N.Y. PBH Law § 239-A
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Infection control guidelines
Official statutory text
§ 239-a. Infection control guidelines. The commissioner shall develop\nevidence-based guidelines that identify key infection control practices\nin inpatient and outpatient medical care settings. Such guidelines shall\nspecifically cover safe injection practices. On or before January first,\ntwo thousand nine, and every year thereafter, the department will\ndistribute these guidelines to physicians, specialist assistants and\nphysician assistants. Such guidelines shall also be made publicly\navailable.\n
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