29.29 – Incident Reporting Procedures.
§ 29.29 Incident reporting procedures. The commissioners of the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities of the department shall establish policies and uniform procedures for their respective offices for the reporting, compilation, and analysis of incident reports. Incident reports shall, for the purposes of this chapter, mean reports of […]
29.20 – In-Patient Nasogastric Feeding Procedures.
§ 29.20 In-patient nasogastric feeding procedures. The commissioners of the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities of the department shall each promulgate and administer regulations and policies governing the maximum size of nasogastric feeding tubes with the principal purposes of protecting patients from undue discomfort, for the benefit of […]
29.21 – Care of Children Born to Patients.
§ 29.21 Care of children born to patients. If a child is born to a patient in a department facility, the director shall determine, with suitable social service advice, whether the mother is able to care for the child. If, in his opinion, she is unable to do so, he shall make provision for such […]
29.23 – Powers With Respect to Property of Persons Receiving Services.
* § 29.23 Powers with respect to property of persons receiving services. The commissioner may authorize the directors of department facilities, to receive or obtain funds or other personal property, excepting jewelry, due or belonging to a person receiving services from such facility who has no guardian authorized to receive such funds or property, up […]
29.25 – Sale or Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages to Patients Prohibited.
§ 29.25 Sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages to patients prohibited. Any person who knowingly sells, delivers, or gives away or causes, permits, or procures to be sold, delivered, or given away any alcoholic beverage to a patient on the grounds of a department facility, except as part of the patient’s prescribed medical regimen or […]
29.27 – Incarcerated Individual-Patients Placed in the Custody of the Department.
§ 29.27 Incarcerated individual-patients placed in the custody of the department. (a) As used in this section, the term “incarcerated individual-patient” means a person committed pursuant to the provisions of article sixteen of the correction law to the custody of the department of mental hygiene for care and treatment. (b) The commissioner shall provide a […]
29.28 – Payment of Costs for Prosecution of Incarcerated Individual-Patients.
§ 29.28 Payment of costs for prosecution of incarcerated individual-patients. (a) When an incarcerated individual-patient, as defined in subdivision (a) of section 29.27 of this article, who was committed from a state correctional facility, is alleged to have committed an offense while in the custody of the department, the department of corrections and community supervision […]
29.03 – Effect of Court Order Authorizing Retention of a Patient.
§ 29.03 Effect of court order authorizing retention of a patient. No order or determination under this article that a person is in need of involuntary care and treatment or that there was need for retention of such person shall be construed or deemed to be a determination or finding that such person is incompetent […]
29.05 – Community Agreements Regarding Admission Procedures.
§ 29.05 Community agreements regarding admission procedures. A director of community services and the commissioner may enter into an agreement concerning screening of applications for admission to a facility pursuant to this chapter. The agreement may provide procedures for submitting certain applications to the director or his authorized representative for review, for examining a person […]
29.07 – Commissioner’s Powers Over Admissions to Department Facilities.
§ 29.07 Commissioner’s powers over admissions to department facilities. (a) The commissioner may by order defer admissions to any facility in the department when the total number of patients therein exceeds its capacity to an extent which will not permit adequate care and treatment to be provided patients. (b) If the commissioner shall determine that […]