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 5 - Adult and Family Services
Part 462 - Nonresidential Services For Victims Of Domestic Violence
Section 462.3 - Social services district requirements
Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 462.3
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) General requirements.
(1) A social services district must offer and
provide nonresidential services to victims of domestic violence whether or not
such victims are financially eligible for public assistance and care. A social
services district may provide nonresidential services to victims of domestic
violence directly or may purchase such nonresidential services from a
not-for-profit organization operating a residential program for victims of
domestic violence and/or a nonresidential program for victims of domestic
violence.
(2)
(i) Non-residential services for victims of
domestic violence must be provided in a manner which addresses the needs of
victims of domestic violence who have special needs including, but not limited
to, victims who are physically handicapped, hearing impaired and non-English
speaking.
(ii) Nonresidential
services for victims of domestic violence must be provided in a manner which
addresses the ethnic composition of the community being served. When a social
services district includes a significant non-English speaking population, the
staff providing the nonresidential services must speak the language of the
community being served, whenever possible.
(3) Nonresidential services for victims of
domestic violence must be provided at locations which ensure the safety of the
persons receiving services and the confidentiality of their
identities.
(b) Planning requirements. To ensure that nonresidential services are available to victims of domestic violence when such services are needed, each social services district must include in its consolidated services plan:
(1) an estimate of the number of victims of
domestic violence needing nonresidential services and a description of the
indicators used to determine that estimate;
(2) an assurance that each victim of domestic
violence seeking nonresidential services for victims of domestic violence will
be provided all needed core services specified in section
462.4(a)
of this Part in a timely manner consistent with the requirements of this
Part;
(3)
(i) a statement indicating whether the social
services district will provide nonresidential services for victims of domestic
violence directly or will purchase such services; and
(ii) the name, business address and telephone
number of any agency providing purchased nonresidential services for victims of
domestic violence;
(4) a
detailed description of the design of each program providing nonresidential
services for victims of domestic violence including a description of:
(i) each of the core services and any
optional services provided pursuant to section
462.4 of
this Part;
(ii) the frequency with
which each such service is provided including the days and hours the service is
available;
(iii) an explanation of
how the locations where the services are provided ensure the safety of the
persons receiving services and the confidentiality of their identities in
accordance with this section;
(iv)
the number and qualifications of the staff persons responsible for providing
the services; and
(5) an
assurance that the nonresidential services for victims of domestic violence
will be provided in a manner which addresses the needs of victims with special
needs and the ethnic composition of the community being served.
(c) Data collection requirements. Each social services district must provide the Office, on such forms or in such manner as the Office may require from time to time, with aggregate non-personally identifying data regarding:
(1) the number of victims, children of
victims and other family or household members which received services from each
non-residential program for victims of domestic violence operated directly by
the social services district or by a not-for-profit organization pursuant to a
purchase of services contract with the district;
(2) the types of services such persons
received;
(3) the number of
telephone hotline calls and other telephone calls requesting information and/or
referral services received by each program;
(4) and any other data required by the
Office.
(d) Purchase of services contracts. In addition to the provisions specified in section 405 of this Title, each purchase of services contract for nonresidential services for victims of domestic violence must include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) a description of each service
to be provided;
(2) an estimate of
the number of persons who will receive each service;
(3) the frequency with which each service
will be provided including the days and hours of service
availability;
(4) an explanation of
how the locations where the services are provided ensure the safety of the
persons receiving services and confidentiality of their identities;
(5) the number, qualifications and job
descriptions of the staff persons responsible for providing the
services;
(6) payment amounts and
procedures; and
(7) procedures to
ensure client confidentiality.
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