Section 143. Information to be given by employers of labor to social services officials, the department, family court and the state department of mental hygiene

If  requested  by  an  authorized
  representative of the state department  of  mental  hygiene  or  of  the
  department  or  by  any  social  services  official,  the  officials  or
  executives of any corporation or partnership, and all employers of labor
  of any kind, doing business within the state of New York, shall  furnish
  to  such representative or social services official information relating
  to facts of which such officials, executives  or  employers  shall  have
  cognizance,  concerning  the last known address, social security number,
  plans  providing  care  or  other  medical  benefits  by  insurance   or
  otherwise,  wages,  salaries,  earnings or other income of any applicant
  for, or recipient of public assistance or care named in such request  or
  of  any  relative  legally responsible for the support of such applicant
  for, or recipient of public assistance or care, or of any person legally
  responsible for a person who is receiving services pursuant  to  section
  one  hundred eleven-g of this chapter, or for the support of any patient
  of any state institution named  by  such  representative  of  the  state
  department of mental hygiene.