N.Y. Public Health Law 2305 – Sexually transmitted diseases; treatment by licensed physician or staff physician of a hospital; prescriptions
§ 2305. Sexually transmitted diseases; treatment by licensed physician or staff physician of a hospital; prescriptions. 1. No person, other than a licensed physician, or, in a hospital, a staff physician, shall diagnose, treat or prescribe for a person who is infected with a sexually transmitted disease, or who has been exposed to infection with a sexually transmitted disease, or dispense or sell a drug, medicine or remedy for the treatment of such person except on prescription of a duly licensed physician.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 2305
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
2. A licensed physician, or in a hospital, a staff physician, may diagnose, treat or prescribe for a person under the age of twenty-one years without the consent or knowledge of the parents or guardian of said person, where such person is infected with a sexually transmitted disease, or has been exposed to infection with a sexually transmitted disease.
3. For the purposes of this section, the term "hospital" shall mean a hospital as defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter.