§ 2776 — Powers and duties

§ 2776. Powers and duties. 1. The institute shall have the following\npowers and duties:\n (a) to develop and promote scientific investigations into the cause,\nprevention, methods of treatment, and cure of the acquired diseases of\nimmunosuppression;\n (b) to develop and promote programs of professional education and\ntraining and improvements in instrumentation as necessary adjuncts to\nsuch scientific investigations;\n (c) to develop and maintain a clearing house within the department for\ninformation collected on acquired immune deficiency syndrome, including\na catalogue of the existing medical literature and the results of\nexisting epidemiological studies;\n (d) to develop and promote an outreach campaign directed toward\ntargeted high risk populations to provide coordinated information\nregarding the treatment and counseling programs and sources of financial\nassistance available; and\n (e) to promote the availability of supportive services for affected\npersons.\n 2. Personal data in any investigations, reports and information\nrelating thereto shall be kept confidential and be afforded all of the\nprotections provided by the provisions of paragraph (j) of subdivision\none of section two hundred six of the public health law. The institute\nmay, however, from time to time publish analyses of such scientific\ninvestigations in such a manner as to assure that the identities of the\nindividuals concerned cannot be ascertained.\n