Bill Text: NY S05299 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5299 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the confidentiality of clinical records.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S05299 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S05299-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5299
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 20, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  (at  request  of the State Commission of
          Correction) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
          committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabil-
          ities
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the confidential-
          ity of clinical records
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (c)  of  section  33.13  of  the
     2  mental  hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 912 of the laws of 1984, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    5. to the medical review board of the state commission  of  correction
     5  when such board has requested such information with respect to the death
     6  of  a  named  person, or[, with the consent of a patient or client] when
     7  such board has requested information about the patient or client provid-
     8  ing that such board requires such information in  the  exercise  of  its
     9  statutory  functions,  powers and duties. Information, books, records or
    10  data which are confidential as provided by law shall be  kept  confiden-
    11  tial by the commission and any limitation on the release thereof imposed
    12  by law upon the party furnishing the information, books, records or data
    13  shall apply to the medical review board.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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