New York Public Health Law

Every section of the New York Public Health Law, in order — 1,798 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2816 — Statewide planning and research cooperative system
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2816-a — Cardiac services information
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2817 — Community health centers capital program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2818 — Health care efficiency and affordability law of New Yorkers (HEAL NY) capital grant program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2819 — Hospital acquired infection reporting
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2820 — Home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2821 — State electronic health records (EHR) loan program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2822 — Residential care off-site facility demonstration project
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2823 — Supportive housing development program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2824 — Surgical technology and surgical technologists
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2824 — Central service technicians
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825 — Capital restructuring financing program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-a — Health care facility transformation program: Kings county project
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-b — Oneida county health care facility transformation program: Oneida county project
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-c — Essential health care provider support program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-d — Health care facility transformation program: statewide
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-e — Health care facility transformation program: statewide II
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-f — Health care facility transformation program: statewide III
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-g — Health care facility transformation program: statewide IV
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-h — Health care facility transformation program: statewide V
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2825-i — Healthcare safety net transformation program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2826 — Temporary adjustment to reimbursement rates
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2827 — Plant-based food options
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2828 — Essential support persons allowed for individuals with disabilities during a state of emergency
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2828 — Residential health care facilities; minimum direct resident care spending
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2829 — Nursing homes; disclosure requirements
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2830 — Surgical smoke evacuation
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2830 — Regulation of the billing of facility fees
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2831 — Medically fragile young adults
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2832 — Violence prevention program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2832-a — Emergency department security
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2850 — Short title
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2851 — Policy and purposes of article
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2852 — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2853 — Nursing home companies; how created
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2854 — Consent of commissioner
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2855 — Prerequisites to consent of commissioner
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2856 — Powers and limitations of a nursing home company
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2857 — Members, officers and directors
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2858 — Loans
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2859 — Conditions and security for loans
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2860 — Rental rates and selection of occupants
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2861 — Transfer of real property
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2862 — Supervision and regulation
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2863 — Payment out of earnings of limited-profit nursing home companies
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2864 — Tax exemptions of limited-profit nursing home companies
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2865 — Voluntary dissolution
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2866 — Foreclosures and judgments
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2868 — Fees and charges
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2869 — Separability
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2870 — Short title
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2871 — Policy and purposes of article
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2872 — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2873 — Regulation of eligible borrowers
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2874 — Loans
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2874-a — Mortgage loans to eligible secured hospital borrowers
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2875 — Conditions and security for loans
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2876 — Occupancy or other rates
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2877 — Transfer of real property
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2878 — Supervision
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2879 — Foreclosures and judgments
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2880 — Hospital facilities development fund
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2881 — Fees and charges
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2882 — Separability
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2883 — Authority and responsibility of commissioner regarding hospital mortgages
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2890 — Policy and purposes of article
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2891 — Nurse manpower center
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2892 — Commissioner; powers and duties
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2895 — Declaration of policy and statement of purpose
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2895-a — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2895-b — Nursing home staffing levels
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896 — License and registration required
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-a — Board of examiners of nursing home administrators
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-b — Rules and regulations; powers and duties
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-c — Qualifications of applicants for licensure
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-d — Examination of applicants
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-e — Issuance of license
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-f — Temporary licenses
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-g — Registration
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2896-h — Reports
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2897 — Suspension, revocation and civil penalties
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2897-a — Proceedings for suspension or revocation
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2897-b — Penalties
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2897-c — Disposition of fees, fines, penalties and other moneys
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2897-d — Injunctive relief
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2898 — Construction
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2898-a — Separability
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899 — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-a — Requests for criminal history information concerning prospective employees
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-d — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-e — Request process
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-f — Attending physician responsibilities
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-g — Right to rescind request; requirement to offer opportunity to rescind
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-h — Consulting physician responsibilities
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-i — Mental health professional responsibilities
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-j — Medical record documentation requirements
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-k — Form of written request and witness attestation
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-l — Protection and immunities
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-m — Permissible refusals and prohibitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-n — Relation to other laws and contracts
