N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law Section 7.49
Reporting obligations


The office shall post annually on or before January first on its website:

(a)

the number of defendants committed to the custody of the commissioner by a final order of observation issued pursuant to section 730.40 of the criminal procedure law;

(b)

the originating counties for such orders;

(c)

the institutions to which the office designated such defendants for observation;

(d)

for defendants observed at a hospital operated by the office, the rate of inpatient admission, the average length of stay, the number of defendants who were referred to additional services, the number of defendants who were not referred to additional services, and whether discharge planning was conducted; and

(e)

for defendants observed at a hospital not operated by the office, the number of defendants admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit and the number of defendants evaluated and discharged without inpatient admission. * NB Effective January 1, 2027

Source: Section 7.49 — Reporting obligations, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/MHY/7.­49 (updated Feb. 20, 2026; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

Verified:
Feb. 28, 2026

Last modified:
Feb. 20, 2026

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