Except as otherwise appears herein, whenever used in this Part, any term defined in Mental Hygiene Law, section 1.03 shall have the meanings set forth therein and, in addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) Service means the Mental Hygiene Legal Service.(b) Director means the head of the service referred to in Mental Hygiene Law, section 47.01 or his/her duly authorized designee.(c) Court shall mean Supreme Court, County Court or Surrogate's Court.(d) Patient shall mean a person residing in a facility for the mentally disabled which is licensed or operated by the Department of Mental Hygiene or the Department of Correctional Services, or a person residing in any other place for whom the service has been appointed counsel or court evaluator pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81.(e) Guardian shall mean a person or entity appointed as a guardian, standby guardian or limited guardian as provided in Surrogate's Court Procedure Act article 17-A or Mental Hygiene Law article 81.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 1023.1