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Administrative Directives (ADM) are external policy statements designed to advise local service districts and voluntary agencies of policy and procedure which must be followed and require specific action.
Informational Letters (INF) are external policy statements that clarify or amplify existing procedures. They may provide general educational information, transmit a new brochure, distribute a revised list of contacts, or announce newly enacted Federal or State legislation.
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Administrative Directives
- 15-OCFS-ADM-01 Definition of Siblings and Expansion of the Relative Notification Requirements
- 15-OCFS-ADM-02 Continuation of the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP) to a Successor Guardian Cancelled on August 27, 2015. Replaced by 15-OCFS-ADM-15.
- 15-OCFS-ADM-03 Per Diem Chargeback Rates for OCFS-Operated Facilities and Programs – Interim Calendar Year (CY) 2012 Rates for January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012
- 15-OCFS-ADM-04 Per Diem Chargeback Rates for OCFS-Operated Facilities and Programs – Final for CY 2011
- 15-OCFS-ADM-05 Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 as Amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996
- 15-OCFS-ADM-06 New York City Domestic Violence State Aid Rates for July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015
- 15-OCFS-ADM-07 Maximum State Aid Rates (MSARs) for Foster Care Programs and Residential Programs for Committee on Special Education Placements - Effective April 1, 2015, through June 30, 2015
- 15-OCFS-ADM-08 Required Notifications for Abuse and Neglect Reports from the Justice Center
- 15-OCFS-ADM-09 Rest-of-State Domestic Violence State Aid Rates for January 1 2015 through December 31 2015
- 15-OCFS-ADM-10 Sharing of Investigation Information by Child Protective Services and the Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services
- 15-OCFS-ADM-11 Maximum State Aid Rates for Foster Care Programs and Residential Programs for Committee on Special Education Placements - Effective July 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016 (Revised August 24, 2015)
- 15-OCFS-ADM-12 Revised Payment Rates for Bridges to Health (B2H) Home and Community-Based Waiver Services, Effective January 1, 2015 – March 31, 2015 and April 1, 2015
- 15-OCFS-ADM-13 Required Annual Credit Checks for Youth and Young Adults in Foster Care 14 Years of Age and Older
- 15-OCFS-ADM-14 Revised Model Contract for Purchase of Foster Care Services Cancelled on August 30, 2021. Replaced by 21-OCFS-ADM-20.
- 15-OCFS-ADM-15 Continuation of the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP) to a Successor Guardian
- 15-OCFS-ADM-16 Requirements to Identify, Document, Report, and Provide Services to Child Sex Trafficking Victims (Revised May 19, 2021)
- 15-OCFS-ADM-17 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to Age 26
- Attachment 1 - Medicaid Eligible Until Age 21 Letter, New York City Version
- Attachment 1S - Medicaid Eligible until Age 21 Letter, New York City, Spanish
- Attachment 2 - Medicaid Eligible Until Age 21 Letter, Upstate Version
- Attachment 2S - Medicaid Eligible Until Age 21 Letter, Upstate, Spanish
- Attachment 3 - Medicaid Eligible Until Age 26 Letter, New York City Version
- Attachment 3S - Medicaid Eligible Until Age 26 Letter, New York City, Spanish
- Attachment 4 - Medicaid Eligible Until Age 26 Letter, Upstate Version
- Attachment 4S - Medicaid Eligible Until Age 26 Letter, Upstate, Spanish
- 15-OCFS-ADM-18 Bill of Rights for Children and Youth in Foster Care Cancelled September 22, 2023. Replaced by 23-OCFS-ADM-15
- 15-OCFS-ADM-19 Planning for a Successful Adulthood - Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement with a Permanency Resource (APPLA) for Youth 16 Years of Age and Older
- 15-OCFS-ADM-20 Transition Planning with Youth for a Successful Discharge
- Attachment A - Transition Plan Timeline
