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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-f

Reporting of the health risk factors of excessive alcohol consumption

2022-03-04

§ 2998-f. Reporting of the health risk factors of excessive alcohol\nconsumption. The department, in collaboration with the office of\naddiction services and supports and health care providers, shall collect\ndata on and report the health risk factor of excessive alcohol\nconsumption and alcohol poisoning, including the risk factors of heavy\nand binge drinking. The report shall be submitted annually, on or before\nNovember first, to the governor, the temporary president of senate, the\nspeaker of the assembly and the chairpersons of the assembly and senate\nhealth committees. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following\ninformation on a county basis:\n (a) information on excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol poisoning\ndeaths, including age, gender, ethnicity, and geographic location;\n (b) data on emergency room utilization for the treatment of alcohol\npoisoning; and\n (c) any other information necessary to ascertain areas of the state\nwhich are experiencing particularly high rates of excessive alcohol\nconsumption and alcohol poisoning, ways to determine if services,\nresources, and responses in particular areas of the state area having a\npositive impact on reducing excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol\npoisoning. Such reporting may be through a web-based dashboard.\n

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