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NY Soc Serv L § 431 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 7 - Day Services for Children and Families 431 - Licensure.

§  431.   Licensure.   1.  No place, person, association, corporation,   institution or agency shall operate a day services program without first   obtaining a permit issued therefor by the department, or otherwise  than   in accordance with the terms of such  permit and with the regulations of   the department.2.    The  department  shall  promulgate  regulations  specifying  the   procedures for obtaining a permit required pursuant to this section  and   enumerating the documentation needed for such a permit.  The regulations   shall  also include program standards which the department shall develop   with the advice of the board of social welfare, the department of mental   hygiene and the department of education.   An application for  a  permit   pursuant  to  this  section shall include full information regarding the   applicant's efforts to secure funding for its day services program.  The   department shall advise and otherwise assist the applicant in  obtaining   funds where such funds may be available under the provisions of this and   any other law.3.  The department shall not issue a permit for the operation of a day   services  program  which  includes  the  provision of care, treatment or   services requiring licensure or any other form of approval  from  or  by   another  state  agency  or official, unless such license or approval has   been  obtained.    There  shall  be  such  cooperative  and  coordinated   arrangements  between and among the department and the state departments   of mental hygiene and education and other appropriate state  departments   and  agencies  as  shall  be  necessary  to assure that applications for   required  licenses  or  other  forms  of  approval  will  be   processed   expeditiously.4.   Before any permit issued pursuant to this section is suspended or   revoked, or when an application for such permit is denied, the applicant   or holder of the permit shall be entitled, pursuant to  the  regulations   of  the  department,  to  a  hearing before the department.   However, a   permit may be temporarily suspended or limited without a hearing  for  a   period not in excess of thirty days upon written notice to the holder of   the   permit  following  a  finding  that  the  public  health,  or  any   individual's health, safety or welfare, is in imminent danger.
NY Soc Serv L § 432 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 7 - Day Services for Children and Families 432 - State Reimbursement; Standards of Payment.

§  432.    State  reimbursement;  standards  of  payment.    1.  (a) Expenditures made by social services officials for day services programs and their administration pursuant to the provisions of this title shall, if approved by the department, be subject to reimbursement by the state, in accordance with the regulations of the department as  follows:  there shall be paid to each social services district (1) the amount of federal funds,  if  any,  properly received or to be received on account of such expenditures; (2)  fifty per centum of allowable  expenditures  for  day services  and  its  administration,  after first deducting therefrom any federal funds properly received or to be received on account thereof and the amount of any fees paid to the  social  services  official  for  day services.  The local government share of the cost of day services may be met  in  whole or in part by donated private funds, exclusive of in-kind services.  (b)  For purposes of this title, expenditures  for  administration  of day services shall include expenditures for compensation of employees in connection  with  the  furnishing  of  day  services,  including but not limited to costs incurred for pensions,  federal old age  and  survivors insurance and health insurance for such employees; training programs for personnel,  operation,  maintenance  and  service  costs; and such other expenditures as equipment costs, depreciation  and  charges  and  rental values  as  may  be  approved  by the department.   It shall not include expenditures for capital costs.   2.  The department shall, after consultation  with  appropriate  state agencies  and  with  the  approval  of  the  the director of the budget, promulgate  regulations  establishing  standards  of  payment  for   day services   provided  children  with  public  financial  support.    Such standards of payment shall include the services required to be  provided to  the  child  and  his family and the cost of such services.  When the department has established  such  standards,  reimbursement  under  this section shall be limited in accordance with such standards.   3.  (a)  Claims for state reimbursement shall be made in such form and manner  and  at  such times and for such periods as the department shall determine.  (b)  When certified by the department, state  reimbursement  shall  be paid  from  the  state  treasury  upon  the  audit  and  warrant  of the comptroller out of funds made available therefor.   4.   Payment of state reimbursement shall  be  made  to  local  fiscal officers as in the case of state reimbursement for public assistance and care under other provisions of this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 433 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 7 - Day Services for Children and Families 433 - Other State Funding Sources.

