§ 203.07 Confidential Medical Report of Spontaneous Termination of Pregnancy and Certificate of Induced Termination of Pregnancy; Not Subject to Compelled Disclosure or Inspection.
RCNY § 203.07
(a)The certificate and confidential medical report of a spontaneous termination of pregnancy and the certificate of induced termination of pregnancy shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure or to inspection by persons other than the Commissioner or authorized personnel of the Department. The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee may, however, approve the inspection by others of such medical reports and certificates for scientific purposes or in accordance with federal, New York State, or New York City law.
(b)Within the context of this section, scientific purposes shall mean epidemiologic surveillance and investigation by a governmental public health agency, research, or the compilation of statistics relating factors bearing on disease incidence, prevalence, mortality or treatment, provided that, in no instance shall personally identifiable information be released. (Amended City Record 3/25/2016, eff. 4/24/2016; amended City Record 6/22/2023, eff. 7/22/2023; amended City Record 12/29/2023, eff. 1/28/2024)
