Section 463-B. Powers and duties

The department shall have the following
  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.