N.Y. Social Services Law § 463-b: Powers and duties

§ 463-b. Powers and duties. The department shall have the following

powers and duties:

(a) to request and receive appropriate information as required by the

provisions of this title from state agencies responsible for the

planning, administration, licensing, regulation or operation of

community residential facilities, including a list of all community

residences heretofore or hereafter established by such agency or

pursuant to a license or operating certificate issued by such agency;

(b) to compile and index such information received from state

agencies responsible for the planning, administration, licensing,

regulation or operation of community residential facilities in order to

establish a comprehensive registry of such residences within the state

of New York;

(c) to provide access to such registry to such state agencies and

sponsoring agencies responsible for the planning, administration,

licensing, regulation or operation of community residential facilities

so as to coordinate and integrate planning among such state agencies;

(d) to make available to municipalities a listing of such community

residential facilities located within their jurisdiction or within an

adjoining municipality in order to facilitate proper local planning

efforts for the development of such community residential facilities;

and

(e) to promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to protect

information required to be kept confidential pursuant to law and to

prevent the dissemination of any personally identifiable information of

residents or clients of such community residential facilities.