N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18 § 350.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 350.1 - Definitions

(a) Applicant. An applicant is a person who has, directly or by a representative, expressed, in writing on the State-prescribed form, to a social services official a desire to receive assistance and/or care or to have his eligibility considered. In ADC, the relative with whom a child is living or will live is the applicant in the child's behalf.

(b) Application. An application is an action by which a person indicates, in writing on the State-prescribed form, his desire either to receive assistance and/or care or to have his eligibility considered by a social services official. Such action shall be considered an application even though the applicant subsequently withdraws the application or proves, upon investigation, to be ineligible.

(c) Inquiry. An inquiry is any request for information.

(d) Public assistance. For purposes of this Title, aid to dependent children (ADC) refers to family assistance (FA), home relief (HR) refers to safety net assistance (SNA) and public assistance refers to family assistance, safety net assistance, and veteran assistance.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 § 350.1