New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health
Part 510 - Public Access To Records Of The Office Of Mental Health
Section 510.6 - Request for access to records
Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 510.6
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) All requests to inspect or copy records which are subject to disclosure shall be made in writing and shall reasonably describe the records to which access is being sought. Such requests shall be directed to the appropriate records access officer.
(b) Persons requesting records which originated in any other State or Federal agency, but are currently in the possession of the office, shall be referred to the originating agency when there is a question concerning confidentiality requirements.
(c) Within five business days of receipt of a request for a record, the records access officer shall:
(1) make such record available to the
person requesting access to the record pursuant to section
510.8
of this Part;
(2) deny the request,
pursuant to section
510.9
of this Part; or
(3) provide a
written acknowledgment of the receipt of the request and a statement of the
approximate date, which shall be reasonable under the circumstances of the
request, when the request will be granted or denied. If the records access
officer determines to grant a request in whole or in part, and if circumstances
prevent disclosure to the person requesting the record or records within 20
business days from the date of the acknowledgment of the receipt of the
request, the records access officer shall state, in writing, both the reason
for the inability to grant the request within 20 business days and a date
certain within a reasonable period, depending on the circumstances, when the
request will be granted in whole or in part. Failure by the records access
officer to conform to the provisions of this paragraph shall constitute a
denial.
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