N.Y. Public Health Law § 2776: Powers and duties

§ 2776. Powers and duties. 1. The institute shall have the following

powers and duties:

(a) to develop and promote scientific investigations into the cause,

prevention, methods of treatment, and cure of the acquired diseases of

immunosuppression;

(b) to develop and promote programs of professional education and

training and improvements in instrumentation as necessary adjuncts to

such scientific investigations;

(c) to develop and maintain a clearing house within the department for

information collected on acquired immune deficiency syndrome, including

a catalogue of the existing medical literature and the results of

existing epidemiological studies;

(d) to develop and promote an outreach campaign directed toward

targeted high risk populations to provide coordinated information

regarding the treatment and counseling programs and sources of financial

assistance available; and

(e) to promote the availability of supportive services for affected

persons.

2. Personal data in any investigations, reports and information

relating thereto shall be kept confidential and be afforded all of the

protections provided by the provisions of paragraph (j) of subdivision

one of section two hundred six of the public health law. The institute

may, however, from time to time publish analyses of such scientific

investigations in such a manner as to assure that the identities of the

individuals concerned cannot be ascertained.