2024 Policy Directives

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Administrative Directives (ADM) notify local departments of social services, voluntary agencies, and other entities of new or revised policies, procedures, and forms or publications, which must be followed/used and require specific action. ADMs reference relevant state and federal statutes and regulations.

Informational Letters (INF) clarify or amplify existing policies and procedures for local departments of social services, voluntary agencies, and other entities. INFs may provide general educational information or informational resources, distribute a revised list of contacts, or announce new regulations and state and federal laws. An INF does not transmit new or revised policies, announce new programmatic mandates, or require actions.

Local Commissioners Memoranda (LCM) transmit information to commissioners of local departments of social services on specific topics. An LCM generally affects all local departments of social services statewide. Information transmitted by an LCM may include notification of funding, statewide audit results, or instructions pertaining to administrative procedures and related time frames. An LCM does not transmit new or revised policies or announce new programmatic mandates.

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Administrative Directives

24-OCFS-ADM-01 – Revised New York State Transition Plan Form to Help Youth Plan for a Successful Discharge
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24-OCFS-ADM-02 – Opioid Antagonists in Detention Facilities
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24-OCFS-ADM-03 – Per Diem Chargeback Rates for OCFS-Operated Facilities and Programs – Calendar Year 2022 Final Rates
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24-OCFS-ADM-04 – Committee on Special Education Maintenance Rates for July 1, 2023, Through March 31, 2024, for Out-of-State Residential Schools Approved by the New York State Education Department
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24-OCFS-ADM-05 – Disability Rights New York: Designated Protection and Advocacy System for New York State
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24-OCFS-ADM-06 – Records Related to Persons in Need of Supervision
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24-OCFS-ADM-07 – Revised Model Contract for Purchase of Foster Care Services
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- Attachment – Agreement for Purchase of Foster Care for Children
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24-OCFS-ADM-08 – Changes to Child Care Assistance Regulations: Reimbursement for Program Closures
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24-OCFS-ADM-09 – Rest-of-State Domestic Violence State Aid Rates for January 1, 2024, Through December 31, 2024
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24-OCFS-ADM-10 – National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents
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- Attachment – NTDC Classes and Themes
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24-OCFS-ADM-11 – Maximum State Aid Rates for Foster Care Programs and In-State Committee on Special Education Placements – Effective July 1, 2024, Through June 30, 2025
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24-OCFS-ADM-12 – Child Care Assistance Direct Deposit for Child Care Providers
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- Attachment A – Child Care Assistance Direct Deposit Phases
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24-OCFS-ADM-13 – Procedures for Submitting Prior Approval Requests for Offline Payments
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- OCFS-5608 – Offline Payment Approval Request Form
24-OCFS-ADM-14 – Implementation of the Child Care Assistance Application (CCAA)
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24-OCFS-ADM-15 – 2024-2025 Flexible Fund for Family Services (FFFS)
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24-OCFS-ADM-16 – Employment and Income Verification for Child Care Assistance
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24-OCFS-ADM-17 – New York City Domestic Violence State Aid Rates for July 1, 2024, Through June 30, 2025
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Informational Letters

24-OCFS-INF-01 – Implementation of Online Child Care Assistance Application
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24-OCFS-INF-02 – Brochure and Guidance to Obtaining a Driver Permit or License for Youth in Foster Care
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- Keys to Success for Youth in Foster Care: A how-to guide to obtaining a driver license in foster care in New York State – Pub. C-170
24-OCFS-INF-03 – Education and Training Voucher Application and Eligibility Requirements
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24-OCFS-INF-04 – Direct Deposit for Child Care Providers
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24-OCFS-INF-05 – 2024 Income Eligibility Levels
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24-OCFS-INF-06 – Suicide Risk Reduction Information and Resources
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24-OCFS-INF-07 – Transferring of Foster Boarding Homes and Record Retention
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24-OCFS-INF-08 – Update to Working Together: Health Services Manual for Children in Foster Care
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24-OCFS-INF-09 – Applying for Supports and Services with the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
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24-OCFS-INF-10 – Guardianship of Vulnerable Adults With Active Services
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24-OCFS-INF-11 – Higher Education Financial Aid Resources for Youth Currently or Formerly in Foster Care
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24-OCFS-INF-12 – Families Placed in Another District in Need of Child Care Assistance
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Local Commissioner Memorandums

