Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - New York

Establishment

Citation: Soc. Serv. Law § 422(1)

A statewide central register shall be established within the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS).

Purpose

Citation: Soc. Serv. Law § 422(2)

The central register shall be capable of the following:

• Receiving telephone calls alleging child abuse or maltreatment
• Identifying prior reports of child abuse or maltreatment immediately
• Monitoring the provision of child protective service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Determining the existence of prior reports in order to evaluate the condition or circumstances of a child 

Contents

Citation: Soc. Serv. Law § 422(3)

The central register shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 

• All information in the written report
• A record of the final disposition of the report, including services offered and accepted 
• The plan for rehabilitative treatment
• The names and identifying data, dates, and circumstances of any person requesting or receiving information from the register
• Any other information believed to be helpful

Maintenance

Citation: Soc. Serv. Law § 422(6)

In any case and at any time, the commissioner of the OCFS may amend any record upon good cause shown and notice to the subjects of the report and other persons named in the report.