NY A05924

Commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) must promulgate regulations authorizing release of certain records for deceased individuals who resided in OPWDD-operated or certified facilities to family members upon written request

Releasable records include the individual's name, dates of admission/discharge/birth/death, cause of death, treatment and services provided, employment history, and residential history

Records shall not be released if the deceased individual or a qualified person (in cases where the individual lacked capacity to consent) previously objected in writing or through documentation in the individual's services plan, unless that objection was withdrawn

Allows release of an individual's records to the physician of a family member upon written request if the family member has a demonstrable medical need for the information relevant to their own health care

Section one takes effect 180 days after the bill becomes law; remaining provisions take effect immediately