2013 New York Consolidated Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law & Rules
Article 3 - (301 - R328) JURISDICTION AND SERVICE, APPEARANCE AND CHOICE OF COURT
306-C - Notice of commencement of action for personal injuries by recipient of medical assistance.

 
    §  306-c.  Notice  of  commencement of action for personal injuries by
  recipient of medical assistance. In the case of an  individual  who  has
  suffered  personal injuries and has received medical assistance pursuant
  to titles eleven and eleven-D of article five of the social services law
  on or after the date of such injury, notice of the  commencement  of  an
  action  by  or  on  behalf of such individual for such personal injuries
  shall be sent to the social services district in  the  county  in  which
  such  recipient  resides,  or  to the department of health, by certified
  mail,  return  receipt  requested,  or  electronically  in  accord  with
  regulations promulgated by the commissioner of the department of health,
  within  sixty days of the completion of service upon all parties to such
  action. Proof of sending such notice shall be filed with  the  court  in
  accordance  with  rule  three  hundred six of this article. Sending such
  notice shall not  be  a  jurisdictional  requirement  to  commencing  an
  action.