14 CRR-NY 585.3NY-CRR
14 CRR-NY 585.3
14 CRR-NY 585.3
585.3 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Part:
(a) Certified capacity means the maximum number of residents who can be placed in a family care home, as specified on the operating certificate of the home.
(b) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Mental Health.
(c) Family care home means a combination of a private residence and a family certified by the commissioner to provide 24-hour residential services in a small family setting.
(d) Family care program means a residential program comprised of family care homes certified by the Office of Mental Health, operated by a program sponsor.
(e) Family care provider means one or more adults (age 21 or older) approved by the commissioner to operate a certified family care home.
(f) Family care resident means an individual (age 18 or older) with a history of mental illness who has been placed in a family care home because he or she is in need of a supervised residential setting.
(g) Natural person means a human being, as distinguished from an artificial person created by law (e.g., a corporation).
(h) Office means the New York State Office of Mental Health.
(i) Operating certificate means a written document conveying to the public the authorization by the commissioner for a family care provider to operate a family care home.
(j) Private residence means a building or a part thereof with provisions for living, cooking, sanitary, and sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family.
(k) Program sponsor means a State-operated psychiatric center or community-based provider of mental health services that operates a family care program, in which residential services are provided in family care homes by family care providers.
14 CRR-NY 585.3
Current through August 15, 2021
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