24-OCFS-LCM-01 – State Minimum Wage Increase and Its Effect Upon Child Care Assistance
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24-OCFS-LCM-02-R1 – Application for Child Care Assistance and How to Complete the Application for Child Care Assistance Revisions
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- OCFS-6025 – Application for Child Care Assistance
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- OCFS-6026 – How To Complete The Application For Child Care Assistance
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24-OCFS-LCM-03 – Application for Hospice Services in a Family-Type Home for Adults (FTHA)
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- Attachment A – OCFS-4258 – Family-Type Home for Adults Application for Hospice Services
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- Attachment B – Hospice Letter and Guidance
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24-OCFS-LCM-04 – Federal Fiscal Year 2024 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood: Independent Living Allocations
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- Attachment A – District Allocations for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood: 10/1/23-9/30/24
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- Attachment B – Definitions of Independent Living Services
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- Attachment C – Purchase of Service Codes Chart
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- Attachment D – Eligibility for John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
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- Attachment E – Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants
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24-OCFS-LCM-05 – Supervision and Treatment Services for Juveniles Program Funding
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24-OCFS-LCM-06 – Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) Program FFY 2023-2024/SFY 2024-2025 Funding and Claiming Instructions
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- OCFS-5240 – COPS Application for Estimated Expenditures for FFY 2023-2024/SFY 2024-2025
- OCFS-5241 – Community Optional Preventive Services Program Base Report FFY 2023-2024/SFY 2024-2025
24-OCFS-LCM-07 – Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) Program $1,000,000 Set-Aside Funding and Claiming Instructions (FFY 2023-2024/SFY 2024-2025)
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- OCFS-5242 – Application for Community Optional Preventive Services $1,000,000 Set-Aside Funding (FFY 2023-2024/SFY 2024-2025)
- OCFS-5243 – Community Optional Preventive Services Set-Aside Program Report
24-OCFS-LCM-08 – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funding for Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25
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- Attachment A: SFY 2024-25 TANF Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Allocation
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- Attachment B: SFY 2024-25 TANF Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Allocation Attestation and Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Plan
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- Attachment C: Federal TANF Funding Guidelines and Claiming Instructions
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- Attachment D: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants
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24-OCFS-LCM-09 – State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Foster Care Block Grant Allocations
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24-OCFS-LCM-10 – Calendar Year 2024 Detention Allocations
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- JDAS Claiming and Billing Logic Flowchart
24-OCFS-LCM-11 – Municipal Allocations for Youth Development Program for Program Year October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
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24-OCFS-LCM-12 – Municipal Allocations for Youth Team Sports for Program Year October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
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24-OCFS-LCM-13 – Municipal Allocations for Youth Sports and Education Opportunity Funding for Program Year October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
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24-OCFS-LCM-14-R1 – State Fiscal Year 2024-25 Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) Allocations (Revised 9/05/2024)
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- Attachment A: Adult Protective and Domestic Violence Services
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- Attachment B: Child Welfare Eligible Title XX Services (Revised)
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- Attachment C: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants – Social Services Block Grant
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24-OCFS-LCM-15 – Guidelines for Preparing the County Child and Family Services Plan
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24-OCFS-LCM-16 – New York State Child Care Block Grant Allocations October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025
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24-OCFS-LCM-17 – FFY 2024 Title IV Awards
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- Attachment A: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants – Title IV-E FFY 2024 Adoption Assistance
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- Attachment B: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants – Title IV-E FFY 2024 Kinship Guardianship
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- Attachment C: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants – Title IV-E FFY 2024 Foster Care Award
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24-OCFS-LCM-18 – Child Welfare Advances, Intercepts, Chargebacks, and Claims Adjustments
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24-OCFS-LCM-19 – Municipal Allocations for Runaway and Homeless Youth for Program Year October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
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- Attachment A: Municipal Runaway and Homeless Youth Allocations, October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025
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- Attachment B: RHY Funds Claiming Guide 2024-25
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24-OCFS-LCM-20 – Raise the Age Public Safety Claiming
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24-OCFS-LCM-21 – Tuition Reimbursement for Children Who Have Educational Disabilities and Are Placed in Institutions
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- EFRT Online Manual for OCFS/OMH Placements
- Request Form for Online Access to the System to Track and Account for Children (STAC) Database (Employees) (STAC-602-E)
- OCFS-LDSS-3424 – School District Notification of Financial Responsibility for Educationally Handicapped Foster Child Placed in a Child Care Institution
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24-OCFS-LCM-22 – Child Care Assistance Market Rates 2024
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- Attachment A: Child Care Assistance Market Rates
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- Attachment B: OCFS-6060, Child Care Provider Attestation of Costs Form (Rev. 8/2024)
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- Attachment C: OCFS-7078, Notice of Change in Provider Payments (Rev. 8/2024)
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24-OCFS-LCM-23 – Municipal Safe Harbour: NY Allocations for Program Year 2025
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- Appendix A: Municipal Safe Harbour: NY Allocations, 2025
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- Appendix B: Safe Harbour: NY Allowable Use of Funds, 2025
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- Appendix C: Safe Harbour: NY Resources and Commitments, 2025
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- Appendix D: Safe Harbour: NY 2025 Budget Template
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24-OCFS-LCM-24 – FFY 2023-24 Title IV-B Subpart 1 Allocations
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- Attachment A: Title IV-B Subpart 1 FFY 2023-24 Allocations
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- Attachment B: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants – FFY 24 Title IV-B Subpart 1
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24-OCFS-LCM-25 – Calendar Year 2024 Local District Training Cap
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24-OCFS-LCM-26 – Child Protective Services Manual Updates
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- Updates to Chapter 6 of the CPS Manual
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Policies Revised in 2024

