2023 New York Laws › PBH - Public Health › Article 3 - Local Health Organization › Title 3 - County and Part-County Health Districts › 347 - County or Part-County Boards of Health; Powers and Duties; Rules and Regulations.

§  347.  County  or  part-county  boards of health; powers and duties;
  rules and regulations. 1. Upon the establishment of a  board  of  health
  for a county or part-county health district as provided in this article,
  it  shall exercise all the powers and perform all duties of local boards
  of health as provided in this chapter, and  such  board  of  health  may
  formulate,  promulgate, adopt and publish rules, regulations, orders and
  directions for the security of life and health in  the  health  district
  which  shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter and
  the sanitary code. Such rules, regulations, orders and directions  shall
  be known as the sanitary code of such district.
a.  Every  rule, regulation, order and direction adopted by a board of
  health or a county officer or body exercising the rule-making  functions
  of a board of health shall state the date on which it takes effect and a
  copy  thereof  signed by the county health commissioner or his deputy or
  such county officer  or  the  elective  or  appointive  chief  executive
  officer  of  such  county body exercising the rule-making functions of a
  board of health shall be filed as a public record in the department,  in
  the  county or part-county department of health and in the office of the
  county clerk and shall be published in  such  manner  as  the  board  of
  health  or  such  county  officer  or  body  exercising  the rule-making
  functions of a board of health may from time to time determine. No  such
  rule,  regulation, order or direction shall be effective prior to filing
  as a public record in the department.
b.  The  county  health  commissioner  or  his  deputy  shall  furnish
  certified  copies  of  the  sanitary code of the health district and its
  amendments for a fee of one dollar.
c. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to restrict  the  power
  of  any  county,  city,  town or village to adopt and enforce additional
  ordinances  or  enforce  existing  ordinances  relating  to  health  and
  sanitation  provided  that such ordinances are not inconsistent with the
  provisions of this chapter or the sanitary code.
2. The board of health of a county or part-county health  district  is
  hereby  authorized to enter into contracts with one or more counties for
  mutual aid in the delivery of health services, including but not limited
  to public health emergency responses such as disease surveillance,  mass
  immunization  programs,  mass  antibiotic  distribution, and handling of
  mass casualties, provided approval of such contracts by the  legislative
  body  of each county and of the commissioner is obtained. Each county or
  part-county health district shall be liable for acts or omissions of its
  employees or agents when acting pursuant to such a contract in the  same
  manner  and  to  the  same  extent as if such acts or omissions occurred
  within the county or part-county health district; and such employees  or
  agents  shall have immunities and privileges for their acts or omissions
  when acting pursuant to such a contract in the same manner  and  to  the
  same  extent  as if such acts or omissions occurred within the county or
  part-county health district; except that such a contract  may  apportion
  liability  otherwise  between  or among the county or part-county health
  districts.
3. Except as provided in the provisions of article thirteen-E of  this
  chapter,  a  board  of health of a county health district shall exercise
  all the powers and perform all duties relative  to  the  enforcement  of
  article  thirteen-E  of  this  chapter pursuant to rules and regulations
  promulgated by the commissioner.