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NY S00840
Bill
Status
8/18/2016
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Robach
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AI Summary
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Amends Mental Hygiene Law Section 7.09 to allow release of patient information to cemetery organizations and funeral establishments upon request.
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Authorizes release of deceased patient's name, date of birth, and date of death to cemetery representatives for grave marker inscription purposes.
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Permits patients or their guardians to provide written instructions to the facility to prohibit release of their name and dates.
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Restricts use of released information solely to inscribing names and dates on grave markers.
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for implementing rules and regulations.
Legislative Description
Relates to patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries; directs the release of the name, birthdate and date of death of certain patients 50 years after the date of death.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.246
8/18/2016