New York Public Health Law Article 27-C - BIRTH DEFECTS INSTITUTE

• 2730 - Declaration of Policy.
  Occurrence of malformation or inherited disease at the time of birth is a tragedy for the child, the family and the community, and a matter...
• 2731 - Birth Defects Institute.
  The commissioner shall establish within the department a birth defects institute for the purposes of initiating and conducting investigations of the causes, mortality, methods of...
• 2732 - Commissioner; Functions, Powers and Duties.
  The commissioner shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To conduct scientific investigations and surveys of the causes, mortality, methods of treatment, prevention and...
• 2733 - Reporting of Birth Defects; Confidentiality of Information.
  1. Birth defects and genetic and allied diseases shall be reported by physicians, hospitals, and persons in attendance at births in the manner and on...

Last modified: February 3, 2019