N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 7.15: Programs of the office of mental health

§ 7.15 Programs of the office of mental health.

(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 the mentally ill. 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 or she 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

department 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 of the

department and with other departments or agencies of the state, local or

federal government, or with other organizations and individuals.