Legislation
SECTION 302
Eligibility
Social Services (SOS) CHAPTER 55, ARTICLE 5, TITLE 8
§ 302. Eligibility. Emergency assistance shall be granted to an aged,
blind or disabled person who applies for such assistance and who:
(a) Has needs, as specified in section three hundred three of this
chapter and the regulations of the department, that cannot be met by the
regular monthly supplemental security income benefit and/or additional
state payment, or by income or resources not excluded by the federal
social security act and which, if not met, would endanger the health,
welfare or safety of the individual; and
(b) Is not eligible for assistance under section three hundred fifty-j
of this chapter.
blind or disabled person who applies for such assistance and who:
(a) Has needs, as specified in section three hundred three of this
chapter and the regulations of the department, that cannot be met by the
regular monthly supplemental security income benefit and/or additional
state payment, or by income or resources not excluded by the federal
social security act and which, if not met, would endanger the health,
welfare or safety of the individual; and
(b) Is not eligible for assistance under section three hundred fifty-j
of this chapter.