N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 75.35

§ 75.35 Separability.\n If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this article shall be\nadjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such\njudgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,\nbut shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,\nparagraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy\nin which such judgment shall have been rendered.\n