N.Y. FCT Law § 771
This is the official text of N.Y. FCT Law § 771, part of New York’s FCT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "FCT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Discontinuation of treatment by agency or institution
Official statutory text
§ 771. Discontinuation of treatment by agency or institution. If an\nauthorized agency in which a person is placed under section seven\nhundred fifty-six\n (a) discontinues or suspends its work; or\n (b) is unwilling to continue to care for the person for the reason\nthat support by the state of New York or one of its political\nsubdivisions has been discontinued; or\n (c) so fundamentally alters its program that the person can no longer\nbenefit from it, the person shall be returned by the agency to the court\nwhich entered the order of placement.\n
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