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NY Soc Serv L § 460-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 1 - General Provisions 460-E - Records and Reports; Confidentiality; Information.

§  460-e.  Records  and  reports; confidentiality; information. 1. The   department shall require, collect and maintain such information, records   or reports as it may determine to be necessary to further the purpose of   this article. Organizations and institutions subject to  the  inspection   and  supervision  of  the  department shall provide such information and   records in  such  form  and  at  such  times  as  the  department  shall   determine.2. The department may request from any other state department or state   or  local  agency,  including  the  department  of  mental  hygiene, the   division for youth and the board  of  social  welfare,  and  such  other   department  or  agency shall furnish, such information as the department   may require for the proper performance of its duties under this article.   The  department  shall  safeguard  the  confidentiality  of  information   received   from   such   departments  and  agencies.  Such  other  state   departments or state agencies may request from the department,  and  the   department  shall  furnish, such information as such other department or   agency may  require  for  the  proper  discharge  of  its  duties.  Such   departments  and  agencies  shall  safeguard the confidentiality of such   information, records, and reports in the same manner as  the  department   in  accordance  with  the provisions of sections one hundred thirty-six,   four hundred forty-four and four hundred sixty-one-e of this chapter  or   as otherwise authorized by law.3.  Officers  or  employees  of  the  department  shall  maintain  the   confidentiality of facts and information obtained as the result  of  any   inspection  or  investigation  of  a  facility subject to inspection and   supervision under this  article,  in  the  same  manner  as  information   received under subdivision two of this section.4. All officers of facilities or agencies subject to the inspection of   the department shall furnish to the department, on forms provided by the   department,  such  information  and statistics as it may require, within   sixty days from the expiration of the state fiscal year  or  such  other   fiscal period as may be designated by the department.
NY Soc Serv L § 460-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 1 - General Provisions 460-F - Penalties.

§    460-f.    Penalties.    Any person who intentionally violates any   provision of this article or regulations of the department  relating  to   certificates of incorporation, operating certificates or confidentiality   of information shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
NY Soc Serv L § 460-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 1 - General Provisions 460-G - Construction.

§   460-g.  Construction.  The provisions of this article shall not be   deemed or construed to alter, amend,  repeal  or  otherwise  modify  the   provisions  of  article  nineteen-G  of  the  executive law, relating to   secure and non-secure detention facilities, article  nineteen-H  of  the   executive  law  relating to residential facilities operating as approved   runaway programs and transitional independent living  support  programs,   or  articles thirteen and eighty-one of the mental hygiene law, relating   to facilities for the mentally disabled or drug dependent persons.
NY Soc Serv L § 461 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461 - Responsibility for Standards.

§    461.    Responsibility for standards.   1.   The department shall   promulgate  and  may  alter  or  amend  regulations   effectuating   the   provisions  of  this  title,  including  but not limited to establishing   fiscal, administrative, architectural, safety, nutritional  and  program   standards  which  apply  to  all  adult  care  facilities subject to its   inspection and  supervision.    Such  regulations  may  be  promulgated,   altered  or  amended  only  after  consultation with the board of social   welfare, department of mental hygiene, health department and office  for   the aging.2.  In addition to those standards established pursuant to regulations   under  subdivision  one  hereof,  the  department  of mental hygiene may   propose any supplementary standards relating to the  necessity  for  and   content  of  programs  designed  to protect the health and well-being of   mentally disabled persons, as defined in the mental hygiene  law,  which   shall apply to any facility which cares for a significant number of such   persons.  The promulgation by the department of any regulations adopting   such  supplementary  standards  shall  be subject to the approval of the   department of mental hygiene.3. Nothing contained within this title shall prohibit an  operator  of   any adult care facility from exceeding the requirements of this title or   the  regulations  of  the  department which effectuate the provisions of   this title.
NY Soc Serv L § 461-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461-I - Planning and Development Grants for Enriched Housing Programs.

