2013 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 23 - CONTROL OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Title 1 - (2304 - 2312) CARE AND TREATMENT
2304 - Sexually transmitted diseases; treatment facilities; administration.

 
    §   2304.   Sexually   transmitted   diseases;  treatment  facilities;
  administration. 1. It shall be  the  responsibility  of  each  board  of
  health  of  a  health  district  to  provide adequate facilities for the
  diagnosis and treatment of persons living within  its  jurisdiction  who
  are  suspected  of  being  infected  or  are  infected  with  a sexually
  transmitted disease.
    2. The health officer of said health district shall  administer  these
  facilities  directly  or  through contract and shall promptly examine or
  arrange for the examination of persons suspected of being infected  with
  a  sexually  transmitted disease, and shall promptly institute treatment
  or arrange for the treatment of those found or  otherwise  known  to  be
  infected  with  a sexually transmitted disease, provided that any person
  may, at his option,  be  treated  at  his  own  expense  by  a  licensed
  physician of his choice.
    3.   The   facilities   provided  by  the  board  of  health  and  the
  administration of these facilities by the health  officer  shall  comply
  with requirements of the commissioner.
    4.  Each  board  of  health and local health officer shall ensure that
  diagnosis and treatment services are  available  and,  to  the  greatest
  extent  practicable,  seek  third  party coverage or indemnification for
  such services; provided, however, that no board of health, local  health
  officer,  or  other municipal officer or entity shall request or require
  that such coverage or indemnification be  utilized  as  a  condition  of
  providing diagnosis or treatment services.
    5.  The  term  "health  officer"  as used in this article shall mean a
  county health officer, a city health officer, a town health  officer,  a
  village  health  officer,  the  health  officer of a consolidated health
  district or a state district health officer.