§ 134-b. Front end detection system. In accordance with regulations
promulgated by the department, each social services district shall
establish procedures to identify, investigate and resolve potential
cases of fraud, misrepresentation or inadequate documentation prior to
determining an applicant's eligibility for public assistance. Such
procedures shall not delay the determination of eligibility for
assistance beyond the timeframes established in law or regulation for
such determination, including emergency assistance. Each social services
district shall submit to the department a plan describing such
procedures in such form and at such times as the department may require.
Such department regulations shall include, but not be limited to,
standards governing referrals by the district to its fraud detection
unit, and shall set forth indicators to be used, in part, to govern such
referrals based on the individual's employability, employment history,
or prior incidence of overpayments attributable to client conduct.