N.Y. Social Services Law Section 426
Annual reports

The commissioner shall prepare for inclusion in the annual report required by subdivision (d) of § 17 (Powers and duties of the commissioner)section seventeen of this chapter to be filed with the governor and the legislature prior to December fifteenth of each year, a report on the operations of the state central register of child abuse and maltreatment and the various local child protective services. The report shall include a full statistical analysis of the reports made to the central register together with a report on the implementation of this title, his or her evaluation of services offered under this chapter and his or her recommendations for additional legislation to fulfill the purposes of this title. Such report shall indicate the number of child abuse and maltreatment reports and cases received by the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment by each district in the preceding year, the number of such cases determined to have been indicated and the number of such cases determined to be unfounded by each district in the preceding year, the number of such cases which have not been indicated or unfounded within the time period required by subdivision seven of § 424 (Duties of the child protective service concerning reports of abuse or maltreatment)section four hundred twenty-four of this article by each district in the preceding year and the number of workers assigned to the child protective service in each district in the preceding year. Such report shall include, among other information, available demographic information and available information concerning the racial and ethnic characteristics of the family members and persons served by the differential response program pursuant to Social Services Law § 427-A (Differential response programs for child protection assessments or investigations)section four hundred twenty-seven-a of the social services law, as well as available information concerning the racial and ethnic characteristics of the family members and persons serviced under the traditional child protective services program, in each local social services district in the state.

Source: Section 426 — Annual reports, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SOS/426 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jul. 12, 2025).

411
Findings and purpose 412
General definitions 413
Persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment 414
Any person permitted to report 415
Reporting procedure 416
Obligations of persons required to report 417
Taking a child into protective custody 418
Mandatory reporting to and post-mortem investigation of deaths by medical examiner or coroner 419
Immunity from liability 420
Penalties for failure to report 421
Responsibility of the office 422
Statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment 422–A
Child abuse and neglect investigations 422–B
Local and regional fatality review teams 422–C
Establishment of the child abuse medical provider program (CHAMP) 423
Child protective service responsibilities and organization 423–A
Child advocacy centers established 424
Duties of the child protective service concerning reports of abuse or maltreatment 424–A
Access to information contained in the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment 424–B
Children in the care of certain public and private agencies 425
Cooperation of other agencies 426
Annual reports 427
Regulations of the commissioner 427–A
Differential response programs for child protection assessments or investigations 428
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N.Y. Social Services Law Section 426 Annual reports

N.Y. Social Services Law Section 426
Annual reports