2023 New York Laws › SOS - Social Services › Article 6 - Children › Title 6 - Child Protective Services › 412 - General Definitions.

§  412.  General  definitions.  When used in this title and unless the
specific context indicates otherwise:
1. An "abused child" means a child under eighteen years of age and who
is defined as an abused child by the family court act;
2. A "maltreated child" includes a child under eighteen years of age:
(a) defined as a neglected child by the family court act, or
(b) who has had serious physical injury inflicted upon him or  her  by
other than accidental means;
3.  "Person  legally  responsible"  for a child means a person legally
responsible as defined by the family court act;
4. "Subject of the report" means any parent of, guardian of, or  other
person  eighteen  years  of  age  or  older  legally responsible for, as
defined in subdivision (g) of section one thousand twelve of the  family
court  act,  a child reported to the statewide central register of child
abuse and maltreatment who is allegedly responsible for causing  injury,
abuse or maltreatment to such child or who allegedly allows such injury,
abuse or maltreatment to be inflicted on such child; or a director or an
operator  of, or employee or volunteer in, a home operated or supervised
by an authorized agency, the office of children and family services,  or
in  a  family  day-care home, a day-care center, a group family day care
home, a school-age child care program or a day-services program  who  is
allegedly  responsible  for  causing  injury, abuse or maltreatment to a
child who is reported to the statewide central register of  child  abuse
or   maltreatment   or  who  allegedly  allows  such  injury,  abuse  or
maltreatment to be inflicted on such child;
5. "Other persons named in the report" shall mean and  be  limited  to
the  following  persons  who  are  named  in  a report of child abuse or
maltreatment other than the subject of the  report:  the  child  who  is
reported   to   the  statewide  central  register  of  child  abuse  and
maltreatment; and such child's parent, guardian, or other person legally
responsible for the child who has  not  been  named  in  the  report  as
allegedly  responsible  for causing injury, abuse or maltreatment to the
child or as allegedly allowing such injury, abuse or maltreatment to  be
inflicted on such child;
6.  An "unfounded report" means any report made pursuant to this title
unless  an  investigation:  (i)  commenced   on   or   before   December
thirty-first,  two  thousand  twenty-one  determines  that some credible
evidence of the alleged abuse or maltreatment exists; or (ii)  commenced
on  or  after  January  first, two thousand twenty-two determines that a
fair preponderance of the evidence of the alleged abuse or  maltreatment
exists;
7. An "indicated report" means a report made pursuant to this title if
an  investigation: (i) commenced on or before December thirty-first, two
thousand twenty-one  determines  that  some  credible  evidence  of  the
alleged  abuse  or  maltreatment  exists;  or (ii) commenced on or after
January  first,  two  thousand  twenty-two  determines   that   a   fair
preponderance  of  the  evidence  of  the  alleged abuse or maltreatment
exists;
8. "Substance abuse counselor" or  "alcoholism  counselor"  means  any
person  who  has  been  issued  a  credential  therefor by the office of
alcoholism and substance abuse services, pursuant to paragraphs one  and
two of subdivision (d) of section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law.
9.  A  "publicly-funded  emergency shelter for families with children"
means any facility with overnight sleeping accommodations  and  that  is
used  to  house  recipients  of  temporary  housing assistance and which
houses or may house children and families with children.