Certification of residential programs
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jul 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Jun 6, 2026
The division shall conduct an inspection of all proposed residential facilities.
An operating certificate will be issued to the authorized agency proposing to operate a residential facility upon verification by the division that such facility is operated by an authorized agency in compliance with all provisions of this Subpart.
Operating certificates shall not be transferable. The valid operating certificate shall be prominently posted and accessible for examination. The operating certificate shall be valid until such time as an authorized agency voluntarily terminates operation of a residential program or such operating certificate is revoked by the division, pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Subpart. Certificates shall be returned to the division immediately upon termination of operation of a residential program.
Residential facilities shall be routinely monitored to ensure that they are maintained in the same condition and at the same location as that initially certified, unless otherwise approved by the division.
Residential facilities shall be routinely inspected to ensure ongoing compliance with all requirements of this Subpart.
The program director shall immediately notify the county youth bureau and the division, in writing, of any plans for significant change of the certified program. Such notification shall include changes in location, capacity, program model and physical plant. The division shall approve or disapprove such plans in accordance with the requirements of this Subpart and shall notify the program director of the decision, in writing.
Any residential program established for the purpose of serving runaway and homeless youth that serves any youth under the age of 18 or that is contained in a municipality’s approved comprehensive plan, must be certified by the office and must be operated by an authorized agency as such term is defined in section 371(10) of the Social Services Law.