New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 22 - JUDICIARY › Subtitle A - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter I - Standards and Administrative Policies › Subchapter C - Rules Of The Chief Administrator Of The Courts › Part 144 - New York State Parent Education And Awareness Program › Section 144.4 - Provider certification

Current through Register Vol. 46, No.
					 28, July 10, 2024
(a) General. Each provider that wishes
					 to accept court-referred participants must be certified by the Office of Court
					 Administration. In order to receive certification, potential providers must
					 submit a certification application and any requested materials to the program
					 director and be in compliance prior to being eligible to receive court-referred
					 participants. A provider is under a continuing duty to advise the program
					 director of changes in its education and awareness program or administration,
					 including changes in staff, contact information, presenters/facilitators,
					 locations, and class schedules.
(b) Certification application
					 (application). To receive certification, a provider must submit information and
					 documentation that demonstrates that it is in compliance with the guidelines.
					 Each provider must submit three copies of the application and appended
					 materials for each program, which must address all of the elements. If a
					 provider expects that it will not be able to comply with a requirement, an
					 explanation must be provided. A provider may also be required to submit
					 additional information and materials for continued certification or
					 re-certification, or in the event a complaint or other information is received
					 by the program director indicating that the program may not be in compliance
					 with the guidelines.
(c) Waiver or modification of
					 requirements. A waiver or modification of one or more of the requirements for
					 certification or re-certification may be requested by a provider and must be
					 included in the provider's application as well as in the cover letter to the
					 application. Requests must be made by letter to the program director sent via
					 first class mail. Such request may be granted in the discretion of the program
					 director in consultation with the Chief Administrator of the Courts or his or
					 her designee after review and consideration of the impact of the deviation upon
					 the underlying intent and purpose of the guidelines.
(d) Review process.
					 Certification applications shall be reviewed by the program director in a
					 timely manner. After a satisfactory initial review of the application, an
					 on-site review of the program shall be conducted by the program director or his
					 or her designee. During the on-site review, the program director shall observe
					 the presentation of a full program cycle and may interview the program
					 administrator. To promote consistency in the review process, the program
					 director shall use a uniform written instrument to evaluate the programs. The
					 determination of the program director shall be communicated to the provider by
					 letter sent via first class mail. The opportunity for a provider to seek a
					 review of any denial of certification or re-certification or suspension or
					 revocation of certification shall be in accordance with the provisions set
					 forth in the guidelines.
(e) Approved providers. Approved
					 providers will be compiled in a list that will be updated and distributed
					 regularly to the courts, Supreme and County and Family Court Chief Clerks, and
					 others, as appropriate, and posted on the program website. A provider is
					 required to keep the program director apprised of its current information.
					 Approved providers may indicate in advertisements and other uses that their
					 program is certified by the Office of Court Administration.