Relates to former patients interred at present and former state mental health hospital cemeteries

Summary

The bill adds a new section to the Mental Hygiene Law that obligates the Department of Health and the Office of Mental Health to provide burial records for former patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries within 30 days of a qualified request, at no cost. It also mandates public maps of cemetery plots, signage with contact information, and permanent retention of all records. The measure aims to give families, researchers and the public access to historical burial information and to preserve these records for posterity.

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