N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 815.12

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 38, September 18, 2024

Section 815.12 - Staff and client relationships

(a) Sexual contact prohibited. All sexual contact between OASAS program staff and a client is sexual abuse.

(b) Sexual contact includes inappropriate touching, indecent exposure, sexual assault, taking or distributing sexually explicit pictures, voyeurism or other sexual exploitation.

(c) A client is incapable of consenting to sexual contact if they are admitted to a program funded, certified or otherwise authorized by the Office.

(d) All staff shall be trained, upon hire and annually thereafter, on, and be provided with supervision about, maintaining appropriate boundaries with clients.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 815.12

Adopted New York State Register September 9, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 36, eff.9/9/2015

Amended New York State Register April 10, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 15, eff. 4/10/2019

Amended New York State Register September 14, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 37, eff. 10/1/2022