NY A03954

Requires health care practitioners licensed or certified under Education Law Title Eight to report confirmed or suspected pesticide poisoning cases, including abnormally depressed cholinesterase levels and elevated tissue pesticide levels, to the Commissioner of Health and Commissioner of Environmental Conservation within twenty-four hours.

Mandates reported information include the exposed person's name, address, and telephone number; nature of exposure; exposure location; pesticide applicator name if applicable; and the pesticide identified or suspected in the poisoning.

Requires health care practitioners to inform exposed persons that their information will be disclosed to the Department of Environmental Conservation, with their name, address, and telephone number kept confidential unless they waive this right.

Directs the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to immediately investigate all pesticide poisoning reports from the Department of Health and submit annual detailed reports to legislative leaders and the Commissioner of Health by January 30th, excluding confidential personal information unless waived.

Makes investigation information available to the public through the Freedom of Information Law, except for information required to remain confidential and not waived by the exposed person.