{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2797","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 2797","heading":"Tick-borne disease institute","body":"§ 2797. Tick-borne disease institute.  1. There is hereby established\nwithin the department the tick-borne disease institute. The institute\nshall have responsibility for administering the provisions of this\narticle and otherwise coordinating the state's policies with respect to\nlyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.\n  2. The commissioner shall appoint a director to the institute and may\nassign such personnel within the amounts appropriated as is necessary to\ncarry out the provisions of this article.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 27-H. The Tick-borne Disease Institute"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/2797","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"ae786c5c3c02743f4e89356f08020fd4c7a52d3eec124a2c2d6b62b42012966d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2796","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-2798"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}