N.Y. Social Services Law § 369-n: Relationship of program to medical assistance program

§ 369-n. Relationship of program to medical assistance program. 1. Any

person eligible for medical assistance benefits under title eleven of

this article or who would be eligible for such benefits if an

application were to be made pursuant to section three hundred sixty-six

of this article shall not be eligible for the payment of all or part of

such person's health insurance costs under this program. If all members

of a household can establish eligibility for medical assistance benefits

under the excess income program by use of paid or incurred bills, no

person in that household shall be eligible for the payment of all or

part of such person's health insurance costs under this program.

2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, expenditures

incurred by social services districts under this title related to

program expenses shall be considered expenditures under the program of

medical assistance for needy persons under title eleven of this article

and there shall be paid to each such district fifty percent of the

amount expended by such district under this title, and for the

administration thereof, after first deducting therefrom any federal

funds properly received or to be received on account thereof.