N.Y. Social Services Law § 131-r: Liability for reimbursement of public assistance benefits

§ 131-r. Liability for reimbursement of public assistance benefits. 1.

Any person who is receiving or has received, within the previous ten

years, public assistance pursuant to the provisions of this article, and

who wins a lottery prize of six hundred dollars or more shall reimburse

the department from the winnings, for all such public assistance

benefits paid to such person during the previous ten years; provided,

however, that such crediting to the department shall in no event exceed

fifty percent of the amount of the lottery prize. The commissioner shall

enter into an agreement with the director of the lottery, pursuant to

section sixteen hundred thirteen-b of the tax law, for the crediting of

lottery prizes against public assistance benefits. Nothing herein shall

limit the ability of a social services district to make recoveries

pursuant to section 104 or section 106-b of this chapter.

2. Any inconsistent provision of this chapter or of any other law

notwithstanding, a social services official may not assert any claim

under any provision of this chapter to recover payments of public

assistance if such payments were reimbursed by child support

collections.