N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18, § 485.4
(g) A request from a proposed or existing not-for-profit corporation for approval of a certificate of incorporation, or amendment thereto, for the purpose of soliciting funds for the eventual establishment and operation of an adult-care facility other than a shelter for adults, shall include:
(10) signed authorization allowing the commissioner or designees or agents to undertake such investigations as may be necessary to ascertain the validity of state ments represented to the department or to ascertain from independent sources the character, competence and standing in the community of the applicant.
(h)