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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 45
Public Health
ARTICLE 22
Control of Tuberculosis
TITLE 2
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SECTION 2222
Tuberculosis; protection of patient's family; duty of physicians and health officers
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SECTION 2221
Tuberculosis; records of tuberculous patients; confidential
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 22, TITLE 2
§ 2221. Tuberculosis; records of tuberculous patients; confidential.
Reports of tuberculous patients made pursuant to law and the sanitary
code and also all records of examinations of such patients shall not be
open to inspection by any person other than the health authorities of
the state and of the local health district, and said health authorities
shall not permit any such report or record to be divulged so as to
disclose the identity of the person to whom it relates, except as may be
authorized in the sanitary code.