N.Y. Public Health Law § 2896-h: Reports

§ 2896-h. Reports. 1. Every administrator of a nursing home shall:

(a) post in a sufficient number of prominent positions in the nursing

home so as to be accessible to all residents and to the general public,

a concise summary of the last inspection report pertaining to the

nursing home and issued by the department, with references to the page

numbers of the full reports, noting any deficiencies found by said

governmental agency or department and the actions taken by the nursing

home to rectify such deficiencies, and indicating in such summaries

where the full reports may be inspected in said nursing home;

(b) provide to each applicant and, upon request, to each resident of

such nursing home, or any relative, spouse, guardian, committee or

conservator of such applicant or resident, a copy of the last inspection

report pertaining to the nursing home and issued by the department.

2. The license or registration of a nursing home administrator who

violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to

suspension or revocation and the nursing home administrator may be

subject to a civil penalty in proceedings held in accordance with the

provisions of section twenty-eight hundred ninety-seven-a of this

article.

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.