N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 583.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 583.2 - Legal base

(a) Sections 7.09 and 31.04 of the Mental Hygiene Law grant the Commissioner of Mental Health the power and responsibility to adopt regulations that are necessary and proper to implement matters under his or her jurisdiction and to set standards of quality and adequacy of facilities, equipment, personnel, services, records and programs for the rendition of services for the mentally ill pursuant to an operating certificate.

(b) Section 9.51 of the Mental Hygiene Law provides for the designation of pre-admission certification committees for defined geographic areas to evaluate each child proposed for admission or transfer to a residential treatment facility and for the establishment of an advisory board to serve each pre-admission certification committee.

(c) Section 31.26(c) of the Mental Hygiene Law provides for the adoption by the Commissioner of Mental Health and the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education and the Director of the Division for Youth, of rules and regulations governing the operation of the pre-admission certification committees.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 583.2