N.Y. Social Services Law Section 396
Health and welfare services to all children

395
Responsibility of public welfare districts for the welfare of children 396
Health and welfare services to all children 397
Powers and duties of social services officials in relation to children 398
Additional powers and duties of commissioners of public welfare and certain city public welfare officers in relation to children 398‑A
Standards of payment for foster care 398‑B
Transition to managed care 398‑C
Powers and duties of the commissioner in relation to children 398‑D
Child welfare services community demonstration projects 398‑E
Eligibility for protective services, foster care services, and residential services for victims of domestic violence 399
Children discharged from state institutions 400
Removal of children 401
Births to inmates of public homes 402
Children forbidden in public homes 403
The religious faith of children and minors 404
Juvenile justice services close to home initiative