New York Laws
Title C - Developmental Disabilties Act
Article 13 - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities

13.01 - Declaration of Policy. - The state of New York and its local governments have...

13.03 - Definitions. - As used in this title: 1. "office" means the office...

13.05 - Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council. - (a) There is hereby established a developmental disabilities advisory council....

13.06 - Annual Plan. - The commissioner shall submit an annual plan to the director...

13.07 - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities; Scope of Responsibilities. - (a) The office for people with developmental disabilities shall assure...

13.09 - Powers of the Office and Commissioner; How Exercised. - (a) The commissioner shall exercise all powers vested in the...

13.11 - Organization and Administration of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and Its Facilities. - (a) The commissioner shall have the professional jurisdiction, supervision, and...

13.13 - Local Services. - Local services for persons with developmental disabilities shall be planned,...

13.15 - Programs of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. - (a) The commissioner shall plan, promote, establish, develop, coordinate, evaluate,...

13.16 - Fiscal Year Report. - (a) Every provider of service furnishing services to persons defined...

13.17 - Programs, Services, and Operations in the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. - (a) The commissioner shall establish policy and procedures for the...

13.19 - Personnel of the Office; Regulations. - (a) The commissioner may, within the amounts appropriated therefor, appoint...

13.21 - Directors of State Operations Offices and Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices in the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. - (a) The directors of both the state operations offices and...

13.23 - Education and Training Programs. - (a) The commissioner shall have the power to establish such...

13.24 - Sheltered Workshops, Work Activity and Day Training Services. - 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall...

13.25 - Safety. - (a) The commissioner and the directors of facilities under his...

13.27 - Facility Services. - (a) Chapels. The commissioner may permit any religious or missionary...

13.29 - Gifts. - (a) The commissioner, on behalf of the state and if...

13.31 - Disposition of Moneys and Securities. - (a) The commissioner, or the officer or employee of the...

13.33 - Boards of Visitors. - (a) Each state operations office under the jurisdiction of the...

13.34 - On-Site Client Advocacy in Developmental Centers. - 1. There shall be at each developmental center facility listed...

13.35 - Actions Against Persons Rendering Professional Services at the Request of the Office; Defense and Indemnification. - request of the office; defense and indemnification. The provisions of...

13.37 - Powers of the Office and Commissioner in Relation to the Planning and Referral of Children With Developmental Disabilities for Adult Services. - (a) As used in this section: 1. "report" means a...

13.37-A - Transitional Care. - (a) For purposes of this section, "transitional care" shall mean...

13.38 - Additional Duties of the Office With Respect to Persons Receiving Transitional Care. - (a) The office shall, in consultation with the department of...

13.39 - Registration and Notification of Boards of Directors or Trustees of Certain Voluntary Not-for-Profit Facilities or Corporations. - (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, the executive...

13.40 - People First Waiver Program. - (a) The commissioner and the commissioner of health shall jointly...

13.41 - Integrated Employment Plan. - (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the developmental disabilities advisory...

13.41*2 - Retaliatory Personnel Actions. - Employees of facilities, programs and providers operated, licensed, certified, authorized...

13.42 - Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Board. - (a) There is hereby established within the office the autism...

13.43 - First Responder Training. - (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health,...

13.43*2 - Disabilities Identification Card. - (a) The commissioner shall develop an identification card denoting that...