N.Y. Public Health Law § 2311: Sexually transmitted disease list

§ 2311. Sexually transmitted disease list. The commissioner shall

promulgate a list of sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea

and syphilis, for the purposes of this article. The commissioner, in

determining the diseases to be included in such list, shall consider

those conditions principally transmitted by sexual contact, other

sections of this chapter addressing communicable diseases and the impact

of particular diseases on individual morbidity and the health of

newborns.