§  433.    Other  state  funding sources.   1. Prior to purchasing day   services pursuant to section four  hundred  thirty,  a  social  services   official  shall  inquire  of  the  department,  and the department shall   inform him, as to the available funding sources, if any,  of  which  the   day services facility was advised pursuant to subdivision two of section   four  hundred  thirty-one.    The  social  services  official  shall not   purchase services from the day services facility until he has determined   that the facility has cooperated  with  the  department  in  efforts  to   obtain funding from all available sources.2.    No  state agency or official with authority, pursuant to this or   any other law, to provide financial assistance for  care,  treatment  or   services  which  may be included in a day services program shall deny or   reduce such assistance on the ground that such assistance  is  available   under this title.
NY Soc Serv L § 434 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 7 - Day Services for Children and Families 434 - Funding Limitations.

§  434.  Funding limitations.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of   this chapter the  total  amount  of  reimbursement  to  social  services   districts  pursuant  to this title shall be limited to the amount of the   annual appropriation made by the legislature for preventive services.
NY Soc Serv L § 440 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 8 - State Child Care Review Service 440 - Findings; Purpose.

§  440.   Findings; purpose.   1.  The legislature finds that children who are in care away from their own homes on a full time basis,  whether temporarily or for a prolonged period, require effective supervision and review  of  their  status  in care and of the plans for them.  It is the policy of the state of  New  York  to  assure  that  such  children  are appropriately  placed,  that  needed  services  are provided to them and their families,  and  that  unnecessary  and  prolonged  placements  are avoided.    The  legislature  further  finds  that  this policy is often frustrated, and fiscal and program accountability have not been promoted because of divergent and overlapping jurisdictions of various government and private agencies; the lack of coordination among programs  of  these agencies;  and  the  excessive  workloads  of judicial personnel, social services workers, and others responsible for  reviewing  the  status  in care of these children.   2.    To  assist in overcoming these difficulties, it is the intent of the legislature to establish a statewide management assistance system to be called the child care review service.  The service shall be  designed and operated to effectuate the following purposes:  (a)    identification  and  assessment  of  the  needs and problems of children in care and  their  families,  to  effectuate  meaningful  case planning;  (b)    case  management  and  supervision  by  child  care agencies of children in full-time care away from their homes;  (c)   supervision and  evaluation  by  state  agencies  of  local  and voluntary child care agency performance;  (d)    planning  and policy making by state agencies, the governor and the legislature;  (e)  meeting in a timely manner all judicial  review  requirements  of this  chapter,  the family court act and any other applicable provisions of law;  (f)  reduction of the need for manual form preparation; and  (g)   meeting federal reporting requirements  so  as  to  qualify  for federal funds under the federal social security act.
NY Soc Serv L § 441 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 8 - State Child Care Review Service 441 - Definitions.

§ 441.  Definitions.  As used in this title, the following terms shall   have the following meanings:1.  "Service" shall mean the child care review service created by this   title.2.    "Advisory  committee"  shall  mean  the committee established by   section four hundred forty-three of this title.
NY Soc Serv L § 443 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 8 - State Child Care Review Service 443 - Advisory Committee.

§  443.   Advisory committee.   1.  The department shall establish and meet regularly with an  advisory  committee  of  not  more  than  twenty members  to  consider policy and planning issues relating to the service and to assist in the design,  development,  establishment  and  on-going operation  of  the  service,  including  assisting  in the resolution of issues  concerning  the   safeguarding   of   the   confidentiality   of information.    The  advisory  committee  may  in  its discretion submit reports to the governor and the legislature.   2.  The advisory committee shall be appointed by the commissioner, who shall appoint one of the committee's members to be its  chairman.    The members   of  the  committee  shall  be  appointed  from  the  following categories, one or more from each category:  (a) designees of the commissioner;  (b)  designees of the administrative judge of the state of New York;  (c) designees of the director of the division of the budget;  (d)  commissioners  of  local  social  services  districts  or   their designees;  (e) representatives of voluntary child care agencies;  (f)  persons  active  in  organizations  involved in the protection of civil liberties;  (g)  persons  active  in  organizations  involved  in  promoting   the interests of children.
NY Soc Serv L § 444 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 8 - State Child Care Review Service 444 - Confidentiality of Records; Related Matters.

