§ 2. Definitions. When used in this chapter unless otherwise expressly\nstated or unless the context or subject matter requires a different\ninterpretation.\n 1. Department means the state department of social services, provided\nhowever that for purposes of titles eleven, eleven-A and eleven-B of\narticle five of this chapter, department means the state department of\nhealth, except that in subdivisions two and three of section three\nhundred sixty-four-i, clause (d) of subparagraph three of paragraph (b)\nof subdivision two of section three hundred sixty-six, paragraph (b) of\nsubdivision four of section three hundred sixty-six, subdivisions one\nthrough five of section three hundred sixty-six-a, subdivision seven of\nsection three hundred sixty-six-a, and section three hundred\nsixty-eight-c of this chapter and where the context thereof clearly\nrequires otherwise, department means the state department of social\nservices.\n 2. Board means the state board of social welfare as continued by the\nexecutive law.\n 6. Commissioner means the state commissioner of social services,\nprovided however that for purposes of titles eleven, eleven-A and\neleven-B of article five of this chapter, commissioner means the state\ncommissioner of health, except that in clause (c) of subparagraph three\nof paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section three hundred sixty-six\nof this chapter and where the context thereof clearly requires\notherwise, commissioner means the state commissioner of social services.\n 7. Social services district means a city or county social services\ndistrict as constituted by section sixty-one.\n 8. County commissioner of social services shall mean the county\nofficer, board or commission, by whatever title known, having authority\nto give the public assistance and care for the administration of which a\ncounty social services district is responsible.\n 9. City commissioner of social services shall mean the city officer,\nboard or commission, by whatever title known, having authority to give\nthe public assistance and care for the administration of which a city\nsocial services district is responsible.\n 10. Commissioner of social services shall mean a city or county\ncommissioner of social services.\n 14. Social services official shall mean a county commissioner of\nsocial services, a city commissioner of social services, a town social\nservices officer or city social services officer to whom the power or\nduty referred to is assigned under the provisions of this chapter. In\nany law where reference is made by any title to an official charged with\nthe duty of caring for the poor in a town, city or county, it shall be\nunderstood as referring to the one of the above mentioned social\nservices officials on whom the power or duty referred to is conferred\nunder the provisions of this chapter.\n 15. Public home means an adult care facility or a residential health\ncare facility operated by a social services district. In any law where\nreference is made by any name to an almshouse maintained at public\nexpense, it shall be construed as referring to a public home.\n 16. Legislative body means the board or boards empowered to make\nappropriations for public assistance and care in a county, town or city.\n 17. Social services department means the division or officer of city\ngovernment or the office or official or board charged with the authority\nto administer public assistance or care in the county social services\ndistrict.\n 18. Public assistance and care includes family assistance, safety net\nassistance, veteran assistance, medical assistance for needy persons,\ninstitutional care for adults and child care granted at public expense\npursuant to this chapter.\n 19. Public assistance refers to family assistance, safety net\nassistance and veteran assistance.\n * 21. Adult care facility shall mean a family type home for adults, a\nshelter for adults, a residence for adults, an enriched housing program\nor
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