204. Records of available space. 1. The office shall have the responsibility to compile and maintain an inventory of space available for placing eligible aged citizens in facilities under the jurisdiction of the dormitory authority; the office shall also take whatever action necessary to locate those aged citizens of New York, who, according to standards to be promulgated by the office, are available for residence in facilities under the jurisdiction of the dormitory authority; the office shall initiate, assist, coordinate, supervise, and approve the plan of relocation of such aged citizens, in facilities under the jurisdiction of the dormitory authority, by any not-for-profit corporation or political subdivision of the state or the state, or in the absence of the foregoing entities, by the office itself; in addition, the office shall carry out the purposes of the public authorities law pertaining to the use of dormitory authority facilities for the aged.
2. In carrying out the duties and responsibilities under this title, the office shall periodically review existing aged residents' use of dormitory authority facilities, and to establish and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to assure the office that the needs of aged residents, as determined by the office, are being met.
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