Federal and other funds shall be received, disposed of, and disbursed in the same manner as is provided for the handling of funds for the needy aged in Sections 43-9-33 through 43-9-37. Any funds paid to any applicant under the provisions of Sections 43-3-51 through 43-3-91 shall be paid from the funds appropriated to the state department of public welfare, and the amount paid to each applicant coming under the provisions of Sections 43-3-51 through 43-3-91 shall be on the same basis as the amount paid to other applicants similarly situated.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 43-3-51. Statewide system of aid
§ 43-3-55. Eligibility for assistance to the needy blind
§ 43-3-57. Amount of assistance
§ 43-3-59. Duties of State Department of Public Welfare
§ 43-3-61. Duties of county departments
§ 43-3-63. Application for assistance
§ 43-3-65. Investigation of applications
§ 43-3-67. Examination by ophthalmologist or optometrist
§ 43-3-69. Granting of assistance
§ 43-3-71. Assistance not assignable
§ 43-3-73. Appeal to the State Department of Public Welfare
§ 43-3-75. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of assistance
§ 43-3-77. Reexamination as to eyesight
§ 43-3-79. Recovery from a recipient
§ 43-3-83. Receipt and disposition of federal and other funds and manner of disbursing same