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NY Ment Hygiene L § 41.54-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 41 - Local Services 41.54*2 - Employee Assistance Programs.

* § 41.54 Employee assistance programs.  (a)  The director of the division of alcoholism and alcohol abuse may, within appropriations made therefor, provide assistance in  establishing and maintaining employee assistance programs.  (b)  Such assistance may be provided to a consortium, a not-for-profit corporation that provides employee assistance program services to two or more of the following:  (1) an employer of less than seven hundred fifty employees;  (2) a labor organization;  (3) a professional organization;  (4) a community organization; or  (5) an employer of an economically distressed industry or  located  in an economically distressed region, or a business owned by or employing a high proportion of women or minorities.  (c) The division of alcoholism and alcohol abuse shall adopt rules and regulations   to   effectuate   the   provisions  of  this  section,  in consultation with other  appropriate  state  agencies.  Such  rules  and regulations  shall  include,  but not be limited to, provisions relating to:  (1) the establishment of  an  advisory  board,  which  shall  work  in consultation with the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse services,  and  whose  membership  shall include, but not be limited to, individuals   from   the   occupational   programs,   professions    and representatives  of  small businesses and labor organizations, and whose duties shall include, but not be limited to, recommendation of  criteria for funding, and methods of determining program accountability;  (2)  procedures  for approval of funding for a program, including, but not  limited  to,   elements   necessary   for   the   development   and implementation  of,  and  qualifications  necessary for the staffing of, employee assistance program services;  (3) criteria for the confidentiality and maintenance of records; and  (4) minimum program standards  for  the  operation  of  effective  and appropriate employee assistance programs.  (d)  Within  amounts  available  therefor  and  subject to regulations established by the commissioner and notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, financial assistance to an employee assistance  program shall  not exceed eighty-five percent of the non-capital expenditures of the program's first year of operation for such year, seventy percent  of such  expenditures  for  the  program's  second year of operation, fifty percent for the program's third year of operation, and thirty percent of such expenditures for the fourth year of  operation.  No  program  shall receive  financial aid under this section after completion of the fourth year.  (e) Applications for assistance shall be made in the manner prescribed by the director.   * NB There are 2 § 41.54's
NY Ment Hygiene L § 41.57 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 41 - Local Services 41.57 - Compulsive Gambling Education and Treatment Program.

§ 41.57 Compulsive gambling education and treatment program.Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this article and within   amounts  made  available  therefor by appropriation, the commissioner is   authorized  to  develop,  expand,  operate  or  cause  to  be   operated   compulsive  gambling  education and treatment programs. The commissioner   may employ any consultants deemed necessary to effectuate the purpose of   this section and enter into contract with any not-for-profit corporation   for provision of appropriate services. On the thirtieth day  of  January   after  the  effective  date  of  this section and each January thirtieth   thereafter, the commissioner  shall  submit  to  the  governor  and  the   legislature  a  report  detailing the implementation of this section and   making recommendations for future  development  of  compulsive  gambling   education and treatment programs.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 43.01 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 43 - Fees for Services 43.01 - Fees and Rates for Department Services.

§ 43.01 Fees and rates for department services.  (a)  The department shall charge fees for its services to patients and residents, provided, however, that no person shall  be  denied  services because of inability or failure to pay a fee.  (b)  The  commissioner  may establish, at least annually, schedules of rates for inpatient services that reflect the costs of  services,  care, treatment,   maintenance,  overhead,  and  administration  which  assure maximum recovery of such costs.   In addition,  the  commissioner  may  establish,  at  least  annually, schedules  of  fees for noninpatient services which need not reflect the costs  of  services,  care,  treatment,   maintenance,   overhead,   and administration.  (c) The executive budget, as recommended, shall reflect, by individual facility, the costs of services, care, treatment, maintenance, overhead, and administration.  (d)  All  schedules  of  fees  and  rates which are established by the commissioner, shall be subject to the approval of the  director  of  the division  of  the budget. Immediately upon their approval, copies of all schedules of fees and rates established pursuant to this  section  shall be  forwarded  to  the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee and the chairman of the senate finance committee.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 43.05 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 43 - Fees for Services 43.05 - Securing Financial Information.

