Public Health Law § 4662 · Title 4. General Requirements
Powers of the commissioner
Text — Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 4662. Powers of the commissioner. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized to:
(a) develop, in consultation with the director of the state office for the aging, consumers, operators of assisted living residences and home care service agency providers, a consumer information guide to inform and assist the consumer in the selection of an assisted living residence;
(b) promulgate, in consultation with the director of the state office for the aging, such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this article;
(c) receive and investigate complaints regarding the condition, operation and quality of care of any entities holding themselves out as assisted living, or advertising themselves by a similar term;
(d) make necessary investigations to procure information required to implement the provisions of this article; and
(e) exercise all other powers and functions as are necessary to implement the provisions of this article.
2. Nothing in this section shall restrict the availability of powers otherwise available to the commissioner under the provisions of this chapter and under the social services law.
* NB There are 2 § 4662's
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- Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBH4662%2A2
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- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 4662's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
- The Legislature enacted more than one section numbered 4662; this is number 2 as the Senate prints them.
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