N.Y. Public Health Law § 500: Wadsworth center for laboratories and research; establishment

§ 500. Wadsworth center for laboratories and research; establishment.

1. The commissioner shall establish and maintain one or more

laboratories with such expert assistants and such facilities as are

necessary for routine examinations and analyses, and for original

investigations and research in matters affecting public health. The

laboratories shall be known as the Wadsworth center for laboratories and

research.

2. The commissioner shall create within the Wadsworth center for

laboratories and research a master of science degree program in the

field of laboratory science, subject to approval of the board of regents

and registration with the department of education.