N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 7404.4 – Supervision of residents in facility living areas.

(a) Active supervision shall be maintained in any secure facility living area when any resident is confined in such area but not secured in an individual unit.
(b) General supervision shall be maintained whenever a resident is secured in an individual occupancy unit. For the duration of such general supervision, mechanical or electrical time recording devices shall be used to record the performance of supervisory visits conducted pursuant to the requirements of this section.
(c) The records resulting from the use of mechanical or electrical time recording devices shall be retained within the facility and reviewed weekly by the facility director or designee.
(d) The facility director, designated administrator or the facility physician shall determine whether a resident requires additional supervision based on the resident’s condition, illness or injury, and the facility director or designated administrator shall order such supervision if warranted. Additional supervision may include more frequent supervisory visits, active supervision when only general supervision is required, or constant supervision. Such determination shall be documented and include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. (1) the reasons underlying such determination;
2. (2) orders made requiring such additional supervision, including the dates and times when the supervision is to be initiated and concluded;
3. (3) the name(s) of the individual(s) making such determination and/or ordering the supervision; and
4. (4) periodic facility staff observations of the resident’s condition and behavior.
(e) Consistent with the requirements of section 7404.6 of this Part, such determination and orders for additional supervision shall be recorded.