Code of Alabama - Title 38: Public Welfare - Chapter 5 - Assistance to Needy Blind Persons

• Section 38-5-1 Amount of assistance
  Any applicant who qualifies under the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to an amount of assistance, which, when added to the income of...
• Section 38-5-2 To whom assistance payable
  Assistance to the blind shall be payable under this chapter to or on behalf of any person: (1) Who shall comply with the other requirements...
• Section 38-5-3 Purpose of chapter
  The purpose of the provisions of this chapter is to relieve blind persons from the distress of poverty, to promote self-care, to enlarge the economic...
• Section 38-5-4 Property which may be retained by applicant
  An applicant may retain personal or real property owned by him or in combination with any other person without reference to its value if it...
• Section 38-5-5 Aid inalienable; cost of hospitalization, medical care, etc., not to constitute a lien on property of recipient
  All aid given as public assistance for the blind shall be absolutely inalienable by any assignment, sale, attachment, execution or otherwise; and, in case of...
• Section 38-5-6 Relatives not legally liable for support, hospital and medical care, etc
  No relative shall be held legally liable to support or to contribute to the support of any applicant for or recipient of assistance under this...
• Section 38-5-7 Conflicts with Social Security Act
  Should any portion, section or clause of this chapter be declared or adjudicated to be contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Social...

Last modified: May 3, 2021