Section 605. State aid; amount of reimbursement

1. A state aid base grant
  shall be  reimbursed  to  municipalities  for  the  base  public  health
  services identified in paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section six
  hundred  two  of  this  title, in an amount of the greater of fifty-five
  cents per capita, for each person in the municipality, or  five  hundred
  fifty  thousand  dollars provided that the municipality expends at least
  five  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars  for  such  base  public  health
  services.  A  municipality  must  provide  all  the  basic public health
  services identified in paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section six
  hundred two of this title to qualify for  such  base  grant  unless  the
  municipality  has  the  approval  of the commissioner to expend the base
  grant on a portion of such base public health services. If any  services
  in  such  paragraph  (b)  are  not approved in the plan or if no plan is
  submitted  for  such  services,   the   commissioner   may   limit   the
  municipality's  per  capita  or  base  grant to that proportionate share
  which will fund  those  services  that  are  submitted  in  a  plan  and
  subsequently  approved. The commissioner may use the proportionate share
  that  is  not  granted  to  contract  with  agencies,  associations,  or
  organizations to provide such services; or the health department may use
  such  proportionate  share  to provide the services upon approval of the
  director of the division of the budget.
    2. State aid reimbursement for public health services  provided  by  a
  municipality under this title, shall be made as follows:
    (a)  if  the municipality is providing some or all of the basic public
  health services identified in paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  three  of
  section  six hundred two of this title, pursuant to an approved plan, at
  a rate of no less than thirty-six per centum of the  difference  between
  the  amount  of  moneys  expended  by the municipality for public health
  services required by paragraph (b) of subdivision three of  section  six
  hundred  two  of  this  title  during the fiscal year and the base grant
  provided  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  this  section.   No   such
  reimbursement shall be provided for services if they are not approved in
  a plan or if no plan is submitted for such services.
    (b)  if  the  municipality  is  providing other public health services
  within limits to be prescribed by  regulation  by  the  commissioner  in
  addition  to  some  or  all  of  the  public health services required in
  paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section six hundred  two  of  this
  title,  pursuant  to  an  approved  plan,  at  a  rate  of not less than
  thirty-six per centum of the moneys expended  by  the  municipality  for
  such  other  services.  No  such  reimbursement  shall  be  provided for
  services if they are not approved in a plan or if no plan  is  submitted
  for such services.
    3.  Municipalities  shall  make  every  reasonable  effort  to collect
  payments for public health services provided. All such revenues shall be
  reported to the commissioner and  will  be  deducted  from  expenditures
  identified  under  subdivision two of this section to produce a net cost
  eligible for state aid.