N.Y. Facilities Development Corporation Act 359/68 § 7: Relationship with the state departments of health and mental hygiene

§ 7. Relationship with the state departments of health and mental

hygiene. 1. The corporation shall upon request assist and cooperate with

and make its personnel and services fully available to the commissioner

of health and the department of health in matters relating to their

responsibilities for the approval of construction of hospital and health

facilities pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public health law.

The corporation shall also consult with the department of health in

matters relating to construction standards, including space

requirements, site plans, architectural concept, original furnishings,

equipment, machinery and apparatus needed to furnish and equip such

facilities.

2. The corporation shall assist and cooperate with and shall make its

personnel and services fully available to the department and its

commissioners in matters relating to their responsibilities for land

acquisition and capital planning relating to mental hygiene facilities.

During the course of construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation and

improvement of mental hygiene facilities, the corporation shall consult

with personnel of the department as the work progresses in matters

relating to space requirements, site plans, architectural concepts, and

substantial changes in the plans and specifications therefor, and in

matters relating to the original furnishings, equipment, machinery and

apparatus needed to furnish and equip mental hygiene facilities upon the

completion of work. The department and its commissioners on their part

shall assist and cooperate with the corporation in such matters.

3. The corporation shall also assist and cooperate with and shall make

its personnel and services fully available to the office of alcoholism

and substance abuse services in matters relating to the responsibilities

of such office for site selection, acquisition of and capital planning

relating to alcoholism or substance abuse facilities. During the course

of construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation and improvement of such

facilities the corporation shall consult with personnel of such office

as the work progresses in matters relating to space requirements, site

plans, architectural concepts and substantial changes in the plans and

specifications therefor and in matters relating to the original

furnishings, equipment, machinery, and apparatus needed to furnish and

equip such facilities upon the completion of the work. The office of

alcoholism and substance abuse services shall assist and cooperate with

the corporation in such matters.