N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 31.07: Investigations and inspections

§ 31.07 Investigations and inspections.

The commissioner shall have the power to conduct investigations into

the operations of providers of services which are required by this

article to have operating certificates and to make inspections and

examine records, including, but not limited to, medical service and

financial records of facilities to determine whether such providers of

services are complying with the provisions of this chapter and

applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Inspections shall be made as

frequently as the commissioner may deem necessary, but in any event such

inspections shall be made on at least two occasions during each calendar

year, one of which shall be without prior notice, provided, however,

that where, in the discretion of the commissioner, an operating

certificate has been issued to a program with a history of compliance

and a record of providing a high quality of care, the periodic

inspection and visitation required by this section shall be made at

least once during each calendar year provided such visit shall be

without prior notice.