N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 13.27: Facility services

§ 13.27 Facility services.

(a) Chapels. The commissioner may permit any religious or missionary

corporation or society or combination of such corporations and societies

to erect a building on the grounds of any facility in the office for the

holding of religious service, to be used exclusively for the benefit of

the patients and employees of such facility, subject to such conditions

as may be imposed by the commissioner.

(b) Fire mutual aid. In cooperation with the development and operation

of plans for mutual aid in cases of fire and other public emergencies,

the director of a facility in the office for people with developmental

disabilities, with the approval of the commissioner, may authorize the

fire department of the facility to furnish aid to such territory

surrounding the facility as may be practical in cases of fire and such

emergencies, having due regard to the safety of the patients and

property of the facility and to engage in practice and training programs

in connection with the development and operation of such mutual aid

plans.

(c) Community stores. The commissioner may authorize the director of

any facility under his jurisdiction to operate a community store or to

lease space in any of its buildings not inconsistent with the

requirements of the facility for the operation of a community store for

the use and benefit of the patients, visitors, and personnel of such

facility. The moneys received by the director of such facility under or

pursuant to any such operation shall be deposited in a special fund to

be known as the community store fund and shall be used for the general

purposes of the facility, subject to the provisions of section

fifty-three of the state finance law.

(d) Laboratory services. Subject to the commissioner's regulations,

the director may agree to make the laboratory service of a facility in

the office for people with developmental disabilities available to

adjacent local governments and may receive, apply, and spend money for

the extension of laboratory service according to the terms of the

agreement as approved by the commissioner.