N.Y. Social Services Law § 348: Application for family assistance

§ 348. Application for family assistance. 1. Application for family

assistance shall be made to the appropriate social services district.

2. Application for or receipt of family assistance shall operate as an

assignment to the state and the social services district concerned of

any rights to support that accrue during the period that a family

receives family assistance from any other person as such applicant or

recipient may have either on their own behalf or on behalf of any other

family member for whom the applicant or recipient is applying for or

receiving assistance. Applicants for or recipients of family assistance

shall be informed that such application for or receipt of such benefits

will constitute such an assignment.

3. Such assignment shall terminate with respect to current support

rights upon a determination by a local commissioner that such person is

no longer eligible for family assistance, except with respect to the

amount of any unpaid support obligation that has accrued during the

period that a family received family assistance.

4. It shall be the duty of social services officials to provide same

day referral of applicants for family assistance support services as

provided under title six-A of article three of this chapter pursuant to

part D of title IV of the federal social security act, as part of the

initial application for family assistance.