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This Code Blue procedure describes and directs DHS and DSS operations required to protect individuals living on the street and to prevent injury and death resulting from cold exposure by providing instructions about the following: (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").
Consistent with New York State Regulation 18 NYCRR § 304.1, the threshold for calling a Code Blue for DHS has been revised, and the required actions reflect the regulation’s direction to offer shelter to all individuals "reasonably believed to be homeless and unwilling or unable to find the shelter necessary for safety and health in inclement winter weather" (Id.).
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