NY S05224

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

Specifies releasable information includes the individual's name, dates of admission/discharge/birth/death, cause of death, treatment and services provided, employment history, and residential history

Prohibits record release if the deceased individual (or a qualified person if the individual lacked capacity to consent) had previously objected in writing or through documentation in the individual's services plan, unless the objection was withdrawn

Adds a provision allowing release of records to a family member's physician upon written request when the family member has a demonstrable medical need for the information relevant to their own health care

Takes effect immediately, except section one becomes effective 180 days after enactment