Section 21-132*2. Handling of applications for the food stamp program

a.  Submission  of  applications  by facsimile. Within one year of the
  effective  date  of  the  local  law  that  added  this   section,   the
  commissioner  shall  develop  and  maintain  a  procedure  that  enables
  applicants for the federal food stamp program to submit applications  by
  facsimile.
    b.  Waiver of face-to-face interviews. The commissioner shall maintain
  a procedure for waiving a face-to-face interview for applicants for food
  stamps for whom the requirement constitutes a  hardship,  including  but
  not limited to illness, transportation difficulties, care of a household
  member,  or  work  or  training  hours  which prevent the applicant from
  participating  in  an  in-office  interview.  Within  180  days  of  the
  effective  date  of the local law that added this section, a description
  of the circumstances under which a face-to-face interview can be  waived
  shall  be  included in any information developed and circulated by or on
  behalf of the department that describes the food stamp program.
    c. Receipt. Upon written or oral application  to  the  department  for
  food  stamps  an applicant shall immediately be provided with a receipt,
  which shall be in the form of  a  checklist  and  shall  include,  at  a
  minimum,  the  date of the application, a description of the information
  received, and an indication as  to  whether  any  application  for  such
  benefits and services is complete or incomplete, and if incomplete, such
  receipt  shall identify any information or documents needed in order for
  the application to be deemed complete.
    d. Ensuring accuracy of  public  information  regarding  location  and
  office  hours  of  food  stamp  offices.  The department shall regularly
  review all information available  to  the  public  on  the  department's
  website  or  any other website maintained by or on behalf of the city of
  New York; any printed materials developed and circulated by or on behalf
  of the department or the city of New York; and any information  provided
  by  311  or any hotline operated by or on behalf of the department, that
  describes the locations and office hours of all food  stamp  offices  in
  new  york  city  and  update  such  information as necessary to maintain
  accuracy. At a minimum, the department shall review all such information
  on a monthly basis.
    e. Approvals. To the extent that the requirements set  forth  in  this
  section are subject to the approval of the state office of temporary and
  disability  assistance or the united states department of agriculture or
  any other state or federal agency, the commissioner shall  request  such
  permission  within  90  days of the effective date of the local law that
  added this section.
    * NB There are 2 § 21-132's