N.Y. PBH Law § 452

§ 452. Directors of hospitals; general powers and duties. 1. The\ndirector of each hospital in the department shall be the executive\nofficer of the hospital and shall:\n (a) be in immediate charge of the activities and management of the\nhospital, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner;\n (b) except as otherwise provided with respect to the treasurer, and\nsubject to the approval of the commissioner, appoint and remove all\nmembers of the staff and all other employees of the hospital;\n (c) annually, in the month of January, report to the commissioner of\nthe activities of the hospital for the calendar year ending with the\npreceding thirty-first day of December;\n (d) submit at each meeting of the board of visitors, a report showing\nchanges in population, health of patients, officers and employees;\naccidents, suicides, unusual sickness, communicable diseases; important\noccurrences relating to the welfare of the patients and to the\nmanagement and discipline of the employees, and such other matters as\nthe board of visitors may specify; and,\n (e) perform such other duties as the commissioner may require.\n 2. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the adoption, by any director\nof a hospital in the department, of rules pertaining to duties of\nofficers and employees of the hospital under his charge or for internal\ngovernment, discipline and management of the hospital, consistent with\nthe provisions of the civil service law, the rules promulgated pursuant\nthereto and the rules of the commissioner, but any rule of the director\nshall be subject to revocation or suspenison by the commissioner.\n