New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter B - Public Assistance
Article 1 - Determination of Eligibility-General
Part 354 - Case Recording
Section 354.1 - General
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Definition of case record. Case record means all written material concerning an applicant or recipient, including the application form, the case history, budget and authorization forms, medical, resource and financial records.
(b) Maintenance of case record. A case record shall be maintained for each application and for each case of public assistance in order to provide a systematic record of interviews with the applicant or recipient and with other sources of information. The information obtained through social investigation shall be entered promptly on required forms (or approved local equivalents) and/or recorded in the social case history.