§ 43.05 Securing financial information.  (a)  A  person  who applies for the reduction or waiver of fees on the ground of inability to pay shall disclose all assets and  shall  file  a release to permit the department to investigate resources and assets and to verify statements made in the application.  (b)  The  commissioner  or  his authorized representatives may develop sufficient financial information through investigations and  shall  have the  power  to initiate proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to discover property, including the examination and  inventory  of  safe deposit  boxes leased by a patient, and to otherwise secure payment from all patients or persons liable for them.  (c) Banking organizations, insurance companies, brokers,  fiduciaries, business   managers,   guardians,  trustees,  representative  payees  of resources and assets of a patient, or  any  relative  or  person  having knowledge  of any resources and assets of a patient, upon request of the commissioner  or  his  authorized  representative,  shall  furnish  full information  on  the  resources and assets of a patient or of any person legally responsible for the support of a patient.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 43.07 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 43 - Fees for Services 43.07 - Bill Collection Procedures.

§ 43.07 Bill collection procedures.  (a)  The  commissioner may enter into agreements with the patient or a person liable for him pursuant to this chapter  to  assure  the  regular payment of fees.  (b)  The  commissioner may collect bills not paid within sixty days of presentment or pursuant to agreement by the enforcement  of  liens,  the initiation of suit against liable parties to recover amounts due, or the initiation of suit to enforce an agreement.  (c)  An  action  to  collect  fees  due pursuant to this chapter shall commence within six years from the accrual of the cause of action.  This cause of action accrues when the fees become due.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 43.09 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 43 - Fees for Services 43.09 - Certain Transactions Void.

§ 43.09 Certain transactions void.A  transaction  between a patient or person liable for him and another   which is intended to avoid liability under this article is void and  any   person  benefiting  from  such a transaction shall be liable for fees to   the extent of the value of the resources involved.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 43.11 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 43 - Fees for Services 43.11 - Refunds.

§ 43.11 Refunds.Payments  received by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter may be   refunded if they were:1. in excess of the actual fee charged; or2. charges for services which were not rendered; or3. received from the funds of a patient or another  person  which  are   not available for payment of fees or received for services for which the   patient or other person paying the fees is not legally liable.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 43.12 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 43 - Fees for Services 43.12 - Electronic Submission of Periodic Cost Reports to the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.

§ 43.12 Electronic submission of periodic cost reports to the office forpeople with developmental disabilities.Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law,  rule  or  regulation to the   contrary, every operator of a facility which is licensed by  the  office   for  people  with  developmental disabilities (hereinafter "office") and   every provider of services which is subject to the regulation or control   of the office shall submit electronically, via the internet, any  annual   cost  report which is required to be submitted to the office pursuant to   the provisions of section 43.02  of  this  article  and  any  rules  and   regulations  promulgated thereunder and any other required periodic cost   report or accounting which may be  prescribed  by  the  commissioner  of   developmental disabilities as subject to such electronic submission. The   office  shall  publish  and  make  available at all times on its website   instructions for the submission of such reports or accountings  via  the   internet,  including  instructions  relating to the use of an electronic   signature as may  be  required  by  the  commissioner  of  developmental   disabilities  which  signature  shall  be  subject  to, and submitted in   accordance with, the provisions of the  state  technology  law  and  any   rules  and  regulations promulgated thereunder. Any operator or provider   of services that is unable to submit such cost report or  accounting  in   accordance  with  this  section  may apply for a waiver of such required   submission from the  commissioner  of  developmental  disabilities.  The   commissioner  of  developmental  disabilities may grant a waiver for any   given submission to such operator or provider of services for good cause   shown and may grant a general waiver to all operators  or  providers  of   services  with  respect  to  any  required  submission. On and after the   effective date of this section, any contract entered  into  between  the   office  and  a  provider  of  services  which  involves the provision of   services to persons with developmental disabilities and  which  contains   provisions  that  require  the  submission  of  any  periodic  report or   accounting may also contain provisions that require  the  submission  of   any  periodic  cost report or accounting required under such contract to   be submitted electronically as set forth in this section.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 47.01 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 47 - Mental Hygiene Legal Service 47.01 - Mental Hygiene Legal Service.

