State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Pbh > Article-23 > Title-1 > 2304§ 2304. Sexually transmissible diseases; treatment facilities; administration. 1. It shall be the responsibility of each board of health of a health district to provide adequate facilities for the free diagnosis and treatment of persons living within its jurisdiction who are suspected of being infected or are infected with a sexually transmissible disease. 2. The health officer of said health district shall administer these facilities and shall promptly examine or arrange for the examination of persons suspected of being infected with a sexually transmissible disease, and shall promptly institute treatment or arrange for the treatment of those found or otherwise known to be infected with a sexually transmissible disease, provided that any person may, at his option, be treated at his own expense by a licensed physician of his choice. 3. The facilities provided by the board of health and the administration of these facilities by the health officer shall comply with requirements of the commissioner.