Administrative Directives Revised in 2024

23-OCFS-ADM-21-R1 - Newly Adopted Extraordinary Level of Care and other Regulatory Changes (revised August 22, 2024)
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23-OCFS-ADM-15-R1 - New York State Bill of Rights for Children and Youth in Foster Care (revised May 2, 2024)
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23-OCFS-ADM-11-R1 - Casework Contacts for Children in Foster Care (revised June 26, 2024)
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20-OCFS-ADM-08-R1 - Approval of Emergency Foster Boarding Homes and Expanded Waiver Authority (Revised March 13, 2024)
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20-OCFS-ADM-16-R2 - Child Welfare Preventive Housing Subsidy (Revised 05/31/2024)
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- Desk Aid - Preventive Housing Subsidy
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20-OCFS-ADM-22-R2 - Persons In Need of Supervision Reform Changes (Revised 6/13/2024)
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- Attachment A - System Instructions for Youth Ordered to Pre-dispositional Placement in a Foster Care Setting and Post-dispositional Placement Under Article 7 (Revised 6/13/2024)
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18-OCFS-ADM-07-R2 Foster/Adoptive Home Certification or Approval Process (Revised 9/16/24)
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Informational Letters Revised in 2024

No revised Informational Letters this year.

Local Commissioner Memorandums Revised in 2024

24-OCFS-LCM-14-R1 – State Fiscal Year 2024-25 Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) Allocations (Revised 9/05/2024)
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- Attachment A: Adult Protective and Domestic Violence Services
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- Attachment B: Child Welfare Eligible Title XX Services (Revised)
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- Attachment C: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants – Social Services Block Grant
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23-OCFS-LCM-12-R3 – New York State Child Care Block Grant Allocations April 1, 2023-September 30, 2024 (Revised July 1, 2024)
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24-OCFS-LCM-02-R1 – Application for Child Care Assistance and How to Complete the Application for Child Care Assistance Revisions
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- OCFS-6025 – Application for Child Care Assistance
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- OCFS-6026 – How To Complete The Application For Child Care Assistance
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