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- VOLUME A (Title 18)
- Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
- SubChapter B - Public Assistance
- Article 1 - Determination of Eligibility--General
- Title: Part 349 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title: Part 349 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statutory Authority
Social Services Law, Sections 20, 29, 34, 131, 131-k, 355
Volume
VOLUME A (Title 18)
- VOLUME A (Title 18)
- Chapter I - Rules of the Board of Social Welfare - OTDA
- Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
- SubChapter A - General Welfare
- Article 1 - Program and organization
- Part 300 - LOCAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATION - OTDA/DOL
- Part 301 - ADMINISTRATION OF VETERAN ASSISTANCE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS BY VETERAN ASSISTANCE DIVISIONS OR BUREAUS OF SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS - DVA
- Part 302 - SUBMISSION AND PAYMENT OF BILLS - OTDA
- Part 303 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
- Section 303.1 - Social services district policy.
- Section 303.2 - Utilization of other organizations.
- Section 303.3 - Participants in community work and training programs.
- Section 303.4 - Volunteers and other nonemployees of social services districts.
- Section 303.5 - Compliance with Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended in 1972)
- Section 303.6 - Protection of recipients from unlawful discrimination.
- Section 303.7 - Persons with AIDS or infected with HIV.
- Article 2 - Liability for Payment
- Article 3 - Office Management
- Article 4 - Audits and Reviews
- Article 5 - Miscellaneous
- Part 339 - ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION UNDER PERSONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION LAW
- Section 339.1 - Purpose and scope.
- Section 339.2 - Privacy compliance officer; personal information procedures.
- Section 339.3 - Proof of identity.
- Section 339.4 - Availability of records.
- Section 339.5 - Hours for public inspection and copying.
- Section 339.6 - Requests for records.
- Section 339.7 - Amendment of records.
- Section 339.8 - Denial of request for a record or amendment or correction.
- Section 339.9 - Appeal of denial.
- Section 339.10 - Statement of disagreement by data subject.
- Section 339.11 - Fees.
- Part 340 - PUBLIC ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT RECORDS UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW
- Section 340.1 - General.
- Section 340.2 - Definitions.
- Section 340.3 - Records access officer.
- Section 340.4 - Time and place for inspection.
- Section 340.5 - Subject-matter list.
- Section 340.6 - Requests for public access to records; procedure.
- Section 340.7 - Fees.
- Section 340.8 - Denial of access to records.
- Section 340.9 - Appeals.
- Section 340.10 - Names, addresses and telephone numbers of department officials.
- Section 340.11 - Trade secrets received in conjunction with procurement and
- Section 340.12 - Severability.
- Part 341 - LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCILS
- Part 342 - STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL
- Part 343 - HEARING PROCEDURE: RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
- Section 343.1 - Definitions.
- Section 343.2 - General.
- Section 343.3 - Notice of hearing.
- Section 343.4 - Answer.
- Section 343.5 - Expedited hearings, procedure.
- Section 343.6 - Joinder.
- Section 343.7 - Pleadings, depositions and discovery.
- Section 343.8 - Hearing officer.
- Section 343.9 - Who may be present at hearing; authorization of representative.
- Section 343.10 - Conduct of hearing-rights of parties.
- Section 343.11 - The record.
- Section 343.12 - Examination of the record after hearing.
- Section 343.13 - Decision after hearing.
- Part 344 - INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR PERSONS NOT SERVED BY THE TITLE IV-D CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM - OCFS
- Part 345 - TAX REFUND OFFSET FOR PERSONS NOT SERVED BY THE STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM - OCFS
- Part 346 - SUPPORT COLLECTION - OCFS
- Part 347 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT - OCFS
- Part 348 - REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FRAUD CASES
- Section 348.1 - Fraud defined.
- Section 348.2 - Required district procedure.
- Section 348.3 - Investigations of fraud.
- Section 348.4 - Recovery of assistance wrongfully obtained by an applicant or
- Section 348.5 - Records required to be maintained.
- Section 348.6 - Reports to department.
- Section 348.7 - Front end detection system (FEDS).
- Part 339 - ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION UNDER PERSONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION LAW
- Article 1 - Program and organization
- SubChapter B - Public Assistance
- Article 1 - Determination of Eligibility--General
- Part 349 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 349.1 - Assistance to Cuban refugees.
- Section 349.2 - Assistance for United States citizens returned from foreign
- Section 349.3 - Citizenship and Alien Status.
- Section 349.4 - Temporary absence.
- Section 349.5 - Emancipated minor.
- Section 349.6 - Utilization of employee group health benefits as a condition of
- Part 350 - APPLICATION
- Section 350.1 - Definitions.
- Section 350.2 - Authorization of grant.
- Section 350.3 - General.
- Section 350.4 - Use of the application form.
- Section 350.5 - Notification.
- Section 350.6 - Statistical reports.
- Section 350.7 - Responsibility of a social services district at the time of application interview
- Part 351 - INVESTIGATION AND ELIGIBILITY
- Section 351.1 - Investigation.
- Section 351.2 - Aspects of investigation and eligibility.
- Section 351.3 - Required approval of facility.
- Section 351.4 - Front end detection system (FEDS) referrals.
- Section 351.5 - Sources of information.
- Section 351.6 - Verification.
- Section 351.7 - Supervisory review and approval.
- Section 351.8 - Decision on initial eligibility and payment of assistance
- Section 351.9 - Concurrent benefits prohibited.
