N.Y. Correct. Law § 601

§ 601. Delivery of commitment with inmate; payment of fees for\ntransportation. * (a) Whenever an inmate shall be delivered to the\nsuperintendent of a state correctional facility pursuant to an\nindeterminate or determinate sentence, the officer so delivering such\ninmate shall deliver to such superintendent, the sentence and commitment\nor certificate of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, and a copy of\nany order of protection pursuant to section 380.65 of the criminal\nprocedure law received by such officer from the clerk of the court by\nwhich such inmate shall have been sentenced, a copy of the report of the\nprobation officer's investigation and report or a detailed statement\ncovering the facts relative to the crime and previous history certified\nby the district attorney, a copy of the inmate's fingerprint records, a\ndetailed summary of available medical records, psychiatric records and\nreports relating to assaults, or other violent acts, attempts at suicide\nor escape by the inmate while in the custody of the local correctional\nfacility; any such medical or psychiatric records in the possession of a\nhealth care provider other than the local correctional facility shall be\nsummarized in detail and forwarded by such health care provider to the\nmedical director of the appropriate state correctional facility upon\nrequest; the superintendent shall present to such officer a certificate\nof the delivery of such inmate, and the fees of such officer for\ntransporting such inmate shall be paid from the treasury upon the audit\nand warrant of the comptroller. Whenever an inmate of the state is\ndelivered to a local facility, the superintendent shall forward\nsummaries of such records to the local facility with the inmate.\n * NB Effective until September 1, 2017\n * (a) Whenever an inmate shall be delivered to the superintendent of a\nstate correctional facility pursuant to an indeterminate or determinate\nsentence, the officer so delivering such inmate shall deliver to such\nsuperintendent, the sentence and commitment or certificate of\nconviction, or a certified copy thereof, and a copy of any order of\nprotection pursuant to section 380.65 received by such officer from the\nclerk of the court by which such inmate shall have been sentenced, a\ncopy of the report of the probation officer's investigation and report\nor a detailed statement covering the facts relative to the crime and\nprevious history certified by the district attorney, a copy of the\ninmate's fingerprint records, a detailed summary of available medical\nrecords, psychiatric records and reports relating to assaults, or other\nviolent acts, attempts at suicide or escape by the inmate while in the\ncustody of the local correctional facility; any such medical or\npsychiatric records in the possession of a health care provider other\nthan the local correctional facility shall be summarized in detail and\nforwarded by such health care provider to the medical director of the\nappropriate state correctional facility upon request; the superintendent\nshall present to such officer a certificate of the delivery of such\ninmate, and the fees of such officer for transporting such inmate shall\nbe paid from the treasury upon the audit and warrant of the comptroller.\nWhenever an inmate of the state is delivered to a local facility, the\nsuperintendent shall forward summaries of such records to the local\nfacility with the inmate.\n * NB Effective September 1, 2017\n * (b) Whenever an inmate is sentenced by a court of this state to an\nindeterminate sentence, but the inmate is immediately returned to a\ncorrectional facility under the jurisdiction of the United States or of\na sister state, the clerk of the court shall immediately send to the\ncommissioner of the department a certified copy of the sentence, a copy\nof the probation report and a copy of the fingerprint records of the\ninmate.\n * NB Effective until September 1, 2017\n * (b) Whenever an inmate is sentenced by a court of this state to an\nindeterminate or determinate sentence, but the inmate is immediately\nreturned to a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the United\nStates or of a sister state, the clerk of the court shall immediately\nsend to the commissioner of the department a certified copy of the\nsentence, a copy of the probation report and a copy of the fingerprint\nrecords of the inmate.\n * NB Effective September 1, 2017\n (c) In order to comply with section five hundred-b of this chapter, to\nafford appropriate precautions for the personal safety and welfare of\npersons in custody, and to foster the safety, security and good order of\nthe local correctional facility, a sheriff upon the lawful commitment of\na person to his custody may request, and a sheriff to whom such request\nis made shall deliver, such information in his possession or summaries\nthereof as specified in subdivision (a) of this section with the\nexception of medical and psychiatric records which would be forwarded\npursuant to subdivision (d) of this section.\n (d) Any medical or psychiatric records in the possession of a health\ncare provider shall be summarized in detail and forwarded by such health\ncare provider to the medical director of the receiving local\ncorrectional facility upon the request of such sheriff or medical\ndirector. Requests for such information shall be made when the\ninformation is necessary for the timely and effective medical evaluation\nor treatment.\n (e) A copy of any order of protection issued by any court against such\ninmate pursuant to article five hundred thirty of the criminal procedure\nlaw or article eight of the family court act at the time of sentencing\nor which thereafter be issued shall accompany any commitment.\n (f) Information, however received, pursuant to subdivisions (c) and\n(d) of this section which is confidential as required by law shall be\nkept confidential by the party receiving such information and any\nlimitation on the release of such information imposed by law upon the\nparty furnishing the information shall also apply to the party receiving\nsuch information. Any disclosure of confidential material made pursuant\nto this section shall be limited to that information which is necessary\nin light of the reason for disclosure.\n (g) The state commission of correction shall promulgate a rule and\nregulation which prescribes the manner in which confidential material\nshall be transmitted between local correctional facilities.\n