§ 41.35 Demonstration programs.\n * (a) The commissioners of the offices in the department shall cause\nto be developed plans for three or more time-limited demonstration\nprograms, the purpose of which shall be to test and evaluate new methods\nor arrangements for organizing, financing, staffing and providing\nservices for the mentally disabled in order to determine the\ndesirability of such methods or arrangements. Subject to regulations\nestablished by the commissioners and notwithstanding section one hundred\nsixty-three of the state finance law and section one hundred forty-two\nof the economic development law, or any other provision of law, such\nprograms may include but shall not be limited to comprehensive\norganizational structures to serve all mentally disabled persons within\nthe purview of a local governmental unit, innovative financing and\nstaffing arrangements and specific programs to serve the mentally\ndisabled. Such demonstration programs shall be consistent with\nestablished statewide goals and objectives and local comprehensive\nplans, shall be developed in conjunction with the local comprehensive\nplanning process, and shall be submitted to the single agent jointly\ndesignated by the commissioners of the department for review and\napproval by the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction of the\nservices.\n * NB Effective until March 31, 2028\n * (a) The commissioners of the offices in the department shall cause\nto be developed plans for three or more time-limited demonstration\nprograms, the purpose of which shall be to test and evaluate new methods\nor arrangements for organizing, financing, staffing and providing\nservices for the mentally disabled in order to determine the\ndesirability of such methods or arrangements. Subject to regulations\nestablished by the commissioners and notwithstanding any other provision\nof law, such programs may include but shall not be limited to\ncomprehensive organizational structures to serve all mentally disabled\npersons within the purview of a local governmental unit, innovative\nfinancing and staffing arrangements and specific programs to serve the\nmentally disabled. Such demonstration programs shall be consistent with\nestablished statewide goals and objectives and local comprehensive\nplans, shall be developed in conjunction with the local comprehensive\nplanning process, and shall be submitted to the single agent jointly\ndesignated by the commissioners of the department for review and\napproval by the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction of the\nservices.\n * NB Effective March 31, 2028\n (b) The demonstration programs required to be developed pursuant to\nthis section shall include at least one single system program for\ncomprehensive services for all mentally disabled persons or all services\nto one or more of the following classes of mentally disabled: persons\nwith mental illness, a developmental disability; those suffering from\nalcohol abuse or alcoholism; or alcoholics, alcohol abusers and\nsubstance abusers. Such comprehensive services provided pursuant to a\nsingle system program shall be provided by a local governmental unit or\ngroup of local government units or an approved non-governmental agent or\na combination of providers of service and a local governmental unit or\nunits.\n (1) A local governmental unit or group of local governmental units may\npropose that such unit or units, or a non-governmental agent designated\nby such unit or units, or a combination of providers of service and a\nlocal governmental unit assume responsibility for provision of\ncomprehensive services. A plan embodying such a proposal shall be\nsubmitted to the single agent jointly designated by the commissioners of\nthe offices of the department in accordance with regulations of the\ncommissioners. Such a plan shall provide that the local governmental\nunit or units or a designated non-governmental agent, or a combination\nof providers of service
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