N.Y. Public Health Law § 2500-f: Human immunodeficiency virus; testing of newborns

§ 2500-f. Human immunodeficiency virus; testing of newborns. 1. In

order to improve the health outcomes of newborns, and to improve access

to care and treatment for newborns infected with or exposed to human

immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and their mothers, the commissioner shall

establish a comprehensive program for the testing of newborns for the

presence of human immunodeficiency virus and/or the presence of

antibodies to such virus.

2. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations governing the

implementation of the program required pursuant to subdivision one of

this section, including the administration of testing, counseling,

tracking, disclosure of test results pursuant to section twenty-seven

hundred eighty-two of this chapter, follow-up reviews, and educational

activities relating to such testing.