New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter C - Social Services
Article 1 - Provision of Social Services-general
Part 404 - Determination and Redetermination of Eligibility For Social Services
Section 404.8 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) The following definition of family must be used for all determinations and redeterminations of eligibility for services, other than child care services, under this Part:

(1) Family means one or more adults and children, if any, related by blood or law, and residing in the same household. Where adults, other than spouses, reside together, each shall be considered a separate family. Emancipated minors and children living under the care of individuals not legally responsible for that care shall be considered one-person families.

(2) In the above definition, adult shall mean any person 18 years of age or older.

(b) The definition of child care services unit set forth in section 415.1(l) of this Title must be used for all determinations and redeterminations of eligibility for child care services.

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