Statute · New York Mental Hygiene Law
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 9.19 — Voluntary and informal admissions; notices
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 9.19
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Mental Hygiene Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 9.19 Voluntary and informal admissions; notices.
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N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 9.19 — Voluntary and informal admissions; notices is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 9.19 Voluntary and informal admissions; notices.
The director shall cause all patients admitted as voluntary or informal patients to be informed once during each one hundred twenty days of hospitalization of their status and rights, 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 a patient to his continued stay as a voluntary or informal patient shall be obtained and a copy thereof shall be given to the mental hygiene legal service.