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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
- 23-OCFS-ADM-01 - Rest-of-State Domestic Violence State Aid Rates for January 1, 2023, Through December 31, 2023
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-01 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-01 - 23-OCFS-ADM-02 - Per Diem Chargeback Rates for OCFS-Operated Facilities and Programs – Calendar Year 2021 Final Rates
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-02 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-02 - 23-OCFS-ADM-03 - Long-Stayer Reviews
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-03 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-03 - 23-OCFS-ADM-04 - Updated Policy for Notification of Child Care Provider Payment Changes
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-04 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-04 - 23-OCFS-ADM-05 - Implementation of 24-Month Eligibility and Other Regulatory Changes
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-05 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-05 - 23-OCFS-ADM-06 - Providing Services to Children of Undocumented Immigrants
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-06 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-06 - 23-OCFS-ADM-07 - Qualified Individual Report and Supporting Documentation
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-07 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-07 - 23-OCFS-ADM-08 - Preventive Services Agency Attestation Instructions
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-08 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-08- OCFS-5049 - Preventive Services Agency Attestation
Word document for OCFS-5049 | PDF document for OCFS-5049
- OCFS-5049 - Preventive Services Agency Attestation
- 23-OCFS-ADM-09 - New Mandated Reporter Training
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-09 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-09 - 23-OCFS-ADM-10 - Maximum State Aid Rates for Foster Care Programs and In-State Committee on Special Education Placements
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-10 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-10 - 23-OCFS-ADM-11 - Casework Contacts for Children in Foster Care
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-11 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-11 - 23-OCFS-ADM-12 - Committee on Special Education Maintenance Rates for July 1, 2022, Through June 30, 2023, for Out-of-State Residential Schools Approved by the New York State Education Department
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-12 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-12 - 23-OCFS-ADM-13 - 2023 Bridge – Flexible Fund for Family Services (FFFS)
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-13- Attachment 1: FFFS 2023 District Allocation PDF Attachment 1 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13
- Attachment 2: Grandfathered COPS FFFS Dedications
Word Attachment 2 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 | PDF Attachment 2 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 - Attachment 3: FFFS 2023 Bridge Child Welfare Thresholds
Word Attachment 3 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 | PDF Attachment 3 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 - Attachment 4: FFFS System District User Manual
Word Attachment 4 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 | PDF Attachment 4 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 - Attachment 5: FFFS 2023 Bridge Desk Reference Guide
Word Attachment 5 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13 | PDF Attachment 5 for 23-OCFS-ADM-13
- 23-OCFS-ADM-14 - Maximum State Aid Rates for Foster Care Programs and In-State Committee on Special Education Placements – Effective July 1, 2023, Through March 31, 2024
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-14 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-14 - 23-OCFS-ADM-15 - New York State Bill of Rights for Children and Youth in Foster Care
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-15 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-15 - 23-OCFS-ADM-16 - Revised Legally Exempt Child Care Enrollment Forms
Word document for 23-OCFS-ADM-16 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-ADM-16
Informational Letters
- 23-OCFS-INF-01 - Updates Regarding Changes to Professional Licensure Requirements
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-01 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-01 - 23-OCFS-INF-02 - County Cooperative Agreements
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-02 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-02- Attachment A: Model Legal Services Language
Word Attachment A for 23-OCFS-INF_02 | PDF Attachment A for 23-OCFS-INF_02
- Attachment A: Model Legal Services Language
- 23-OCFS-INF-03 - Education and Training Voucher Application and Eligibility Requirements
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-03 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-03 - 23-OCFS-INF-04 - Chapter 107 of the Laws of 2023: Extending the Legal Right to Consent to Health Care to Certain Youth
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-04 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-04 - 23-OCFS-INF-05 - New York State Court of Appeals Decision on Applicability of the ICPC on Parent Placements
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-05 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-05 - 23-OCFS-INF-06 - 2023 Income Eligibility Levels
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-06 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-06 - 23-OCFS-INF-07 - Notice of Termination of COVID-19 Related Flexibilities and Guidelines for Child Welfare and Adult Protective Services
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-07 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-07 - 23-OCFS-INF-08 - Updated Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP) Guide
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-08 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-08 - 23-OCFS-INF-09 - Notification of Changes to the Child Care Assistance Program as a Result of the State Fiscal Year 2024 Enacted Budget
Word document for 23-OCFS-INF-09 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-INF-09
Local Commissioner Memorandums
- 23-OCFS-LCM-01 - Instructions for Completing Resource Allocation Plans in the Quality Youth Development System for Program Year January 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-01 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-01- Attachment A: Youth Development Program Allocations January 2023 - September 2023
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-01 Attachment A | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-01 Attachment A - Attachment B: Runaway and Homeless Youth Allocations January 2023 - September 2023
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-01 Attachment B | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-01 Attachment B
- Attachment A: Youth Development Program Allocations January 2023 - September 2023
- 23-OCFS-LCM-02 - Youth Sports and Education Opportunity Funding
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-02 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-02- Attachment A: Youth Sports and Education Opportunity Allocations January 2023 - September 2023
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-02 Attachment A | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-02 Attachment A
- Attachment A: Youth Sports and Education Opportunity Allocations January 2023 - September 2023
- 23-OCFS-LCM-03 - State Minimum Wage Increase and Its Effect Upon Child Care Assistance
