N.Y. Social Services Law § 369-m: Program eligibility and operations

§ 369-m. Program eligibility and operations. 1. In accordance with

regulations of the commissioner, a social services district shall pay

all or part of the health insurance costs on behalf of a person with

AIDS who:

(a) is unemployed, or, if employed, currently is ineligible to

participate in health insurance through his or her current employer or

such employer offers no such plan; and

(b) participated in the plan of health insurance provided by his or

her prior employer and is eligible to continue or convert his or her

participation in such plan by assuming the health insurance costs

associated with such plan although no longer employed by such employer;

and

(c) resides in a household whose household income is less than or

equal to one hundred eighty-five percent of the poverty line.

2. For purposes of determining eligibility under this title, household

income shall be determined by use of the same methodology used to

determine eligibility for federal supplemental security income benefits,

provided that costs incurred for medical or remedial care shall not be

taken into account in determining household income; and, provided

further, that any resources available to such household shall not be

considered nor required to be applied to the payment of health care

expenses.