Bill > A07411

This bill amends the county law to expand the authority of the state commissioner of health by explicitly allowing them to designate local health officials as authorized requesters of death-related reports and records. Currently, the law permits the commissioner or their designee to request copies of death-related documents like autopsy and toxicology reports from coroners, coroner's physicians, or medical examiners. The bill makes a minor linguistic change from "his or her" to "their" and importantly adds language clarifying that a local health official can be designated as an official who can request these sensitive medical documents. The bill appears to be aimed at providing more flexibility to local health departments in obtaining death-related information for official purposes, potentially to support public health investigations, research, or statistical analysis. The amendment would take effect immediately upon passage.

Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7411