Legal Opinion
Kupferman v. New York State Board of Social Welfare
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Greenblott, J.
Plaintiffs, owners and operators of the Garnerville Home for Adults, a private proprietary home for adults (PPHA) licensed by New York State, provide board, lodging and certain personal services for recipients of supplemental security income (SSI) benefits. In their admission agreements with the home, the recipients contracted to pay their "SSI payment level” if unable to pay the private rate established by the home.
Effective July 1, 1977, chapter 431 of the Laws of 1977 added section 131-o to the Social Services Law establishing "personal allowance accounts”…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Katz v. ShapiroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
3Cited by5 opinions
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- May v. MarcusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Kupferman v. New York State Board of Social WelfareNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Dworkin v. DombrowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003