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 448 - Group Homes
Section 448.11 - Certification for Specialized Programs to Serve Prenatal, Postpartum or Parenting Youth
Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 448.11
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Any facility governed by this Part may apply to the Office of Children and Family Services for certification for the program as a specialized program to serve prenatal, postpartum or parenting youth. Such application shall be in writing and shall be made in the time and manner as directed by the Office of Children and Family Services.
(b) At minimum, such application must:
(1) Demonstrate that the
facility is in compliance with requirements of this Part and, specifically, any
requirement contained within this Part that applies to parenting a youth, a
child of a parenting youth, or a parenting youth and child of a parenting youth
unit, as such terms are defined in section
427.2 of this Title.
(2) Demonstrate requisite Office of Children
and Family Services approval of manuals, policies and procedures for a
specialized program to serve pregnant, postpartum or parenting youth. Such
materials include but are not limited to:
(i)
Policy and policy manuals required by section
441.4 of this Title;
(ii) Policies and procedures specific to the
care and services that shall be provided to a parenting youth, a child of a
parenting youth, a parenting youth and a child of a parenting youth unit, as
such terms are defined in section
427.2 of this Title, and for youth
who are pregnant or postpartum, including but not limited to:
(a) Admission and intake
procedures;
(b) Training for staff
on topics related to the care and treatment of pregnant, postpartum or
parenting youth and the children of parenting youth, which may include, but not
be limited to:
(1) Child
development;
(2) Care for
postpartum youth;
(3) Youth and
family engagement;
(4) Safety risks
during pregnancy and for postpartum youth; and
(5) Safety risks for infants if the facility
will provide care to any child of a parenting youth that may be an infant;
and
(c) Staffing
ratios;
(d) Proposed model of
trauma-informed care;
(e) Promotion
of cultural awareness, and competency regarding race, culture, gender, sexual
orientation and socioeconomic factors;
(f) Community engagement;
(g) Case planning and permanency
services;
(h) Clinical and
behavioral health services;
(i)
Availability of medical services;
(j) Educational, vocational, training and
independent living services; and
(k) Specific services and programing tailored
to meet the needs of pregnant, postpartum, parenting youth or the children of
parenting youth; and
(3) Include any other information as may be
required by the Office of Children and Family
Services.
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