§ 131-R — Liability for reimbursement of public assistance benefits

§ 131-r. Liability for reimbursement of public assistance benefits. 1.\nAny person who is receiving or has received, within the previous ten\nyears, public assistance pursuant to the provisions of this article, and\nwho wins a lottery prize of six hundred dollars or more shall reimburse\nthe department from the winnings, for all such public assistance\nbenefits paid to such person during the previous ten years; provided,\nhowever, that such crediting to the department shall in no event exceed\nfifty percent of the amount of the lottery prize. The commissioner shall\nenter into an agreement with the director of the lottery, pursuant to\nsection sixteen hundred thirteen-b of the tax law, for the crediting of\nlottery prizes against public assistance benefits. Nothing herein shall\nlimit the ability of a social services district to make recoveries\npursuant to section 104 or section 106-b of this chapter.\n 2. Any inconsistent provision of this chapter or of any other law\nnotwithstanding, a social services official may not assert any claim\nunder any provision of this chapter to recover payments of public\nassistance if such payments were reimbursed by child support\ncollections.\n