N.Y. SOS Law § 478

§ 478. Investigation of complaints by boards of managers. Whenever\nthe managers, directors or trustees of any asylum, hospital or other\ncharitable institution, the managers, directors or trustees of which are\nappointed by the governor and senate, or by the legislature, shall deem\nit necessary or proper to investigate and ascertain the truth of any\ncharge or complaint made or circulated respecting the conduct of the\nsuperintendent, assistants, subordinate officers or servants, in\nwhatever capacity or duty employed by or under the official control of\nany such managers, directors or trustees, it shall be lawful for the\npresiding officer for the time being of any such managers, directors or\ntrustees, to administer oaths to all witnesses coming before them\nrespectively for examination, and to issue compulsory process for the\nattendance of any witness within the state whom they may respectively\ndesire to examine, and for the production of all papers that any such\nwitness may possess, or have in his power, touching the matter of such\ncomplaint or investigation; and wilful false swearing by any witness who\nmay be so examined is hereby declared to be perjury. A subpoena issued\nunder this section shall be regulated by the civil practice law and\nrules.\n