N.Y. Social Services Law § 464-b: Definitions

§ 464-b. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:

1. "Rural area" shall mean a rural area as defined in section two

thousand nine hundred fifty-one of the public health law.

2. "Advisory committee" shall mean the committee created in accordance

with section four hundred sixty-four-c of this article, for the purposes

of assisting the commissioner in administering the New York state rural

human services networking program created pursuant to the provisions of

this article.

3. "Human service" shall mean any service provided to individuals or

groups of individuals, for the purpose of improving or enhancing such

individuals' health and/or welfare, by addressing social problems

including but not limited to: domestic violence, teenage pregnancy,

migrant health problems, child abuse, nutritional deficiencies, suicide,

hunger, unemployment, lack of suitable shelter, crime, drug and alcohol

abuse and poverty.

4. "Human services provider" shall mean any public or not-for-profit

private entity utilizing public and/or private funds to provide or

contract for the provision of human services for the benefit of the

general public or specific client groups.