This LCM addresses "Compliance with Fair Hearing Decisions; Directives in similar cases." With regard to the duty of local social services districts under of 18 NYCRR ยง 358-6.5 to comply with directives in similar cases, this LCM instructs, at p. 2:
"This Department's regulations also provide that when a decision contains a direction to a social services district to correct a misapplication of law, Department regulation or State-approved local policy in all cases similar to the one in which the decision has been issued, the district must report the actions taken to comply with the direction within thirty days after receipt of the decision. A report on these compliance actions is required in each case in which a direction in similar cases is made, and should be transmitted to the appropriate program division of this Department. A report of such actions is required whether or not a compliance complaint is received from an individual appellant."
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