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-o — Safe disposal of unused medications
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-p — Death certificate
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-q — Reporting
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-r — Penalties
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2899-s — Severability
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2901 — General powers and duties
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2902 — Receipt and disbursement of funds
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2903 — Designation as agency to administer federal hospital program in New York
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2904 — State hospital review and planning council
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2904-a — Contracts between the commissioner of health and health systems agencies
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2904-b — Health systems agencies
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2904-c — Regional nominating committees
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2905 — Cooperation of other departments and agencies
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2906 — Hospitals included
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2907 — Review of hospital operations
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2950 — Legislative findings
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2951 — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2952 — Rural health network development grant program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2954 — Limitation on liability of network participants
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2955 — Restraint of trade by networks and network participants
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2956 — Designation of upgraded diagnostic and treatment centers
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2957 — Designation of primary care hospitals
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2958 — Rural health care access development program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2958-a — Rural dentistry pilot program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2959-a — Multipayor patient centered medical home program
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2980 — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2981 — Appointment of health care agent; health care proxy
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2982 — Rights and duties of agent
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2983 — Determination of lack of capacity to make health care decisions for the purpose of empowering agent
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2984 — Provider's obligations
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2985 — Revocation
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2986 — Immunity
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2987 — Liability for health care costs
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2988 — Requiring or prohibiting execution of proxy
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2989 — Effect on other rights
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2990 — Proxies executed in other states
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2991 — Creation and use of proxies in residential health care and mental hygiene facilities
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2992 — Special proceeding authorized
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2993 — Regulations
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994 — Rights to be publicized
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-a — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-aa — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-b — Applicability; priority of certain other surrogate decision-making laws and regulations
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-bb — General provisions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-c — Determination of incapacity
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-cc — Consent to a nonhospital order not to resuscitate
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-d — Health care decisions for adult patients by surrogates
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-dd — Managing a nonhospital order not to resuscitate
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-e — Decisions about life-sustaining treatment for minor patients
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-ee — Obligation to honor a nonhospital order not to resuscitate
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-f — Obligations of attending practitioner
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-ff — Interinstitutional transfer
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-g — Health care decisions for adult patients without surrogates
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-gg — Immunity
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-hh — Short title
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-i — Specific policies for orders not to resuscitate
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-ii — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-j — Revocation of consent
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-jj — Caregiver; opportunity to identify
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-k — Implementation and review of decisions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-kk — Notice to identified caregiver
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-l — Interinstitutional transfers
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-ll — Instruction to identified caregiver
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-m — Ethics review committees
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-mm — Effect on other rights
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-n — Conscience objections
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-o — Immunity
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-p — Liability for health care costs
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-q — Effect on other rights
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-r — Special proceeding authorized; court orders; health care guardian for minor patient
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-s — Remedy
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-t — Regulations
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2994-u — Rights to be publicized
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2995 — Structure and definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2995-a — Physician profiles
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2995-b — Hospital report cards
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2995-c — Health care plan and preferred provider organization data
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2995-d — Further study of other health care practitioner data
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2996 — Study of physician credentialing
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997 — Patient privacy
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-a — Public access
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-b — Pamphlet of department programs
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-c — Palliative care patient information
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-d — Hospital, nursing home, home care, special needs assisted living residences and enhanced assisted living residences palliative care support
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-e — Provision of contact information relating to long term care
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-f — Provision of information relating to aging services
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-F-1 — Provision of information relating to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-g — Legislative intent
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-h — Definitions
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-i — Safe patient handling workgroup
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-j — Dissemination of best practices, examples of sample safe patient handling policies and other resources and tools
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-k — Safe patient handling committees; programs
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2997-l — Activities
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998 — Patient safety center
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-a — Information
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-b — Safety goals
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-c — Best practices
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-d — Voluntary and collaborative reporting system
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-e — Reporting in office based surgery
• N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-f — Reporting of the health risk factors of excessive alcohol consumption