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The Welfare Reform Act of 1997 (the state response to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996) created two programs, Family Assistance (FA) and Safety Net Assistance (SNA), to be state-directed and county-administered implementations of the constitutional mandate to aid, care and support the needy. [2]
Section 21 of the New York State Social Services Law requires the New York State Department of Social Services to design and implement a Welfare Management System (WMS) capable of receiving, maintaining and processing information relating to persons who apply for benefits, or who are determined to be eligible for benefits under any program administered by the Department."
[10] [3] In 1940 the State Charities Law and the Public Welfare Law were consolidated and clarified in one Social Welfare Law. [11] [12] [3] [13] In 1967 it was renamed as the Department of Social Services. [14] The state implemented Medicaid in 1966 and designated the department as the "single state agency", but required it to contract with ...
The earliest New York state laws regarding public health were quarantine laws for the port of New York, first passed by the New York General Assembly in 1758. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic precipitated the 1799–1800 creation of the New York Marine Hospital, and in 1801 its resident physician and the health officers ...
[11] [12] [8] In 1909 the Poor Law was consolidated in chapter 42, and the State Charities Law in chapter 55, of the Consolidated Laws of New York. [13] [14] The Public Welfare Law superseded the Poor Law in 1929. [15] [16] In 1931 they were renamed as the Department of Social Welfare and the State Board of Social Welfare. [17] [8]
New York City Police Commissioner [25] New York City Commissioner of Ports and Trade - this department was repealed. Commissioner of Public Charities - this department was originally formed as part the Department of Public Charities and Correction in 1868. The two were separated in 1895. [10] It was renamed the Department of Welfare in 1920 ...
the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title New York State Department of Family Assistance .
The Human Resources Administration or Department of Social Services (HRA/DSS) is the department of the government of New York City [1] in charge of the majority of the city's social services programs. HRA helps New Yorkers in need through a variety of services that promote employment and personal responsibility while providing temporary ...