§ 529-a. Payment of costs for medical and dental services. 1.
Diagnoses, tests, studies or analyses for the diagnosis of a disease or
disability, and care and treatment by a hospital, as defined in article
twenty-eight of the public health law, or by a physician, or by a
dentist to youths in division facilities shall be without cost or charge
to the persons receiving such examinations, care or treatment.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
the division may require reimbursement for costs paid pursuant to
subdivision one of this section from any third party coverage or
indemnification covering a youth placed with the division. Such third
party coverage or indemnification shall first be applied against the
total cost to the hospital or other provider as established in
accordance with the provisions of section twenty-eight hundred seven of
the public health law relating to rates of payment of an individual's
care and treatment, as provided therein.

3. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the
responsibility for support of children in the division as prescribed
pursuant to section five hundred twenty-eight of this chapter.