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 4 - Residential Programs for Victimes of Domestic Violence
Part 454 - Standards For Safe Home Networks And Safe Homes
Section 454.11 - Supervision of safe homes
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Each safe home network is responsible for ensuring that safe homes approved by a safe home network pursuant to this Part operate in compliance with Office regulations.
(b) The safe home network must reevaluate each approved safe home on an annual basis using the standards contained in section 454.9 of this Part. Re-approval of safe homes will be conditioned upon compliance by such safe home with the provisions of section 454.9 of this Part. This reevaluation must be documented in the safe home record.
(c) The safe home network is required, where it determines that a safe home is operating in a manner which is contrary to the provisions of section 454.9 of this Part or which poses a threat to the life, health or safety of the residents, to direct the removal of the residents from the safe home.
(d) In the event that a complaint has been made against a safe home provider and the Office has found the health, safety and/or welfare of any resident of the safe home to be in imminent danger, the safe home network must cease using the safe home. The network must remove any residents from the safe home and must not place nor arrange to place any other residents in such home until the network can demonstrate to the Office that the endangering condition (s) have been corrected.
(e) The Office may conduct an onsite inspection of a safe home only:
