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Pursuant to section 202-d of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA,) the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is required to publish a regulatory agenda for those regulations it is considering for publication in the State Register. Set forth below is an agenda for 2023. OCFS reserves the right to add, delete or modify, without further notice, except as required by SAPA, any item or information presented herein as relating to its 2023 Regulatory Agenda. Section 202-d of SAPA does not preclude OCFS from proposing for adoption a regulation that is not described in this agenda, nor does it require OCFS to propose for adoption a regulation that is described in this agenda.
- Amendment of Part 489 of Title 18 of the NYCRR for Family-Type Homes for Adults.
- Amendment of Section 443.2 of Title 18 of the NYCRR related to permitting authorized agencies conducting foster home studies to use any information available from a previously approved adoptive home study after reviewing the information and assessing which items need further exploring.
- Amendment of Section 443.3 of Title 18 of the NYCRR regarding the certification or approval of foster family boarding homes as it relates to room sharing arrangements.
- Amendment of Section 443.7 of Title 18 of the NYCRR regarding procedures for approving potential emergency relative foster boarding homes.
- Amendment of Part 422 of Title 18 of the NYCRR related to eliminating the requirement of child support payments for biological parents of children who have been placed in foster care.
- Amendment of Parts 421, 427, 435, and 436 of Title 18 of the NYCRR to establish an extraordinary rate for foster care and to make other technical amendments.
- Amendment of Parts 421.5 and 421.7 of Title 18 of the NYCRR related to notification requirements in the provision of adoption services.
- Full repeal and replace of Part 182 of Title 9 of the NYCRR regarding crisis shelter services, interim family host homes, transitional independent living services programs, runaway and homeless youth coordinators, and non-residential programs.
- Amendment of Parts 404 and 415 of Title 18 of the NYCRR related to eligibility for child care assistance.
- Repeal and replace Part 180 of Title 9 of the NYCRR to update juvenile detention regulations. The new Part 180 will have 4 Subparts.
- Subpart 180-1 will define the responsibilities and functions of all county detention-administering agencies.
Any questions, comments, or requests for information concerning the items listed in this agenda may be referred to:
Stephanie Deyoe, Supervising Attorney
Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street, Rensselaer, NY 12144
Telephone: 518-473-9551
Email: REGCOMMENTS@ocfs.ny.gov