Authority for admissions
Compiled text through Mar 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Mar 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Prior to the admission of any resident, facility staff performing admission functions shall examine the court order or other documents which serve as the authority for such admission. Residents shall be admitted to a facility only when an examination of resident identification and documentation confirms that a resident’s identity corresponds with any information accompanying such order or document.
(b)The facility director, or person acting in that capacity, shall designate facility staff members to be responsible for admitting residents in accordance with the requirements of this Part.
(c)Persons delivering a resident to an OCFS secure facility shall present identification as required by OCFS.
(d)The admissions process shall include the recording of:
(1)the name of the resident admitted;
(2)the itemization of all documents and property received with the resident;
(3)the date and time of admission; and
(4)the name, title/rank, badge number (if appropriate) and authority of the delivering agent.