N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 500

§ 500. Wadsworth center for laboratories and research; establishment.\n1. The commissioner shall establish and maintain one or more\nlaboratories with such expert assistants and such facilities as are\nnecessary for routine examinations and analyses, and for original\ninvestigations and research in matters affecting public health. The\nlaboratories shall be known as the Wadsworth center for laboratories and\nresearch.\n 2. The commissioner shall create within the Wadsworth center for\nlaboratories and research a master of science degree program in the\nfield of laboratory science, subject to approval of the board of regents\nand registration with the department of education.\n