N.Y. PBH Law § 2997
This is the official text of N.Y. PBH Law § 2997, part of New York’s PBH Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBH Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Patient privacy
Official statutory text
§ 2997. Patient privacy. 1. The department shall examine state laws\nprotecting the privacy of individual patient data, and determine the\nnecessity of supplementing existing protections.\n 2. The department shall examine federal initiatives protecting the\nprivacy of individual patient data, and such federal initiatives'\npotential preemptive effect on state law protections.\n 3. The department shall provide a report of its findings to the\ngovernor and the legislature within eighteen months of the effective\ndate of this section.\n
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