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Title

Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office Board of Visitors records

Series Number

B2384

Summary

This series chiefly contains records related to institutional activities as reported to the Board of Visitors. The records include reports from managers or directors of individual departments, offices, and programs (Board of Managers) to the director of the Rome State Custodial Asylum, Rome State School, Rome Developmental Center, and Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office

Access Restrictions

Partially restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of patient clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Patient census records

Series Number

B2385

Summary

This series contains registers which record the number of patients in the custody of the Rome State School and its predecessor, the Rome State Custodial Asylum. Information includes a daily count of males and females for each month and notes regarding patient admissions, discharges, deaths, physicians travelling, inspections, visits by board members, and other significant event information on the day each occurs.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.) ward reports and journals

Series Number

B2381

Summary

This series consists of reports of the ward service and patient environment (incidents or lack thereof) as reported by ward attendees during their shifts at the Rome Developmental Center and predecessor Rome State School. Earlier journals also include alphabetical indexes of patients on the ward for the period.

Creator

• Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Daily camisole, restraint, and seclusion orders

Series Number

B2370

Summary

This series indicates daily number of orders given to seclude patients at the Rome State School, later the Rome Developmental Center (note: only male patients are secluded) or to place them in either a camisole (straight-jacket) or restraint sheet. Numbers are given by gender. One sheet is used per month, and statistics are totaled at the base of each column at month's end. The series was created for statistical purposes only; no identifying information for restrained patients is given.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Rome Developmental Center pharmacy records

Series Number

B2371

Summary

This series consists of daily inventories of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies on-hand and printed formulary volumes for the Rome State School, later the Rome Developmental Center.

Creator

• Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Craig Developmental Disabilities Services Office client case files

Series Number

16437

Summary

This series includes master microfilm copies of original terminated case files of clients served by the Craig Developmental Disabilities Services Office (CDDSO). The records filmed chronicle all services provided to clients, including administrative, legal, and programmatic. As such they provide clinical and administrative information documenting the state's institutional services to a substantial number of its developmentally disabled population.

Creator

• Craig Developmental Disabilities Services Office. Client Records Unit

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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Patient index cards

Series Number

B2372

Summary

These cards provide summary patient information. The front of the card includes patient's name, case number, county of origin, address if known, patient number, date of admission, and emergency contact. The reverse of the card gives visitor and/or transfer information and other notes regarding patient such as behavioral tendencies, marital status, previous attacks, etc. The cards also serve as an index and cross reference to patient case files. Cards for male patients beginning A-Fis are missing.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Rome Developmental Center closure files

Series Number

B2373

Summary

This series contains correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, reports, and other records pertaining to the closure of the Rome Developmental Center.

Creator

• New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office

Access Restrictions

Names of patients that may be found in this series are restricted pursuant to Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access to restricted records permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Rome Developmental Center visitors register

Series Number

B2380

Summary

This volume documents date of visit, name of visitor, address or agency, and sometimes title of visitor to the Rome Developmental Center and its predecessor, the Rome State School. The volume seems to have been used only occasionally and only scattered dates are documented. The register is only partially filled and documents about 150 visitors.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office publications

Series Number

B2441

Summary

This series consists of newsletters and other published material created by the Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office and its predecessors, the Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office, the Rome Developmental Center, and the Rome State School. Publications include the <emph render="italic">Herald</emph>, <emph render="italic">Herald Supplement</emph>, <emph render="italic">Dispatch</emph>, <emph render="italic">Daily News</emph>, and <emph render="italic">Center Folk</emph>.

Creator

• New York (State). Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office

Access Restrictions

Names of clients are restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.