N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 401

§ 401. Births to inmates of public homes. No commissioner of public\nwelfare shall provide care in a public home for any pregnant woman\nduring confinement unless such public home has adequate hospital or\ninfirmary facilities, is equipped to give the necessary medical and\nnursing care and has a certificate from the department authorizing such\npublic home to care for maternity cases. Certificates authorizing a\npublic home to care for maternity cases may be issued by the department\nfor a one-year period, subject to renewal, but may be revoked at any\ntime by the department. If the public home is not so certified, a\ncommissioner of public welfare shall, a reasonable time before the\nexpected confinement of any pregnant woman inmate, provide suitable\nmaintenance and medical care for her in a hospital or some other place\nequipped to give adequate care.\n