N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 29.20 – In-patient nasogastric feeding procedures
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§ 29.20 In-patient nasogastric feeding procedures.
Terms Used In N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 29.20
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The commissioners of the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities of the department shall each promulgate and administer regulations and policies governing the maximum size of nasogastric feeding tubes with the principal purposes of protecting patients from undue discomfort, for the benefit of any patient in a facility subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioners.