NY Soc Serv L § 194 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 5 - Assistance and Care Title 5 - Public Institutional Care for Adults 194 - Powers and Duties of Commissioners of Public Welfare in Relation to Public Homes.

§  194.  Powers  and  duties  of  commissioners  of  public welfare in   relation to public homes. Commissioners of public welfare shall1. be responsible for the management of the home and for the  care  of   its incarcerated individuals,2.  have  control  of  the  admission  and  discharge  of incarcerated   individuals of the home,3. within the limits of  the  appropriations  made  for  the  purpose,   appoint  qualified  physicians, matrons, nurses, officers and employees,   and vest in them such powers as he may deem necessary for the management   of the home,3-a. have the authority, in the event the home includes  an  infirmary   for  the  care  of  chronically  sick patients, to enter into contracts,   subject to the written approval of  the  department,  with  any  medical   school  or  non-profit  hospital,  organized pursuant to the laws of the   state of New York, whereby such medical school  or  non-profit  hospital   shall agree to provide and supervise all or part of the professional and   related  staff  necessary  for  the  operation  of  the  infirmary.  The   personnel so provided by such  medical  school  or  non-profit  hospital   shall not be deemed to be employees of the public welfare district.4.  purchase  all furniture, implements, food, materials and equipment   necessary for the upkeep of the home and for the care of  the  needy  in   the  home,  unless such powers have been vested in some other purchasing   agency,5. classify the incarcerated individuals of the home, and provide  the   type   of   care   best   fitted  to  their  needs  and  carry  out  the   recommendations of the attending physician in regard to their care,6. establish rules for the administration of the public home  and  for   the  conduct and employment of the incarcerated individuals thereof; but   such rules shall  not  be  valid  unless  approved  in  writing  by  the   department,7.   as  far  as  practicable  provide  suitable  employment  for  any   incarcerated individual whom the attending physician pronounces able  to   work,  assigning  such inmates to such labor in connection with the farm   and garden, or the care and upkeep of the buildings  or  other  suitable   tasks  in  the  public home as they may be deemed capable of performing,   and providing occupational and other diversions as may be for  the  best   interests of the incarcerated individuals,8.  when  in  their  individual  judgment  and  discretion  it appears   advisable,  for  purposes  of  rehabilitation,  to   provide   incentive   compensation  to  an  incarcerated  individual, in any amount or amounts   totalling ten dollars or less per month, for work assigned and performed   in or about the public home, farm and garden; but  the  payment  of  any   such  reward  shall  not be deemed, for the purposes of any law, to make   the incarcerated individual receiving the same an employee of the public   home or of the county or city maintaining such home,8-a. deposit as prescribed in section eighty-seven  of  this  chapter,   any  and  all  moneys received by him or her for the use of a particular   incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals of the public home,9.  when  an  appropriation  is  made  for  the  purpose,  appoint   a   superintendent  of the public home who shall reside thereat and exercise   such of the powers and carry out such of the duties above  mentioned  in   connection  with  the  public  home  as  the  commissioner  may  direct;   provided, however, that the legislative  body  of  the  county  or  city   within  which  a  public  welfare  district  is located may, if adequate   supervisory  personnel  are  on  duty   at   all   times,   permit   the   superintendent to reside off the premises of the public home,10.  reside  at  the  public  home  unless  a  superintendent has been   appointed  as  above  provided;  provided,  however,  that   the   local    legislative  body  of  the  county or city within which a public welfare   district is located may, if adequate supervisory personnel are  on  duty   at  all times, permit the commissioner to reside off the premises of the   public home.