New York Laws
Article 41 - Local Services
41.40 - Small Community Residential Facilities.

The commissioner of the office for people with developmental
disabilities is directed to submit to the governor and the legislature
no later than January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, a report and
recommendations of actions necessary to encourage the development of
small community residential programs including programs of ten beds or
less. Such report and recommendations shall consider:

1. adequate operating costs associated with such facilities for each
geographic region of the state;

2. a capital reimbursement methodology to promote and facilitate the
development of small community residential facilities;

3. the need for individuals who are severely disabled to live in small
community residential facilities; and

4. the need of local providers of service to make determinations
regarding the size, structure and character of new community residential
facilities in order to make such facilities compatible with the
character of local neighborhoods.

* NB There are 2 § 41.40

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