New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health
Part 520 - Access To Or Amendment/correction Of Records
Section 520.1 - Background and intent

Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 520.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) It is the responsibility and the intent of the Office of Mental Health (OMH) to fully comply with the provisions of article 6-A of the Public Officers Law, the Personal Privacy Protection Law.

(b) OMH shall maintain in its records only such personal information that is relevant and necessary to accomplish the purpose of the agency.

(c) Personal information will be collected, whenever practicable, directly from the person to whom the information pertains, except when collected about a person receiving services at a facility or when collected for the following purposes:

(1) making quasi-judicial determination;

(2) determining whether to issue, deny, revoke, suspend, limit, amend or renew an operating certificate; or

(3) determining whether to take administrative or criminal action to restrain or prosecute violations of law.

(d) OMH shall seek to ensure that all records pertaining to or used with respect to individuals are accurate, relevant, timely and complete.

(e) This Part provides information regarding the procedures by which members of the public may exercise rights granted by the Personal Privacy Protection Law.

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