Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024
Section 557.4 - Definitions pertaining to this Part(a) Commissioner shall mean the Commissioner of Mental Health.(b) COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine shall mean a vaccine currently licensed for immunization and distribution in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for active immunization for the prevention of COVID-19, or authorized for such use by the FDA pursuant to an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or as an Emergency Investigational New Drug (EIND).(c) Fully Vaccinated shall mean fully vaccinated for COVID-19 for a period of 2 weeks or more after receiving either (1) the second dose in a 2-dose series (e.g., Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or (2) a single-dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson /Janssen), authorized for emergency use or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and holds an emergency use listing by the World Health Organization.(d) Hospital shall mean a hospital named in Mental Hygiene Law section 7.17(b), excluding the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. Hospital shall also mean a program operated pursuant to Parts 580, 582, or 590 of this Title.(e) Office shall mean the Office of Mental Health.(f) Staff shall mean all persons employed or affiliated with a Hospital, or STARC Program, whether paid or unpaid, including but not limited to employees, members of the medical, nursing, and other treatment staff, contract staff, students, and volunteers.(g) STARC Program shall mean a secure treatment facility operated pursuant to Section 7.18 of the Mental Hygiene Law.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 557.4
Adopted New York State Register September 28, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 39, eff. 9/8/2022