§  444. Confidentiality of records; related matters. 1. The department in consultation with the advisory committee shall make regulations;  (a)  protecting  the   confidentiality   of   individual   identifying information  submitted  to  or  provided  by the service, and preventing access  thereto,  by,  or  the  distribution  thereof  to,  persons  not authorized by law;  (b)   setting   forth  procedures  for  informing  any  child  or  his representative of the nature of the system and its uses;  (c) allowing any child or his representative  or  any  member  of  his family,  an  opportunity  to  review  any information pertaining to such child or family and to request that any  part  of  such  information  be amended or expunged; and  (d)  providing  that  the  service  shall  remove from its records and expunge    the    individual    identifying    information,    excluding non-identifying child or family data to be used for historical purposes, concerning any child who has been discharged from care.   2.  Prior  to  final  promulgation  of any regulations as described in subdivision one of this section, the department shall,  in  addition  to complying  with  all  other  advance  notice  requirements make proposed regulations  available  to  all  state   agencies   charged   with   the administration  or  supervision  of  child  care  programs  and to local government agencies and persons  that  have  expressed  an  interest  in safeguarding  information  maintained  by the service, and shall provide such  agencies  with  an  opportunity  to  comment   on   the   proposed regulations.  In  promulgating  final  regulations  the department shall consider any comments received.   3. Any persons wilfully  violating  or  failing  to  comply  with  the provisions  of  subdivision one of this section or wilfully violating or failing to comply with any regulation which the department is authorized under such subdivision to make, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   4. The regulations promulgated pursuant to  subdivision  one  of  this section,  shall  provide that the information compiled and maintained by the service pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision ten of section four hundred forty-two of this title shall be subject to the  confidentiality provisions of title six of this article.
NY Soc Serv L § 445 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 8 - State Child Care Review Service 445 - Funding.

§ 445.  Funding.  The department shall explore the possibility of, and   is  authorized  to  take  steps  necessary  to qualify for any available   funding from any private source or from the federal government,  and  is   authorized  to  use  any  funds  for  which  the state qualifies for the   purposes of the design, establishment or operation of the service.
NY Soc Serv L § 446 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 8 - State Child Care Review Service 446 - Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System.

§  446.  Statewide automated child welfare information system. (1) The department shall promulgate regulations required  to  implement  federal requirements  for  the  establishment  and administration of a statewide automated child welfare information system  as  required  by  applicable federal   statute  and  regulation.  The  regulations  shall  set  forth standards for the timely submission of data elements relating  to  child welfare services, including foster care, adoption assistance, preventive services,  child  protective  services and other family preservation and family support services.  (2) The statewide automated child welfare information system shall  be designed  to improve convenience to consumers of services and reduce the administrative burden  of  child  welfare  workers  of  social  services districts  and  their contracted agencies which provide direct services. The statewide  automated  child  welfare  information  system  shall  be designed  to  provide  computers  to  the  majority  of individual child welfare workers  of  social  services  districts  and  their  contracted agencies which provide direct child welfare services, allow such workers and agencies to communicate with and enter information directly into the statewide  automated  child  welfare  information system while preparing required documents and eliminate  duplicate  entry  of  information  and preparation  of  documents, and allow for direct determination of claims and sanctions. The department  shall  immediately  expand  the  existing advisory  group  of  consumers,  social  services  districts  and  their contracted agencies and other persons with expertise in  child  welfare. The  statewide  automated  child  welfare  information  system  shall be designed to permit communication with the family courts and  to  protect the confidentiality of individuals as prescribed by this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 450 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 9 - Subsidies for the Adoption of Children 450 - Statement of Legislative Intent.

§  450.  Statement of legislative intent.  The legislature intends, by   the enactment of this title, to  promote  permanency  of  family  status   through  adoption  for  children  who  might  not  otherwise  derive the   benefits of that status.  By providing for an adoption  subsidy  program   which  will  be  applied uniformly on a statewide basis, the legislature   also intends to eliminate, or at the very  least  substantially  reduce,   unnecessary  and  inappropriate  long-term  foster care situations which   have proven financially burdensome to the state and,  more  importantly,   inimical to the best interests of many children who have not been placed   for  adoption  because  of emotional or physical handicaps, age or other   factors, in accordance with regulations of the department.
NY Soc Serv L § 454 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 9 - Subsidies for the Adoption of Children 454 - Medical Subsidy.

