N.Y. PBH Law § 2135

§ 2135. Confidentiality. All reports or information secured by the\ndepartment, municipal health commissioner or district health officer\nunder the provisions of this title shall be confidential except: (a) in\nso far as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this title; (b)\nwhen used in the aggregate, without patient specific identifying\ninformation, in programs approved by the commissioner for the\nimprovement of the quality of medical care provided to persons with\nHIV/AIDS; (c) when used within the state or local health department by\npublic health disease programs to assess co-morbidity or completeness of\nreporting and to direct program needs, in which case patient specific\nidentifying information shall not be disclosed outside the state or\nlocal health department; or (d) when used for purposes of patient\nlinkage and retention in care, patient specific identified information\nmay be shared between local and state health departments and health care\nproviders currently treating the patient as approved by the\ncommissioner.\n