ยง 2797. Tick-borne disease institute. 1. There is hereby established
within the department the tick-borne disease institute. The institute
shall have responsibility for administering the provisions of this
article and otherwise coordinating the state's policies with respect to
lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
2. The commissioner shall appoint a director to the institute and may
assign such personnel within the amounts appropriated as is necessary to
carry out the provisions of this article.