N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 584.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 584.1 - Background and intent

(a) Chapter 947 of the Laws of 1981 authorized the establishment of residential treatment facilities for children and youth.

(b) The purpose of residential treatment facilities for children and youth is to provide comprehensive mental health services under the supervision of a physician for children and youth who have attained their 5th birthday and have not, in most cases, attained their 21st birthday and who are in need of inpatient treatment in a residential setting.

(c) Residential treatment facilities for children and youth are not intended for children and youth who:

(1) present a likelihood of serious harm to others as defined in section 9.01 of the Mental Hygiene Law; or

(2) have a primary diagnosis of intellectual disability or developmental disability unless the residential treatment facility unit(s) was developed in collaboration by the Office of Mental Health and the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities to serve children with a designated mental illness and an intellectual and/or development disability.

(d) The purpose of these regulations is to describe requirements for the establishment and operation of residential treatment facilities for children and youth; outline the requirements for admissions, transfers and discharge; and specify the requirements for staffing, services, treatment planning, quality assurance and recordkeeping.

(e) These regulations provide for the active involvement, to the extent possible, of the family or guardian of a child or youth in all aspects of the care and treatment of that child or youth.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 584.1

Amended New York State Register July 3, 2024/Volume XLVI, Issue 27, eff. 7/3/2024