§ 47.01 Mental hygiene legal service.  (a) There shall be a mental hygiene legal service of the state in each judicial  department.  The  service  shall  provide  legal assistance to patients or residents of a facility as defined in section 1.03  of  this chapter,  patients  or  residents  of  residential healthcare facilities licensed and operating pursuant to article twenty-eight  of  the  public health law who have been admitted directly from a facility as defined in section  1.03  of  this chapter and who have a serious mental illness as defined in section 1.03 of  this  chapter  and  are  receiving  services related  to  such  illness,  or  any  other  place  or facility which is required to have an operating certificate pursuant to article sixteen or thirty-one of this chapter, and to persons alleged to be in need of care and treatment in such facilities or places, and to persons  entitled  to such  legal  assistance  as provided by article ten of this chapter. The head of such service in each judicial department and such assistants and such staff as may be necessary shall be appointed and may be removed  by the  presiding  justice  of  the  appellate  division  of  the  judicial department. Appointments and transfers to the service shall comply  with the provisions of the civil service law. Standards for qualifications of the  personnel  in  the  service  shall  be established by the presiding justice of the  appellate  division  of  the  judicial  department.  The presiding  justice  of the appellate division of the judicial department shall promulgate such rules  or  regulations  as  may  be  necessary  to effectuate the purposes of this article.  (b)  No  court,  judge  or  justice  exercising responsibility for the administration of the courts pursuant to section twenty-eight of article six of the constitution shall be disqualified in any judicial proceeding brought pursuant to this article solely  by  reason  of  the  fact  that administrative  responsibilities with respect to the service are imposed herein.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 61.01 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 61 - Federal Aid 61.01 - Receipt and Disbursement of Federal Funds.

§ 61.01 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds.  (a)  The  commissioner  or  his authorized representative may receive, use, or distribute federal financial or technical assistance to  support construction,  research,  staffing,  or  other programs or activities in mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, or drug addiction appropriated under  federal  health,  mental  health,  or  developmental disabilities   legislation   or   regulations  or  under  other  federal legislation or regulations which  provide  assistance  to  the  mentally disabled,   including  but  not  limited  to  vocational  rehabilitation programs,  alcoholism  programs,  drug   addiction   programs,   poverty programs, or special programs for children or the aged.  (b) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations to implement any  provision  of  state  or federal law involving the receipt, use, or disbursement of federal financial or technical assistance.  (c) The department of taxation and finance shall be the  custodian  of federal  financial  assistance granted or allocated to the department by the United States. Funds shall be paid out on the audit and  warrant  of the comptroller on the certificate of the commissioner or his authorized representative.  (d)  Subject  to  the  rules  and regulations of the commissioner, any funds made available to the  department  by  the  United  States  or  by another  state  agency  as a federal allotment to be administered by the department may be disbursed by  it  to  a  local  government,  voluntary non-profit  agency, educational agency, or person properly authorized to receive funds in fulfillment of the purposes of appropriate  federal  or state  legislation  for  the  provision  of  services,  construction  of facilities,  research,  staffing,  training,  or  related  programs   or activities.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 61.03 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 61 - Federal Aid 61.03 - Department Is Authorized State Agency.

§ 61.03 Department is authorized state agency.The  department  shall  be  the  authority,  when  designated  by  the   governor, to supervise and administer financial or technical  assistance   as  the  designee  under  a  state plan or as may be required by federal   legislation making such assistance available for programs or  activities   in   mental   health,   developmental   disabilities,  alcoholism,  drug   addiction, and other  areas  under  the  department's  jurisdiction  and   control.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 61.05 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 61 - Federal Aid 61.05 - Advancement of State Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Programs Through Intergovernmental Cooperation.

§ 61.05 Advancement   of   state   mental   health   and   developmentaldisabilities programs through intergovernmental cooperation.The commissioner may promote state programs or  activities  in  mental   health,  developmental  disabilities,  alcoholism,  drug  addiction, and   other areas within the scope of  the  department's  activities  and  may   cooperate  with  the  federal government, local governments, other state   governments, other state agencies, and nongovernmental organizations  to   fulfill the objectives and purposes of this chapter.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 67.01 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 67 - Interstate Relations 67.01 - Report of Aliens.

