405 - Duty of the department to the director of a hospital.

§  405.  Duty  of  the  department  to the director of a hospital. The  department shall notify  the  director  of  a  hospital  in  advance  of  hearings  to  be  held at such hospital as may be necessary to carry out  the duties of the board of parole  or  the  department.  The  department  shall  assist  the  department  of  mental  hygiene  in  establishing or  continuing the operation of grievance procedures at such hospital. Where  the subject matter of the  grievance  primarily  involves  a  policy  or  practice  of  the  department  of mental hygiene, the commissioner shall  transfer the review of the  grievance  to  the  commissioner  of  mental  hygiene  for  resolution  pursuant  to  subdivision three of section one  hundred thirty-nine of the correction law.