Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
HUMAN SERVICES |
TITLE 5. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE |
SUBTITLE 4. STATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS |
PART I. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO ADULTS |
§ 5-406. Granting of assistance
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(a) In general. -- The local department shall:
(1) determine:
(i) whether an applicant is eligible for assistance under this part; and
(ii) in accordance with regulations that the Administration adopts, the amount of the assistance and the date on which the assistance will begin; and
(2) notify the applicant of its decision.
(b) Frequency of payments. -- Assistance shall be paid to the applicant monthly or as the Administration otherwise determines.
(c) Insufficient funds. -- If the funds available are insufficient to make payments in accordance with the amount of assistance established to be needed, the Administration shall adopt regulations to provide for a uniform method of adjusting individual payments.