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N.Y. COR Law § 501

This is the official text of N.Y. COR Law § 501, part of New York’s COR Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "COR Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Jail physician

Official statutory text

§ 501. Jail physician. 1. The board of supervisors of each county,\nexcept New York, must appoint some reputable physician, duly authorized\nto practice medicine, as the physician to the jail of the county. If\nthere is more than one jail they must appoint a physician to each. The\nphysician to a jail holds his office at the pleasure of the board which\nappointed him, except in the county of Kings. In that county, the term\nof his office is three years.\n 2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, a county board of\nsupervisors may instead procure the services of a professional\npartnership, a professional service corporation, a professional service\nlimited liability company or a registered limited liability company,\nduly authorized to practice medicine in the state, for the purpose of\nproviding health services to the incarcerated individuals of the jail,\nprovided that one physician from any such professional partnership,\nprofessional services corporation, professional service limited\nliability company or registered limited liability company shall be\ndesignated by the board to act as the chief medical officer of the jail.\n

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