{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2305","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2305","heading":"Sexually transmitted diseases; treatment by licensed physician or staff physician of a hospital; prescriptions","body":"§ 2305. Sexually transmitted diseases; treatment by licensed physician\nor staff physician of a hospital; prescriptions. 1. No person, other\nthan a licensed physician, or, in a hospital, a staff physician, shall\ndiagnose, treat or prescribe for a person who is infected with a\nsexually transmitted disease, or who has been exposed to infection with\na sexually transmitted disease, or dispense or sell a drug, medicine or\nremedy for the treatment of such person except on prescription of a duly\nlicensed physician.\n  2. A licensed physician, or in a hospital, a staff physician, may\ndiagnose, treat or prescribe for a person under the age of twenty-one\nyears without the consent or knowledge of the parents or guardian of\nsaid person, where such person is infected with a sexually transmitted\ndisease, or has been exposed to infection with a sexually transmitted\ndisease.\n  3. For the purposes of this section, the term \"hospital\" shall mean a\nhospital as defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 23. Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases","Title 1. Care and Treatment"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/2305","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"2aafcf6a494f9c5b630453365ee3257597d32204552c5158f5b62e5db388e797","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2304","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}