New York S 4713: 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

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S04713 Summary:

BILL NOS04713A

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SAME ASSAME AS A03733-A

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Amd §33.13, Ment Hyg L

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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.

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BILL NOS04713A

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

03/05/20251ST REPORT CAL.497

03/10/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/11/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/28/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4713A

05/15/2025PASSED SENATE

05/15/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/15/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

06/02/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/02/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1535

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A3733A

&nbspA03733 AMEND=A Bronson

&nbsp01/30/2025referred to mental health

&nbsp05/14/2025amend (t) and recommit to mental health

&nbsp05/14/2025print number 3733a

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to mental health

&nbsp01/21/2026reported 

&nbsp01/22/2026advanced to third reading cal.233

&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/01/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/01/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S4713A

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1535

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4713--A
 Cal. No. 497

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported
 favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
 ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
 its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to designating
 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

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 33.13 of the mental hygiene law
 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph 19 to read as follows:
 3 19. Records and information relating to a person who has been deceased
 4 for fifty years or more shall be considered historic records and shall
 5 no longer be considered confidential or subject to privacy protections;
 6 provided, however that this subdivision shall not be construed as
 7 requiring that a facility retain clinical records indefinitely or for
 8 any particular length of time in anticipation of attempted access.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06027-03-5

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