N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 551.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024
Section 551.2 - Legal base
(a) Section 31.02 of the Mental Hygiene Law requires that a provider of services must be issued an operating certificate in order to engage in the following activities: a residential facility; a freestanding psychiatric inpatient facility; part of a general hospital providing inpatient or nonresidential services; outpatient or nonresidential program; residential treatment facility for children and youth; or comprehensive psychiatric emergency program which serves individuals diagnosed with a mental illness.
(b) Section 31.04 of the Mental Hygiene Law grants the Commissioner of Mental Health the power and responsibility to adopt regulations that are necessary and proper to implement matters under his or her jurisdiction and to establish procedures for the issuance and amendment of operating certificates.
(c) Section 31.05 of the Mental Hygiene Law establishes criteria for the issuance of an operating certificate.
(d) Section 31.22 of the Mental Hygiene Law establishes criteria for the approval of certain certificates of incorporation.
(e) Section 31.23 of the Mental Hygiene Law establishes criteria for the approval of facility programs, services and sites.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 551.2