N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14, § 595.12 – Program requirements.

(a) A residential program shall be designed to provide room and board within stable housing with on-site services which is supported by transportation activities and mental health, health, social services and other generic services within the community. Single-room occupancy programs shall comply with section 595.15(b)(2)(iii) of this Part as it relates to board requirements. A residential program shall be responsible for engaging a resident in rehabilitative services consistent with the individual's desire, tolerance and capacity to participate in such services, and the individual’s written treatment plan, if any, prepared in association with an order authorizing assisted outpatient treatment.
(b) A residential program shall ensure that, as indicated in a resident's individualized written service plan, the following services are provided directly or through written agreement with other providers. Such services shall be provided as indicated in a resident's individualized written service plan:
1. (1) assertiveness/self-advocacy;
2. (2) community integration services/resource development;
3. (3) daily living skills;
4. (4) health services;
5. (5) medication management and training;
6. (6) parenting training;
7. (7) rehabilitation counseling;
8. (8) skill development services;
9. (9) socialization;
10. (10) substance abuse services; and
11. (11) symptom management.
(c) A provider of service shall continuously employ an adequate number and appropriate mix of staff to carry out the objectives of the program and to ensure the outcomes of the program.
(d) Congregate care and service-enriched single room occupancy type residential programs shall have a minimum of one full-time equivalent staff on duty at all times.
(e) Apartment type residential programs shall ensure that staff are available to maintain adequate contact to ensure the health and safety of residents and to ensure appropriate support of the program's functional program as well as individual written service plans.
(f) Staff of a residential program shall be available to assist in emergencies on at least an on- call basis at all times.
(g) Additional requirements for residences that are CREDIT programs.
1. (1) A community residence for eating disorder integrated treatment program (CREDIT program) as defined in section 595.4 of this Part, in addition to the requirements for licensed residential programs identified in this section, also must be affiliated with an entity designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders (CCCED).
2. (2) CREDIT programs shall admit only individuals over the age of 18 who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder and who have been referred by a CCCED, or by the individual’s primary care physician or mental health provider.
3. (3) The CREDIT program affiliation with the CCCED shall be pursuant to written agreements with the CCCED or the providers of which it is comprised. Such agreements shall be subject to approval by the Office of Mental Health, shall provide for continuity and integration of care with the CCCED and shall require, at a minimum:
  1. (i) the performance of a psychiatric assessment;
  2. (ii) the development of an integrated service plan;
  3. (iii) the performance of a medical examination;
  4. (iv) the supervision of meal, bathroom and exercise time; and
  5. (v) family participation, as appropriate.
4. (4) The CREDIT program shall have sufficient staff to meet the special needs of individuals residing in a community residence who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder.