16.25 – Temporary Operator.
* § 16.25 Temporary operator. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Established operator” shall mean the provider of services that has been established and issued an operating certificate pursuant to this article. (2) “Extraordinary financial assistance” shall mean state funds provided to, or requested by, a program for the express purpose of preventing […]
15.37 – Transfer of Juvenile Delinquents.
§ 15.37 Transfer of juvenile delinquents. (a) The commissioner shall receive and arrange for the admission of juvenile delinquents temporarily transferred to his custody pursuant to section 353.4 of the family court act to the appropriate office facility. (b) Immediately upon the admission of a juvenile as a resident pursuant to this section, the director […]
16.00 – Regulation and Quality Control of Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilties.
§ 16.00 Regulation and quality control of services for individuals with developmental disabilities. This article sets forth provisions enabling the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to regulate and assure the consistent high quality of services provided within the state to its citizens with developmental disabilities. The commissioner may adopt and promulgate […]
16.01 – Evaluation of Services for Persons With Developmental Disabilities.
§ 16.01 Evaluation of services for persons with developmental disabilities. (a) The commissioner shall ensure that all services provided under this chapter for persons with developmental disabilities are periodically evaluated. (b) The commissioner shall, by regulations, establish and maintain evaluation criteria and methods which assure the utility of data generated in the evaluation of services […]
16.03 – Operating Certificate Required.
§ 16.03 Operating certificate required. (a) No provider of services shall engage in any of the following activities without an operating certificate issued by the commissioner pursuant to this article: (1) Operation of a residential facility for the care and treatment of persons with developmental disabilities including a family care home. (2) Operation of any […]
16.05 – Issuance of Operating Certificates.
§ 16.05 Issuance of operating certificates. (a)(1) Application for an operating certificate shall be made upon forms prescribed by the commissioner. (2) Application shall be made by the person or entity responsible for operation of the facility or provider of services as described in subdivision four of section 16.03 of this article. Applications shall be […]
16.09 – Approval of New Construction.
§ 16.09 Approval of new construction. (a) As used or referred to in this section, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) “Facility” is limited to a facility in which services are offered for which an operating certificate is required by this article. For the purposes of this section facility shall include […]
16.11 – Oversight of Facilities and Services.
§ 16.11 Oversight of facilities and services. (a) The commissioner shall provide for the oversight of facilities and providers of services holding operating certificates pursuant to section 16.03 of this article and shall provide for the annual review of such facilities and providers in implementing the requirements of the office and in providing quality care […]
16.13 – Duties of Providers of Services.
§ 16.13 Duties of providers of services. It shall be the duty of every holder of an operating certificate issued pursuant to this article or organization whose incorporation or activities require the approval of the commissioner, or program funded or administered by the office to assist such office and the commission on quality of care […]
16.17 – Suspension, Revocation, or Limitation of an Operating Certificate.
§ 16.17 Suspension, revocation, or limitation of an operating certificate. (a) The commissioner may revoke, suspend, or limit an operating certificate or impose the penalties described in subparagraph a, b, c or d of paragraph one of subdivision (b) or in subdivision (g) of this section upon a determination that the holder of the certificate […]