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Senate Bill S5985

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a universal child health passport

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2009-S5985 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8998
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add Title B Art 6 ยงยง6.01 - 6.04, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S4110, A4380

2009-S5985 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a universal child health passport; the holders of such passport universally consent to the transfer or release of pertinent records and/or information to certain groups without individual consent of the parent or guardian of such child.

2009-S5985 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5985

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  creating  a
  universal child health passport

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Title B of the mental hygiene law is amended  by  adding  a
new article 6 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 6
                     UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT
SECTION 6.01 UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT.
        6.02 PERTINENT  RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER
               OR RELEASE.
        6.03 GROUPS ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE  OR  SHARE  PERTINENT  RECORDS
               AND/OR INFORMATION.
        6.04 RIGHTS RESERVED.
S 6.01 UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT.
  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CREATE AND
IMPLEMENT A UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT, WHICH  SHALL  ALLOW  MENTAL
HEALTH  PATIENTS  TO  UNIVERSALLY  CONSENT TO THE TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF
PERTINENT RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION TO CERTAIN GROUPS.
  2. TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE PASSPORT SHALL BE  SIGNED  BY  THE  PARENT  OR
LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD, WHO IS THE RECIPIENT OF SUCH PASSPORT.
  3.  SUCH PASSPORT SHALL HAVE A ONE YEAR EXPIRATION DATE, FROM THE DATE
THE PASSPORT WAS ISSUED, AND SHALL REQUIRE RENEWAL EVERY YEAR  THEREAFT-
ER.
S 6.02 PERTINENT  RECORDS  AND/OR  INFORMATION  ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER OR
         RELEASE.
  PERTINENT RECORDS AND/OR INFORMATION ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER OR  RELEASE
SHALL INCLUDE:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11927-01-9

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