When the household of an applicant for or recipient of safety net assistance includes a person under the age of 21 years whose parent or stepparent is absent or whose paternity is not legally established, the local income maintenance unit must refer the applicant or recipient to the local child support enforcement unit, pursuant to section 369.7 of this Part.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 § 370.9