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-03 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-03 - 23-OCFS-LCM-04 - FFY 2023 Title IV Awards
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04- Attachment A: Title IV-E FFY 2023 - Adoption Assistance
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04 Attachment A | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04 Attachment A - Attachment B: Title IV-E FFY 2023 - Kinship/Guardianship
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04 Attachment B | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04 Attachment B - Attachment C: Title IV-E FFY 2023 - Foster Care
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04 Attachment C | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-04 Attachment C
- Attachment A: Title IV-E FFY 2023 - Adoption Assistance
- 23-OCFS-LCM-05 - 2022 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-05 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-05 - 23-OCFS-LCM-06 - Guidelines and Instructions for Preparing the Child and Family Services Annual Plan Update
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-06 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-06 - 23-OCFS-LCM-07 - FFY 2023 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood: Independent Living Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07- Attachment A: District Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment A | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment A - Attachment B: Definitions of Independent Living Services
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment B | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment B - Attachment C: Purchase of Service Codes Chart
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment C | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment C - Attachment D: Eligibility for John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment D | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment D - Attachment E: Title 45 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 75
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment E | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment E
- Attachment A: District Allocations
- 23-OCFS-LCM-08 - Child Welfare Advances, Intercepts, Chargebacks, and Claims Adjustments
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-08 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-08 - 23-OCFS-LCM-09 - Raise the Age Public Safety Claiming
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-09 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-09 - 23-OCFS-LCM-10 - Intersection of Adult Protective Services and Supported Decision-Making
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-10 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-10 - 23-OCFS-LCM-11-R1 - State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-11-R1 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-11-R1- Attachment A: Title XX FFY 2023
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment A | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment A - Attachment B: Child Welfare Services Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-11-R1 Attachment B | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-07 Attachment B - Attachment C: Social Services Block Grant
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-11-R1 Attachment C | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-11-R1 Attachment C
- Attachment A: Title XX FFY 2023
- 23-OCFS-LCM-12-R1 - (Revised August 18, 2023) New York State Child Care Block Grant Allocations April 1, 2023-September 30, 2024
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-12-R1 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-12-R1 - 23-OCFS-LCM-13 - Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) Program FFY 2022-2023/SFY 2023-2024 Funding and Claiming Instructions
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-13 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-13 - 23-OCFS-LCM-14 - Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) Program $1,000,000 Set-Aside Funding and Claiming Instructions (FFY 2022-2023/SFY 2023-2024)
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-14 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-14 - 23-OCFS-LCM-15 - Tuition Reimbursement for Children Who Have Educational Disabilities and Are Placed in Institutions
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-15 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-15 - 23-OCFS-LCM-16 - State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Foster Care Block Grant Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-16 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-16 - 23-OCFS-LCM-17 - 2023-24 Flexible Fund for Family Services (FFFS)
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17- Attachment 1: FFFS 2023-24 District Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 1 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 1 - Attachment 2: Grandfathered COPS FFFS Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 2 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 2 - Attachment 3: FFFS 2023-24 Child Welfare Thresholds
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 3 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 3 - Attachment 4: FFFS System District User Manual
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 4 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 4 - Attachment 5: FFFS 2023-24 Desk Reference Guide
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 5 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-17 Attachment 5
- Attachment 1: FFFS 2023-24 District Allocations
- 23-OCFS-LCM-18 - Calendar Year 2023 Local District Training Cap
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-18 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-18 - 23-OCFS-LCM-19 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funding for Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19- Attachment A: SFY 2023-24 TANF Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment A | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment A - Attachment B: SFY 2023-24 TANF Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Allocation Attestation & Services Plan
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment B | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment B - Attachment C: SFY 2023-24 TANF Non-Residential Domestic Violence Funding Guidelines & Claiming Instructions
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment C | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment C - Attachment D: SFY 2023-24 TANF Non-Residential Domestic Violence US DHHS Services Grants
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment D | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-19 Attachment D
- Attachment A: SFY 2023-24 TANF Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services Allocations
- 23-OCFS-LCM-20 - FFY 2022-23 Title IV-B Subpart 1 Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-020 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-20- Attachment A: Title IV-B Subpart 1 FFY 2022-23 Allocations
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-20 Attachment A | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-20 Attachment A - Attachment B: Attachment for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants – FFY 23 Title IV-B Subpart 1
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-20 Attachment B | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-20 Attachment B
- Attachment A: Title IV-B Subpart 1 FFY 2022-23 Allocations
- 23-OCFS-LCM-21 - Youth Team Sports Allocation
Word document for 23-OCFS-LCM-21 | PDF document for 23-OCFS-LCM-21- OCFS-5011 - Universal Application for Youth Sports Funding
Word document for OCFS-5011 | PDF document for OCFS-5011
- OCFS-5011 - Universal Application for Youth Sports Funding