Title: Section 40-1.61 - Method of payment

Section 40-1.61 Method of payment

Expenditures by local health departments shall be reimbursed as follows, provided all requirements of this Part are met:

(a) Base grant:

(1) For local health departments providing all of the core services set forth in Subpart 40-2 of this Part, the State Aid base grant shall be 100 percent of net eligible expenditures for performance of these services to a maximum of $750,000 or the amount representing $1.30 per capita, whichever is greater.

(2) For local health departments that the commissioner has approved to provide fewer than all of the core services set forth in Subpart 40-2 of this Part, the State Aid base grant shall be 100 percent of net eligible expenditures for performance of approved core services to a maximum amount determined by the commissioner that reflects the reduced scope of services.

(3) For the purposes of this section, population shall be determined by the local population data published as of January 1 of each calendar year by the New York State Department of Health.

(b) A local health department’s net eligible expenses for performance of core public health services, in excess of the base grant, shall be reimbursed at a rate consistent with section 616 of the Public Health Law, after review and approval of all State Aid applications.