N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 464-b

§ 464-b. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:\n 1. "Rural area" shall mean a rural area as defined in section two\nthousand nine hundred fifty-one of the public health law.\n 2. "Advisory committee" shall mean the committee created in accordance\nwith section four hundred sixty-four-c of this article, for the purposes\nof assisting the commissioner in administering the New York state rural\nhuman services networking program created pursuant to the provisions of\nthis article.\n 3. "Human service" shall mean any service provided to individuals or\ngroups of individuals, for the purpose of improving or enhancing such\nindividuals' health and/or welfare, by addressing social problems\nincluding but not limited to: domestic violence, teenage pregnancy,\nmigrant health problems, child abuse, nutritional deficiencies, suicide,\nhunger, unemployment, lack of suitable shelter, crime, drug and alcohol\nabuse and poverty.\n 4. "Human services provider" shall mean any public or not-for-profit\nprivate entity utilizing public and/or private funds to provide or\ncontract for the provision of human services for the benefit of the\ngeneral public or specific client groups.\n