N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18 § 439.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 439.6 - Aftercare

(a) Youth who are stepped down to a placement in a foster family-home or discharged from foster care from a qualified residential treatment program must be offered, at minimum, six months of aftercare services as such term is defined in section 441.2 of this Title by the agency that provided the qualified residential treatment services.

(b) Qualified residential treatment programs shall:

(1) Begin planning discharge and aftercare services for every child entering their qualified residential treatment program within 72 hours of the child's entry into that residential program and incorporate such planning into the child's discharge planning activities required pursuant to section 439.4 of this Part;

(2) Utilize the support team plan developed in accordance with section 441.22 of this Title to identify the goals and objectives that will guide the discharge and aftercare plan;

(3) Provide or contract for the provisions services identified by the support team and aftercare plan for at least six months.

(c)The local department of social services with care and custody or custody and guardianship of the child must partner with the authorized agencies operating the qualified residential treatment programs around each child's aftercare goals and objectives where necessary.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 § 439.6

Adopted New York State Register March 9, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 10, eff. 3/9/2022