§ 13.09 Powers of the office and commissioner; how exercised.\n (a) The commissioner shall exercise all powers vested in the office.\nHe or she may delegate any function, power, or duty assigned to him or\nher or to the office to any officer or employee of the office, unless\notherwise provided by law. He or she may enter into agreements with\nother commissioners of the department in order to ensure that programs\nand services are provided for all of the mentally disabled.\n (b) The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations necessary and\nproper to implement any matter under his jurisdiction. In promulgating\nrules and regulations, the commissioner shall comply with the\nrequirements of subdivision (e) of section 13.05 of this article.\n (c) The commissioner and directors of office facilities may request\nand upon such request the coroner, coroner's physician or medical\nexaminer shall provide to such persons access to original autopsy\nslides, tissue materials and specimens derived from any autopsy or\ninquiry with respect to the death of a patient or resident in a mental\nhygiene facility, as defined in subdivision two of section five hundred\nfifty of the executive law. Such original materials shall be preserved\nintact, except for unavoidable changes due to necessary scientific\ntesting and shall be returned to the coroner, coroner's physician or\nmedical examiner.\n (c-1) The commissioner shall accept custody of a juvenile under an\norder issued by the family court pursuant to the provisions of section\n322.2 of the family court act. He or she may place the juvenile in any\nappropriate facility or program under his or her jurisdiction, but he or\nshe shall comply with any order requiring treatment in a residential\nfacility made pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision five of section\n322.2 of the family court act, unless, after a hearing held in\naccordance with subdivision seven of section 322.2 of the family court\nact, the court modifies the order. In determining the appropriate\nplacement, the commissioner shall be furnished with a copy of the\nfindings of the court pursuant to subdivision four or five of section\n322.2 of the family court act and shall consider the nature of the act\nalleged in such findings and the level of the juvenile's mental\ndisability. The commissioner shall review the condition of the juvenile\nin accordance with the requirements of section 322.2 of the family court\nact and he or she may petition the family court at any time for any\nrelief authorized by such section.\n (d) The commissioner shall work cooperatively with the commissioner of\nthe office of mental health and the commissioner of the office of\ntemporary and disability assistance to assist the commissioner of\neducation in furnishing integrated employment services to individuals\nwith severe disabilities, including the development of an integrated\nemployment implementation plan, pursuant to article twenty-one of the\neducation law.\n (e) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to address\nthe communications needs of non-English speaking individuals seeking or\nreceiving services in facilities operated or licensed by the office in\norder to facilitate their access to services. Such rules and regulations\nshall include, but not be limited to, reasonable means to accommodate\nthe language capabilities and preferences of non-English speaking\nindividuals in such facilities where a significant number of non-English\nspeaking individuals seek or receive services.\n (f) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, on request by a\nrepresentative of a cemetery organization or funeral establishment, the\ncommissioner and directors of office facilities shall release to the\nrepresentative the name, date of birth, or date of death of a person who\nwas a patient at the facility when the person died, unless the person or\nthe person's guardian provided written instructions to the facility not\nto release s
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