15.15 – Voluntary Admissions; Suitability.
§ 15.15 Voluntary admissions; suitability. (a) In order for a person to be suitable for admission to a school as a voluntary resident, or for conversion to such status he must be notified of and have the ability to understand the following: 1. that the school to which he is requesting admission is a school […]
13.34 – On-Site Client Advocacy in Developmental Centers.
§ 13.34 On-site client advocacy in developmental centers. 1. There shall be at each developmental center facility listed in section 13.17 of this article, an ombudsman who shall be an employee of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs under article twenty of the executive law and who shall be responsible […]
13.35 – Actions Against Persons Rendering Professional Services at the Request of the Office; Defense and Indemnification.
§ 13.35 Actions against persons rendering professional services at the request of the office; defense and indemnification. The provisions of section seventeen of the public officers law shall apply to any physician, dentist, psychologist, nurse, optometrist, licensed master social worker, or licensed clinical social worker, licensed to practice pursuant to the education law, who is […]
13.37 – Powers of the Office and Commissioner in Relation to the Planning and Referral of Children With Developmental Disabilities for Adult Services.
§ 13.37 Powers of the office and commissioner in relation to the planning and referral of children with developmental disabilities for adult services. (a) As used in this section: 1. “report” means a report submitted to the office pursuant to subparagraph five of paragraph b of subdivision one of section forty-four hundred two of the […]
13.37-A – Transitional Care.
§ 13.37-a Transitional care. (a) For purposes of this section, “transitional care” shall mean care and maintenance of persons: 1. who were placed in foster care by a social services district pursuant to article six of the social services law and who have become twenty-one years of age, or who were placed in a residential […]
13.38 – Additional Duties of the Office With Respect to Persons Receiving Transitional Care.
§ 13.38 Additional duties of the office with respect to persons receiving transitional care. (a) The office shall, in consultation with the department of social services, the education department, the office of mental health, and the council on children and families, develop a plan and implement procedures to help assure that all persons who are […]
13.39 – Registration and Notification of Boards of Directors or Trustees of Certain Voluntary Not-for-Profit Facilities or Corporations.
§ 13.39 Registration and notification of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, the executive director, chairperson or president of a voluntary, not-for-profit corporation or facility which is subject to the jurisdiction of the office for people with developmental disabilities shall furnish […]
13.40 – People First Waiver Program.
§ 13.40 People first waiver program. (a) The commissioner and the commissioner of health shall jointly establish a people first waiver program for purposes of developing a care coordination model that integrates various long-term habilitation supports and/or health care. The people first waiver program shall include the use of developmental disability individual support and care […]
13.41 – Integrated Employment Plan.
* § 13.41 Integrated employment plan. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the developmental disabilities advisory council, shall establish a plan to increase employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. The plan shall include, but not be limited to: (1) identification of strategies to increase competitive employment opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities, including students […]
13.41*2 – Retaliatory Personnel Actions.
* § 13.41 Retaliatory personnel actions. Employees of facilities, programs and providers operated, licensed, certified, authorized or funded by the office shall have protection from retaliatory action from employers as provided for in sections seven hundred forty and seven hundred forty-one of the labor law. * NB There are 2 § 13.41’s