§ 254. Cost of living adjustment. 1. Within amounts appropriated, the
commissioner of health shall adjust the program eligibility standards
set forth in subdivision two of section two hundred forty-two of this
title to account for increases in the cost of living.

2. The commissioner shall further adjust individual and joint income
categories set forth in subdivisions two and four of section two hundred
forty-eight of this title to conform to the adjustments made pursuant to
subdivision one of this section.