243*2 – Health Equity Council.
* § 243. Health equity council. 1. Appointment of members. There shall be established in the office of health equity a health equity council to consist of the commissioner and fourteen members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Membership on the council shall be reflective of the […]
244 – Transgender and Non-Binary (Tgnb) Wellness and Equity Program.
§ 244. Transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program. 1. The department, through the AIDS institute, shall establish and operate a transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program as authorized pursuant to this section. Such program shall be established by April first, two thousand twenty-three. 2. The transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and […]
240 – State Health Areas; Establishment; Regional and District; Appointment of Officers.
* § 240. State health areas; establishment; regional and district; appointment of officers. 1. The commissioner shall from time to time divide the state, except cities of the first class, into as many regional and district health areas as he may determine to be necessary for the efficient operation of the department. 2. The commissioner […]
241 – Regional Health Directors; Powers and Duties.
* § 241. Regional health directors; powers and duties. Each regional health director, subject to the provisions of this chapter and the sanitary code, shall act as the representative of the commissioner in all matters affecting public health within his region and shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to […]
242 – District Health Officers; Powers and Duties.
* § 242. District health officers; powers and duties. 1. Each state district health officer, under the direction of the commissioner and subject to the provisions of this chapter and the sanitary code, shall act under the immediate supervision of the regional health director of the regional health area in which his district is located, […]
243 – State Health Areas; Professional and Other Employees.
* § 243. State health areas; professional and other employees. Whenever he may deem it expedient so to do, the commissioner may employ such professional or other assistants or employees as he shall consider necessary within the limits of his appropriation, and may assign them from time to time to regional and district health areas […]
250 – Spinal Cord Injury Research Board.
§ 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 ninety-nine-f of the state finance law. The purpose of research projects administered […]
238-C – Provider Reporting Requirements.
§ 238-c. Provider reporting requirements. Each health care provider providing clinical laboratory, pharmacy services, radiation therapy services, physical therapy services or x-ray or imaging services shall report to the commissioner in writing every two years information concerning the provider’s ownership arrangements, including the health or health related items or services provided by the provider and […]
238-D – Practitioner Disclosure Requirements.
§ 238-d. Practitioner disclosure requirements. 1. With respect to referrals not prohibited pursuant to this title, and except as provided in subdivision three of this section, a practitioner may not make a referral to a health care provider for the furnishing of any health or health related items or services where such practitioner or immediate […]
238-E – Study of Referrals by Practitioners.
§ 238-e. Study of referrals by practitioners. 1. The commissioner may conduct a study of the ownership of or financial interests in health care providers by referring practitioners. Such study shall investigate: (a) the types of such ownership arrangements and types of services offered under such arrangements; (b) the effect of such arrangements on the […]