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The purpose of this Informational Letter (INF) is to advise local departments of social services (LDSS) and voluntary authorized agencies (VA) of the provisions contained in Chapter 323 of the Laws of 2008 and the amended Part 433 regulations that reflect the new institutional abuse (IAB) provisions. Most prominent in Chapter 323 and the new regulations, which were filed on an emergency basis on January 16, 2009, are new definitions of an abused or neglected child in residential care. This INF highlights some of the statutory and regulatory changes, including the new definitions, time frames and protocols regarding submission of reports to the New York Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR) involving children receiving care in residential facilities.
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