Maine § 22 §16 Access to financial records of deposit accounts of recipients of public assistance

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §16 — Access to financial records of deposit accounts of recipients of public assistance

Maine § 22 §16

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Ch. 1DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §16 (2026).

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1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Verification procedure. Upon written request from the commissioner and at the expense of the department, each financial institution in this State shall match its records of deposit accounts against public assistance rolls provided to the financial institution by the department and shall compile for the department a list of accounts that, as a result of the match, appear to be owned in whole or in part by recipients of or applicants for public assistance. The list of accounts shall include the name and social security number of each matched applicant or recipient and the type of deposit account, the account number and the account balance that appear i

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1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Verification procedure.
Upon written request from the commissioner and at the expense of the department, each financial institution in this State shall match its records of deposit accounts against public assistance rolls provided to the financial institution by the department and shall compile for the department a list of accounts that, as a result of the match, appear to be owned in whole or in part by recipients of or applicants for public assistance. The list of accounts shall include the name and social security number of each matched applicant or recipient and the type of deposit account, the account number and the account balance that appear in the records of the financial institution. The department shall be responsible for making its computer data compatible with the data of any financial institution with which a match is sought.
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Repeal.