New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2776. Powers and duties

(a) to develop and promote scientific investigations into the cause, prevention, methods of treatment, and cure of the acquired diseases of immunosuppression;

(b) to develop and promote programs of professional education and training and improvements in instrumentation as necessary adjuncts to such scientific investigations;

(c) to develop and maintain a clearing house within the department for information collected on acquired immune deficiency syndrome, including a catalogue of the existing medical literature and the results of existing epidemiological studies;

(d) to develop and promote an outreach campaign directed toward targeted high risk populations to provide coordinated information regarding the treatment and counseling programs and sources of financial assistance available;  and

(e) to promote the availability of supportive services for affected persons.