Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024
Section 694.4 - Additional psychiatric, psychological, medical or expert opinion(a) Pursuant to Judiciary Law, section 35 or any other statute, rule or regulation providing for additional opinion the director shall assist in obtaining, through a panel or otherwise, such additional opinion.(b) No psychiatrist, psychologist, physician or other expert shall be appointed by the court if he or she is disqualified under the provisions of the Mental Hygiene Law or if he or she is employed at the institution in which the patient is hospitalized or residing or to which the patient may be transferred as a result of the proceeding in which the expert is to render his or her opinion.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 694.4