New York § 105 Claim on insurance

New York Statutes

§ 105 — Claim on insurance

New York § 105

Law SOSSocial Services

Title 6Powers to Enforce Support

Art. 3Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties

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N.Y. Social Services § 105 (2026).

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  § 105.  Claim on insurance.  If a person, who has received public\nassistance or care, shall die leaving insurance, and the estate of the\nassured is named as beneficiary, or no beneficiary is named, the social\nservices official shall be entitled to a preferred claim to be paid out\nof such insurance to the amount of the cost of such assistance and care,\nand for funeral expenses not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars.  If\nthe insured leaves a surviving spouse or children under the age of\ntwenty-one years who are, or are liable to become, public charges, the\nsocial services official may, in his discretion, waive his claim to such\ninsurance or any part thereof to which he would otherwise be entitled.\n

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§ 105. Claim on insurance. If a person, who has received public\nassistance or care, shall die leaving insurance, and the estate of the\nassured is named as beneficiary, or no beneficiary is named, the social\nservices official shall be entitled to a preferred claim to be paid out\nof such insurance to the amount of the cost of such assistance and care,\nand for funeral expenses not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars. If\nthe insured leaves a surviving spouse or children under the age of\ntwenty-one years who are, or are liable to become, public charges, the\nsocial services official may, in his discretion, waive his claim to such\ninsurance or any part thereof to which he would otherwise be entitled.\n