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 2 - Family and Children's Services
Part 428 - STANDARDS FOR UNIFORM CASE RECORDS AND FAMILY AND CHILD ASSESSMENTS AND SERVICE PLANS
Section 428.1 - General statement

(1) all children placed in local social services district custody, or considered for such placement, which includes all children placed by a court directly in the custody of a relative or other suitable person pursuant to article 10 of the Family Court Act;

(2) all children in receipt of mandated and nonmandated preventive services (as defined in section 409-a of the Social Services Law);

(3) all children legally freed for adoption; and

(4) all children named in an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment (as defined under section 432.1 of this Title).

(1) contain information that is relevant, useful, factual and objective;

(2) contribute to the district's understanding of a child's or family's need for involvement with the child welfare system;

(3) contain family assessments, including safety assessments, evaluations of risk of future abuse and maltreatment in child protective cases, and assessments of the problems, strengths and needs of the child and the family receiving or applying for family and children's services, to promote valid decisionmaking and planning and to support major decisions affecting the safety, permanency and well-being of children by careful, comprehensive and timely reviews and evaluations of all relevant material;

(4) contain service goals or desired outcomes for each child and/or parent who receives one or more direct family and children's services from the district, or for whom the district purchases such services; and, for each child in foster care, the child's permanency planning goals; and

(5) demonstrate district compliance with OCFS's standards for family and children's services.