N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 376

§ 376. Certificate to board children and/or minors under age of\neighteen years. 1. An authorized agency which shall board out any\nchild/or minor under the age of eighteen years shall issue to the person\nreceiving such child and/or minor for board a certificate to receive,\nboard or keep a child/or minor under the age of eighteen years. Prior to\nissuing such certificate, the agency shall require that an applicant set\nforth: his or her employment history, provide personal and employment\nreferences and sign a sworn statement indicating whether the applicant,\nto the best of his or her knowledge, has ever been convicted of a crime\nin this state or any other jurisdiction. Not until all inquiries are\ncompleted and evaluated shall the agency cause such certificate to be\nissued.\n 2. The agency issuing or renewing any such certificate shall forthwith\ntransmit a copy or report thereof to the board.\n 3. No person shall be certified by more than one authorized agency but\nany person so certified may receive for care at board or otherwise a\nchild and/or minor under the age of eighteen years from other sources\nupon the written consent and approval of the certifying agency as to\neach such child and/or minor.\n