New York Laws
Article 15 - Admission of People With Developmental Disabilities to Schools
15.17 - Voluntary Admissions; Notices.


The director shall cause all residents admitted on their own
application as voluntary residents to be informed annually of their
status and rights as voluntary residents, including their right to avail
themselves of the facilities of the mental hygiene legal service. At the
time of such periodic notification, the written consent of any such
resident to his continued stay as a voluntary resident shall be obtained
and a copy thereof shall be given to the mental hygiene legal service.