New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter E - Medical Care
Article 3 - Policies and Standards Governing Provision of Medical and Dental Care
Part 507 - Health Supervision And Medical Care For Children
Section 507.5 - Emergency medical treatment for children in foster care
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
Social services officials shall establish a procedure under which an immediate determination as to permission for emergency medical treatment will be sought from the person having custody of a child for each child for whom a district provides or purchases foster care; immediate determinations will be sought when emergency medical treatment is necessary and the provider of medical services requires a consent. Each local social services department shall assure that:
(a) procedures are developed and implemented for receiving requests for consent, and obtaining prompt consent, at any hour of the day or night;
(b) foster parents are fully informed of those procedures at the time of placement; and
(c) consents are promptly made available to the provider.
