Section 603. Municipal public health services plan; implementation  


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  • 1. In
      order to be eligible for state aid under this title,  each  municipality
      shall  administer  its  public  health  programs  in accordance with its
      approved  municipal  public  health  services  plan  and  standards   of
      performance   established   by   the   commissioner  through  rules  and
      regulations and shall, in particular, ensure that public health services
      are provided in an efficient and effective manner to all persons in  the
      municipality.
        2.  The  commissioner  may withhold state aid reimbursement under this
      title for  the  appropriate  services  if,  on  audit  and  review,  the
      commissioner  finds  that such services are not furnished or rendered in
      conformance  with  the  rules  and  regulations   established   by   the
      commissioner  or  that  the  expenditures were not made according to the
      approved public health services plan required by section six hundred two
      of this title. In such cases, the commissioner, in order to ensure  that
      the public health is promoted as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision
      three   of   section  six  hundred  two  of  this  title,  may  use  any
      proportionate share of a municipality's per capita or base grant that is
      withheld to contract with agencies, associations, or organizations.  The
      health  department  may  use any such withheld share to provide services
      upon approval of the director of the division of the budget.  Copies  of
      such  transactions  shall  be  filed  with  the fiscal committees of the
      legislature.