§ 348. Application for family assistance. 1. Application for family
assistance shall be made to the appropriate social services district.

2. Application for or receipt of family assistance shall operate as an
assignment to the state and the social services district concerned of
any rights to support that accrue during the period that a family
receives family assistance from any other person as such applicant or
recipient may have either on their own behalf or on behalf of any other
family member for whom the applicant or recipient is applying for or
receiving assistance. Applicants for or recipients of family assistance
shall be informed that such application for or receipt of such benefits
will constitute such an assignment.

3. Such assignment shall terminate with respect to current support
rights upon a determination by a local commissioner that such person is
no longer eligible for family assistance, except with respect to the
amount of any unpaid support obligation that has accrued during the
period that a family received family assistance.

4. It shall be the duty of social services officials to provide same
day referral of applicants for family assistance support services as
provided under title six-A of article three of this chapter pursuant to
part D of title IV of the federal social security act, as part of the
initial application for family assistance.