Sections 7.09 and 43.02 of the Mental Hygiene Law grant the commissioner the power and responsibility to adopt regulations that are necessary and proper to implement matters under his/her jurisdiction and to establish standards and methods for determining rates of payment made by government agencies pursuant to title 11 of article 5 of the Social Services Law for services provided by facilities, including hospitals, licensed by the Office of Mental Health pursuant to article 31 of the Mental Hygiene Law.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 577.2