N.Y. Public Health Law § 2805-g: Maintenance of records

§ 2805-g. Maintenance of records. 1. Every hospital shall maintain,

as public information available for public inspection under such

conditions as the commissioner shall prescribe, records containing

copies of all inspection reports pertaining to the facility that have

been filed with or issued by any governmental agency. Copies of such

inspection reports shall be retained in said records for ten years from

the date said reports are filed or issued.

2. The office of the commissioner and each regional office of the

department shall make available for public inspection and at a nominal

cost provide copies of all financial and inspection reports of hospitals

filed with or issued by the department.

3. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or deemed to

require the public disclosure of confidential medical, social, personal

or financial records of any patient. The commissioner shall adopt such

regulations as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this

section and to preserve the confidentiality of medical, social, personal

or financial records of patients.