§ 610. State aid; home visit core public health services. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a visit to the home by a nurse to provide a core public health service, as defined in section six hundred two of this article, by a county or city public health agency that receives funding under this article and that is for purposes of meeting statutory requirements of this article, and is not intended to serve as nursing services within the meaning of article thirty-six of this chapter, shall not otherwise be subject to licensure under any other provision of law.

2. If the commissioner determines that the scope of services provided by a local health department established under this section exceeds the limits prescribed, he or she may require that such city or county public health agency be subject to the requirements set forth in article thirty-six of this chapter.

3. If the commissioner determines that the core public health services, as defined in section six hundred two of this article, when provided by local health departments in the home as authorized under this section, are eligible for reimbursement under title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and meet federal and state requirements for such reimbursement, a municipality shall seek reimbursement as required by subdivision three of section six hundred six of this article.