New York Social Services Code § 64

Separation of social services from eligibility and assistance payments functions
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this section
§ 64. Separation of social services from eligibility and assistance\npayments functions. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or\nregulation every social services district shall be organized to effect a\nseparation of social services from eligibility and assistance payments\nfunctions as follows:\n  1. The commissioner shall issue within ten days of the effective date\nhereof, guidelines to the social services districts of the state\noutlining the principles and purposes to be attained in the separation\nof social services from the functions of eligibility and assistance\npayments, and defining the content of services which may be included\nunder the term "social services" and of the functions associated with\neligibility and assistance payments.\n  2. Each social services district shall submit to the commissioner by\nJuly first, nineteen hundred seventy-one, its own plan for separation,\ntogether with its timetable for implementation of the plan.\n  3. Upon finding that the plan conforms to the applicable minimum\nfederal requirements, the commissioner shall approve such plan.\n  4. Each social services district shall submit to the commissioner, in\naccordance with applicable federal law and regulations, modifications of\nits approved plan for separation of social services from eligibility and\nassistance payments functions. Each social services district shall\nprepare, in accordance with applicable federal law and regulations, for\nthe effective operation of such approved plan as so modified.\n

‹ Prev All New York sections Next ›


Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.