Massachusetts Code — 18
Browse 50 sections in division 18 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 1. Department of transitional assistance
- § 2. Comprehensive financial assistance program; services
- § 2A. Food stamp employment and training plan; maximization of federal 50–50 match program
- § 2B. Educational program; services
- § 3. Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; salary
- § 4. Deputy commissioner; assistant commissioners; qualifications; salaries; succession; bond
- § 5. Organization of department; regional offices; community service areas
- § 5B. False representations or failure to disclose facts; penalty
- § 5C. Vendors' bill for services; perjury
- § 5D. Vendors; violations
- § 5E. Return of unlawful payments
- § 5F. Father's leaving family to obtain assistance; penalty
- § 5G. Claimant; subrogation
- § 5H. Recipients of medical assistance under chapter 118E; subrogation; notice; policy provisions; payment by department; information concerning recipients
- § 5I. Certain purchases with direct cash assistance funds prohibited; definitions applicable to Secs. 5I and 5J; penalty; reporting of enforcement and violations
- § 5J. Preventing electronic benefit transfer transactions for certain purchases made using direct cash assistance funds; penalty
- § 5K. Obtaining or receiving department of transitional assistance property through embezzlement, theft or fraud; penalty
- § 5L. Food stamp benefits trafficking; penalty
- § 5M. Organizational food stamp benefits trafficking; penalty
- § 5N. Fraud hotline; sign display
- § 7. Community service area boards
- § 8. Civil service status of commissioners; restoration
- § 9. Employees of department; delegation of responsibilities
- § 10. Reports; rules and regulations; federal aid
- § 11. Lists of recipients; publication; records; rules and regulations
- § 14. Reciprocal agreements
- § 15. Disclosure of information by banks and insurance companies as to applicant's or recipient's deposits; penalty
- § 16. Division of hearings within office of deputy commissioner; director; denial of aid; hearing; referee; decision; review
- § 17. Advancement of funds to department for public assistance; monthly report of disbursements
- § 18. Reimbursement of department; recipient arrearages; furniture payments
- § 18A. Failure of custodial parent to cooperate with IV–D agency
- § 19. Eviction from furnished apartment; furniture; relocation
- § 20. Purchase of home or income producing property
- § 21. Support and maintenance; subrogation of department; termination of assistance; notice
- § 22. Verification of categorical and financial eligibility
- § 26. Direct payment of rent; public housing; appeal
- § 27. Direct payment of rent; request of landlord or recipient
- § 27A. Direct deposit of assistance checks at banking institutions; option of recipient
- § 28. Accreditation of homemaker services; board, establishment, members, staff and services; standards; rules and regulations; restrictions; enforcement
- § 29. Repayment of fraudulently obtained assistance; lien
- § 30. Overpayments of assistance; repayment agreement; assignment of income
- § 31. Job diversion program; services
- § 32. Participation in pathways to self-sufficiency program required; exceptions
- § 33. Providing of social security number required; exceptions; penalty for noncompliance
- § 34. Tracking of outcomes of individuals served by training and employment service programs
- § 35. Availability of caseworker via telephone to recipient of cash assistance
- § 36. Fraud detection program
- § 37. Work-related expense deduction
- § 38. Non-approval of application for new benefits for failure to comply with registration requirements in Secs. 178C to 178P of chapter 6
- § 39. Protocols for coordination of information with law enforcement agencies, etc. when recipient the subject of felony warrant