2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
  § 15.01 Definitions.
    As used in this article:
    "in  need  of  care  and  treatment"  means  that a person is mentally
  retarded and would benefit from care and treatment as a  resident  in  a
  school.
    "in  need of involuntary care and treatment" means that a person is in
  need of in-patient care and treatment as a resident in  a  school,  that
  such  care  and  treatment  is  essential  to  his welfare, and that his
  judgment is so impaired that he is unable to  understand  the  need  for
  such care and treatment.
    "need  for  retention"  means that a person who has been admitted to a
  school pursuant to this article is  in  need  of  involuntary  care  and
  treatment in a school for a further period.
    "record"  of  a  patient  shall  consist  of  admission,  transfer  or
  retention papers and orders, and  accompanying  data  required  by  this
  article and by the regulations of the commissioner.
    "director  of  community  services"  means  the  director of community
  services for the mentally disabled appointed pursuant to article  eleven
  of this chapter.
    any  provisions  of  this article which explicitly or implicitly apply
  to, or reference, persons who are, or who are alleged  to  be,  mentally
  retarded  shall  be deemed to apply to, or to be a reference to, persons
  who are, or who are alleged to be, developmentally disabled.