N.Y. Public Health Law § 2011: Duty to report

§ 2011. Duty to report. 1. Every physician, nurse practitioner,

physician assistant and general hospital that diagnoses or is treating a

patient diagnosed with Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonisms, shall give

notice no later than one hundred eighty days of every case of

Parkinson's disease coming under their care, to the department, in a

format to be determined by the commissioner, except as otherwise

provided in this article.

2. All patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonisms

shall be provided written and verbal notice regarding the collection of

information and patient data on Parkinson's disease. Patients who do not

wish to participate in the collection of data shall affirmatively

opt-out in writing after ample opportunity to review such notice,

provided that, the mere incidence of a patient with Parkinson's disease

shall be the sole required information for the registry under section

two thousand twelve of this article for any patient who chooses not to

participate.