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NY Pub Health L § 460-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 460-A - Restrictions on Body Piercing Studios.

§  460-a. Restrictions on body piercing studios. 1. No owner, operator   or employee of a body piercing studio shall permit body  piercing  on  a   person  under eighteen years of age unless such person provides the body   piercing studio with the written consent, in a form  prescribed  by  the   commissioner,  of  a  parent or legal guardian to use such body piercing   studio. The parent or legal guardian shall sign such consent form in the   presence of the owner of the body piercing studio  or  a  body  piercing   specialist  of  such  studio.  Such  original  written  consent shall be   retained by the body piercing studio for a period of twelve  months  and   may  be  retained  off  premises  provided  that  an electronic image or   facsimile of the original signed consent form is  readily  available  by   the owner or employee responsible for the operation of the body piercing   studio.2.  A  written  consent  form  signed  by  a  parent or legal guardian   pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall expire  twelve  months   from  the  date  it  is signed by the parent or legal guardian. Upon the   expiration of a written consent form, a new  written  consent  shall  be   provided  in  the  manner  prescribed in subdivision one of this section   prior to the use of a body piercing studio by any person under  eighteen   years of age.3.  This  section  shall  be  exclusive and shall preempt any contrary   local law or ordinance, except that this section shall  not  preempt  or   supersede   local   laws  or  ordinances  imposing  additional  stricter   restrictions on the operation of body  piercing  studios  which  are  in   effect prior to the effective date of this section.
NY Pub Health L § 461 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 461 - Permit Required.

§  461.  Permit  required.  1.  No  person  shall  be  a body piercing   specialist or tattooist and no person, firm,  corporation,  partnership,   or  other  association  shall  operate  a body piercing studio or tattoo   studio without first obtaining a permit from the department.2. All body piercing or tattooing shall  be  performed  in  accordance   with  the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant   to the public health law.3. The department shall issue a permit if the body piercing specialist   and  body  piercing  studio  or  tattooist  and  tattoo  studio  are  in   compliance  with this article, the penal law and the state sanitary code   and are not otherwise disqualified under this article.
NY Pub Health L § 462 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 462 - Application of Article.

§  462.  Application of article. 1. This article shall not apply to or   affect a physician duly licensed under article one hundred thirty-one of   the education law or x-ray technicians.2. This article shall not apply to, affect, or restrict the ability of   a city, town, village, or county to  enact  a  local  law  or  ordinance   prohibiting  or restricting body piercing or tattooing within such city,   town, village or county.3. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to  limit  the   duty or power of an officer to act with regard to an immediate threat to   the  health  of the customers of a body piercing specialist or tattooist   or body piercing studio or tattoo studio or the community in which it is   located, or to alter or abridge any of the  duties  and  powers  now  or   hereafter  existing in the commissioner, state district health officers,   county boards of health, county commissioners of health or local  boards   of health.
NY Pub Health L § 463 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 463 - Denial of Permit; Notice of Hearing.

§  463.  Denial  of  permit;  notice of hearing. The department shall,   before making a final determination to deny an application for a permit,   notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for such proposed  denial   and  shall  afford the applicant an opportunity to be heard in person or   by counsel prior to denial of the application. Such  notification  shall   be served personally or by certified mail or in any manner authorized by   the  civil practice law and rules for service of a summons. If a hearing   is requested, such hearing shall be held at such time and place  as  the   department  shall  prescribe.  If  the applicant fails to make a written   request  for  a  hearing  within  thirty  days  after  receipt  of  such   notification,  then  the  notification  of denial shall become the final   determination of the department. The department, acting by such  officer   as  the commissioner may designate, shall have the power to subpoena and   bring before the officer any person in this  state,  and  administer  an   oath  to  and take testimony of any person or cause his deposition to be   taken. A subpoena issued under this section shall be  regulated  by  the   civil practice law and rules. If, after such hearing, the application is   denied, written notice of such denial shall be served upon the applicant   personally or by certified mail or in any manner authorized by the civil   practice law and rules for the service of a summons.
NY Pub Health L § 464 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 464 - Permits; Display; Renewal; Duplicates.

