NY S02396

Limits full-time adult protective services workers to a maximum of 20 initial investigations, 30 ongoing cases, or 30 total cases at any given time

Requires the Office of Children and Family Services to develop regulations on caseload standards in consultation with local social services districts

Mandates case assignment guidance that considers worker's current caseload and complexity of investigations

Creates an annual reporting requirement on adult protective services, including monthly counts of workers by district, supervisory positions, and average caseloads per worker, due by December 15th each year

Caseload standards take effect two years after the bill becomes law, while reporting requirements take effect immediately