New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 180 - Juvenile Detention Facilities Regulations › Subpart 180-1 - Juvenile Detention Facilities Regulations › Section 180-1.10 - Program requirements noninstitutional, nonsecure detention facilities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Family boarding care facilities and agency-operated boarding care
				  facilities.
(1) General requirements.
(i) All members of the household must be of
				  good character and reputation. Fitness shall be attested by satisfactory
				  references.
(ii) The operators and
				  relief shall be in good health and have no disqualifying physical or mental
				  handicap.
(iii) The operators and
				  relief operators shall have the ability to relate positively to the children in
				  care and shall have an understanding of their needs. At least one of the
				  operators shall be present in the home and available for supervision at all
				  times.
(iv) The home must be in an
				  appropriate neighborhood, as determined by the division.
(v) The home must be readily accessible to
				  community resources and activities.
(vi) The home and premises must be kept in
				  clean and sanitary condition and in good repair, and provide for the reasonable
				  comfort and well-being of the household.
(vii) The home must provide reasonable (as
				  determined by the division) security against fire hazards.
(viii) There must be adequate and accessible
				  supply of water of satisfactory sanitary quality for drinking and household
				  use. There must be provision for hot water for washing and bathing.
(ix) The dwelling must be effectively
				  screened against flies and other insects where appropriate.
(x) The temperature in the home shall be
				  maintained at a comfortable level as determined by the division.
(xi) Adequate bathing, toilet and lavatory
				  facilities (as determined by the division) shall be kept in sanitary
				  condition.
(xii) Sleeping
				  arrangements shall be as follows:
(a) Each
				  child in care shall have a separate bed. Sleeping rooms shall provide at least
				  30 square feet of floor space for each bed and two feet of space between beds,
				  with walls at least seven feet high, and shall have a minimum horizontal
				  dimension of seven feet. No more than three children shall occupy any
				  bedroom.
(b) Every sleeping room
				  occupied by children in care shall have good natural light and ventilation, and
				  shall have one or more windows opening directly to the outside.
(c) No bed shall be located in any unfinished
				  attic, basement, or in any stair, hall, or room commonly used for other than
				  bedroom purposes.
(d) Children of
				  different sex shall not sleep in the same room.
(e) Separate and accessible drawer space for
				  personal belongings and closet space for clothing shall be available for
				  individual children in care.
(xiii) There shall be outdoor play space
				  available, other than in a street. It shall be readily accessible either on the
				  premises or elsewhere.
(xiv) The
				  following conditions shall be observed:
(a)
				  Children in care shall mingle freely and on equal footing with other children
				  in the household.
(b) The religious
				  faith of the child shall be preserved and protected.
(c) Provisions shall be made to meet the
				  educational needs of children in care.
(d) Food supplied to the children in care
				  shall be of good quality, properly prepared, and served at regular hours in
				  sufficient quantity.
(e) Clothing
				  shall be kept in proper condition of repair and cleanliness, and shall be
				  adapted to seasonal conditions and be of such style and quality so as not to
				  distinguish the children in care from other children in the
				  community.
(f) Individual toilet
				  articles such as comb and toothbrush shall be provided.
(g) Health supervision, medical and dental
				  care shall be provided each child in accordance with his needs. Each child
				  continued in care for more than three days shall have a physical examination
				  which shall be recorded.
(h)
				  Records of admission and discharges shall be maintained as described in these
				  regulations.
(i) No home shall care
				  for more than six children. This shall include any children under 13 years of
				  age who live with supervisory personnel in the facility.