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NY S04713
Bill
Status
5/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Fahy
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AI Summary
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Mental health patient records become "historic records" and lose confidentiality protections once the patient has been deceased for 50 years or more
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Removes privacy restrictions on accessing these historic mental health records under the mental hygiene law
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Facilities are not required to retain clinical records indefinitely or for any specific length of time in anticipation of future access requests
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Amends section 33.13 of the mental hygiene law by adding a new exception to patient confidentiality rules
Legislative Description
Designates records and information relating to a patient who has been deceased for a period of fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections; provides that such provisions shall not be construed as requiring a facility to retain records for any particular length of time.
Last Action
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
1/7/2026