§   461-i.  Planning  and  development  grants  for  enriched  housing   programs. 1. The department shall, to the extent funds are available for   such purpose, award planning and development  grants  to,  and  contract   with,  lawfully approved enriched housing programs that qualify for such   grants under criteria to be established by the department.  Such  grants   shall  be  made  for  the  purposes  of  defraying start-up expenses and   reducing initial operating deficits incurred in the first twelve  months   of  a  program's  operations resulting from initial low occupancy rates.   Use of such funds may include, but shall not be limited to,  paying  for   rent  prior to occupancy and security deposits, administrative expenses,   minor renovations of  existing  structures,  furnishings  and  household   equipment,  moving  expenses  of  residents  and  reasonable anticipated   operating deficits resulting from low initial occupancy rates.2. Any public agency, public corporation or not-for-profit corporation   who has filed an application for approval to operate an enriched housing   program, or any lawfully approved enriched housing  operator,  may  make   application  for  a  planning and development grant in a manner and form   prescribed by the department. The department shall  make  determinations   of  award for each application for such grants at such time that a final   determination is made with respect to approving the establishment of, or   granting an operating certificate for, an enriched housing program.  The   department  shall  award planning and development grants on the basis of   the quality of the proposed program, the  applicant's  financial  needs,   the  geographic  distribution  of  enriched  housing  programs,  and the   availability  of,  and  demand  for,  long-term  care  services  in  the   geographic area to be served by the proposed program.3.  The  department  may award planning and development grants to, and   contract  with,  lawfully  approved  enriched  housing  programs   under   criteria to be established by the department for the purpose of moderate   renovations  or  modifications of existing structures when determined to   be necessary by the  commissioner.  Use  of  such  grants  for  moderate   structural  renovations  or  modifications  shall be deemed necessary in   those instances where the commissioner  determines  that,  without  such   renovations  or  modifications,  a  geographic  area  may be underserved   because of the lack of available or suitable existing structures.
NY Soc Serv L § 461-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461-M - Death and Felony Crime Reporting.

§  461-m.  Death  and felony crime reporting. The operator of an adult   home, enriched housing program or residence for  adults  shall  have  an   affirmative duty to report any death, or attempted suicide of a resident   to  the department of health within twenty-four hours of its occurrence,   and shall also have an affirmative duty to report to an appropriate  law   enforcement  authority  if  the  operator discovers an incident that the   operator believes or reasonably should believe would constitute a felony   crime against a resident of such facility as soon as possible, or in any   event within twenty-four hours. In addition, the operator shall send any   reports involving a resident who had at any time received services  from   a  mental  hygiene  service  provider  to  the  justice  center  for the   protection of people with special needs.
NY Soc Serv L § 461-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461-O - Complaint Investigation Procedures.

§  461-o.  Complaint  investigation  procedures.  The department shall   establish  procedures  governing  the  receipt  and   investigation   of   complaints  regarding  the  care  afforded  to  residents  of adult care   facilities  consistent  with  article  eleven  of   this   chapter,   as   applicable.  Such  procedures  shall  assure  the confidentiality of the   complainant. Such procedures shall include but not  be  limited  to  the   procedures  for reporting complaints, either in writing or orally to the   department, and the time frames governing the investigation of any  such   complaints  submitted  to  the  department.  Provided  however,  if  any   complaint alleges the abuse or neglect of  a  resident  or  involves  an   incident  that  exposes  a resident to cruel or unsafe care or otherwise   represents a serious resident care issue, the  department  shall  ensure   that an investigation of any such complaint is initiated immediately and   in  no  event  commenced  less than seventy-two hours from the time such   complaint is received by the department.  Upon  the  conclusion  of  the   investigation  by  the department the operator and the complainant shall   be notified in writing of the  results  of  such  investigation  or,  as   applicable, pursuant to article eleven of this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 461-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461-P - Adult Care Facilities Training Program.

