N.Y. PBH Law § 2505

§ 2505. Human breast milk; collection, storage and distribution;\ngeneral powers of the commissioner. The commissioner is hereby empowered\nto:\n (a) adopt regulations and guidelines including, but not limited to\ndonor standards, methods of collection, and standards for storage, and\ndistribution of human breast milk;\n (b) conduct educational activities to inform the public and health\ncare providers of the availability of human breast milk for infants\ndetermined to require such milk and to inform potential donors of the\nopportunities for proper donation;\n (c) conduct educational activities to encourage and facilitate\nemployers and child day care centers to establish environments that do\nnot discourage breastfeeding and the provision of breast milk. Such\nenvironments may include sanitary locations for breastfeeding and\nrefrigerators to assist in breastfeeding and feeding babies with\nexpressed breast milk; and\n (d) establish rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of\nthis section.\n