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The commissioner of public welfare shall have power to detain in the public home, pending a vacancy for such person in a state institution, a person over the age of sixteen who has been certified as mentally retarded or epileptic in accordance with the provisions of the mental hygiene law and for whom an application for admission to a state institution has been made. Whenever the commissioner shall so detain an inmate in the public home he shall at once notify the state department of mental hygiene.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Social Services Law - SOS § 199. Power of commissioner of public welfare to detain certain inmates - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/social-services-law/sos-sect-199/
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