2151 – Typhoid Fever; Carriers; Care and Maintenance, Privately.
§ 2151. Typhoid fever; carriers; care and maintenance, privately. When no hospital or institution is available for the care of a carrier of typhoid fever bacilli in accordance with the provisions of section two thousand one hundred fifty of this chapter, and when in the opinion of the commissioner such person may be cared for […]
2152 – Typhoid Fever; Carriers; Care and Maintenance, Payment of Expenses.
§ 2152. Typhoid fever; carriers; care and maintenance, payment of expenses. 1. No expenditure for the purposes authorized in sections two thousand one hundred fifty and two thousand one hundred fifty-one of this chapter, shall be contracted for or incurred by any agency or person until after such expense has been authorized and approved by […]
2153 – City of New York; Exceptions.
§ 2153. City of New York; exceptions. The provisions of sections two thousand one hundred fifty to two thousand one hundred fifty-two of this chapter, inclusive, shall not apply to the city of New York.
2160 – Poliomyelitis; Persons Twenty-One Years of Age and Over; Medical Inspection.
§ 2160. Poliomyelitis; persons twenty-one years of age and over; medical inspection. In addition to the powers and duties prescribed by section two thousand one hundred of this chapter, every local board of health and every health officer shall exercise proper and vigilant medical inspection of all persons twenty-one years of age or over, infected […]
2132 – Reporting of HIV Infection After Death.
§ 2132. Reporting of HIV infection after death. If a coroner, pathologist, medical examiner, or other person qualified to conduct an examination of a deceased person discovers that at the time of death the individual was afflicted with AIDS, HIV related illness or HIV infection, he or she shall report the case promptly to the […]
2133 – Contact Tracing of Cases of Aids, HIV Related Illness or HIV Infection.
§ 2133. Contact tracing of cases of AIDS, HIV related illness or HIV infection. 1. Every municipal health commissioner or the department’s district health officer, upon determination that such reported case or, any other known case of HIV infection merits contact tracing in order to protect the public health, shall personally or through their qualified […]
2134 – Disclosure of Medical Information.
§ 2134. Disclosure of medical information. Disclosure of medical information obtained in accordance with this title, including a diagnosis of HIV infection, may be made only to (a) the protected individual, (b) the municipal health commissioner or district health officer if such commissioner or officer is not the examining physician, and (c) without specifically revealing […]
2135 – Confidentiality.
§ 2135. Confidentiality. All reports or information secured by the department, municipal health commissioner or district health officer under the provisions of this title shall be confidential except: (a) in so far as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this title; (b) when used in the aggregate, without patient specific identifying information, in […]
2136 – Liability.
§ 2136. Liability. 1. Good faith reporting or disclosure pursuant to this title shall not constitute libel or slander or a violation of the right of privacy or privileged communication. 2. Any person who in good faith complies with this title shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken in compliance […]
2137 – Domestic Violence Recognition.
§ 2137. Domestic violence recognition. The department shall, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence and statewide organizations and community based organizations, develop a protocol for the identification and screening of victims of domestic violence who may either be a protected individual or a contact as used in this title.