§  461-p.  Adult care facilities training program. The department may,   within the amounts as appropriated for such purpose, establish an  adult   care  facility  training program that shall assist in the development of   training materials and/or the provision of staff training activities. In   developing such training program, the  department  shall  determine  the   feasibility  of  providing  such  training  on  a  statewide  basis. The   department may  contract  with  organizations  representing  adult  care   facilities  to  provide such training. Such contracts shall require that   funding made available through this program shall be used to enhance the   skills of staff of adult care facilities and may  include,  but  not  be   limited  to  training activities regarding medication management, safety   and security procedures,  rights  of  residents,  behavioral  management   techniques,  and  any  other  training  initiatives  identified  by  the   department.
NY Soc Serv L § 461-Q (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461-Q - Temperature Standards in Adult Homes, Enriched Housing Programs and Residences for Adults.

§  461-q.  Temperature  standards  in  adult  homes,  enriched housing   programs and residences for adults. The  commissioner  of  health  shall   promulgate   rules   and   regulations  with  respect  to  an  allowable   temperature in all  areas  occupied  by  residents  of  an  adult  home,   enriched  housing  program and residence for adults, including any areas   intended for use by  its  residents  in  common  including  auditoriums,   meeting  rooms  and  cafeterias.    One  common room in such adult home,   enriched housing program and residence for adults shall be  required  to   be air conditioned.
NY Soc Serv L § 461-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461-R - Food Services.

§  461-r.  Food  services.  1.  Food services in adult care facilities   shall be provided in a manner that respects the  dietary  needs  of  the   residents  in  relation to health conditions, food allergies and dietary   intolerances, religious and ethnic  mandates,  and  that  allows  for  a   reasonable variation in taste preferences.2. Resident food committees in each facility, assembled from among the   residents,  shall have the freedom to meet and evaluate the food service   available to them without interference, and shall advise  the  operators   of  the  adult care facility as to issues of dietary needs, preferences,   food quality and safety.3. The  commissioner  of  health  shall  review  existing  adult  care   facility  regulations  and  amend existing regulations or promulgate new   regulations if appropriate, to determine those food service personnel in   adult care facilities that should undergo training appropriate  for  the   level  of food service which they may perform, including but not limited   to sanitation in the food preparation and service  areas;  refrigeration   and  preservation;  principles  of a balanced meal; and ordering with an   emphasis on fresh foods.
NY Soc Serv L § 461-T (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 2 - Residential Programs for Adults 461-T - Review of Criminal History Information Concerning Prospective Direct Care Employees.

§ 461-t. Review of criminal history information concerning prospective   direct  care  employees.  Every adult home, enriched housing program and   residence for adults shall conduct a criminal history  record  check  of   prospective direct care employees utilizing the procedures and standards   set forth in article twenty-eight-E of the public health law.
NY Soc Serv L § 462-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 3 - Residential Programs for Children 462-A - Responsibility for Inspection and Supervision.

§  462-a. Responsibility for inspection and supervision. 1. The office   of children and family services shall inspect and supervise  secure  and   non-secure  detention facilities and those office of children and family   services residential facilities authorized by article nineteen-G of  the   executive  law  and  those  residential  facilities operated as approved   runaway programs or transitional  independent  living  support  programs   pursuant to article nineteen-H of the executive law.2.  The  appropriate offices of the state department of mental hygiene   shall  inspect  and  supervise  those  facilities  subject  to  articles   thirty-one and thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.3.  For  those  facilities  which  care  for  a  significant number of   mentally disabled children, the  department  shall  enter  into  written   cooperative  agreements  no  later  than October first, nineteen hundred   seventy-seven with the department of mental hygiene for joint inspection   and supervision of such facilities, as appropriate.4. The office of  children  and  family  services  shall  inspect  and   supervise all other child care facilities subject to its regulation.
NY Soc Serv L § 462-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 3 - Residential Programs for Children 462-B - Responsibility for Enforcement.

