New York Consolidated Laws, Social Services Law - SOS § 463-b. Powers and duties

(a) to request and receive appropriate information as required by the provisions of this title from state agencies responsible for the planning, administration, licensing, regulation or operation of community residential facilities, including a list of all community residences heretofore or hereafter established by such agency or pursuant to a license or operating certificate issued by such agency;

(b) to compile and index such information received from state agencies responsible for the planning, administration, licensing, regulation or operation of community residential facilities in order to establish a comprehensive registry of such residences within the state of New York;

(c) to provide access to such registry to such state agencies and sponsoring agencies responsible for the planning, administration, licensing, regulation or operation of community residential facilities so as to coordinate and integrate planning among such state agencies;

(d) to make available to municipalities a listing of such community residential facilities located within their jurisdiction or within an adjoining municipality in order to facilitate proper local planning efforts for the development of such community residential facilities;  and

(e) to promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to protect information required to be kept confidential pursuant to law and to prevent the dissemination of any personally identifiable information of residents or clients of such community residential facilities.