Assembly Bill A7567

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Adds adult siblings to those who may have access to clinical records

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2933 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7567 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2933
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §33.16, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7804

2017-A7567 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds adult siblings to those who may have access to clinical records.

2017-A7567 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7567
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  adding  adult
   siblings to those who may have access to clinical records
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph 6 of subdivision (a)  of  section  33.16  of  the
 mental  hygiene  law,  as  amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. "Qualified person" means any properly identified patient or client,
 guardian of a person with a developmental disability appointed  pursuant
 to  article  seventeen-A  of  the  surrogate's  court  procedure act, or
 committee for an incompetent appointed pursuant to  this  chapter  or  a
 parent  of  an  infant, or a guardian of an infant appointed pursuant to
 article seventeen of the surrogate's court procedure act or other legal-
 ly appointed guardian of an infant who may be entitled to request access
 to a clinical record pursuant to paragraph three of subdivision  (b)  of
 this section, or a parent, spouse [or], adult child, OR ADULT SIBLING of
 an  adult  patient  or client who may be entitled to request access to a
 clinical record pursuant to paragraph four of subdivision  (b)  of  this
 section.
   §  2.  Paragraph  4  of subdivision (b) of section 33.16 of the mental
 hygiene law, as added by chapter 233 of the laws of 1991, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   4.  Subject  to  the provisions of subdivision (c) of this section and
 except as otherwise required by law,  upon  the  written  request  of  a
 parent of an adult patient or client, spouse [or], adult child, OR ADULT
 SIBLING of a patient or client, a facility shall provide an opportunity,
 within  ten  days,  for  such  parent, spouse [or], adult child OR ADULT
 SIBLING to inspect any clinical record maintained or possessed  by  such
 facility concerning the care and treatment of such patient or client for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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