- Section 351.10 - Identification and referral of adolescents to case management
- Section 351.12 - Learnfare.
- Section 351.20 - Determination of continuing eligibility.
- Section 351.21 - Required contacts and investigation.
- Section 351.22 - Action to be taken upon failure to appear at face-to-face
- Section 351.23 - Notification of change in grant.
- Section 351.24 - Mandatory reporting.
- Section 351.25 - Proration of benefits at time of case closing or reduction of
- Section 351.26 - Good Cause.
- Section 351.27 Reserved
- Section 351.28 - Home visits.
- Part 352 - STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE - OTDA
- Part 353 - RECOVERY OF INTERIM ASSISTANCE - OTDA
- Part 354 - CASE RECORDING
- Part 355 - INFORMATION PAMPHLETS; NOTIFICATION OF DECISIONS
- Section 355.1 - Responsibility of social services agency to provide
- Section 355.2 - Informational pamphlets.
- Section 355.3 - Notification of local department decisions--all programs except
- Section 355.4 - Notification of local department decisions--SSI and MA.
- Section 355.5 - Transfers and reclassifications.
- Part 356 - INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
- Part 357 - CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF RECORDS
- Section 357.1 - Nature of information to be safeguarded.
- Section 357.2 - Prohibition against disclosure of information.
- Section 357.3 - Basis for disclosure of information.
- Section 357.4 - Prohibition against improper use of lists of applicants and
- Section 357.5 - Procedures for safeguarding information maintained by the New
- Section 357.6 - Confidentiality policy and procedures manual.
- Part 358 - FAIR HEARINGS
- SubPart 358-1 - SCOPE AND EFFECTIVE DATE
- SubPart 358-2 - DEFINITIONS
- Section 358-2.0 - Introduction.
- Section 358-2.1 - Action taken notice.
- Section 358-2.2 - Adequate notice.
- Section 358-2.3 - Adverse action notice.
- Section 358-2.4 - Agency conference.
- Section 358-2.5 - Aid continuing.
- Section 358-2.6 - Appellant.
- Section 358-2.7 - Applicant.
- Section 358-2.8 - Commissioner.
- Section 358-2.9 - Covered programs or services.
- Section 358-2.10 - Department.
- Section 358-2.11 - Expiration notice.
- Section 358-2.12 - Fair hearing.
- Section 358-2.13 - Hearing officer.
- Section 358-2.14 - Mass change in the Food Stamp Program.
- Section 358-2.15 - Notice of action.
- Section 358-2.16 - Parties to a fair hearing.
- Section 358-2.17 - Public assistance.
- Section 358-2.18 - Recipient.
- Section 358-2.19 - Restricted payment.
- Section 358-2.20 - Services funded through the New York State Department of
- Section 358-2.21 - Social services agency.
- Section 358-2.22 - Social services district.
- Section 358-2.23 - Timely notice.
- Section 358-2.24 - Title.
- Section 358-2.25 - Witness.
- Section 358-2.26 - Resident of a tier II facility.
- Section 358-2.27 - Food Stamps.
- SubPart 358-3 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS AND SPONSORS OF ALIENS
- Section 358-3.0 - Introduction.
- Section 358-3.1 - Right to a fair hearing.
- Section 358-3.2 - Right to priority in hearing and determination.
- Section 358-3.3 - Notice requirements.
- Section 358-3.4 - Rights in the fair hearing process.
- Section 358-3.5 - Requests for a fair hearing.
- Section 358-3.6 - Right to aid continuing.
- Section 358-3.7 - Examination of case record before the fair hearing.
- Section 358-3.8 - Agency conference.
- Section 358-3.9 - Authorization of representative.
- SubPart 358-4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES
- SubPart 358-5 - THE FAIR HEARING PROCESS
- Section 358-5.0 - Introduction.
- Section 358-5.1 - Notice of fair hearing.
- Section 358-5.2 - Scheduling.
- Section 358-5.3 - Adjourning the fair hearing.
- Section 358-5.4 - Withdrawal of a request for a fair hearing.
- Section 358-5.5 - Abandonment of a request for a fair hearing.
- Section 358-5.6 - Hearing officer.
- Section 358-5.7 - Who may be present at the fair hearing.
- Section 358-5.8 - Media admission to fair hearing.
- Section 358-5.9 - Fair hearing procedures.
- Section 358-5.10 - Consolidated fair hearings.
- Section 358-5.11 - The hearing record.
- SubPart 358-6 - DECISION AND COMPLIANCE
- Section 358-6.0 - Introduction.
- Section 358-6.1 - All decisions.
- Section 358-6.2 - Decision without hearing.
- Section 358-6.3 - Direction relative to similar cases.
- Section 358-6.4 - Compliance.
- Section 358-6.5 - Compliance with direction relative to similar cases.
- Section 358-6.6 - Corrected decisions and reopened hearings.
- Part 359 - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION
- Section 359.0 - Scope.
- Section 359.1 - Definitions.
- Section 359.2 - Applicability.
- Section 359.3 - Standards.
- Section 359.4 - Referral to prosecuting authorities.
- Section 359.5 - Commencement of the administrative disqualification hearings
- Section 359.6 - Notification of administrative disqualification hearing.
- Section 359.7 - Administrative disqualification hearings.
- Section 359.8 - Waiver of an administrative disqualification hearing.
- Section 359.9 - Penalties.
- Section 359.10 - Notice of disqualification.
- Part 349 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1 - Determination of Eligibility--General
- SubChapter A - General Welfare