N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2106

§ 2106. Communicable diseases; almshouses; removal of inmates. If a\ncommunicable disease exists in any home operated by a public welfare\ndistrict or in the vicinity thereof, and the physician thereof shall\ncertify that such disease is likely to endanger the health of the\ninmates thereof, the public welfare commissioner of the district may\ncause such inmates or any of them to be removed to such other suitable\nplace in the county as the local board of health of the health district\nwhere the almshouse is situated may designate, there to be maintained\nand provided for at the expense of the county, with all necessary\nmedical care and attendance until they shall be safely returned to such\nhome or otherwise discharged.\n