2006 New York Code - Duties Of Local Officers In Regard To Their Mentally Ill.

 
  § 9.47 Duties of local officers in regard to their mentally ill.
    * (a) All directors of community services, health officers, and social
  services  officials,  as defined by the social services law, are charged
  with the duty of seeing that  all  mentally  ill  persons  within  their
  respective  communities  who  are  in  need  of  care and treatment at a
  hospital are admitted to a hospital pursuant to the provisions  of  this
  article.  Social services officials and health officers shall notify the
  director of community services  of  any  such  person  coming  to  their
  attention.  Pending  the  determination  of  the condition of an alleged
  mentally ill person, it shall be the duty of the director  of  community
  services  and, if there be no such director, of the local health officer
  to provide for the proper care of such person in a suitable facility.
    * NB Effective until June 30, 2010
    * All directors of community services,  health  officers,  and  social
  services  officials,  as defined by the social services law, are charged
  with the duty of seeing that  all  mentally  ill  persons  within  their
  respective  communities  who  are  in  need  of  care and treatment at a
  hospital are admitted to a hospital pursuant to the provisions  of  this
  article.  Social services officials and health officers shall notify the
  director of community services  of  any  such  person  coming  to  their
  attention.  Pending  the  determination  of  the condition of an alleged
  mentally ill person, it shall be the duty of the director  of  community
  services  and, if there be no such director, of the local health officer
  to provide for the proper care of such person in a suitable facility.
    * NB Effective June 30, 2010
    * (b) All directors of community services shall be responsible for:
    (1) receiving reports of persons  who  may  be  in  need  of  assisted
  outpatient treatment and documenting the receipt date of such reports;
    (2)  conducting  timely  investigations  of such reports and providing
  written notice  upon  the  completion  of  investigations  to  reporting
  persons  and  program  coordinators,  appointed  by  the commissioner of
  mental health pursuant to subdivision (f) of section 7.17 of this title,
  and  documenting  the  initiation   and   completion   dates   of   such
  investigations and the dispositions;
    (3)  filing of petitions for assisted outpatient treatment pursuant to
  paragraph (vii) of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of this article,  and
  documenting the petition filing date and the date of the court order;
    (4)  coordinating  the  timely delivery of court ordered services with
  program coordinators and documenting the date assisted outpatients begin
  to receive the services mandated in the court order; and
    (5) reporting  on  a  quarterly  basis  to  program  coordinators  the
  information collected pursuant to this subdivision.
    * NB Repealed June 30, 2010
    * (c) In discharge of the duties imposed by subdivision (b) of section
  9.60  of  this  article,  directors  of  community  services may provide
  services directly, or may coordinate services with the  offices  of  the
  department  or  may  contract  with  any  public  or private provider to
  provide services for such programs as may be necessary to carry out  the
  duties imposed pursuant to this subdivision.
    * NB Repealed June 30, 2010