2012 New York Consolidated Laws
SOS - Social Services
Article 6 - CHILDREN
Title 9 - (450 - 458) SUBSIDIES FOR THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
456 - State reimbursement.

 
    §  456.  State  reimbursement.    1.  Payments made by social services
  officials pursuant to the provisions of this title shall, if approved by
  the department, be subject to reimbursement by the state, in  accordance
  with  the regulations of the department as follows:  there shall be paid
  to each social services district (a) the amount  of  federal  funds,  if
  any,  properly  received  or to be received on account of such payments;
  and (b) except as set forth  below,  seventy-five  per  centum  of  such
  payments  after  first  deducting  therefrom  any federal funds properly
  received or to be received on account thereof; provided,  however,  that
  when  payments  under section four hundred fifty-three of this title are
  made to a person or persons residing in a social services district whose
  board rate exceeds that of  the  district  making  such  payments,  that
  portion  of  the  payments  which exceeds the board rate of the district
  making the payments shall be subject to reimbursement by  the  state  in
  the amount of one hundred per centum thereof, (c) one hundred per centum
  of  such  payments  after  first  deducting  therefrom any federal funds
  properly to be received on account of such payments, for children placed
  out for adoption by a voluntary authorized agency or for children  being
  adopted  after  being  placed out for adoption by a voluntary authorized
  agency in accordance with the provisions  of  this  title,  or  (d)  one
  hundred  per centum of such payments after first deducting therefrom any
  federal funds properly to be received on account of such  payments,  for
  children placed out for adoption or being adopted after being placed out
  for  adoption  by  an Indian tribe as referenced in subdivision seven of
  section four hundred fifty-one of this title.
    2.  (a) Claims for state reimbursement shall be made in such form  and
  manner  and  at  such times and for such periods as the department shall
  determine.
    (b) When certified by the department,  state  reimbursement  shall  be
  paid  from  the  state  treasury  upon  the  audit  and  warrant  of the
  comptroller out of funds made available therefor.