8/6/14 N.Y. St. Reg. HLT-08-14-00002-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Amendment of section 1.31 of Title 10 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Public Health Law, sections 225(4) and 2402
Subject:
Disclosure of Confidential Cancer Information.
Purpose:
To allow more types of relevant research access to the Registry, expand use of confidential data to surveillance and evaluation.
Text or summary was published
in the February 26, 2014 issue of the Register, I.D. No. HLT-08-14-00002-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Katherine Ceroalo, DOH, Bureau of House Counsel, Reg. Affairs Unit, Room 2438, ESP Tower Building, Albany, NY 12237, (518) 473-7488, email:
regsqna@health.state.ny.usAssessment of Public Comment
The Department received one public comment from New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was not opposed to the change but requested that the release of identifiable cancer data for surveillance or evaluation be further broadened to include government at the local level. The proposed regulation greatly expands access to identifiable data and the Department is not prepared to go beyond the scope of the proposed change at this time.