§ 462-b. Responsibility for enforcement. 1. The office of children and   family  services  shall  exercise  the  enforcement powers enumerated in   section four hundred sixty-d of this article which may apply  to  secure   and  non-secure detention facilities and to those office of children and   family services residential facilities authorized by article  nineteen-G   of  the  executive  law  and  those  residential  facilities operated as   approved runaway programs or  transitional  independent  living  support   programs pursuant to article nineteen-H of the executive law.2.  The  appropriate offices of the state department of mental hygiene   shall exercise the enforcement powers enumerated in section four hundred   sixty-d of this article which may apply to those facilities  subject  to   articles thirty-one and thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.3.  With  respect to facilities which care for a significant number of   mentally disabled children, the  department  shall  enter  into  written   cooperative  agreements  no  later  than October first, nineteen hundred   seventy-seven  with  the  department  of  mental  hygiene   establishing   circumstances  under  which  the  department  will at the request of the   department of mental hygiene  act  to  limit  or  modify  the  operating   certificate  of  any  facility  so  as  to  preclude  such facility from   accepting, caring for  or  continuing  to  care  for  mentally  disabled   children.4.  The  office  of  children  and  family services shall exercise the   enforcement powers enumerated in section four hundred  sixty-d  of  this   article with respect to all other child caring facilities subject to its   regulation  either  independently or at the request of the department of   mental hygiene.
NY Soc Serv L § 463 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 4 - Registry of Community Residential Facilities 463 - Definitions.

§  463.  Definitions.  For  the  purposes of this title, the following   definitions shall apply:1. "Community residential facility" means  any  facility  operated  or   subject  to licensure by the state which provides a supervised residence   for mentally, emotionally, physically, or socially disabled  persons  or   for  persons  in  need of supervision or juvenile delinquents. This term   includes, but is not limited to, community residences for  the  mentally   disabled  operated  or licensed by the office of mental health or office   for people with developmental disabilities or by the  divisions  of  the   office  of  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse,  agency operated boarding   homes, group homes or private proprietary homes for adults  operated  or   licensed  by the department of social services, group homes operated by,   contracted for or licensed by the division for youth and half-way houses   operated or licensed by the division of substance abuse services.2. "Sponsoring agency" means  an  agency  or  unit  of  government,  a   voluntary  agency  as  defined  in  the  mental  hygiene  law  or  other   organization  which  intends  to  establish  or  operate   a   community   residential facility.3.   "Licensing   authority"  means  the  head  of  the  state  agency   responsible for issuance of a license  or  operating  certificate  to  a   proposed community residential facility.
NY Soc Serv L § 463-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 7 - Residential Care Programs for Adults and Children Title 4 - Registry of Community Residential Facilities 463-A - Statewide Registry.

§  463-a.   Statewide registry.  1.  There shall be established in the department a statewide registry  on  community  residential  facilities. The  department  shall  develop,  in cooperation with the state agencies responsible for the planning, administration, licensing, regulation  and operation of community residential facilities, a uniform data base for a statewide  registry  to  include,  but  not be limited to, the following information:  (a)  the nature or type of such community residence for  the  disabled including the class of disabled persons it is intended to serve;  (b)   the title of the sponsoring agency responsible for the operation of such community residence;  (c)   the geographical area  in  which  such  community  residence  is located,  including  but  not  limited  to street address, municipality, local school district and health systems agency;  (d)  the number of clients or residents authorized to live within such community residences; and  (e)  the licensing authority of such community residence.   2. (a)  The  department  shall,  no  later  than  December  fifteenth, nineteen  hundred eighty-three and annually thereafter, prepare a report to the governor and the legislature including the following information:  (i)  a registry of all community  residences  presently  operating  in this  state  including  the  types  of  services provided, the number of persons served, the number of persons authorized to reside therein,  the licensing  authority  by  which  it  is governed and the municipality in which it is located; and  (ii)  the number of persons in the state presently receiving placement in a community residence including the general type  of  services  being provided and the municipality in which they are provided.  (b)  The  department  shall prepare for inclusion in the annual report required by subdivision (d) of section seventeen of this chapter  to  be filed  with the governor and the legislature prior to December fifteenth of each year an analysis of the information as previously  described  in paragraph  (a)  of this subdivision so as to improve the ability of such state agencies responsible for the planning, administration,  licensing, regulation  and  operation  of  such community residences to effectively identify existing and future needs for persons and services in different areas and coordinate their planning efforts to meet such needs.   3.  The department shall provide or cause  to  be  provided  technical assistance,  within  available resources, to municipalities which intend to establish similar coordinated planning functions as described in this act.