2022 New York Laws
SOS - Social Services
Article 6 - Children
Title 10 - Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program
458-D - Medical Subsidy.

§  458-d. Medical subsidy. 1. Any child with respect to whom federally
  reimbursable kinship guardianship assistance  payments  are  made  under
  this  title  is  eligible  for medical assistance under title XIX of the
  federal social security act.
2. In addition, a social services official shall make payments for the
  cost of care, services and supplies payable under the state's program of
  medical assistance for needy persons provided  to  any  child  for  whom
  kinship guardianship assistance payments are being made under this title
  who is not eligible for medical assistance under subdivision one of this
  section  and  for  whom  the relative or successor guardian is unable to
  obtain appropriate and affordable medical  coverage  through  any  other
  available means, regardless of whether the child otherwise qualifies for
  medical   assistance  for  needy  persons.  Payments  pursuant  to  this
  subdivision shall be made  only  with  respect  to  the  cost  of  care,
  services,  and  supplies  which  are not otherwise covered or subject to
  payment or reimbursement  by  insurance,  medical  assistance  or  other
  sources.  Payments  made pursuant to this subdivision shall only be made
  if the relative or successor guardian applies  to  obtain  such  medical
  coverage  for  the  child  from all available sources, unless the social
  services official determines that the relative guardian has  good  cause
  for not applying for such coverage; which shall include that appropriate
  coverage is not available or affordable.
3.  An application for payments under this section shall be made prior
  to the issuance of letters of guardianship for the child. An approval of
  an application for payments under this section shall not be  subject  to
  annual  review  by the social services official, and such approval shall
  remain in effect for as long as kinship guardianship assistance payments
  are being made under this title for the  child.  Applications  for  such
  payments  shall  be  accepted  prior  to  the  issuance  of  letters  of
  guardianship  of  the  child,  and  approval  thereof  may  be   granted
  contingent upon such issuance.