New York Social Services Law Title 8 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR AGED, BLIND AND DISABLED PERSONS

• 300 - Declaration of Purpose; Definitions.
  1. Emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons with emergency needs which, if not met, would endanger the health, safety and welfare of such...
• 301 - Responsibility.
  1. Subject to reimbursement by the state, in accordance with the provisions of this title and regulations of the department, each social services district shall...
• 302 - Eligibility.
  Emergency assistance shall be granted to an aged, blind or disabled person who applies for such assistance and who: (a) Has needs, as specified in...
• 303 - Character and Adequacy.
  1. It shall be the duty of the social services official to provide emergency assistance, in accordance with regulations of the department, to an eligible...
• 303-a - Grants of Assistance for Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs and Service Dogs; Certain Cases.
  1. It shall be the duty of the social services official to provide assistance, in accordance with regulations of the department, to a person with...
• 304 - Application; Verification.
  1. A person requesting emergency assistance under this title shall make his application therefor in person or through another on his behalf, on such form...
• 305 - Appeals and Hearings.
  If an application for assistance under this title is not promptly acted upon or is denied or the assistance granted is deemed inadequate by the...
• 306 - Records and Reports.
  Each social services official shall keep such records and make such reports to the department at such times and in such manner as may be...
• 307 - Regulations.
  The department shall promulgate such regulations as are deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this title.
• 308 - Services.
  An application for emergency assistance under this title shall be deemed an application for services pursuant to section two hundred fifty-three of this chapter, and...
• 309 - Social Services Official As Conservator.
  In appropriate cases, a social services official shall initiate a special proceeding for the appointment of a conservator pursuant to section 77.03 of the mental...

Last modified: February 3, 2019