{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-208","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 208","heading":"Deputy commissioners; appointment; qualifications and duties","body":"§ 208. Deputy commissioners; appointment; qualifications and duties.\n1. The commissioner shall appoint and at pleasure remove a first deputy\ncommissioner and such other deputy commissioners as he shall deem\nnecessary for the proper organization and general classification of the\nwork of the department.\n  2. The first deputy commissioner shall be a physician licensed or\neligible for license to practice medicine and surgery in this state, and\nwho shall have been actively engaged in the practice of his profession\nfor a period of at least five years.\n  3. The deputy commissioners shall perform such duties as shall be\nprescribed by the commissioner.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 2. The Department of Health","Title 1. Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/208","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"b649f62613185eb37a296595c2b2ed404bd6d03e8be39185b63722fb32124011","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-207-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}