Assembly Bill A7411

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits the commissioner of health to designate local health officials to request copies of certain reports and records

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Current Bill Status - Passed Assembly

  • 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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2025-A7411 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §677, County L

2025-A7411 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the commissioner of health to designate local health officials to request copies of certain reports and records relating to a death.

2025-A7411 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7411
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to  permitting  the  commis-
   sioner of health to designate local health officials to request copies
   of certain reports and records

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 677 of the county law, as added by
 section 1 of part NN of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   9.  When  required  for  official  purposes of the state department of
 health, the state commissioner of health or [his or her] THEIR  designee
 may  request  copies  of  all  reports  and  records related to a death,
 including, but not limited to, autopsy reports and  toxicology  reports.
 Upon  receipt of the written request of the state commissioner of health
 or [his or her]  THEIR  designee,  a  coroner,  coroner's  physician  or
 medical examiner, shall, within three business days of their completion,
 provide  to  such  commissioner or [his or her] THEIR designee a copy of
 all reports and records, including, but not limited to, autopsy  reports
 and  toxicology  reports  related to the death. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, THE DESIGNEE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH MAY INCLUDE A  LOCAL
 HEALTH OFFICIAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10745-01-5

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