§ 22.05 Patient's records.

Terms Used In N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 22.05

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 19.03
  • Office: means the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 19.03
  • Treatment facility: means a facility designated by the commissioner which may only include a general hospital as defined in Article 28 of the public health law, or a medically managed or medically supervised withdrawal, inpatient rehabilitation, or residential stabilization treatment program that has been certified by the commissioner to have appropriate medical staff available on-site at all times to provide emergency services and continued evaluation of capacity of individuals retained under this section or a crisis stabilization center licensed pursuant to article 36. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 22.09

(a) After the admission of any patient, the director of a chemical dependence program or treatment facility shall, within five days excluding Sunday and holidays, forward to the office such information from the record in such time and manner as the commissioner shall require by regulation. Such information from the record in the office shall be accessible only in the manner set forth in sections 33.13 and 33.16 of this chapter.

(b) All records of identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment in connection with a person's receipt of chemical dependence services shall be confidential and shall be released only in accordance with applicable provisions of the public health law, any other state law, federal law and duly executed court orders.

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