Statute · New York Mental Hygiene Law
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 29.21 — Care of children born to patients
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 29.21
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Mental Hygiene Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 29.21 Care of children born to patients.
Citator
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 29.21 — Care of children born to patients is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 29.21 Care of children born to patients.
If a child is born to a patient in a department facility, the director shall determine, with suitable social service advice, whether the mother is able to care for the child. If, in his opinion, she is unable to do so, he shall make provision for such child in accordance with article three of the family court act. Pending a determination by the family court, the director may, in his discretion, make a temporary placement of the child.