N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 369-m

§ 369-m. Program eligibility and operations. 1. In accordance with\nregulations of the commissioner, a social services district shall pay\nall or part of the health insurance costs on behalf of a person with\nAIDS who:\n (a) is unemployed, or, if employed, currently is ineligible to\nparticipate in health insurance through his or her current employer or\nsuch employer offers no such plan; and\n (b) participated in the plan of health insurance provided by his or\nher prior employer and is eligible to continue or convert his or her\nparticipation in such plan by assuming the health insurance costs\nassociated with such plan although no longer employed by such employer;\nand\n (c) resides in a household whose household income is less than or\nequal to one hundred eighty-five percent of the poverty line.\n 2. For purposes of determining eligibility under this title, household\nincome shall be determined by use of the same methodology used to\ndetermine eligibility for federal supplemental security income benefits,\nprovided that costs incurred for medical or remedial care shall not be\ntaken into account in determining household income; and, provided\nfurther, that any resources available to such household shall not be\nconsidered nor required to be applied to the payment of health care\nexpenses.\n