N.Y. Social Services Law § 363-b: Agreements for federal determination of eligibility of aged, blind and disabled persons for medical assistance

§ 363-b. Agreements for federal determination of eligibility of aged,

blind and disabled persons for medical assistance. 1. In order to

avoid costly, duplicative administrative responsibility, the department

on behalf of the state may, with the approval of the director of the

budget, enter into an agreement with the secretary of health, education

and welfare for the secretary to determine eligibility, commencing on or

after the first day of January nineteen hundred seventy-four, for

medical assistance in the case of aged, blind or disabled persons,

pursuant to the provisions of the social security act authorizing such

agreements and subject to the requirements of this title. Such

agreement shall include provision for payments of one-half the cost of

such services to be made to such secretary.

2. Payments required to be made by the department to the secretary of

health, education and welfare for his services under such agreement

shall be borne by and shared equally between the social services

districts to which such payments are attributable and the state for any

period commencing on or after the first day of January nineteen hundred

seventy-four.