Section 153-A. Reimbursement for services to social services districts

1.
  Expenditures made by a department, bureau, division or other unit  of  a
  county or city for services to, on behalf of, or directly related to the
  operations  of a social services district, pursuant to the provisions of
  this chapter or any other provision of law,  may,  if  approved  by  the
  department,  be subject to reimbursement by the state, if and so long as
  such expenditures are subject to federal reimbursement and only  to  the
  extent  of  such federal reimbursement.   There may be paid to each such
  social services district the amount of federal funds, if  any,  properly
  received  or  to  be  received  on  account of such expenditures.   This
  section shall not apply to reimbursement for expenditures related to the
  location of absent parents, establishment of paternity or enforcement of
  support reimburseable  under  title  six-A  of  article  three  of  this
  chapter.
    2.  a.  Claims for such reimbursement from federal funds shall be made
  in such form and manner and at such times and for such  periods  as  the
  department  shall  determine, including claims for any such expenditures
  made on or after January 1, l970.
    b. When certified by the department, such reimbursement  from  federal
  funds  shall  be paid from the state treasury upon the audit and warrant
  of the comptroller out of funds made available therefor.
    c. When the monies allotted to  the  state  by  the  federal  security
  agency,  or other authorized federal agency, for such services to social
  services districts for any quarter or other authorized period shall have
  been received by the department of taxation and finance, the  department
  shall,  as  soon  as  possible, certify to the comptroller the amount to
  which each social services district is  entitled  for  such  quarter  or
  other  authorized  period and such amount shall be paid out of the state
  treasury after  audit  by  the  comptroller  to  the  respective  social
  services district.
    3.  Payment  of such reimbursement from federal funds shall be made to
  the fiscal officer of the  social  services  district  entitled  thereto
  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of this chapter or any other provision of
  law.