117.981 Patient Consent for Uploading Patient Records to the SHINY-NY And RHIOs
The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will seek legislation or regulation that requires patient consent for uploading patient records to Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) and the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHINY-NY).
The MSSNY will seek legislation or regulation to tighten access to patient records so as to restrict access without patient consent, ie “break the glass,” only when the patient is not in a conscious or rational state of mind or their legal representative is unable to provide consent and the healthcare provider documents the life-threatening reason for having to access the patient record.
MSSNY will seek to educate patients and patient advocacy organizations concerning the data contained within the SHIN-NY database. (Amended and adopted Council 11/20/2014; from HOD 2014-105; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)
