This Committee shall have jurisdiction over all matters and legislation pertaining to or affecting the County Department of Health Services; Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Division; WIC Programs; Infant Mortality; Vector Control; Public Health; AIDS and AIDS prevention services; breast cancer issues; Managed Care; Mental Health services; patient care; emergency medical services and the Emergency Medical Services Division; forensic sciences; the John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility; pre-natal care; handicapped children’s programs; handicapped services; the County’s anti-smoking laws; the enforcement of the County Sanitary Code and of health related regulatory laws; rabies inoculation, Animal Bite Registry, and Animal Shelter Law; implementation of health related websites; and the implementation of the pre-school handicapped children’s program as authorized by County Management and Legislative initiatives.

This Committee shall also have jurisdiction over the Suffolk County Youth Bureau; youth services; protection of the rights and welfare of the children and youth of Suffolk County and their physical, social, and educational well-being through counseling, recreational/cultural programs, employment opportunities and community services programs, runaway and homeless programs, emergency short-term residential facilities, crisis intervention counseling, reuniting a youth with his or her family, independent living programs for older homeless adolescents, exploration of housing resources, high-school equivalency education, PINS Diversion Program, or specialized needs of children.  This Committee shall also have jurisdiction over Family Court matters.

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over matters pertaining to or affecting the County Department of Social Services, the Division of Women’s Services, and the Office for the Handicapped.  This Committee shall also have jurisdiction over all programs dealing with emergency housing services; Adult Medical and Social Services; foster care; child support enforcement; nutrition programs, other than senior Meals on Wheels; Child Assistance Program (CAP); domestic violence programs; AFDC; JOBS; home relief, family and children’s services; client benefits; transitional care; Child Protective Services; food stamps; burials; HEAP;  poverty; the placement of public assistance recipients; implementation of County Finger Imaging Programs; and implementation of the County Deadbeat Parent Vehicle Immobilization Law (Boot Bill).

This Committee shall also have jurisdiction over all legislation pertaining to or affecting assistance for victims of family violence or abuse; orders of protection; child support enforcement; matrimonial issues; employment and education outreach; information, resources, and support for incarcerated women; resources for professional women; and all budgetary matters affecting the funding of programs that directly impact upon children, women, and the family in Suffolk County.

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over all resolutions accepting and appropriating grants-in-aid from the State or federal government that require matching County contributions of monies or resources for Social Services programs; welfare reform initiatives; Welfare Fraud Detection; implementation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over day care initiatives.