# N.Y. SOS Law § 396: Health and welfare services to all children

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S396

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. SOS Law § 396
- **Heading:** Health and welfare services to all children
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act SOS / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 396

## Text

§ 396. Health and welfare services to all children. All public\nwelfare districts and towns, shall provide children who attend schools\nother than public with all or any of the health and welfare services and\nfacilities, including but not limited to health, surgical, medical,\ndental and therapeutic care and treatment, and corrective aids and\nappliances, authorized by law and now granted or hereafter made\navailable by the public welfare district or districts and/or towns for\nor to children in the public schools in so far as these services and\nfacilities may be requested by the authorities of the schools other than\npublic. Any such services or facilities shall be so provided\nnotwithstanding any provision of any charter or other provision of law\ninconsistent herewith.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. SOS Law § 395 Responsibility of public welfare districts for the welfare of children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S395.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 396 Health and welfare services to all children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S396.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 397 Powers and duties of social services officials in relation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S397.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398 Additional powers and duties of commissioners of public welfare and certain city public welfare officers in relation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-A Standards of payment for foster care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-A.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-B Transition to managed care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-B.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-C Powers and duties of the commissioner in relation to children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-C.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-D Child welfare services community demonstration projects](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-D.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-E Eligibility for protective services, foster care services, and residential services for victims of domestic violence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-E.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 398-F Duty to provide luggage to children in foster care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S398-F.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 399 Children discharged from state institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S399.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 400 Removal of children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S400.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 401 Births to inmates of public homes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S401.md)
- [N.Y. SOS Law § 402 Children forbidden in public homes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASOS_A6_T2_S402.md)

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