§  454.  Medical subsidy.   1.   A social services official shall make   payments for the cost of care, services and supplies payable  under  the   state's  program  of medical assistance for needy persons, provided to a   handicapped child whom he or a voluntary authorized  agency  has  placed   out  for  adoption  or who has been adopted.  Such payments shall not be   restricted to care, services and supplies required for the treatment  of   the specific condition or disability for which a child was determined to   be a handicapped child.  For the purposes of this section, a handicapped   child  shall  include, but not be limited to, a child with special needs   where a social services official has  determined  the  child  cannot  be   placed  with  an  adoptive  parent  or  parents  without medical subsidy   because such child has special  needs  for  medical,  mental  health  or   rehabilitative care.  Such payments also shall be made with respect to a   hard  to  place child who has been placed out for adoption with a person   or persons who is or are sixty-two years old or  over  or  who  will  be   subject  to  mandatory  retirement  from his or their present employment   within five years from the date of the adoption placement.2. Payments pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be  made   to  or  on  behalf of the person or persons with whom the child has been   placed or who have adopted the child and shall be made without regard to   the financial need of such person or persons.3. Payments pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be  made   only  with  respect to the cost of care, services and supplies which are   not  otherwise  covered  or  subject  to  payment  or  reimbursement  by   insurance, medical assistance or other sources.4.  An  application for payment under this section shall be made prior   to the child's adoption; provided, however, that an application  may  be   made  subsequent  to  a  handicapped  child's  adoption  if the adoptive   parents  first  become  aware  of  the  child's  physical  or  emotional   condition  or  disability  subsequent  to  the  adoption and a physician   certifies that the condition or disability existed prior to the  child's   adoption.  An approval of an application for payments under this section   shall not be subject to annual review by the social  services  official,   and  such approval shall remain in effect until the child's twenty-first   birthday. Applications for such subsidies shall be accepted prior to the   commitment of the guardianship and custody of the child to an authorized   agency pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and approval  thereof   may be granted contingent upon such commitment.5.  Upon  the death of persons who have adopted the child prior to the   twenty-first birthday of the child, payments pursuant to subdivision one   of this section shall continue to the legal guardian of the child  until   the child shall attain the age of twenty-one.
NY Soc Serv L § 455 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 6 - Children Title 9 - Subsidies for the Adoption of Children 455 - Fair Hearings.

§  455.  Fair  hearings.  1. Any person aggrieved by the decision of a   social services official or an official of the office  of  children  and   family services not to make a payment or payments pursuant to this title   or  to  make  such payment or payments in an inadequate or inappropriate   amount or the failure of a social services official or  an  official  of   the  office  of children and family services to determine an application   under this title within thirty days after  filing,  may  appeal  to  the   office of children and family services which shall review the case, give   such  person  an  opportunity for a fair hearing thereon, and render its   decision within thirty days. The office of children and family  services   may  also,  on its own motion, review any such decision made by a social   services official or any case in which a  decision  has  not  been  made   within  the  time specified. All decisions of the office of children and   family services shall be  binding  upon  the  social  services  district   involved  and  shall  be  complied  with by the social services official   thereof.2. The only issues which may be raised in a fair  hearing  under  this   section  are  (a) whether the social services official or an official of   the office of children and family  services  has  improperly  denied  an   application  for  payments  under  this title, or (b) whether the social   services official or an official of the office of  children  and  family   services  has  improperly discontinued payments under this title, or (c)   whether the social services official or an official  of  the  office  of   children  and  family services has determined the amount of the payments   made or to be made in violation of the provisions of this title  or  the   regulations  of  the  office of children and family services promulgated   hereunder, or  (d)  whether  the  social  services  official  improperly   refused to certify the individual preferred by a child for certification   as the representative payee or improperly denied a request by a child to   revoke  the  certification of a representative payee pursuant to section   four hundred fifty-three of this title.3. When an issue is raised as to whether a social services official or   an official of the department has improperly denied an  application  for   payments  under  this title, the department shall affirm such denial if:   (a) the child is not a hard to place child or a handicapped child or (b)   there is another approved adoptive parent  or  parents  who  is  or  are   willing  to  accept  the  placement  of  the  child in his or their home   without payment under this title within sixty days of  such  denial  and   placement  of  the  child with such other parent or parents would not be   contrary to the best interests of the child.4. The provisions of subdivisions two and four of  section  twenty-two   of  this  chapter  shall  apply  to fair hearings held and appeals taken   pursuant to this section.