N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 512.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024

Section 512.2 - Legal base

(a) Sections 7.09 (b) and 31.04 (a) of the Mental Hygiene Law give the commissioner the power and responsibility to plan, establish and evaluate programs and services for the benefit of individuals with mental illness, and to adopt regulations that are necessary and proper to implement matters under his or her jurisdiction.

(b) Section 41.05 of the Mental Hygiene Law provides that a local governmental unit shall direct and administer a local comprehensive planning process for its geographic area in which all providers of service shall participate and cooperate through the development of integrated systems of care and treatment for people with mental illness.

(c) Subdivision (a) of section 43.02 of the Mental Hygiene Law provides that payments under the Medical Assistance Program for programs approved by the Office of Mental Health shall be at rates certified by the Commissioner of Mental Health and approved by the Director of the Division of the Budget.

(d) Subdivision (b) of section 43.02 of the Mental Hygiene Law gives the commissioner authority to request from operators of facilities certified by the Office of Mental Health such financial, statistical and program information as the commissioner may determine to be necessary.

(e) Subdivision (c) of section 43.02 of the Mental Hygiene Law gives the Commissioner of Mental Health the authority to adopt rules and regulations relating to methodologies used in establishment of schedules of rates for payment.

(f) Sections 364 (3) and 364-a (1) of the Social Services Law give the Office of Mental Health responsibility for establishing and maintaining standards for medical care and services in facilities under its jurisdiction, in accordance with cooperative arrangements with the Department of Health.

(g) Section 365-m of the Social Services Law authorizes the Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health and the Commissioner of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, in consultation with the Department of Health, to contract with regional behavioral health organizations to provide administrative and management services for the provision of behavioral health services.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 512.2