§ 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.