N.Y. Public Health Law § 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.