S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2896
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Govern-
ments
AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to providing a copy of
autopsy reports of the deceased to certain physicians upon application
therefor to the coroner or medical examiner by such physicians
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 677 of the county
law, as amended by chapter 339 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read
as follows:
(b) Such records shall be open to inspection by the district attorney
of the county. Upon application of the personal representative, spouse
[or], next of kin of the deceased, ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF THE DECEASED,
OR PHYSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE OF THE
HOSPITAL IN WHICH THE DECEASED WAS BEING TREATED WHEN HE OR SHE EXPIRED
to the coroner or the medical examiner, a copy of the autopsy report, as
described in subdivision two of this section shall be furnished to such
applicant. Upon proper application of any person who is or may be
affected in a civil or criminal action by the contents of the record of
any investigation, or upon application of any person having a substan-
tial interest therein, an order may be made by a court of record, or by
a justice of the supreme court, that the record of that investigation be
made available for his, HER, OR ITS inspection, or that a transcript
thereof be furnished to him, HER, OR IT, or both.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03964-01-9