N.Y. SOS Law § 152-A
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Burial reserves for certain recipients of public assistance or care from assigned assets
Official statutory text
§ 152-a. Burial reserves for certain recipients of public assistance\nor care from assigned assets. When other provisions of this chapter\nproviding for reserving an amount for the burial of a recipient of\npublic assistance or care, from assets transferred or assigned to a\nsocial services official, do not apply to a recipient because of the\ncategory of public assistance or care received by him or her, as in the\ncase of a recipient of safety net assistance, a similar burial reserve\nfrom assigned assets may or shall, as the regulations of the department\nmay permit or require, be set aside for such recipient; and any such\nburial reserve heretofore set aside with the approval of the\ndepartment, or in accordance with its requirements, shall be deemed to\nhave been authorized.\n
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