New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIV - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Part 606 - Availability and Access to Incorporated by Reference Materials Contained in 14 NYCRR Parts 600-699 and 14 NYCRR Parts 1-500 Applicable to Services and Programs Certified and/or Operated by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Section 606.3 - Statutory authority

(a) Section 13.09 of the Mental Hygiene Law grants the commissioner the power to adopt rules and regulations which are necessary to implement any matter under his or her jurisdiction.

(b) The rules of the Department of State, promulgated as an amendment to 19 NYCRR 261.6 require all State agencies to submit certain referenced documents included by reference in the agencys' codes, rules and regulations, to the Department of State for filing.