N.Y. MHY Law § 7.11
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Organization and administration of the office of mental health and its facilities
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§ 7.11 Organization and administration of the office of mental health\n and its facilities.\n (a) The commissioner shall have the professional jurisdiction,\nsupervision, and control of the office and all department facilities for\nthe mentally ill.\n (b) The commissioner shall control the organization of the office and\nmay continue, establish, discontinue, expand, and contract facilities\nunder his jurisdiction. The facilities set forth in section 7.17 may not\nbe discontinued by the commissioner. Units and facilities shall have\nsuch functions, duties, and responsibilities as may be assigned to them\nby the commissioner.\n (c) The commissioner may, within the amounts appropriated therefor,\nlease space or facilities in which services for the mentally ill are to\nbe provided. He may delegate this authority to the facilities\ndevelopment corporation.\n
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