qualified practitioner of medicine of the city, town or pl…

§ 2503. Drug information to be furnished expectant mothers. The\nphysician or nurse-midwife to be in attendance at the birth of a child\nshall inform the expectant mother, in advance of the birth, of the drugs\nthat such physician or nurse-midwife expects to employ during pregna…

§ 2504. Enabling certain persons to consent for certain medical,\ndental, health and hospital services. 1. Any person who is eighteen\nyears of age or older, or is the parent of a child or has married, or is\na homeless youth as defined in section five hundred thirty-two-a of th…

§ 2504-a. Hepatitis B immunization of a minor. 1. A health care\npractitioner may administer immunization against hepatitis B to a person\nunder the age of eighteen years without the consent or knowledge of the\nparents or guardian of said person, if said person has capacity to\…

§ 2504-b. Information concerning pelvic exams. 1. On or before July\nfirst, two thousand twenty-two, the department shall develop an\ninformational pamphlet for patients undergoing pelvic examinations. In\ndeveloping the pamphlet, the department shall consult with state\nprofess…

§ 2505. Human breast milk; collection, storage and distribution;\ngeneral powers of the commissioner. The commissioner is hereby empowered\nto:\n (a) adopt regulations and guidelines including, but not limited to\ndonor standards, methods of collection, and standards for storage…

§ 2505-a. Rights of breastfeeding mothers. 1. The principles\nenunciated in subdivision three of this section are declared to be the\npublic policy of the state and a copy of such statement of rights shall\nbe posted conspicuously in a public place in each maternal health care\n…

§ 2505-b. Lactation accommodations in airports. 1. The terminal\noperator of a commercial service airport owned or operated by a county,\ncity, town, village, or state or local authority that has one million or\nmore enplanements a year shall provide a room or other location at …

§ 2506. Obstetric and pediatric practitioner incentive demonstration\nprogram. 1. There is hereby established in the department the obstetric\nand pediatric practitioner incentive demonstration program, to provide\nfinancial support for obstetric practitioners providing prenatal…

§ 2507. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and\nchildren; specialty formula.\n 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:\n (a) "WIC" shall mean the special supplemental nutrition program for\nwomen, infants and children;\n (b) "WIC food vendor" sha…

§ 2508. Newborn health and safe sleep study. There shall be\nestablished in the department, by the commissioner, a newborn health and\nsafe sleep study designed to reduce infant mortality rates across the\nstate and enhance existing strategies to improve safe sleep practices.\nT…

§ 2509. Maternal mortality review board. 1. (a) There is hereby\nestablished in the department the maternal mortality review board for\nthe purpose of reviewing maternal deaths and maternal morbidity and\ndeveloping and disseminating findings, recommendations, and best\npractice…

§ 2509-a. Corded window blind leaflet. The commissioner, in\nconsultation with the secretary of state, shall create a leaflet\nregarding the danger that corded window blinds pose to children\nincluding proper installation of blinds, examples of current standards\nand the potenti…

§ 2509-c. Availability of adverse childhood experiences services.\nEvery pediatrics health care provider licensed pursuant to article one\nhundred thirty-one of the education law shall be required to provide the\nparent, guardian, custodian or other authorized individual of a ch…

§ 2509-d. Veterans reproductive mental health care. 1. As used in this\nsection:\n (a) "Maternal health care provider" means a physician, midwife, nurse\npractitioner, physician assistant, or other health care practitioner\nacting within their lawful scope of practice, attending…