§ 424-b. Children in the care of certain public and private agencies.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, when a report of
child abuse or maltreatment involves a child being cared for in a home
operated or supervised by an authorized agency or the office of children
and family services, such report shall be accepted and maintained by the
office of children and family services and shall be referred for the
purposes of conducting an investigation to the appropriate staff within
the office of children and family services where the child is in the
care of such agency; and where the child is in a home operated or
supervised by an authorized agency, to the social services district
wherein such home is located. The office or social services district
receiving such referral shall undertake an appropriate investigation of
the report, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in
this title. Any person who is alleged to have abused or maltreated a
child in a report accepted and referred pursuant to this section shall
be accorded the procedural rights set forth in section four hundred
twenty-two and in subdivision six of section four hundred twenty-four of
this title. Nothing in this section shall impose any duty or
responsibility on any child protective service pursuant to section four
hundred twenty-two, four hundred twenty-four or any other provision of
this article.