N.Y. Social Services Law § 463: Definitions

§ 463. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following

definitions shall apply:

1. "Community residential facility" means any facility operated or

subject to licensure by the state which provides a supervised residence

for mentally, emotionally, physically, or socially disabled persons or

for persons in need of supervision or juvenile delinquents. This term

includes, but is not limited to, community residences for the mentally

disabled operated or licensed by the office of mental health or office

for people with developmental disabilities or by the divisions of the

office of alcoholism and substance abuse, agency operated boarding

homes, group homes or private proprietary homes for adults operated or

licensed by the department of social services, group homes operated by,

contracted for or licensed by the division for youth and half-way houses

operated or licensed by the division of substance abuse services.

2. "Sponsoring agency" means an agency or unit of government, a

voluntary agency as defined in the mental hygiene law or other

organization which intends to establish or operate a community

residential facility.

3. "Licensing authority" means the head of the state agency

responsible for issuance of a license or operating certificate to a

proposed community residential facility.