New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter B - Public Assistance › Article 2 - Determination of Eligibility-Categorical › Part 368 - Aid To The Aged, Blind Or Disabled › Section 368.9 - Determination of grant and its payment

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Allowances and grants to the aged, blind
			 or disabled shall be determined and payments shall be made in accordance with
			 applicable department regulations.
(b) Grants to a child or minor who is blind
			 or disabled shall be made as follows:
(1) A
			 grant for a blind child or minor under age 18 who is not emancipated, shall be
			 made to a related adult member of the household who is caring for the
			 child.
(2) A grant for an
			 emancipated minor shall be made directly to the minor unless he is physically
			 or mentally unable to handle the grant. In such case, a protective payment
			 shall be made in accordance with department regulations.
(3) Grants to cases receiving vocational
			 rehabilitation services from Vocational Rehabilitation Service or Office of
			 Vocational Rehabilitation. A social services district shall grant or continue
			 AABD assistance to an eligible applicant or recipient during the period such
			 individual is receiving vocational rehabilitation services from VRS or OVR,
			 insofar as need for assistance is not caused by or increased by the program of
			 rehabilitation. Such assistance shall not include the allowance provided by the
			 rehabilitation agency to cover the cost of vocational services, which may
			 include physical restoration services, training opportunities, necessary books
			 and tools, and other related services required for the purpose of restoring,
			 developing or improving the working ability of handicapped persons. When a
			 person is in receipt of such services and AABD, cooperative planning shall be
			 entered into by the two agencies based on the following principles:
(i) The social services district, which is
			 granting AABD to an individual applying for or receiving vocational
			 rehabilitation services, shall continue the grant during the period he is
			 receiving training, provided he remains otherwise eligible.
(ii) When the vocational rehabilitation
			 program requires the recipient to reside out of district or out of State, AABD
			 assistance shall be continued as long as the recipient remains in training and
			 is otherwise eligible.
(iii) In
			 instances where there is no duplication of shelter costs because of the new
			 residence plan required by the rehabilitation services, the shelter item shall
			 be included in the grant.
(iv) Upon
			 notification that the recipient has been accepted for vocational rehabilitation
			 services, the social services official shall provide that agency with a
			 detailed statement of the current grant and of any subsequent change during the
			 training period.
(v) If the
			 recipient who is in training requires medical treatment or hospitalization not
			 directly connected with the treatment of conditions which directly affect the
			 employability of the recipent; this shall be provided under MA.