16.31 - Monthly Personal Allowances.

NY Ment Hygiene L § 16.31 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) All persons residing in facilities for which an operating certificate is required pursuant to this article shall be entitled to an exemption from income as a personal needs allowance in the following amounts: 1. For persons residing in family care, community residences or schools for persons with developmental disabilities, the amount specified in subdivision one of section one hundred thirty-one-o of the social services law. 2. For persons residing in intermediate care facilities, the amounts set forth in subparagraph ten of paragraph a of subdivision two of section three hundred sixty-six of the social services law.

(b) Any person residing in a facility for which an operating certificate is required pursuant to this article who has no income, or who has otherwise non-exempt income in an amount less that the appropriate amount pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, shall be eligible for a state payment in an amount equal to subdivision (a) of this section less the amount of the person's otherwise non-exempt income.