Expanded Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA)

As of July 24, 2003, public and work places across New York State became, by law, smokefree. This included bars and restaurants. By expanding New York's 1989 Clean Indoor Air Act to include nearly all public and work places, the state ensured both that all workers have a safe work place and that all nonsmokers, including children and senior citizens, can breathe smokefree air in the public places they visit.

Report a Violation
An employee or a member of the public can file a confidential or anonymous complaint against a business that violates the law.

Report a violation online for anywhere in New York State

Violations in Capital District counties can also be reported to the following offices:

• Albany County:
  Albany County Department of Health
  James B. Crucetti, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner
  175 Green Street
  Albany, NY 12202
  Phone: (518) 447-4580
  
  
• Rensselaer:
  Rennselaer County Public Health Department
  2nd Floor, Ned Pattison Government Center
  Troy, NY 12180
  (518) 270-2626
  
  
• Schenectady:
  Schenectady County Public Health Services
  David S. Pratt, M.D., MPH, Commissioner
  107 Nott Terrace
  Schaffer Heights
  Schenectady, NY 12305
  (518) 386-2810

The impact of the CIAA has been significant and positive.

• The Health and Economic Impact of New York's Clean Indoor Air Act (PDF, 378KB, 32pg.)
  
  • Addendum - Compliance with New York State's Clean Indoor Air Act: Three Year Follow-up Statewide Observational Study (PDF, 24KB, 3pg.)

Many of the following brochures and fact sheets about the Expanded Clean Indoor Air Act are available in PDF format only. To read, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

- Frequently Asked Questions About the Expanded Clean Indoor Air Act

- Fact Sheet About Secondhand Smoke

Workplaces

- Guide for Work Places

- Fact Sheet for Smokefree Work Places

- Frequently Asked Questions About CIAA and Work Places

Restaurants/Bars

- Guide for Restaurants and Bars

- Fact Sheet for Smokefree Restaurants and Bars

- Frequently Asked Questions About CIAA and Restaurants and Bars

For even more information on New York State's Clean Indoor Air Act, visit the NYS Department of Health web site.