N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 13.15: Programs of the office for people with developmental disabilities

§ 13.15 Programs of the office for people with developmental

disabilities.

(a) The commissioner shall plan, promote, establish, develop,

coordinate, evaluate, and conduct programs and services of prevention,

diagnosis, examination, care, treatment, rehabilitation, training, and

research for the benefit of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Such programs shall include but not be limited to in-patient,

out-patient, partial hospitalization, day care, emergency,

rehabilitative, and other appropriate treatments and services. He shall

take all actions that are necessary, desirable, or proper to implement

the purposes of this chapter and to carry out the purposes and

objectives of the office within the amounts made available therefor by

appropriation, grant, gift, devise, bequest, or allocation from the

mental health services fund established under section ninety-seven-f of

the state finance law.

(b) The activities described in subdivision (a) of this section may be

undertaken in cooperation and agreement with other offices, departments

or agencies of the state, local or federal government, or with other

organizations and individuals.