N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law Section 32.17
Certain duties of providers of services

It shall be the duty of every holder of an operating certificate to assist both the office and the commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled in carrying out their respective and joint regulatory functions by:

(a)

complying with the provisions of this chapter, other applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations, and the regulations of the commissioner.

(b)

consistent with federal and state confidentiality laws and regulations, making such reports as are required by the office as well as those necessary to provide notification to the district attorney or other appropriate law enforcement official and the commissioner or his or her authorized representative as soon as possible, or in any event within three working days, if it appears that a crime may have been committed by program personnel against a patient receiving services from such provider, and/or if a crime may have been committed by program personnel against any person on such provider’s premises, and making such other reports, uniform and otherwise, as are required by the commissioner or his or her authorized representative with respect to its operations. Information obtained by the commissioner from the records of patients receiving services shall be kept confidential in accordance with applicable federal and state confidentiality laws and regulations.

(c)

cooperating with the commissioner or his or her authorized representative and the commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled or any representative authorized by the chairperson of such commission in any investigation or inspection conducted by the department or commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled.

(d)

permitting the commissioner or his or her authorized representative and the commission on quality of care for the mentally disabled or any representative authorized by the chairperson of such commission to inspect its facility and all books and records, including patient records, kept by it and to interview and examine any patient at its facility except that no patient may be examined against his or her will.

Source: Section 32.17 — Certain duties of providers of services, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/MHY/32.17 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

32.01
Regulation and quality control of chemical dependence services 32.02
Regulation and quality control of compulsive gambling services 32.03
Evaluation of chemical dependence services 32.05
Operating certificate required 32.05–A
Certified recovery residences 32.06
Prohibited practices by providers of substance use disorder services 32.07
Regulatory powers of the commissioner 32.09
Issuance of operating certificates 32.11
Child abuse prevention 32.13
Investigations and inspections 32.14
Compliance with operational standards by providers of services in general hospitals 32.15
Powers of the office regarding investigation and inspection 32.17
Certain duties of providers of services 32.17–A
Notification of emergency contact 32.19
Powers of subpoena and examination 32.20
Temporary operator 32.21
Suspension, revocation, or limitation of operating certificates and imposition of fines 32.23
Formal hearings 32.25
Confinement, care, and treatment of persons suffering from chemical abuse or dependence 32.27
Injunction and temporary restraining order 32.29
Approval of new construction 32.31
Establishment or incorporation of facilities for chemical dependence services 32.33
Improper expenditures of money 32.35
Disclosure by members, officers and employees 32.36
Crisis stabilization services 32.37
Registration and notification of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations 32.38
The recovery tax credit program 32.39
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N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law Section 32.17 Certain duties of providers of services

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N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law Section 32.17
Certain duties of providers of services