N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 75.09

§ 75.09 Approval of commissioner.\n Whenever any such certificate shall be presented to the secretary of\nstate, he shall not file such certificate unless there is endorsed\nthereon or annexed thereto the written approval of the commissioner in\naccordance with section 13.22 of this chapter; nor shall any amendment\nto the certificate of incorporation be filed unless it is accompanied by\na certificate of the commissioner approving such amendment.\n