N.Y. Public Health Law § 2105: Communicable diseases; state institutions; duty to report; duty of commissioner

§ 2105. Communicable diseases; state institutions; duty to report;

duty of commissioner. 1. It shall be the duty of the director or person

in charge of each state institution to report immediately an outbreak of

a communicable disease in such institution to the commissioner and as

may otherwise be provided in the sanitary code.

2. Upon receipt of a report from a state institution of the outbreak

of a communicable disease in said institution, the commissioner shall

advise the director or person in charge of the institution as to the

best means to control said disease effectually.