N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 9.23

§ 9.23 Voluntary and informal admissions; conversion to.\n (a) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit\nany director from converting, and it shall be his duty to convert, the\nadmission of any involuntary patient suitable and willing to apply\ntherefor to a voluntary status. The mental hygiene legal service shall\nbe given notice of every conversion from an involuntary status to a\nvoluntary status.\n (b) Any patient converted from an involuntary status to a voluntary\nstatus shall have the right to a judicial hearing before the supreme\ncourt or a county court on the questions of his suitability for such\nconversion and on his willingness to be so converted. The procedure for\nrequesting such a hearing, except as to time limitations and questions\nto be determined, shall be pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of\nsection 9.31 of this article.\n