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2014 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH
CHAPTER 18 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
- Section 1 Department of transitional assistance
- Section 2 Comprehensive financial assistance program; services
- Section 2A Food stamp employment and training plan; maximization of federal 50-50 match program
- Section 3 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; salary
- Section 4 Deputy commissioner; assistant commissioners; qualifications; salaries; succession; bond
- Section 5 Organization of department; regional offices; community service areas
- Section 5A Repealed, 1971, 943, Sec. 1
- Section 5B False representations or failure to disclose facts; penalty
- Section 5C Vendors’ bill for services; perjury
- Section 5D Vendors; violations
- Section 5E Return of unlawful payments
- Section 5F Father’s leaving family to obtain assistance; penalty
- Section 5G Claimant; subrogation
- Section 5H Recipients of medical assistance under chapter 118E; subrogation; notice; policy provisions; payment by department; information concerning recipients
- Section 5I Certain purchases with direct cash assistance funds prohibited; definitions applicable to Secs. 5I and 5J; penalty; reporting of enforcement and violations
- Section 5J Preventing electronic benefit transfer transactions for certain purchases made using direct cash assistance funds; penalty
- Section 5K Obtaining or receiving department of transitional assistance property through embezzlement, theft or fraud; penalty
- Section 5L Food stamp benefits trafficking; penalty
- Section 5M Organizational food stamp benefits trafficking; penalty
- Section 5N Fraud hotline; sign display
- Section 6 Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 11
- Section 7 Community service area boards
- Section 8 Civil service status of commissioners; restoration
- Section 9 Employees of department; delegation of responsibilities
- Section 10 Reports; rules and regulations; federal aid
- Section 11 Lists of recipients; publication; records; rules and regulations
- Section 12, 13 Repealed, 1978, 552, Sec. 8
- Section 14 Reciprocal agreements
- Section 15 Disclosure of information by banks and insurance companies as to applicant’s or recipient’s deposits; penalty
- Section 16 Division of hearings within office of deputy commissioner; director; denial of aid; hearing; referee; decision; review
- Section 16A Repealed, 1993, 460, Sec. 4
- Section 17 Advancement of funds to department for public assistance; monthly report of disbursements
- Section 18 Reimbursement of department; recipient arrearages; furniture payments
- Section 18A Failure of custodial parent to cooperate with IV-D agency
- Section 19 Eviction from furnished apartment; furniture; relocation
- Section 20 Purchase of home or income producing property
- Section 21 Support and maintenance; subrogation of department; termination of assistance; notice
- Section 22 Verification of categorical and financial eligibility
- Section 23 to 25 Repealed, 1974, 752, Sec. 12
- Section 26 Direct payment of rent; public housing; appeal
- Section 27 Direct payment of rent; request of landlord or recipient
- Section 27A Direct deposit of assistance checks at banking institutions; option of recipient
- Section 28 Accreditation of homemaker services; board, establishment, members, staff and services; standards; rules and regulations; restrictions; enforcement
- Section 29 Repayment of fraudulently obtained assistance; lien
- Section 30 Overpayments of assistance; repayment agreement; assignment of income
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