[Adopted 9-22-1987 by L.L. No. 36-1987 (Ch. 350 of the 1985
Code)]
Any medical doctor, hospital or medical laboratory taking a
specimen of human urine, blood or feces for the purpose of transmittal
to a medical laboratory for examination or testing, who places such
specimens in an area readily accessible to the public outside of the
physical confines of said medical doctor's office, hospital or
medical laboratory, shall initially secure the container in which
such specimen is enclosed and shall further secure such specimen in
a second container which shall have a lock or other device physically
securing said second container against tampering and against opening
without a necessary key or other device available only to a duly authorized
representative either from the doctor's office, hospital or the
medical laboratory to which such container is to be transported. Said
second container shall also be affixed to the building at which such
specimens are picked up for transport to a medical laboratory from
the medical doctor's office, hospital or medical laboratory.
The Department of Health Services shall issue and promulgate
such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement and carry
out the provisions of this article.
This article shall be enforced by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services in accordance with the provisions of Article
II, §§ 760-12 through 760-24, of the Suffolk County Sanitary Code.
Any willful violation of §
590-2 of this article shall constitute an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
This article shall take effect January 1, 1988, and shall apply
to any transmittals of such medical specimens occurring on or after
January 1, 1988.
[Adopted 10-3-2017 by L.L. No. 24-2017]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER
Any entity which primarily provides mental health treatment,
therapy or counseling to persons, either individually or in a group
setting, at its premises. This definition shall not include an agency
that provides referral services only.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICE PROVIDER
Any entity which primarily provides treatment, therapy or
counseling to persons for alcohol or substance abuse/addiction, either
individually or in a group setting, at its premises. This definition
shall not include agencies that provide referral services only.
This article shall apply to all contracts entered into on or
after the effective date of this article.