N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law Section 9.29
Involuntary admission on medical certification

  • notice of admission to patients and others

(a)

The director shall cause written notice of a person’s involuntary admission on an application supported by medical certification to be given forthwith to the mental hygiene legal service.

(b)

The director shall cause written notice of the admission of such person, including such person’s rights under this article, to be given personally or by mail not later than five days, excluding Sunday and holidays, after such admission to the following:

1.

the nearest relative of the person alleged to be mentally ill, other than the applicant, if there be any such person known to the director.

2.

as many as three additional persons, if designated in writing to receive such notice by the person so admitted.

Source: Section 9.29 — Involuntary admission on medical certification; notice of admission to patients and others, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/MHY/9.­29 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 6, 2025).

9.01
Definitions 9.03
Admission to a hospital 9.05
Examining physicians, examining psychiatric nurse practitioners and medical certificates 9.07
Notice to all patients of their rights and of the availability of the mental hygiene legal service 9.09
Notices to mental hygiene legal service concerning minors 9.11
Patients’ records 9.13
Voluntary admissions 9.15
Informal admissions 9.17
Voluntary and informal admissions 9.19
Voluntary and informal admissions 9.21
Voluntary and informal admissions 9.23
Voluntary and informal admissions 9.25
Voluntary and informal admissions 9.27
Involuntary admission on medical certification 9.29
Involuntary admission on medical certification 9.31
Involuntary admission on medical certification 9.33
Court authorization to retain an involuntary patient 9.35
Review of court authorization to retain an involuntary patient 9.37
Involuntary admission on certificate of a director of community services or his designee 9.39
Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care, and treatment 9.40
Emergency observation, care and treatment in comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs 9.41
Emergency assessment for immediate observation, care, and treatment 9.43
Emergency assessment for immediate observation, care, and treatment 9.45
Emergency assessment for immediate observation, care, and treatment 9.46
Reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health professionals 9.47
Duties of local officers in regard to their persons with a mental illness 9.48
Duties of directors of assisted outpatient treatment programs 9.49
Transfer of juvenile delinquents 9.51
Residential treatment facilities for children and youth 9.53
Children in the custody of social services officials or the division for youth 9.55
Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care and treatment 9.57
Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care and treatment 9.58
Transport for evaluation 9.59
Immunity from liability 9.60
Assisted outpatient treatment 9.63
Transportation of persons to or between hospitals 9.64
Notice of admission determination to community provider
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Verified:
Dec. 6, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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