N.Y. MHY Law § 13.27

§ 13.27 Facility services.\n (a) Chapels. The commissioner may permit any religious or missionary\ncorporation or society or combination of such corporations and societies\nto erect a building on the grounds of any facility in the office for the\nholding of religious service, to be used exclusively for the benefit of\nthe patients and employees of such facility, subject to such conditions\nas may be imposed by the commissioner.\n (b) Fire mutual aid. In cooperation with the development and operation\nof plans for mutual aid in cases of fire and other public emergencies,\nthe director of a facility in the office for people with developmental\ndisabilities, with the approval of the commissioner, may authorize the\nfire department of the facility to furnish aid to such territory\nsurrounding the facility as may be practical in cases of fire and such\nemergencies, having due regard to the safety of the patients and\nproperty of the facility and to engage in practice and training programs\nin connection with the development and operation of such mutual aid\nplans.\n (c) Community stores. The commissioner may authorize the director of\nany facility under his jurisdiction to operate a community store or to\nlease space in any of its buildings not inconsistent with the\nrequirements of the facility for the operation of a community store for\nthe use and benefit of the patients, visitors, and personnel of such\nfacility. The moneys received by the director of such facility under or\npursuant to any such operation shall be deposited in a special fund to\nbe known as the community store fund and shall be used for the general\npurposes of the facility, subject to the provisions of section\nfifty-three of the state finance law.\n (d) Laboratory services. Subject to the commissioner's regulations,\nthe director may agree to make the laboratory service of a facility in\nthe office for people with developmental disabilities available to\nadjacent local governments and may receive, apply, and spend money for\nthe extension of laboratory service according to the terms of the\nagreement as approved by the commissioner.\n