N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2016

§ 2016. Duty to report. 1. Every physician, nurse practitioner,\nphysician assistant and general hospital that diagnoses or is treating a\npatient diagnosed with FTD disorder shall give notice no later than one\nhundred eighty days of every case of FTD disorders coming under their\ncare, to the department, in a format to be determined by the\ncommissioner, except as otherwise provided in this article.\n 2. All patients diagnosed with FTD disorders shall be provided written\nand verbal notice regarding the collection of information and patient\ndata on FTD disorders. Patients who do not wish to participate in the\ncollection of data shall affirmatively opt-out in writing after ample\nopportunity to review such notice, provided that, the mere incidence of\na patient with an FTD disorder shall be the sole required information\nfor the registry under section two thousand seventeen of this article\nfor any patient who chooses not to participate.\n