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:
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 501
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(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.