N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 5.09: Facilities development corporation

§ 5.09 Facilities development corporation.

(a) The facilities development corporation shall be entitled to

exclusive possession, jurisdiction, supervision and control of all real

property held for facilities operated by any of the offices of the

department, such facilities being defined as mental hygiene facilities

by section three of the facilities development corporation act, to

exclusive possession, jurisdiction, supervision and control of such

facilities, and to all payments made for the care, maintenance and

treatment of patients at such facilities; provided, however, that the

directors of the said corporation shall make all such property and all

such facilities available to the commissioners and offices of the

department of mental hygiene for use in the care, maintenance, and

treatment of the mentally disabled.

The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to community

mental health and developmental disabilities facilities as defined in

section three of the facilities development corporation act or to

payments made for the care, maintenance and treatment of patients at

such community mental health and developmental disabilities facilities.

(b) The director of a department facility shall permit any director,

officer, employee or agent of the facilities development corporation to

inspect and test the physical condition of any building, unit, room,

structure, improvement, walkway, roadway, parking lot or utility

connection at the facility under appropriate conditions designed to

minimize any disruption in the care, maintenance, and treatment of

patients at the facility. The director and officers and employees at the

facility shall cooperate fully with any such trustee, officer, employee

or agent in assessing the need for physical construction,

reconstruction, rehabilitation and improvement at the facility and for

the acquisition of furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus to be

used in mental hygiene facilities upon the completion of construction,

reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement work and shall cooperate

fully in carrying out all work being done under the direction of the

said corporation.