New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XXI - OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
Part 803 - Public Access To Records
Section 803.6 - Procedures for obtaining access to office records
Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 803.6
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Request for access to office records.
(1) Any request for access to a record or
records shall be made to the records access officer and must be in
writing.
(2) Each such request
shall describe the record or records sought as reasonably as possible with
information regarding dates, file designations and any other available data
which will be held in the search for the record or records.
(b) Responding to requests.
(1) The records access officer shall respond
to every request for access to office records within five business days after
receipt of such request.
(2) Every
such response shall be in writing and shall indicate:
(i) approval of the request;
(ii) denial of the request; or
(iii) if the office determines to grant a
request in whole or in part, and if the circumstances prevent disclosure to the
person requesting the record or records within 20 business days from the date
of the office response to the request, the office shall state in writing, both
the reasons 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 of the office to
conform to the provisions of this subdivision shall constitute a denial of
access to records subject to appeal pursuant to section
803.9
of this Part.
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