New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter II - Administrative Rules and Regulations
Subchapter B - State Aid And Funding
Part 44 - State Aid For Approved Vector Surveillance And Control Programs
Section 44.51 - Public health threat; risk assessment and declaration
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) In evaluating the existence of a public health threat, the commissioner shall assess the risk to human health by taking into account the etiologic agent, the vector species, the size of the specific and secondary vector populations, the vectors' physiological age, density and proximity of human population, the time of year and weather conditions.
(b) When a locality believes that an arthropod-borne disease should be designated as a public health threat, localities should document the information and immediately notify the county health commissioner or responsible regional health director who shall inform the commissioner. The person notifying the Commissioner of Health shall also send a copy of the notification to the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation.
(c) Only the commissioner may make a declaration of public health threat for State aid eligibility.
