31.31 – Improper Expenditure of Moneys.
§ 31.31 Improper expenditure of moneys. (a) No provider of services licensed pursuant to this article shall make any charitable contribution of state moneys, medical assistance payments or social security or supplemental security income or any interest or other income earned thereon, except as authorized by the commissioner. Provided, however, the provisions of this section […]
31.33 – Mental Health Special Needs Plans.
* § 31.33 Mental health special needs plans. The commissioner, jointly with the commissioner of health, shall be authorized to issue a certificate of authority to operate a mental health special needs plan, in accordance with the procedures of section forty-four hundred three-d of the public health law. * NB Repealed March 31, 2025
31.28 – Facilities; Receivership.
§ 31.28 Facilities; receivership. (a) The owner or owners of any facility may at any time request the office to take over the operation of such facility by the appointment of a receiver. Upon receiving such a request, the office may, if it deems such action desirable, enter into an agreement with any such owners […]
31.29 – Monthly Personal Allowances.
§ 31.29 Monthly personal allowances. (a) Each resident of a residential care center for adults shall be entitled to retain out of his or her income, including supplemental security income or safety net assistance benefits pursuant to the social services law, a monthly personal allowance in an amount equal to the monthly personal allowance established […]
31.30 – Abuse, Neglect, and Significant Incidents Involving Vulnerable Persons.
§ 31.30 Abuse, neglect, and significant incidents involving vulnerable persons. (a) The commissioner in consultation with the executive director of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs, shall promulgate regulations establishing standards for the protection of service recipients in the care of facilities and provider agencies operated, licensed or certified by […]
31.23 – Approval of New Construction.
§ 31.23 Approval of new construction. (a) As used or referred to in this section, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: “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 family […]
31.25 – Residential Services for Treatment of Eating Disorders.
§ 31.25 Residential services for treatment of eating disorders. The commissioner shall establish, pursuant to regulation, licensed residential providers of treatment and/or supportive services to children, adolescents, and adults with eating disorders, as that term is defined in section 30.02 of this title. Such regulations shall be developed in consultation with representatives from each of […]
31.26 – Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Youth.
§ 31.26 Residential treatment facilities for children and youth. (a) The commissioner may authorize the operation of residential treatment facilities for children and youth. Such residential treatment facilities may only be operated by not-for-profit organizations. (b) The commissioner shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations governing the establishment and operation of residential treatment […]
31.27 – Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs.
** § 31.27 Comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of mental health. (2) “Crisis intervention services” means services provided in an emergency room located within a general hospital, which shall include but not be limited to: psychiatric and medical evaluations and assessments; prescription or adjustment of […]
31.35 – Review of Criminal History Information Concerning Certain Prospective Employees.
§ 31.35 Review of criminal history information concerning certain prospective employees. * (a) Every provider of services who contracts with or is approved or otherwise authorized by the office of mental health to provide services, except (1) a department facility, (2) a hospital as defined in article twenty-eight of the public health law, or (3) […]