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Assembly Bill A10729

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the confidentiality of clinical records

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2017-A10729 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5299
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33.13, Ment Hyg L

2017-A10729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the confidentiality of clinical records.

2017-A10729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10729
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FERNANDEZ -- (at request of the State Commission
   of Correction) -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Mental
   Health
 
 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:

   Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (c)  of  section  33.13  of  the
 mental  hygiene  law,  as amended by chapter 912 of the laws of 1984, is
 amended to read as follows:
   5. to the medical review board of the state commission  of  correction
 when such board has requested such information with respect to the death
 of  a  named  person, or[, with the consent of a patient or client] when
 such board has requested information about the patient or client provid-
 ing that such board requires such information in  the  exercise  of  its
 statutory  functions,  powers and duties. Information, books, records or
 data which are confidential as provided by law shall be  kept  confiden-
 tial by the commission and any limitation on the release thereof imposed
 by law upon the party furnishing the information, books, records or data
 shall apply to the medical review board.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10050-01-7

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