- Attachment B - Guidelines on How to Complete the Transition Plan (OCFS-4922)
- Attachment C - Guidelines on How to Complete the Transition Plan Amendment for Youth Age 18-21 (OCFS-3917)
- OCFS-4922 Transition Plan Form
- OCFS-3917 Transition Plan Amendment for youth age 18-21
- 15-OCFS-ADM-21 Supporting Normative Experiences for Children, Youth, and Young Adults in Foster Care - Applying a Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
- Attachment A, Applying the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard - Gathering Information to Support Normative Experiences
- Attachment B, Applying the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard - Caregiver Considerations
- Attachment C, Applying the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard - Know Before You Say No
- 15-OCFS-ADM-22 Case Planning for Youth in Foster Care 14 Years of Age or Older
- 15-OCFS-ADM-23 Non-discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity or Expression in Residential and Non-residential Domestic Violence Programs
- 15-OCFS-ADM-24 Committee on Special Education Maintenance Rates for July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, for Out-of-State Residential Schools Approved by the New York State Education Department
- 15-OCFS-ADM-25 Timely Data Entry and Use of Incident Date
Informational Letters
- 15-OCFS-INF-01 Re-homing of Children
- 15-OCFS-INF-02 2015 Income Standards for the Child and Family Services Plan
- 15-OCFS-INF-03 Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183)
- 15-OCFS-INF-04 NYS 2015-16 Enacted Budget - OCFS Care and Maintenance Cost for OCFS Operated Facilities
- 15-OCFS-INF-05 Revised SSL §383-c Judicial and Extra-Judicial Surrender Forms and Attachments (rev. 7/17/15)
- 15-OCFS-INF-06 Child Welfare Caseworkers’ Use of Naloxone (Narcan)
- 15-OCFS-INF-07 Laws to Address Sexual Exploitation of Children
- 15-OCFS-INF-08 Promoting Awareness and Best Practices to Address Human Trafficking
- 15-OCFS-INF-09 The Inclusion of Local Social Services District Comments in Child Fatality Reports
- 15-OCFS-INF-10 Child Care Subsidy Program - Improper Authorization for Payment Review
Local Commissioner Memorandums
- 15-OCFS-LCM-01 Funding for Co-location-Collaboration of Behavioral Health and Child Protective Services
- 15-OCFS-LCM-02 New York State Child Care Block Grant Subsidy Program Allocations SFY 2015-2016
- 15-OCFS-LCM-03 SFY 2016 Enhanced CPS Funds
- 15-OCFS-LCM-04 District Tuition Reimbursement for Educationally Handicapped Children Placed in Child Care Institutions or Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Youth by Local Social Services Districts, OCFS or Family Court, or Who Are Admitted to Blythedale Children’s Hospital for the 2014-2015 School Year
- 15-OCFS-LCM-05 Expansion of the Child Care Assistance Program
- 15-OCFS-LCM-06 TANF Funding for Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services for FY 2016
- 15-OCFS-LCM-07 Federal Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Education and Training Voucher Program
- 15-OCFS-LCM-08 SFY 2015-16 Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) Allocations
- 15-OCFS-LCM-09 Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Independent Living Allocations
- 15-OCFS-LCM-10 Community Optional Preventive Services -COPS- Program $1,000,000 Set-Aside Funding Instructions for FFY 2014-15, SFY 2015-16
- 15-OCFS-LCM-11 2015 Local District Training Cap
- 15-OCFS-LCM-12 Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) Program FFY 2014-2015 and SFY 2015-2016 Funding and Claiming Instructions(L)
- 15-OCFS-LCM-13 FY 2016 Foster Care Block Grant Allocations
- 15-OCFS-LCM-14 Guidelines and Instructions for Preparing the Child and Family Services Plan Update
OCFS Guidance Document Listing for 2015
The OCFS Guidance Document Listing is a list of all guidance documents upon which OCFS currently relies. The OCFS Guidance Document Listing is submitted to the New York State Department of State not less than once each year, pursuant to section 202-e of the State Administrative Procedure Act.