(ii) HIV awareness and education; (iii) case records and confidentiality of information; (iv) development and youth issues; (v) abuse prevention and reporting requirements as set forth in and required by the Social Services Law;] Reportable Incidents as defined in section 488 of the Social Services Law shall be reported immediately upon discovery to the Vulnerable Persons’ Central Register, in accordance with section 491 of the Social Services Law. Discovery occurs when the mandated reporter witnesses a suspected reportable incident or when another person, including the vulnerable person, comes before the mandated reporter in the mandated reporter’s professional or official capacity and provides the mandated reporter with reasonable cause to suspect that the vulnerable person has been subjected to a reportable incident. (vi) suicide prevention; and (vii) runaway and homeless regulations. (2) The director of each program shall be responsible for ensuring that in-service training is provided to volunteers in an amount commensurate with the specific volunteer duties performed and the amount of volunteer service provided by each individual volunteer. (g) Nondiscriminatory treatment. (1) Each program shall employ policies and procedures designed to ensure that youth are not subject to unlawful discriminatory treatment in any program decision making process or when being considered for any available service. Program staff and volunteers shall not engage in or condone discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, or disability. Each program shall promote and maintain a safe environment, take reasonable steps to prevent
(ii) HIV awareness and education; (iii) case records and confidentiality of information; (iv) development and youth issues; (v) abuse prevention and reporting requirements as set forth in and required by the Social Services Law;] Reportable Incidents as defined in section 488 of the Social Services Law shall be reported immediately upon discovery to the Vulnerable Persons’ Central Register, in accordance with section 491 of the Social Services Law. Discovery occurs when the mandated reporter witnesses a suspected reportable incident or when another person, including the vulnerable person, comes before the mandated reporter in the mandated reporter’s professional or official capacity and provides the mandated reporter with reasonable cause to suspect that the vulnerable person has been subjected to a reportable incident. (vi) suicide prevention; and (vii) runaway and homeless regulations. (2) The director of each program shall be responsible for ensuring that in-service training is provided to volunteers in an amount commensurate with the specific volunteer duties performed and the amount of volunteer service provided by each individual volunteer. (g) Nondiscriminatory treatment. (1) Each program shall employ policies and procedures designed to ensure that youth are not subject to unlawful discriminatory treatment in any program decision making process or when being considered for any available service. Program staff and volunteers shall not engage in or condone discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, or disability. Each program shall promote and maintain a safe environment, take reasonable steps to prevent
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