353.1 Introduction and applicability. This Part implements subdivision 5 of Section 211 of the Social Services Law, as amended by Chapter 41 of the Laws of 1992 (section 137). Section 211 authorizes recovery of payments made from State and local funds for basic needs of individuals whose applications for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are pending or whose SSI benefits are retroactively reinstated after a period of suspension or termination. This Part applies to any SSI paid as a retroactive lump sum after the effective date of the Part.