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Senate Bill S5030

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires confidentiality of reports and information relating to tests for sexually transmissible diseases

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2011-S5030 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2308-a, Pub Health L

2011-S5030 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires confidentiality of reports and information relating to tests for sexually transmissible diseases.

2011-S5030 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5030 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5030

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requiring  confi-
  dentiality  of  reports and information relating to tests for sexually
  transmissible diseases

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

  Section  1.  Section  2308-a  of  the  public health law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. ALL REPORTS OR INFORMATION SECURED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  MUNICIPAL
HEALTH  COMMISSIONER  OR DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS TITLE SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL EXCEPT:
  (A) INSOFAR AS DISCLOSURE IS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS  OF
THIS TITLE;
  (B)  WHEN  USED IN THE AGGREGATE, WITHOUT PATIENT SPECIFIC IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION, IN PROGRAMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR  THE  IMPROVE-
MENT  OF  THE  QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WITH SEXUALLY
TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES; OR
  (C) WHEN USED WITHIN THE STATE OR LOCAL HEALTH  DEPARTMENT  BY  PUBLIC
HEALTH  DISEASE  PROGRAMS  TO  ASSESS  CO-MORBIDITY  OR  COMPLETENESS OF
REPORTING AND TO DIRECT PROGRAM NEEDS, IN WHICH  CASE  PATIENT  SPECIFIC
IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION  SHALL  NOT  BE  DISCLOSED OUTSIDE THE STATE OR
LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11136-01-1

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