(Statutory authority: Social Services Law, §§ 17[a]-[b], [i], [j], [k], 20, 34, 101, 111-a, 111-b, 111-c, 111-d, 111-g, 111-h[9], 111-i, 111-k, 111-r, 111-s, 111-v, 131-a[8][a][v], 143, 158[5]-[6][i], 348[2]-[3], 349-a, 364, 398.6; Public Health Law, § 4135-b; L. 1993, chs. 53, 59; L. 1994, ch. 170; L. 1995, ch. 81; L. 1996, ch. 474; Family Court Act, §§ 453[a], 542; 42 USC, §§ 651, 654b, 654[6][B][ii], 666[a][8][B][iii], [b][6], title 42, § 658a; Federal Social Security Act, §§ 408[a][3], 457; 45 CFR §§ 302.32, 302.33, 302.50-302.52, 302.55, 303.2, 303.52, 303.72, 305.2, 305.31, 305.33; Public Law, 109-171; Civil Practice Law and Rules, §§ 5241, 5242)