Section 7.27. Facility services

(a)  Chapels.  The commissioner may permit any religious or missionary
  corporation or society or combination of such corporations and societies
  to erect a building on the grounds of any  in-patient  facility  in  the
  office of mental health for the holding of religious service, to be used
  exclusively  for  the  benefit  of  the  patients  and employees of such
  facility,  subject  to  such  conditions  as  may  be  imposed  by   the
  commissioner.
    (b) Fire mutual aid. In cooperation with the development and operation
  of  plans  for mutual aid in cases of fire and other public emergencies,
  the director of an in-patient facility in the office of  mental  health,
  with  the  approval  of the commissioner of mental health, may authorize
  the fire department of the facility to furnish  aid  to  such  territory
  surrounding  the  facility as may be practical in cases of fire and such
  emergencies, having due  regard  to  the  safety  of  the  patients  and
  property of the facility and to engage in practice and training programs
  in  connection  with  the  development  and operation of such mutual aid
  plans.
    (c) Community stores. The commissioner may authorize the  director  of
  any facility in the office of mental health to operate a community store
  or  to  lease  space  in  any of its buildings not inconsistent with the
  requirements of the facility for the operation of a community store  for
  the  use  and  benefit  of the patients, visitors, and personnel of such
  facility. The moneys received by the director of such facility under  or
  pursuant  to  any such operation shall be deposited in a special fund to
  be known as the community store fund and shall be used for  the  general
  purposes   of  the  facility,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  section
  fifty-three of the state finance law.
    (d)  Laboratory  services.  Subject  to   the   regulations   of   the
  commissioner,  the director of a facility in the office of mental health
  may agree to make the laboratory service of such facility  available  to
  adjacent  local  governments and may receive, apply, and spend money for
  the extension of laboratory  service  according  to  the  terms  of  the
  agreement as approved by such commissioner.
    (e) Special employment programs. The director of any facility operated
  by  the office of mental health may purchase goods and services produced
  by special employment programs, sheltered workshop programs or supported
  work programs, which are operated by any facility  within  such  office,
  subject  to  the provisions of section one hundred seventy-five-c of the
  state finance law.