The director shall, from time to time, determine what shall be the hourly, daily or weekly rate per patient for maintenance and treatment and, when such rate has been approved by the State Commissioner of Health, it shall be the basis of all charges for treatment, care and maintenance. In place of or in addition to the foregoing rates, the director may create special charge rates for persons admitted as part of a specific written research protocol.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 88-1.12