N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 91.03: Savings clause

§ 91.03 Savings clause.

Nothing contained in this chapter or any act amendatory thereof shall

affect or impair the validity of any act done or right accruing, accrued

or acquired, or any order, judgment, or status established prior to the

enactment of this chapter or prior to the enactment of any act

amendatory thereof. Persons admitted or certified pursuant to the

provisions of article six or article seven of the mental hygiene law as

it existed prior to the enactment of this chapter may be retained

pursuant to the provisions of the respective articles but in no event to

exceed a period of two years from the effective date of this chapter.