2012 New York Consolidated Laws
SOS - Social Services
Article 5 - ASSISTANCE AND CARE
Title 1 - (131 - 152-B) GENERAL PROVISIONS
134-B - Front end detection system.

 
    §  134-b.  Front  end detection system. In accordance with regulations
  promulgated by the  department,  each  social  services  district  shall
  establish  procedures  to  identify,  investigate  and resolve potential
  cases of fraud, misrepresentation or inadequate documentation  prior  to
  determining  an  applicant's  eligibility  for  public  assistance. Such
  procedures  shall  not  delay  the  determination  of  eligibility   for
  assistance  beyond  the  timeframes established in law or regulation for
  such determination, including emergency assistance. Each social services
  district  shall  submit  to  the  department  a  plan  describing   such
  procedures in such form and at such times as the department may require.
  Such  department  regulations  shall  include,  but  not  be limited to,
  standards governing referrals by the district  to  its  fraud  detection
  unit, and shall set forth indicators to be used, in part, to govern such
  referrals  based  on the individual's employability, employment history,
  or prior incidence of overpayments attributable to client conduct.