General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 117A Support by the Commonwealth

• Massachusetts General Laws - Emergency aid program for elderly and disabled residents - Chapter 117A, Section 1
  There is hereby established within the department of public welfare a program of emergency aid for elderly and disabled residents of the commonwealth found by...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Registration for work; acceptance of suitable positions; individuals not subject to provisions of section - Chapter 117A, Section 2
  No employable person shall be eligible for aid or assistance under this chapter who willfully fails without good cause, as determined by the department, to...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Ineligibility for benefits - Chapter 117A, Section 3
  A person shall not be eligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter if said person is eligible to receive assistance under chapter one...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Persons not citizens or legal residents - Chapter 117A, Section 4
  A person who is neither a citizen of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Placing persons in unlicensed institutions - Chapter 117A, Section 5
  No person dependent on public support shall be placed by the department or by any veteran’s agent, board of health, or other public authority, in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Liability; persons receiving support to which they are not entitled - Chapter 117A, Section 6
  A person shall be liable in contract to the commonwealth for expenses incurred by it under this chapter for his support to which he was...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Parental support - Chapter 117A, Section 7
  The parents of such poor persons, if of sufficient ability, shall be bound to support such poor persons in proportion to their ability; provided, however,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Treasurers of financial institutions; duty to furnish information upon request - Chapter 117A, Section 8
  A treasurer of a savings bank, national bank, trust company, co-operative bank, state-chartered or federally-chartered credit union, benefit association, insurance company or safe deposit company...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Final disposition of deceased persons; recovery of expenses from deceased’s kindred - Chapter 117A, Section 9
  The department shall provide for the decent final disposition of all deceased persons who are at the time of death recipients of aid or assistance...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 2012, 139, Sec. 117 - Chapter 117A, Section 10
  Repealed, 2012, 139, Sec.

Last modified: September 11, 2015