New York StatutesTitle B - MENTAL HEALTH ACT
- Article 7 - (7.01 - 7.43) OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH
- Article 9 - (9.01 - 9.63) HOSPITALIZATION OF THE MENTALLY ILL
- 9.01 - Definitions.
- 9.03 - Admission to a hospital.
- 9.05 - Examining physicians 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; suitability.
- 9.19 - Voluntary and informal admissions; notices.
- 9.21 - Voluntary and informal admissions; encouragement of.
- 9.23 - Voluntary and informal admissions; conversion to.
- 9.25 - Voluntary and informal admissions; review of status.
- 9.27 - Involuntary admission on medical certification.
- 9.29 - Involuntary admission on medical certification; notice of admission to patients and others.
- 9.31 - Involuntary admission on medical certification; patient's right to a hearing.
- 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 admissions for immediate observation, care, and treatment; powers of certain peace officers and police officers.
- 9.43 - Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care, and treatment; powers of courts.
- 9.45 - Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care, and treatment; powers of directors of community services.
- 9.47 - Duties of local officers in regard to their mentally ill.
- 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; admissions.
- 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; powers of qualified psychiatrists.
- 9.57 - Emergency admissions for immediate observation, care and treatment; powers of emergency room physicians.
- 9.58 - Transport for evaluation; powers of approved mobile crisis outreach teams.
- 9.59 - Immunity from liability.
- 9.60 - Assisted outpatient treatment.
- 9.63 - Transportation of persons to or between hospitals.
- Article 10 - (10.01 - 10.17) SEX OFFENDERS REQUIRING CIVIL COMMITMENT OR SUPERVISION