General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 118A Assistance to the Aged and Disabled

• Massachusetts General Laws - Financial assistance program to aged and disabled; state payments supplementary to federal benefits; eligibility, restriction; standard levels - Chapter 118A, Section 1
  The department of transitional assistance, in this chapter called the department, shall administer a program of financial assistance for aged and disabled persons who reside...
• Massachusetts General Laws - State supplementary payments; annual increase levels; determination; limitation - Chapter 118A, Section 2
  Effective July first of every year, the level of any state supplementary payment authorized by section one plus the level of federal supplemental security income...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Federal agreement; administration of program - Chapter 118A, Section 3
  The commissioner of transitional assistance shall enter into an agreement with the Social Security Administration regarding the administration of the program of state supplementary payments...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Applications; eligibility for assistance; determination - Chapter 118A, Section 4
  An application to the Social Security Administration for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI shall also be considered an application for state supplementary payment...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Advancements to Social Security Administration - Chapter 118A, Section 5
  If the commissioner of transitional assistance elects federal administration of state supplementary payments, there shall be advanced from the state treasury to the Social Security...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Disclosure or use of information restricted - Chapter 118A, Section 6
  No disclosure or use of information concerning applicants or recipients of assistance under this chapter shall be made by the department except for purposes directly...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Program of social services; emergency grants; funeral and burial costs - Chapter 118A, Section 7
  The department shall provide to aged and disabled residents under this chapter a program of social services as set forth in section 2 of chapter...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Special grants to recipients residing in rest homes - Chapter 118A, Section 7A
  The department may provide to any recipient under this chapter who resides in a rest home which has a rate established pursuant to section thirty...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations - Chapter 118A, Section 8
  The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary or desirable for the administration of this chapter.

Last modified: September 11, 2015