N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 9.03: Admission to a hospital

§ 9.03 Admission to a hospital.

Unless otherwise specifically provided for by statute, a person with a

mental illness shall be admitted to a hospital as an in-patient only

pursuant to the provisions of this article, except that chemically

dependent patients may be admitted to chemical dependence facilities

operated by such hospitals under contract or agreement with the office

of alcoholism and substance abuse services in accordance with the

provisions of article twenty-two of this chapter. The section of the

mental hygiene law under which a patient is admitted or under which any

change of legal status is subsequently effected shall be stated in the

patient's record.