New York Laws
Article 22 - Miscellaneous Provisions
601 - Delivery of Commitment With Incarcerated Individual; Payment of Fees for Transportation.

(c) In order to comply with section five hundred-b of this chapter, to
afford appropriate precautions for the personal safety and welfare of
persons in custody, and to foster the safety, security and good order of
the local correctional facility, a sheriff upon the lawful commitment of
a person to his custody may request, and a sheriff to whom such request
is made shall deliver, such information in his possession or summaries
thereof as specified in subdivision (a) of this section with the
exception of medical and psychiatric records which would be forwarded
pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section.
(d) Any medical or psychiatric records in the possession of a health
care provider shall be summarized in detail and forwarded by such health
care provider to the medical director of the receiving local
correctional facility upon the request of such sheriff or medical
director. Requests for such information shall be made when the
information is necessary for the timely and effective medical evaluation
or treatment.
(e) A copy of any order of protection issued by any court against such
incarcerated individual pursuant to article five hundred thirty of the
criminal procedure law or article eight of the family court act at the
time of sentencing or which thereafter be issued shall accompany any
commitment.
(f) Information, however received, pursuant to subdivisions (c) and
(d) of this section which is confidential as required by law shall be
kept confidential by the party receiving such information and any
limitation on the release of such information imposed by law upon the
party furnishing the information shall also apply to the party receiving
such information. Any disclosure of confidential material made pursuant
to this section shall be limited to that information which is necessary
in light of the reason for disclosure.
(g) The state commission of correction shall promulgate a rule and
regulation which prescribes the manner in which confidential material
shall be transmitted between local correctional facilities.