N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2803-f

§ 2803-f. Respite projects. Residential health care facilities shall\nbe permitted, with the prior approval of the commissioner in\nconsultation with the director of the state office for the aging, to\nparticipate in respite projects pursuant to section two hundred eight of\nthe elder law. No person shall receive services providing respite in a\nresidential health care facility unless such person is medically\neligible for admission to such facility. Reimbursement for services in a\nresidential health care facility shall be as provided in sections\ntwenty-eight hundred seven and twenty-eight hundred eight of this\narticle for skilled nursing facility services or health-related\nservices. The commissioner, in consultation with the director of the\nstate office for the aging, shall promulgate rules and regulations to\nimplement the provisions of this section.\n