N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 153-b

§ 153-b. Reimbursement for services. Expenditures made by a social\nservices district for the purposes of this chapter as authorized by\nsection one hundred thirty-one-g of this chapter shall, if approved by\nthe department, be subject to reimbursement by the state not pursuant to\nsection one hundred fifty-three or any other provision of this chapter,\nbut, in accordance with the regulations of the department to the extent\nof any and only in the amount of federal funds, if any properly received\nor to be received on account of such expenditures.\n