N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law Section 41.04
Responsibilities of commissioners of the offices

(a)

In order to prevent unnecessary fragmentation in the planning and financing of the care, treatment and rehabilitation of the mentally disabled, the commissioners of the offices in the department shall consult and cooperate with one another and shall meet from time to time with the New York state conference of local mental hygiene directors, to ensure that the procedural policies, forms, time frames for submission and approval of plans and rules and regulations governing the procedures for planning and financing of the care, treatment and rehabilitation of the mentally disabled adopted by each of the offices in the department are consistent with one another.

(b)

Guidelines for the operation of local services plans and financing shall be adopted only by rule or regulation. Such rules and regulations shall be submitted at least twenty-one days prior to the effective date thereof to the New York state conference of local mental hygiene directors for comment thereon; provided, however, if a commissioner finds that the public health, welfare or safety requires the prompt adoption of rules and regulations, he may dispense with such submission prior to the effective date thereof but, in such case, such commissioner shall submit such rules and regulations to the conference as soon as possible for their review within sixty days after the effective date thereof.

Source: Section 41.04 — Responsibilities of commissioners of the offices, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/MHY/41.­04 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

41.01
Declaration of purpose 41.03
Definitions 41.04
Responsibilities of commissioners of the offices 41.05
Local governmental unit 41.07
Provision of services by the local governmental unit 41.09
Director 41.10
State conference of local mental hygiene directors 41.11
Composition of boards 41.13
Powers and duties of local governmental units 41.15
Approved plans and state aid 41.16
Local planning 41.17
State and local coordination 41.18
Local services plan 41.24
Study on alternative to net deficit funding 41.25
Fees 41.27
State aid procedures 41.29
Liability of local government 41.31
Publication of records 41.32
Transitional provisions for local assistance funding of federally funded demonstration projects for treatment of alcoholics 41.33
Community residences for the mentally disabled 41.34
Site selection of community residential facilities 41.35
Demonstration programs 41.36
Community residential facilities 41.37
Community residence and residential treatment facility for children and youth development grants 41.38
Rental and mortgage payments of community residential facilities for the mentally ill 41.39
Vocational programs 41.40
Small community residential facilities 41.40*2
Respite services 41.41
Rights of persons with developmental disabilities 41.42
Family support programs 41.43
Family support services 41.44
Community residential services for the mentally ill 41.45
Development grants for residential care centers for adults 41.46
Disclosure by members, officers and employees 41.47
Community support services program 41.48
Real property acquisition options 41.49
Adolescent suicide prevention program 41.49*2
Community based mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed children 41.50
Development grants for comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs 41.51
State aid for costs of comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs 41.52
Community residential services for alcoholism 41.53
Community residence development grants for alcoholism services 41.54
Roles and responsibilities of certain board members 41.54*2
Employee assistance programs 41.55
Community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program 41.57
Compulsive gambling education and treatment program
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Verified:
Nov. 1, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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