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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 27
Mental Hygiene
TITLE E
General Provisions
ARTICLE 29
General Provisions Relating to In-patient Facilities
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SECTION 29.17
Clothing and money to be furnished patients discharged or released
Mental Hygiene (MHY) CHAPTER 27, TITLE E, ARTICLE 29
§ 29.17 Clothing and money to be furnished patients discharged or

released.

No patient shall be discharged or released from a department facility
without suitable clothing adapted to the season in which he is
discharged or released; and if it cannot be otherwise obtained, the
facility shall upon the order of the director, or of the commissioner,
as the case may be, furnish the same, and money not exceeding fifty
dollars, to defray his expenses until he can reach his relatives or
friends, or find employment to earn a subsistence.