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This Code Blue procedure describes and directs Agency operations required for the protection of individuals living on the street and for the prevention of injury and death resulting from cold exposure by providing instructions concerning: (1) services provided by Street Homeless Solutions (Outreach, Safe Havens, and Drop-in Centers) and DHS Shelter Operations; and (2) the provision of shelter to individuals "reasonably believed to be homeless and unwilling or unable to find the shelter necessary for safety and health in inclement winter weather" in accordance with New York State Regulation 18 NYCRR § 304.1 ("Emergency Measures for the Homeless during Inclement Winter Weather").
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