N.Y. Social Services Law § 386: Visitation; inspection and supervision

§ 386. Visitation; inspection and supervision. 1. The board or the

department is authorized to visit, in its discretion, any minor under

the age of twenty-one years committed, placed out or boarded out and not

legally adopted or in the custody of a legal guardian.

2. The board or the department is authorized to visit, in its

discretion, any home or place where a child or children are received,

boarded or kept under a license or certificate whether or not such

children are maintained as public charges. Every licensed home shall, if

practicable, be visited by the department at least four times in each

year.