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 authorized in section 1. This agreement shall contain all of the requirements for, and limitations and qualifications on, state supplementary payments which Title XVI or regulations adopted thereunder make necessary. At the option of the commissioner, this agreement may provide for either state or federal administration of the program. Administration of the program by the commonwealth may be delegated to another governmental entity.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 118a - Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
Section 2 - State Supplementary Payments; Annual Increase Levels; Determination; Limitation
Section 3 - Federal Agreement; Administration of Program
Section 4 - Applications; Eligibility for Assistance; Determination
Section 5 - Advancements to Social Security Administration
Section 6 - Disclosure or Use of Information Restricted
Section 7 - Program of Social Services; Emergency Grants; Funeral and Burial Costs
Section 7a - Special Grants to Recipients Residing in Rest Homes