New York State Department of Health

New York State Department of Health
Department overview
Formed 1901[1]
Jurisdiction New York
Headquarters Albany, NY
Department executive
  • Howard A. Zucker, Commissioner
Key document
Website health.ny.gov

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) is the department of the New York state government responsible for public health.[2][3] It is headed by Health Commissioner Howard A. Zucker, M.D., J.D., who was appointed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and confirmed by the State Senate on May 5, 2015.[4] Its regulations are compiled in title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

List of commissioners

Commissioner Term start Term end
Nirav R. Shah January 24, 2011 May 4, 2014
Howard A. Zucker May 5, 2015  

See also

References

  1. New York State Department of Health, 1901-2001: A Century of Building Healthier Communities: Commemorative Journal
  2. Public Health Law § 200. "There shall continue to be in the state government a department of health. The head of the department shall be the commissioner of health of the state of New York."
  3. Public Health Law § 201
  4. New York State Department of Health. "Commissioner biography"

External links

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