N.Y. Social Services Law § 153-a: Reimbursement for services to social services districts

§ 153-a. Reimbursement for services to social services districts. 1.

Expenditures made by a department, bureau, division or other unit of a

county or city for services to, on behalf of, or directly related to the

operations of a social services district, pursuant to the provisions of

this chapter or any other provision of law, may, if approved by the

department, be subject to reimbursement by the state, if and so long as

such expenditures are subject to federal reimbursement and only to the

extent of such federal reimbursement. There may be paid to each such

social services district the amount of federal funds, if any, properly

received or to be received on account of such expenditures. This

section shall not apply to reimbursement for expenditures related to the

location of absent parents, establishment of paternity or enforcement of

support reimburseable under title six-A of article three of this

chapter.

2. a. Claims for such reimbursement from federal funds shall be made

in such form and manner and at such times and for such periods as the

department shall determine, including claims for any such expenditures

made on or after January 1, l970.

b. When certified by the department, such reimbursement from federal

funds shall be paid from the state treasury upon the audit and warrant

of the comptroller out of funds made available therefor.

c. When the monies allotted to the state by the federal security

agency, or other authorized federal agency, for such services to social

services districts for any quarter or other authorized period shall have

been received by the department of taxation and finance, the department

shall, as soon as possible, certify to the comptroller the amount to

which each social services district is entitled for such quarter or

other authorized period and such amount shall be paid out of the state

treasury after audit by the comptroller to the respective social

services district.

3. Payment of such reimbursement from federal funds shall be made to

the fiscal officer of the social services district entitled thereto

pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any other provision of

law.