N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 7 § 7.8 - Records control
(a) The
Deputy Commissioner/Director of Correctional Medical Standards shall develop
and implement policies and procedures for persons authorized to obtain
confidential HIV-related information pursuant to section
7.5(b)(3) through
(8) inclusive of this Part to ensure that
records are maintained securely, including records which are electronically
stored, and used for the purpose intended.
(b) The Deputy Commissioner/Director of
Correctional Medical Standards shall develop and implement procedures for
handling requests by other parties for confidential HIV-related
information.
(c) No employee or
agent of the department who has access to confidential HIV-related information
shall disclose such information to any other person unless such person also has
access to confidential HIV-related information as described in section
7.5(b)
of this Part.
(d) Each employee who
is given authorized access to the health records of an identified person that
includes confidential HIV-related information shall:
(1) be advised in writing by the supervisor
that the employee shall not:
(i) examine
documents or computer data containing such HIV-related information unless
required to do so in the course of his/her official duties and
responsibilities;
(ii) remove or
copy any such documents or computer data unless he or she is acting within the
scope of his or her assigned duties;
(iii) discuss the content of any such
documents or computer data with any person unless that person is authorized to
have access to such documents or data.
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