N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 358-b

* § 358-b. Limitations on state reimbursement for foster care. In the\nevent that a petition for approval of an instrument and the transfer of\nthe custody and guardianship or care and custody of a child is filed\nwithin thirty days following removal of the child from his home and\ndiligently pursued pursuant to section three hundred fifty-eight-a of\nthis title, state reimbursement shall not be denied for expenditures\nmade by a social services district for the care and maintenance of such\na child away from his home prior to denial of such petition by a family\ncourt judge solely by reason of such denial.\n * NB Effective until June 30, 2027\n * § 358-b. Limitations on state reimbursement for foster care. In the\nevent that a petition for approval of an instrument and the transfer of\nthe custody and guardianship or care and custody of a child is filed\nwithin thirty days following removal of the child from his home and\ndiligently pursued pursuant to section three hundred fifty-eight-a of\nthis chapter, state reimbursement shall not be denied pursuant to\nsection one hundred fifty-three-d of this chapter, for expenditures made\nby a social services district for the care and maintenance of such a\nchild away from his home prior to denial of such petition by a family\ncourt judge solely by reason of such denial.\n * NB Effective June 30, 2027\n