N.Y. Public Health Law § 2998-f: Reporting of the health risk factors of excessive alcohol consumption

§ 2998-f. Reporting of the health risk factors of excessive alcohol

consumption. The department, in collaboration with the office of

addiction services and supports and health care providers, shall collect

data on and report the health risk factor of excessive alcohol

consumption and alcohol poisoning, including the risk factors of heavy

and binge drinking. The report shall be submitted annually, on or before

November first, to the governor, the temporary president of senate, the

speaker of the assembly and the chairpersons of the assembly and senate

health committees. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following

information on a county basis:

(a) information on excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol poisoning

deaths, including age, gender, ethnicity, and geographic location;

(b) data on emergency room utilization for the treatment of alcohol

poisoning; and

(c) any other information necessary to ascertain areas of the state

which are experiencing particularly high rates of excessive alcohol

consumption and alcohol poisoning, ways to determine if services,

resources, and responses in particular areas of the state area having a

positive impact on reducing excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol

poisoning. Such reporting may be through a web-based dashboard.