§ 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.