§  464. Permits; display; renewal; duplicates. 1. All permits shall be   for a period of two years.2. No permit shall be assignable or transferable.3. Each permit issued pursuant to this article  shall  be  posted  and   kept  posted  in  some  conspicuous place in the body piercing studio or   tattoo studio in which the permittee is engaged in the practice of  body   piercing or tattooing.4.  Any  permit which has not been suspended or revoked, may, upon the   payment of the renewal fee prescribed by the  commissioner,  be  renewed   for additional periods of two years from its expiration, upon the filing   on  any  application for such renewal, on a form to be prescribed by the   commissioner.5. Any person, firm, corporation,  partnership  or  other  association   failing  to  file application and fee for renewal of a permit within one   year immediately following the expiration of his last permit  shall  pay   an additional fee as prescribed by the commissioner.6.  A  duplicate  permit  may  be  issued  for  one lost, destroyed or   mutilated  upon  application  therefor  on  a  form  prescribed  by  the   commissioner  and  the  payment  of  the  fee prescribed therefor by the   commissioner. Each such duplicate permit shall have the word "duplicate"   stamped across the face thereof and shall bear the same  number  as  the   one it replaces.
NY Pub Health L § 465 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 465 - Powers of the Commissioner.

§  465.  Powers  of  the  commissioner.  In addition to the powers and   duties elsewhere prescribed in this article, the commissioner shall have   power to:1. Appoint one or more officers as shall be necessary to do or perform   in the department's place or stead the acts authorized by this article;2. Examine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for permits;3. Keep records of all permits issued, suspended or revoked, or orders   directing the cessation of unpermitted activities; and4. Prepare a manual of  rules  and  regulations  for  the  conduct  of   examinations  and to furnish copies thereof to persons desiring the same   upon payment of a reasonable fee therefor.5. Establish an  appropriate  fee  structure  for  licenses,  permits,   renewals  and  duplicates,  and set levels of punishments for failure to   abide by this article.
NY Pub Health L § 466 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 466 - Judicial Review.

§  466. Judicial review. The action of the commissioner in suspending,   revoking or refusing to issue or renew a permit or imposing any fine  or   reprimand  upon  the  holder  thereof  may  be  reviewed by a proceeding   brought under  and  pursuant  to  article  seventy-eight  of  the  civil   practice law and rules.
NY Pub Health L § 467 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing. 467 - Single Use Tattoo and Body Piercing Equipment.

§ 467. Single use tattoo and body piercing equipment.   1.  All tattoo studios and body piercing studios shall use only single use needles and approved ink handling procedures in all tattoo and  body piercing procedures performed in such establishments.   2.  Prior  to  a  person  receiving  a  tattoo or body piercing from a licensed tattooist or body piercing specialist, such person and licensed tattooist or body piercing specialist must sign a form  confirming  that the tattooist or body piercing specialist:  (a)  Presented all single use needles in a sterile and sealed package, that are to be used during the tattoo or body piercing procedure, to the person receiving such tattoo or body piercing, and explained  that  only approved ink handling procedures would be used; and  (b)  Opened  all  single  use  needles  that are to be used during the tattoo or  body  piercing  procedure  in  the  presence  of  the  person receiving such tattoo or body piercing.   3.  A  copy  of  the  confirmation  form  shall be given to the person receiving a tattoo or body piercing. The tattoo studio or body  piercing studio  shall  retain  a copy of such confirmation form for a period not less than seven years.   4. The commissioner shall make regulations under this section.
NY Pub Health L § 470 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 4-B - Tongue-Splitting 470 - Prohibition of Tongue-Splitting.

§  470.  Prohibition  of tongue-splitting. 1. For the purposes of this   section, "tongue-splitting" shall mean the cutting of a person's  tongue   into two or more parts.2.  No  person  shall  perform  a  tongue-splitting on another person,   unless the  person  performing  such  tongue-splitting  is  licensed  to   practice  medicine  pursuant  to  article  one hundred thirty-one of the   education law or licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to article  one   hundred thirty-three of the education law.3.  A  violation of subdivision two of this section shall constitute a   class A misdemeanor; provided, however,  that  a  second  or  subsequent   violation of such subdivision committed within five years of the date of   conviction for a prior offense shall constitute a class E felony.
NY Pub Health L § 695 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 6-A - Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention Program 695 - Short Title.

§  695.  Short  title. This article shall be known and may be cited as   the "rape crisis intervention and prevention act of two thousand".
NY Pub Health L § 695-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 6-A - Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention Program 695-A - Definitions.

