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 3 - Child-care Agencies
Part 444 - Host Family Homes
Subpart C - Care and Rights of Children
Section 444.8 - Discipline of Children

Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 444.8

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

(a) Deprivation of meals, snacks, mail, or visits by the child's family, as methods of discipline are prohibited.

(b) Room isolation, as a method of discipline, is prohibited.

(d) Solitary confinement is prohibited.

(e) Discipline shall be prescribed, administered, and supervised only by adults. Such responsibilities shall never be delegated to children.

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