Public Health Law § 242 · Title 2-F. Office of Health Equity
Preparation and distribution of reports
Text — Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 242. Preparation and distribution of reports. The department shall submit a biennial report to the governor and the legislature describing the activities of the office and health status of minority areas. The first such report shall be transmitted on or before September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four. Such report shall contain the following information:
1. Activities of the office of health equity, expenditures incurred in carrying out such activities, and anticipated activities to be undertaken in the future.
2. Progress in carrying out the functions and duties listed in section two hundred forty-one of this title.
3. An analysis of the health status of underserved populations, including those populations within racially and ethnically diverse areas, and the status of health delivery systems serving those communities. Such analysis shall be conducted in cooperation with the health equity council and other interested agencies.
4. Any recommended improvements to programs and/or regulations that would enhance the cost effectiveness of the office, and programs intended to meet the health and health care needs of underserved populations.
* NB There are 2 § 242's
Source of truth
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- Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBH242%2A2
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- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 242's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
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