§ 67.01 Report of aliens.The  commissioner  shall report to appropriate federal authorities all   alien mentally disabled persons in department facilities.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 67.03 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 67 - Interstate Relations 67.03 - Residents.

§ 67.03 Residents.  (a)  For  the  purposes  of this article any person who resides in the state continuously for one year, and any person under the age of sixteen or any person with a developmental disability whose parents  or  persons having  legal  custody of him have resided in the state continuously for one year, shall be considered a state resident.  Residence  so  acquired continues  until  the  resident has remained away from the state for one year.  (b) No person shall lose state  residence  through  absence  from  the state  while  serving  in  or attached to the armed forces of the United States or the United States Merchant Marine and no member of the  family of  any  such person shall lose state residence through absence from the state while living with  or  near  such  person  during  the  period  of service.  (c)  The  continuous  residence required to become a resident does not include any period during which a person  was  residing  on  a  military reservation,  but  periods of residence immediately before and after the period of residence on a military reservation,  if  equaling  one  year, shall satisfy the required period of continuous residence.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 67.05 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 67 - Interstate Relations 67.05 - Nonresidents.

§ 67.05 Nonresidents.  (a) The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements or establish compacts with other states, commonwealths, territories or possessions of the  United  States,  or  their political subdivisions, for the care and treatment of nonresidents in this state or for their prompt  and  humane return under proper supervision to their place of residence.  (b)  A  mentally  disabled nonresident in a department facility may be returned to his place of residence unless:   1. the applicable provisions of  a  compact  or  reciprocal  agreement provide otherwise; or,   2. the action would cause him and his family undue hardship.  (c)  Upon  the request of any mentally disabled patient or of a person acting in his behalf and with the patient's consent, the patient may  be transferred or released to any country, state, or place.  (d)  When  necessary  for the well-being of the patient or the public, the commissioner shall  employ  nurses  or  attendants  to  accompany  a mentally  disabled  patient  who  is  being  transferred  or released to another jurisdiction pursuant to this section. Mentally disabled females shall be accompanied by female nurses or attendants.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 67.08 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title E - General Provisions Article 67 - Interstate Relations 67.08 - Patient Transfer to Foreign Nation.

§ 67.08 Patient transfer to foreign nation.  (a)  The commissioner, or his or her designee, shall have the sole and absolute authority to approve or disapprove a  patient  application  for transfer  to  a  foreign  nation  pursuant  to  the  Council  of  Europe Convention  on  the  Transfer  of  Sentenced  Persons  (COE)  or   other applicable international treaty, where:  (1)  Such applicant has been committed to and placed in the custody of the department upon a verdict of not responsible  by  reason  of  mental disease  or  defect pursuant to section 330.20 of the criminal procedure law;  (2) Such applicant has indicated a willingness and desire for transfer to a foreign nation in writing on a form prescribed by the  commissioner or,  the  commissioner  at  the request of a patient's legal guardian or attorney can indicate a desire for transfer if the patient is unable  to indicate their willingness and desire on their own; and  (3)  The  transfer nation is either a "treaty nation" under the COE or any other nation with which the United States has  a  prisoner  transfer treaty  that  permits  the  transfer of persons committed to psychiatric institutions after a verdict of not  responsible  by  reason  of  mental disease or defect.  (b)  If a request for transfer is approved by the commissioner, or his or her designee, facility staff shall  assist  in  the  preparation  and submission  of  all  materials  and  forms  necessary  to effectuate the person's request for transfer to the United States department of justice for purposes of  finalization  of  the  transfer  process,  including  a verification  proceeding  before  a  United States district court judge, United States magistrate or other appointed United  States  official  to assure and document the applicant's voluntary request for transfer.  (c)  The  commissioner  shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth the procedures to notify  patients  and  where  applicable,  their legal  guardian  or attorney, of their rights under this section and the procedure by which a patient may apply to be considered for transfer  to a  foreign  nation.  Nothing  herein shall be construed to confer upon a patient a right to be transferred to a foreign nation.