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Authorizes agreements for county, city and town social services departments to access death certificates maintained by the department of public health
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to agreements to provide county, city and town social services departments with access to death certificates
Purpose
The legislation authorizes agreements for county, city and town social services departments to access death certificates maintained by the Department of Public Health.
Summary of provisions
Subdivision 5 of Section 4174 of the public health law, as amended by Chapter 170 of the Laws of 1994, is amended to authorize a county commissioner of social services, city commissioner of social services, town social services officer or city social services officer as defined in subdivision 14 of Section 2 of the social services law to obtain information on reported deaths in New York State by entering into an agreement with the Department of Public Health.
Justification
This legislation would allow county, city and town social services departments to enter into an agreement with the State Department of Health granting access to the official list of death certificates on file with the Department.
Death certificates are not public records and acquiring them can be an onerous task for social service agencies. In some cases, quicker access to these vital records could assist in the prevention of public assistance abuse. The State Department of Health maintains the official list of all death certificates filed in New York. This measure would provide social service agencies with a more streamlined and timely procedure to obtain information on reported deaths by submitting a list of clients names and other identifying information and cross-checking it against the Department's official list.
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Effective date
Immediately.
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