Policy
Compiled text through Mar 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Mar 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Residents in secure facilities operated by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) shall be permitted to visit family members when the death of a family member is imminent or after death has occurred, subject to the provisions of this Part.
(b)Consistent with the requirements of this Part, OCFS shall develop written policies and procedures that govern deathbed and funeral visits. These policies and procedures shall be reviewed annually and updated as needed.