Requirements and Confidentiality of Reports and Information on Sexually Transmissible Diseases – N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2306

Reports and information obtained by health officials while administering New York’s Sexually Transmissible Disease Laws must be kept confidential. Disclosure is only permissible if necessary to administer related laws or during certain court proceedings. A person may waive the confidentiality of their information by voluntarily disclosing the information or authorizing disclosure by another individual or entity. Parents, guardians, and attorneys may consent to the disclosure of protected information on behalf of an individual that lacks capacity. Orders mandating the disclosure of STD information must specify that only the identity of the information’s subject matter may be disclosed; information identifying other persons must remain confidential.