2014 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 21 - CONTROL OF ACUTE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Title 1 - (2100 - 2112) GENERAL PROVISIONS
2108 - Communicable diseases; epidemic among Indians; state charges.

  2108. Communicable diseases; epidemic among Indians; state charges.
  1. Whenever an epidemic of a communicable disease  shall  prevail  among
  the  Indians  of  any  nation,  tribe  or band in this state, the public
  welfare official of the welfare district in  which  the  reservation  of
  such  nation,  tribe  or  band,  is  wholly  or  partly situated, may in
  accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner, cause
  needed medical attendance, provisions and maintenance to be furnished to
  any indigent Indian residing in the town, who,  or  a  member  of  whose
  family,  is  afflicted  with  such  disease,  while  such  disease shall
  continue.  The cost thereof after being audited as herein provided shall
  be a state charge.
2. A verified statement of any expenses incurred  under  this  section
  shall be transmitted by the public welfare official to the commissioner.
  The  commissioner  shall  examine into the matter, and if satisfied that
  such expenses were properly and necessarily incurred in accordance  with
  his  rules  and  regulations,  he shall approve the same; and the amount
  thereof, after audit by the comptroller, shall be paid  from  the  state
  treasury  on  the  warrant  of  the  comptroller  to such public welfare
  official.