Provides for the availability of burial records of former patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries.

This bill amends the mental hygiene law to make burial records of former patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries available to qualified persons. Records include the deceased's name, date of birth, date of death, and burial location. Additional information, such as military service or family relationships, may also be released. The bill mandates that burial records be retained permanently and that cemetery maps be publicly available.

Provides for the availability of burial records of former patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries.

This bill amends the mental hygiene law to make burial records of former patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries available to qualified persons. Records include the deceased's name, date of birth, date of death, and burial location. Additional information, such as military service or family relationships, may also be released. The bill mandates that burial records be retained permanently and that cemetery maps be publicly available.