2226 - Tuberculosis; death or removal of patient from premises; notice to health officer. - New York Statutes

§ 2226. Tuberculosis; death or removal of patient from premises; notice to health officer. In case of the vacation of any apartment or premises by the death or removal therefrom of a person having tuberculosis, it shall be the duty of the attending physician, or if there be no such physician, or if such physician be absent, of the owner, lessee, occupant, or other person having charge of the said apartment or premises, within twenty-four hours thereafter, to notify the health officer of the local health district of said death or removal.