N.Y. Exec. Law § 837-x

* § 837-x. Cooperation with certain out-of-state investigations. 1.\nFor purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n (a) "Reproductive health services" shall have the same meaning as\nparagraph (a) of subdivision one of section 570.17 of the criminal\nprocedure law; and\n (b) "Legally protected health activity" shall have the same meaning as\nparagraph (b) of subdivision one of section 570.17 of the criminal\nprocedure law.\n 2. (a) No state or local government employee or entity or other person\nacting on behalf of state or local government shall cooperate with or\nprovide information to any out-of-state individual or out-of-state\nagency or department regarding any legally protected health activity in\nthis state, or otherwise expend or use time, moneys, facilities,\nproperty, equipment, personnel or other resources in furtherance of any\ninvestigation or proceeding that seeks to impose civil or criminal\nliability or professional sanctions upon a person or entity for any\nlegally protected health activity occurring in this state; except that\nthe commissioner of health may share deidentified information as\nstrictly necessary to respond to a public health emergency or an\nimminent threat to public health, or to consult and cooperate with the\nappropriate agencies of the federal government or of other states in\naccordance with the functions, powers, and duties of the department as\noutlined under section two hundred one of the public health law, and may\nshare identified information in such circumstances only when strictly\nnecessary and with the consent of the patient. For purposes of this\nsection, "deidentified" means that the information cannot identify or be\nmade to identify or be associated with a particular individual, directly\nor indirectly, and is subject to technical safeguards and policies and\nprocedures that prevent reidentification, whether intentionally or\nunintentionally, of any individual.\n (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the investigation of any\nreproductive health services rendered in violation of the laws of this\nstate, provided that no information relating to any medical procedure\nperformed on a specific individual may be shared with an out-of-state\nagency or any other individual. Nothing in this section shall prohibit\ncompliance with a valid, court-issued subpoena or warrant which does not\nrelate to a law seeking to impose civil or criminal liability or\nprofessional sanctions for a legally protected health activity, or in\nresponse to the written request of a person who is the subject of such\nan investigation or proceeding, to the extent necessary, in each case,\nto fulfill such request.\n (c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit disclosure of deidentified\ninformation in compliance with federal grant reporting requirements or\nother reporting requirements under federal law.\n (d) This section shall not be construed to allow for the provision of\nany information to any individual or out-of-state agency or department\nwhich would not otherwise be available under state law.\n * NB There are 2 § 837-x's\n