2012 New York Consolidated Laws
SOS - Social Services
Article 6 - CHILDREN
Title 1 - (371 - 392) CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
381 - Maternity homes; records and reports.

 
    §  381.  Maternity  homes;  records  and  reports.  Every  hospital or
  lying-in asylum whether incorporated or unincorporated  where  women  or
  girls  may  be received, cared for or treated during pregnancy or during
  or after delivery and every person licensed to carry on like work  under
  the  provisions  of  article twenty-eight of the public health law shall
  keep a record showing the full  and  true  name  and  address  including
  street and number, if any, of every such woman or girl and of each child
  of  such  woman  or girl received, admitted or born on the premises, the
  full and true names and addresses and the religious faith of the parents
  of every such child, the dates of reception, admission or birth  and  of
  discharge  or  departure of each such woman, girl or child, the full and
  true names and addresses of the person or persons by whom any such child
  is removed or taken away, the amount paid  for  the  care  of  any  such
  woman,  girl  or  child and the full and true names and addresses of the
  person or persons making such payment or payments; and shall  keep  such
  further  record as may be required by regulations of the department. The
  department may, through its authorized  agents  and  employees,  at  all
  reasonable  times, inspect and examine such records and may require from
  such licensed person or from such hospital and its directors,  officers,
  trustees,  employees,  manager,  superintendent,  owner  or other person
  responsible for its operation, all information in their possession  with
  reference to any such child not taken away or removed from such hospital
  by his parents or parent.