N.Y. Public Health Law § 501: State laboratories; approved laboratories; powers and duties of commissioner

§ 501. State laboratories; approved laboratories; powers and duties of

commissioner. 1. The commissioner shall have authority:

(a) to make, at the expense of the state, examinations and analyses,

at the request of any health officer or of any physician in accordance

with the provisions of this article;

(b) to enter into contracts with laboratories in localities accessible

to the various portions of the state for the prompt examination of

specimens received from local health officers or physicians and for the

immediate report thereon, at the expense of the state; provided that all

such laboratories shall conform to the standards of efficiency

established by the public health council, and that no obligation shall

be incurred by the commissioner in excess of the sums available

therefor.