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 451 - Group Emergency Foster Care
Section 451.2 - Establishment and operation of group emergency foster care programs
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
A social services official may establish and operate through purchase of service agreement with a voluntary authorized agency a group emergency foster care program only when the following conditions are met:
(a) the voluntary authorized agency holds a valid operating certificate issued by the department for an institution, group home or agency boarding home;
(b) the program has been designated a group emergency foster care program by the local social services official and such designation has been approved by the department. Approval by the department shall be based on programmatic need as set forth in the local district's consolidated services plan or a written analysis of the extent and duration of the district's need for additional group emergency foster care beds as submitted by the district to the department;
(c) the designated group emergency foster care program shall be operated in one or more agency operated boarding homes or group homes, or a portion of an institution, which is physically and programmatically distinct from other types of foster care programs operated by the agency; and
(d) the designated group emergency foster care program shall meet all applicable requirements of Parts 441, 442, 447 and 448 of this Title.
