Section 43.02. Rates or methods of payment for services at facilities subject to licensure or certification by the office of mental health, the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities or the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services

(a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, payment made by
  government agencies pursuant to title eleven  of  article  five  of  the
  social  services  law  for services provided by any facility licensed by
  the office of mental health  pursuant  to  article  thirty-one  of  this
  chapter  or licensed or operated by the office of mental retardation and
  developmental disabilities pursuant to article sixteen of  this  chapter
  or  certified  by  the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services
  pursuant to  this  chapter  to  provide  inpatient  chemical  dependence
  services,  as defined in section 1.03 of this chapter, shall be at rates
  or fees certified by the  commissioner  of  the  respective  office  and
  approved  by  the  director  of  the  division  of the budget, provided,
  however, the commissioner of mental health shall annually  certify  such
  rates  or  fees  which  may  vary for distinct geographical areas of the
  state and, provided,  further,  that  rates  or  fees  for  service  for
  inpatient   psychiatric   services   or  inpatient  chemical  dependence
  services,  at  hospitals  otherwise   licensed   pursuant   to   article
  twenty-eight of the public health law shall be established in accordance
  with section two thousand eight hundred seven of the public health law.
    (b)  Operators  of  facilities licensed by the office of mental health
  pursuant to article thirty-one of this chapter, licensed by  the  office
  of mental retardation and developmental disabilities pursuant to article
  sixteen  of  this  chapter  or certified by the office of alcoholism and
  substance abuse services pursuant to this chapter to  provide  inpatient
  chemical  dependence  services  shall provide to the commissioner of the
  respective office such financial, statistical and program information as
  the commissioner may determine to be necessary. The commissioner of  the
  appropriate  office  shall  have  the power to conduct on-site audits of
  books and records of such facilities.
    (c) The commissioner of the office of mental health, the  commissioner
  of  the  office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities and
  the commissioner  of  the  office  of  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse
  services  shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions
  of this section. Such rules and regulations shall include,  but  not  be
  limited to, provisions relating to:
    (i)  the  establishment  of  a uniform statewide system of reports and
  audits relating to the quality of care  provided,  facility  utilization
  and  costs  of  providing  services; such a uniform statewide system may
  provide for appropriate variation in the application of  the  system  to
  different  classes or subclasses of facilities licensed by the office of
  mental health pursuant to article thirty-one of this chapter or licensed
  or operated by  the  office  of  mental  retardation  and  developmental
  disabilities  pursuant  to article sixteen of this chapter, or certified
  by the office of alcoholism and substance  abuse  services  pursuant  to
  this chapter to provide inpatient chemical dependence services; and
    (ii) methodologies used in the establishment of the schedules of rates
  or fees pursuant to this section.