New York Mental Hygiene Law Section 9.07 - Notice to all patients of their rights and of the availability of the mental hygiene legal service.

9.07 Notice to all patients of their rights and of the availability of
       the mental hygiene legal service.
(a)  Immediately  upon  the  admission of any patient to a hospital or
  upon his conversion to a different status, the director shall inform the
  patient in writing of his status, including the section of this  chapter
  under  which  he  is hospitalized, and of his rights under this article,
  including the availability of the mental hygiene legal service.  At  any
  time  thereafter,  upon  the  request of the patient or of anyone on the
  patient's behalf, the patient shall be permitted to communicate with the
  mental hygiene  legal  service  and  avail  himself  of  the  facilities
  thereof.
(b) The director of every hospital shall post copies of a notice, in a
  form  and  manner  to  be  determined  by  the  commissioner,  at places
  throughout the hospital  where  such  notice  will  be  conspicuous  and
  visible to all patients, stating the following:
1. the availability of the mental hygiene legal service.
2.  a  general  statement  of the rights of patients under the various
  admission or retention provisions of this article.
3. the right of the patient to  communicate  with  the  director,  the
  board  of  visitors,  the  commissioner of mental health, and the mental
  hygiene legal service.

Last modified: February 3, 2019