N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 25.15

§ 25.15 Optimizing federal aid.\n (a) A program operated by a local governmental unit or voluntary\nagency shall, unless a specific written waiver of this requirement is\nmade by the office, cause applications to be completed on such forms and\nin such manner as directed by the office and submit the same to the\noffice for the purpose of causing a determination to be made whether the\ncost of the services provided individuals and groups qualify for federal\naid which may be available for services provided pursuant to titles IV,\nXVI, XIX and XX of the federal social security act, or any other federal\nlaw. A program operated by a local governmental unit or a voluntary\nagency shall furnish to the office such other data as may be required\nand shall render such cooperation as may be necessary to maximize such\npotential federal aid. All information concerning the identity of\nindividuals obtained and provided pursuant to this subdivision shall be\nkept confidential.\n (b) To the extent that federal aid may be available for any substance\nuse disorder and/or compulsive gambling services, the office,\nnotwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, and with the\napproval of the director of the budget, is hereby authorized to seek\nsuch federal aid on behalf of voluntary agencies and a program operated\nby a local governmental unit either directly or through the submission\nof claims to another state agency authorized to submit the same to an\nappropriate federal agency. The office is further authorized to certify\nfor payment to voluntary agencies and a program operated by a local\ngovernmental unit any federal aid received by the state which is\nattributable to the activities financed by such programs and agencies.\n