§ 695-a. Definitions. As used in this article:1. "Rape crisis intervention and prevention program" means any program   which  has  been  approved  by  the  department  offering counseling and   assistance to clients concerning sex offenses, sexual abuse, or incest.2. "Community support system" means a system of service providers in a   community designed to meet the needs of  a  victim  of  a  sex  offense,   sexual abuse or incest.3.  "Comprehensive  services"  means  hotline,  counseling,  community   prevention, recruitment and training programs,  accompaniment  services,   and referral.4.  "Counseling"  means individual communication and interaction which   helps the client make choices and act upon those choices, provided to  a   client  concerning  any sex offense, sexual abuse, incest, or attempt to   commit a sex offense, sexual abuse, or incest.5. "Client" means any person seeking or receiving the  services  of  a   rape  crisis  counselor  for  the  purpose  of  securing  counseling  or   assistance concerning any sex offense, sexual abuse, incest, or  attempt   to commit a sex offense, sexual abuse, or incest.6. "Hotline" means twenty-four-hour access to rape crisis intervention   and  prevention  services  including  telephone  hotline  and  telephone   counseling capabilities.7. "Community prevention" means public education projects designed  to   encourage victim use of rape crisis intervention services, educating the   general  public  about  the availability and significance of rape crisis   intervention services, providing sex offense,  sexual  abuse  or  incest   prevention  and  personal  safety information, providing other education   programs which sensitize service providers and the general public  about   the  nature  of  sex  offenses,  sexual abuse or incest and the needs of   survivors  of  a  sex  offense,  sexual  abuse  or  incest.   "Community   prevention"  also  means and includes public education projects designed   to teach the general public about  the  problem  of  acquaintance  rape,   including  but not limited to: (a) the importance of promptly respecting   the decision of another person not to engage in sexual conduct; and  (b)   the  right  of  every  individual  to  make  such a decision and have it   respected.8. "Recruitment and training  programs"  means  programs  designed  to   recruit  and train staff or volunteers in a rape crisis intervention and   prevention program as well as training or education  to  other  agencies   participating in a community support system.9. "Accompaniment services" means services that assure the presence of   a  trained  rape  crisis  worker  to  assist  and support the client, at   hospitals, law enforcement agencies, district attorneys' offices, courts   and other agencies.10. "Referral" means referral to and assistance with medical  services   and  services  of  criminal justice agencies, mental health agencies, or   other entities providing related services.
NY Pub Health L § 695-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 6-A - Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention Program 695-B - Authorization of Programs.

§  695-b.  Authorization  of  programs.  1.  The  department is hereby   authorized to contract, within amounts appropriated, for  the  provision   of  rape crisis intervention and prevention programs as provided herein.   Rules, regulations and guidelines as shall be necessary  or  appropriate   to assure successful implementation of this program shall be promulgated   by the department.2.  Nothing  contained  in this section shall prohibit a program, with   the approval of the department, from subcontracting  for,  or  otherwise   ensuring that the required services are available.
NY Pub Health L § 695-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 6-A - Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention Program 695-C - Technical Assistance.

§ 695-c. Technical assistance. The department shall provide or arrange   to  provide  technical assistance as requested and necessary to programs   to develop appropriate services and train  staff,  improve  coordination   with other appropriate support services, the criminal justice system and   other appropriate officials and services.
NY Pub Health L § 695-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 6-A - Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention Program 695-E - Assistance of Other Agencies.

§  695-e.  Assistance of other agencies. To effectuate the purposes of   this article, the department may request  from  any  department,  board,   bureau,  commission  or  other  agency  of  the  state, and the same are   authorized to provide, such assistance, services and data as will enable   the department to assure that the provisions and intent of this  article   are carried out.
NY Pub Health L § 700 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 7 - Federal Grants-in-Aid 700 - Federal Aid; Department to Administer.

§  700.  Federal  aid;  department to administer. 1. The department is   hereby  designated  as  the  agency  of  the  state  to  administer  the   provisions  of  the  federal social security act or any other act of the   congress which relate to maternal and child health  services,  the  care   and  treatment  of  children with physical disabilities and other public   health  work  and  to  co-operate  with  the  duly  constituted  federal   authorities charged with the administration thereof.2.  The  commissioner  is authorized and empowered to take such steps,   not inconsistent with law, as  may  be  necessary  for  the  purpose  of   procuring  for  the  people  of  this  state  all  of  the  benefits and   assistance, financial and otherwise, provided, or to be provided for, by   or pursuant to any act of congress relating to maternal and child health   services, care and treatment of children with physical disabilities  and   other public health work.
NY Pub Health L § 701 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 7 - Federal Grants-in-Aid 701 - Federal Aid; Powers and Duties of Commissioner.

