N.Y. PBH Law § 2226
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Tuberculosis; death or removal of patient from premises; notice to health officer
Official statutory text
§ 2226. Tuberculosis; death or removal of patient from premises;\nnotice to health officer. In case of the vacation of any apartment or\npremises by the death or removal therefrom of a person having\ntuberculosis, it shall be the duty of the attending physician, or if\nthere be no such physician, or if such physician be absent, of the\nowner, lessee, occupant, or other person having charge of the said\napartment or premises, within twenty-four hours thereafter, to notify\nthe health officer of the local health district of said death or\nremoval.\n
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