Attached Document: 92_inf-54.pdf
OMM/OCFS/OTDA Materials: INFs Issued by OTDA
92 INF-54: Protective Services for Adults (PSA): Access to Hospital Records for the Purpose of Conducting PSA Investigations on Behalf of Persons Referred by General Hospitals
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The purpose of this release is to inform local social services districts of a recent legal opinion from the New York State Department of Health (DOH) regarding the authority of a general hospital to provide access to a patient's medical records for the purpose of evaluating the need for Protective Services for Adults (PSA) when that patient was referred to PSA by the hospital.
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Created: 10/28/2004
Updated: 10/29/2004
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