2023 New York Laws › MHY - Mental Hygiene › Title E - General Provisions › Article 41 - Local Services › 41.17 - State and Local Coordination.

§ 41.17 State and local coordination.
Each  commissioner of an office in the department, consistent with the
goals and objectives established by the advisory council of such  office
in  cooperation  with  the  New  York  state  conference of local mental
hygiene directors  and  providers  of  service  including  directors  of
hospital  based  mental  health  services, directors of community mental
health centers, and voluntary agencies, shall:
(a) Within five years from the effective date of this chapter:
1. develop standards for admissions to all facilities for the care  of
the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and those suffering from the
disease  of  alcoholism,  alcohol  abuse,  substance  abuse or substance
dependence consistent with the requirements of articles nine and fifteen
of this chapter taking  into  account  characteristics  of  clients  and
providers;
2.  develop  standards for discharges from all facilities for the care
of the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and those suffering  from
the  disease  of alcoholism, alcohol abuse, substance abuse or substance
dependence  taking  into  account  the  availability  and  adequacy   of
community  residential  and  treatment  services  and  the rights of the
patient;
3. develop and recommend to the governor  and  legislature  procedures
giving  local  governmental units the opportunity to review all proposed
admissions of residents of the local government  to  facilities  in  the
department,  consistent  with the requirements of articles nine, fifteen
and twenty-one of this chapter. The purpose of such review shall  be  to
determine  whether alternative community-based services are available or
can be made available to such residents;
4. develop and recommend to the governor  and  legislature  procedures
giving  local  governmental  units the opportunity to propose discharges
and review proposed discharges and placements of residents of the  local
government  from  facilities  of  the  department  to  programs  in  the
community consistent with the requirements of articles nine, fifteen and
twenty-one of this chapter;
5.  develop  and  implement  a  uniform  assessment,  evaluation   and
reporting system as required by section 31.01 of this chapter;
6.  develop  allocable  per  patient  rates  for departmental facility
programming and facility maintenance and support as required by  section
43.01 of this chapter;
7.   examine   and   develop   in  consultation  with  the  recognized
representative of  employees  of  the  offices  of  the  department  and
recommend to the governor and legislature appropriate programs addressed
to  the  labor and employment issues resulting from contraction of state
operated  services  with  such  programs  to  be  designed  to   provide
opportunities  for  the  retraining  and  continuation  of employment of
persons currently employed in the state mental hygiene department.
(b) Report to the governor and the legislature by March first of  each
year, on the progress made toward the implementation of the requirements
specified by subdivision (a) of this section.