N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 12 § 196-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 196-1.2 - Definitions

The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of Labor Law 196-b and this Part:

(a) Confidential Information means individually identifiable health or mental health information, including but not limited to, diagnosis and treatment records from emergency services, health providers, or drug and alcohol abuse prevention or rehabilitation centers. Confidential information also means information that is treated as confidential or for which disclosure is prohibited under another applicable law, rule, or regulation.

(b) Domestic Partner shall have the same meaning as Domestic Partner, as set forth in section 2961(6-a) of the New York Public Health Law.

(c) Family Offense includes any offense enumerated in section 812(1) of the New York Family Court Act, where such acts are between current and former members of the same family or household, as defined therein.

(d) Human Trafficking means an act or threat of an act that may constitute sex trafficking, as defined in section 230.34 of the Penal Law, or labor trafficking, as defined in section 135.35 and 135.36 of the Penal Law.

(e) Mental Illness shall have the same meaning as mental illness, as set forth in section 1.03(20) of the New York Mental Hygiene law.

(f) Net Income shall have the same meaning as entire net income, as set forth in section 208(9) of the New York Tax Law.

(g) Preventative Medical Care means routine health care including but not limited to screenings, checkups, and patient counseling to prevent illnesses, disease, or other health problems.

(h) Sexual Offense means any act, or threat of an act, specified within Article 130 of the New York State Penal Law.

(i) Stalking means any act, or threat of an act, that constitutes the crime of stalking as defined by Article 120 of the New York State Penal Law.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 § 196-1.2

Adopted New York State Register December 22, 2021/Volume XLIII, Issue 51, eff. 12/22/2021