N.Y. Public Health Law Section 2797
Tick-borne disease institute

1.

There is hereby established within the department the tick-borne disease institute. The institute shall have responsibility for administering the provisions of this article and otherwise coordinating the state’s policies with respect to lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.

2.

The commissioner shall appoint a director to the institute and may assign such personnel within the amounts appropriated as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.

Source: Section 2797 — Tick-borne disease institute, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/2797 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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§ 2797. Tick-borne disease institute's source at nysenate​.gov

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