2006 New York Code - Community Agreements Regarding Admission Procedures.

 
  § 29.05 Community agreements regarding admission procedures.
    A  director  of community services and the commissioner may enter into
  an agreement concerning screening of applications  for  admission  to  a
  facility  pursuant to this chapter. The agreement may provide procedures
  for submitting certain applications to the director  or  his  authorized
  representative  for  review, for examining a person allegedly in need of
  or  suitable  for  care  and   treatment,   for   obtaining   additional
  information,   and   for  offering  recommendations  on  appropriate  or
  alternate modes of  care  and  treatment  or  any  other  guidelines  on
  determining  options  in  the community for the care and treatment of an
  individual.