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Supreme Court, Queens County, December 14, 2007
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Mental Health Legal Service (Lawrence Newman of counsel), for respondent. Doreen Williams for petitioner.
{**18 Misc 3d at 697} OPINION OF THE COURT
David Elliot, J.
The issue presented to this court is whether the confidentiality provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) prevent a director of community services from obtaining a patient's medical records pursuant to the procedures set forth in Mental Hygiene Law

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