New York Consolidated Laws, Social Services Law - SOS § 379. Revocation of certificates and licenses

1. A certificate or license to receive, board or keep any child and/or minor under the age of eighteen years may be revoked for cause by the authorized agency or the commissioner of social services by which it was issued and any such certificate or license to receive, board or keep any child may be revoked for cause by the commissioner.

2. An agency revoking any such certificate and a commissioner of social services revoking any such license shall notify the department of such revocation at once.