N.Y. MHY Law § 41.52

§ 41.52 Community residential services for alcoholism.\n (a) The commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services is\nauthorized, within appropriations made therefor, to establish a\ncontinuum of community residential services for alcoholism.\n (b) The commissioner shall establish standards for the operation and\nfunding of community residential services, including but not limited to:\n (1) criteria for admission to and continued residence in each type of\ncommunity residence;\n (2) periodic evaluation of services provided by community residences;\n (3) staffing patterns for each type of community residence; and\n (4) guidelines for determining state aid to community residences, as\ndescribed in subdivision (c) of this section.\n (c) Within amounts available therefor and subject to regulations\nestablished by the commissioner and notwithstanding any other provisions\nof this article, the commissioner may provide state aid to local\ngovernments and to voluntary agencies in an amount up to one hundred\npercent of net operating costs of community residences for alcoholism\nservices. The commissioner shall establish guidelines for determining\nthe amount of state aid provided pursuant to this section. The\nguidelines shall be designed to enable the effective and efficient\noperation of such residences and shall include, but need not be limited\nto, standards for determining anticipated revenue, for retention and use\nof income exceeding the anticipated amount and for determining\nreasonable levels of uncollectible income. Such state aid to voluntary\nagencies shall not be granted unless the proposed community residence is\nconsistent with the relevant local services plan adopted pursuant to\nsection 41.18 of this article.\n