Are “Adverse Events” reported to the Patient Safety Center discoverable?
Reported data shall be subject to all confidentiality provisions provided by Public Health Law section 2998-e. The information required to be collected, maintained and reported to DOH shall be kept confidential except it shall be shared internally within DOH. None of the information reported to the Patient Safety Center shall be subject to disclosure under Article 6 of Public Offices Law or Article 31 of Civil Practice Law and Rules.