§   701.   Federal   aid;  powers  and  duties  of  commissioner.  The commissioner is authorized and empowered:  (a) to receive and disburse pursuant to this article  the  federal-aid moneys  allotted  to  the  state  by  or  pursuant to the federal social security act or any other act of the congress making appropriations  for allocation among the states for maternal and child health services, care and treatment of children with physical disabilities and other state and local public health work;  (b) on behalf of the state, to adopt, execute and administer plans and to  put  into  effect such measures as may be necessary for maternal and child health service, for  the  care  and  treatment  of  children  with physical disabilities, and for other public health work in the state;  (c)  on  behalf  of  the  state,  to  make and execute such contracts, agreements, covenants or conditions, not inconsistent with law,  as  may be  necessary  or required by any duly constituted agency of the federal government as a condition precedent to receiving or in  connection  with such benefits and assistance;  (d)  to  co-operate  with  all state or local authorities and agencies authorized under such acts of the congress to  carry  out  the  purposes thereof;  (e) to adopt and from time to time to amend such rules and regulations and  to  prescribe such conditions, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to make available to the people of the state  the  relief  and assistance afforded by such act of the congress;  (f) to enforce all of the provisions of this article and rules adopted pursuant hereto.
NY Pub Health L § 702 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 7 - Federal Grants-in-Aid 702 - Federal Aid; Custody and Payment of Funds.

§ 702. Federal aid; custody and payment of funds. 1. The department of   taxation and finance is designated as custodian of all federal-aid funds   allotted  to  the  state  for the purposes of this article by the United   States.2. Such funds shall be payable only on the audit and  warrant  of  the   comptroller  on  the  certificate  of  the  commissioner  as provided in   section one hundred ten of the state finance law.3. Subject to the rules and  regulations  of  the  commissioner,  such   funds  may be allocated to any municipal corporation, including the city   of New York, and to any health district for the use  of  such  municipal   corporation  or  local  health  district in carrying out the purposes of   such act of the congress.
NY Pub Health L § 703 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 7 - Federal Grants-in-Aid 703 - Federal Aid; Allotments to Municipalities and Local Health Districts.

§  703.  Federal  aid;  allotments  to municipalities and local health   districts. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special  or   local  law,  the  governing  body of any municipal corporation or of any   health district by a majority vote may authorize the proper officials of   such municipal corporation or local health district to accept grants  or   allotments  made to such municipal corporation or health district by the   commissioner for the purpose  of  extending  or  improving  within  such   municipal  corporation  or  local health district the maternal and child   health services, the  care  and  treatment  of  children  with  physical   disabilities, and other public health work.2. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to prescribe the terms   and  conditions, not inconsistent with law, which must be fulfilled, and   the standards of service which must be met by  the  authorities  of  any   municipal  corporation  or  health  district  in  order  to receive such   allotment of federal-aid moneys.
NY Pub Health L § 800 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 8 - State Health Research Council 800 - State Health Research Council.

§  800.  State health research council. There is hereby established in   the health department a state health research council. The council shall   consist of the commissioners of health,  mental  hygiene,  environmental   conservation,  and education, the chancellor of the state university and   such  other  persons  as  the  governor  shall  appoint,  not  exceeding   twenty-nine  in number inclusive of the ex-officio members. The chairman   of the council shall be appointed by the governor. All  appointments  to   the  council shall be upon the advice and consent of the senate. Members   shall serve for three-year terms; provided, however, that of the members   first appointed pursuant to this section, ten shall serve for a term  of   one  year  only,  and  ten  shall  serve  for  a term of two years only.   Members of the council shall receive no compensation for their  services   as  members,  but  shall  be allowed their actual and necessary expenses   incurred in the performance of their duties. The principal office of the   council shall be located in the county of Albany.
NY Pub Health L § 801 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 8 - State Health Research Council 801 - Organization; Executive Director.

§ 801. Organization; executive director. The council may organize into   such organizational units as the members determine to be necessary.  The   chairman  shall  appoint  an  executive  director  for  the council. The   department and any institute created by this chapter are  authorized  to   supply  such  staff  and services to the council as may be necessary for   the council to fulfill its functions under this article.