What does the language that amends SSL §415 regarding mandated reporters and the provision of records mean?
Chapter 3 provides that: Notwithstanding the privileges set forth in article forty-five of the civil practice law and rules, and any other provision of law to the contrary, mandated reporters who make a report which initiates an investigation of an allegation of child abuse or maltreatment are required to comply with all requests for records made by a child protective service relating to such report, including records relating to diagnosis, prognosis or treatment, and clinical records, of any patient or client that are essential for a full investigation of allegations of child abuse or maltreatment pursuant to this title; provided, however, that disclosure of substance abuse treatment records shall be made pursuant to the standards and procedures for disclosure of such records delineated in federal law. This language is not intended to be an expansion of a mandated reporters current obligations under the existing language of SSL §415. Under current law, if a mandated reporter has reaso
