N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 306-c: Notice of commencement of action for personal injuries by recipient of medical assistance

§ 306-c. Notice of commencement of action for personal injuries by

recipient of medical assistance. In the case of an individual who has

suffered personal injuries and has received medical assistance pursuant

to titles eleven and eleven-D of article five of the social services law

on or after the date of such injury, notice of the commencement of an

action by or on behalf of such individual for such personal injuries

shall be sent to the social services district in the county in which

such recipient resides, or to the department of health, by certified

mail, return receipt requested, or electronically in accord with

regulations promulgated by the commissioner of the department of health,

within sixty days of the completion of service upon all parties to such

action. Proof of sending such notice shall be filed with the court in

accordance with rule three hundred six of this article. Sending such

notice shall not be a jurisdictional requirement to commencing an

action.