Public Health Law § 2121 · Title 2. Control of Patients
Communicable diseases; duty of committed patients; discipline
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Text — Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 2121. Communicable diseases; duty of committed patients; discipline. 1. Every person committed under the provisions of this article shall observe all the rules and regulations of the hospital or institution to which he is committed.
2. Any person so committed who neglects or refuses to obey the rules and regulations of the institution may by direction of the chief medical officer of the institution be placed apart from the other patients.
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- Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBH2121
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