Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

New York State Public Service Commission

Utility Complaint Investigation and Appeals · About this organization

What you get

Help investigating utility billing or service complaints, including urgent shutoff problems and appeals.

How to start

Go to the official PSC/DPS page and contact the utility, provider, or DPS office named for the program.

Good to know

  • Not cancer-specific; provider/service-territory, benefit, documentation, timing, capacity, and consumer-status rules apply.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Call To Confirm

DPS investigates regulated utility billing/service complaints after provider contact, with emergency shutoff telephone help and 15-day review/appeal deadlines.

What help you may get

Navigation Guides And Advocacy

Utility Complaint Investigation and Appeals — navigation guides and advocacy

DPS investigates regulated utility billing/service complaints after provider contact, with emergency shutoff telephone help and 15-day review/appeal deadlines.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A New York B-ALL household may use the general consumer program when its independent criteria are met.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: NY.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Patient, Caregiver

  1. Use the official PSC/DPS page and contact the utility, provider, or DPS route specified for the program.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsCall To Confirm
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Not cancer-specific; provider/service-territory, benefit, documentation, timing, capacity, and consumer-status rules apply.
  • Confirm current provider-specific implementation, limits, documentation, and status.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program