N.Y. Public Health Law § 2797: Tick-borne disease institute

§ 2797. Tick-borne disease institute. 1. There is hereby established

within the department the tick-borne disease institute. The institute

shall have responsibility for administering the provisions of this

article and otherwise coordinating the state's policies with respect to

lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.

2. The commissioner shall appoint a director to the institute and may

assign such personnel within the amounts appropriated as is necessary to

carry out the provisions of this article.