Massachusetts General Laws
Title XVII - Public Welfare
Chapter 117a - Support by the Commonwealth

Section 1 - Emergency Aid Program for Elderly and Disabled Residents - Section 1. There is hereby established within the department of...

Section 2 - Registration for Work; Acceptance of Suitable Positions; Individuals Not Subject to Provisions of Section - Section 2. No employable person shall be eligible for aid...

Section 3 - Ineligibility for Benefits - [ First paragraph effective until July 1, 2021. For text...

Section 4 - Persons Not Citizens or Legal Residents - Section 4. A person who is neither a citizen of...

Section 5 - Placing Persons in Unlicensed Institutions - Section 5. No person dependent on public support shall be...

Section 6 - Liability; Persons Receiving Support to Which They Are Not Entitled - Section 6. A person shall be liable in contract to...

Section 7 - Parental Support - Section 7. The parents of such poor persons, if of...

Section 8 - Treasurers of Financial Institutions; Duty to Furnish Information Upon Request - Section 8. A treasurer of a savings bank, national bank,...

Section 9 - Final Disposition of Deceased Persons; Recovery of Expenses From Deceased's Kindred - Section 9. The department shall provide for the decent final...