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NY S06583
Bill
Status
6/21/2017
Primary Sponsor
Robert Ortt
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AI Summary
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Amends Social Services Law Section 496 to add a new provision allowing disclosure of reports on reportable incidents involving vulnerable persons to state comptroller officers and employees conducting duly authorized performance audits
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Requires state comptroller personnel to maintain confidentiality of service recipients, report subjects, and other persons named in reports in accordance with existing confidentiality provisions
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Changes the authorization structure in subdivision 1 by converting paragraph (g) from a final permitted disclosure category to a middle option, with the comptroller provision added as new paragraph (h)
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Maintains existing protections allowing service recipients, parents, guardians, or legally responsible persons to disclose information to attorneys for representation purposes
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Authorizes certain reports relating to reportable incidents involving vulnerable persons to be released to officers and employees of the state comptroller for the purposes of a duly authorized performance audit.
Last Action
referred to mental health
5/7/2018