Section 72-B. Discharge of inmates to adult care facilities

1. An inmate
  about to be discharged to an adult home,  enriched  housing  program  or
  residence  for  adults, as defined in section two of the social services
  law, shall be referred only to such home, program or residence  that  is
  consistent  with  that  person's  needs  and  that  operates pursuant to
  section four hundred sixty of the social services law. No  inmate  shall
  be directly referred to any facility that is required to be certified as
  an  adult  care  facility  under  the provisions of article seven of the
  social services law, unless it has been determined  that  such  facility
  has a valid operating certificate.
    2. No inmate about to be paroled, conditionally released, transferred,
  released  or  discharged  shall  be referred to any adult home, enriched
  housing program or residence for adults, as defined in  section  two  of
  the  social  services law, where the department of correctional services
  or state division  of  parole  has  received  written  notice  that  the
  facility  has  been  placed  on  the  "do  not  refer  list" pursuant to
  subdivision fifteen of  section  four  hundred  sixty-d  of  the  social
  services law.