Office of Mental Health Office of Counsel legal files
Series Number
12045
Summary
These files were generated by the Department of Mental Hygiene's Office of Counsel, which acts as such to both the Commissioners of Mental Health and People with Developmental Disabilities. The bulk of the files document claims, legal suits, and grievances filed against the state and/or the department and contracts and agreements entered into by the department. Records include claim documentation, motion papers, affidavits, opinions, orders of dismissal, releases, grievances, contracts and agreements.
Creator
New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
Restricted in part in accordance with Section 33.13 of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access to restricted records is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, rough notes, newspaper clippings, proposed legislation, reports, publications, legal briefs, trial transcripts, and other printed material. In addition, this series contains files dealing with the Constitutional Convention of 1967, the Joint Legislative Committee on Mental and Physical Handicaps, discharges and conditional releases of patients in mental health facilities, community services, state aid programs, and draft files for new legislation pertaining to mental illness.
Creator
New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.