§ 2896-H — Reports

§ 2896-h. Reports. 1. Every administrator of a nursing home shall:\n (a) post in a sufficient number of prominent positions in the nursing\nhome so as to be accessible to all residents and to the general public,\na concise summary of the last inspection report pertaining to the\nnursing home and issued by the department, with references to the page\nnumbers of the full reports, noting any deficiencies found by said\ngovernmental agency or department and the actions taken by the nursing\nhome to rectify such deficiencies, and indicating in such summaries\nwhere the full reports may be inspected in said nursing home;\n (b) provide to each applicant and, upon request, to each resident of\nsuch nursing home, or any relative, spouse, guardian, committee or\nconservator of such applicant or resident, a copy of the last inspection\nreport pertaining to the nursing home and issued by the department.\n 2. The license or registration of a nursing home administrator who\nviolates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to\nsuspension or revocation and the nursing home administrator may be\nsubject to a civil penalty in proceedings held in accordance with the\nprovisions of section twenty-eight hundred ninety-seven-a of this\narticle.\n 3. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or deemed to\nrequire the public disclosure of confidential medical, social, personal\nor financial records of any patient. The commissioner shall adopt such\nregulations as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this\nsection and to preserve the confidentiality of medical, social, personal\nor financial records of patients.\n