N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2311

§ 2311. Sexually transmitted disease list. The commissioner shall\npromulgate a list of sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea\nand syphilis, for the purposes of this article. The commissioner, in\ndetermining the diseases to be included in such list, shall consider\nthose conditions principally transmitted by sexual contact, other\nsections of this chapter addressing communicable diseases and the impact\nof particular diseases on individual morbidity and the health of\nnewborns.\n