(b) Upon discharge of an incarcerated individual from a correctional
facility, the department shall provide such incarcerated individual with
educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection, instructions about how to obtain free HIV testing
upon release, including contact information for HIV counseling and
testing service providers located in the county or city in which such
incarcerated individual intends to reside upon release, and referrals to
community-based HIV prevention, education and counseling resources
located in the county or city in which such incarcerated individual
intends to reside upon release.
2. The commissioner shall consult with, and be entitled to receive the
assistance of, the commissioners of education, labor, health, mental
health and the office of temporary and disability assistance in the
implementation of this section.
Structure New York Laws
70 - Establishment, Use and Designation of Correctional Facilities.
71 - Persons Received Into the Custody of the Department.
71-A - Transitional Accountability Plan.
72 - Confinement of Persons by the Department.
72-A - Community Treatment Facilities.
72-B - Discharge of Incarcerated Individuals to Adult Care Facilities.
72-C - Placement of Individuals With Children.
73 - Residential Treatment Facilities.
74 - Discharge on Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.
79 - Leasing of State Institutions to Cities or Counties for the Confinement of Prisoners.
79-A - Closure of Correctional Facilities; Notice.
79-B - Adaptive Reuse Plan for Consideration Prior to Prison Closure.