Statute · New York Mental Hygiene Law
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 16.31 — Monthly personal allowances
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 16.31
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Mental Hygiene Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 16.31 Monthly personal allowances.
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N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 16.31 — Monthly personal allowances is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 16.31 Monthly personal allowances.
(a) All persons residing in facilities for which an operating certificate is required pursuant to this article shall be entitled to an exemption from income as a personal needs allowance in the following amounts:
1. For persons residing in family care, community residences or schools for persons with developmental disabilities, the amount specified in subdivision one of section one hundred thirty-one-o of the social services law.
2. For persons residing in intermediate care facilities, the amounts set forth in subparagraph ten of paragraph a of subdivision two of section three hundred sixty-six of the social services law.
(b) Any person residing in a facility for which an operating certificate is required pursuant to this article who has no income, or who has otherwise non-exempt income in an amount less that the appropriate amount pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, shall be eligible for a state payment in an amount equal to subdivision (a) of this section less the amount of the person's otherwise non-exempt income.