N.Y. Social Services Law § 133: Temporary preinvestigation emergency needs assistance or care

§ 133. Temporary preinvestigation emergency needs assistance or care.

Upon application for public assistance or care under this chapter, the

local social services district shall notify the applicant in writing of

the availability of a monetary grant adequate to meet emergency needs

assistance or care and shall, at such time, determine whether such

person is in immediate need. If it shall appear that a person is in

immediate need, emergency needs assistance or care shall be granted

pending completion of an investigation. The written notification

required by this section shall inform such person of a right to an

expedited hearing when emergency needs assistance or care is denied. A

public assistance applicant who has been denied emergency needs

assistance or care must be given reason for such denial in a written

determination which sets forth the basis for such denial. Nothing in

this section shall be construed to require the social services district

or any state agency to provide medical assistance, except as otherwise

required by title eleven of this article.