Maine § 22 §3274 Mandatory payments

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §3274 — Mandatory payments

Maine § 22 §3274

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 1-ASTATE SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME FOR BLIND, DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE

Ch. 855-CBENEFITS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §3274 (2026).

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1.Amount of payment. The department shall provide so-called "mandatory" state supplemental income payments to beneficiaries of the supplemental security income program who receive payments under the state's former aid to the aged, blind and disabled program based on eligibility established for the month of December, 1973.

2.Administration. Insofar as an agreement made pursuant to section 3261 pertains to so-called "mandatory" payments, it shall provide that the department enter into an agreement with the secretary under which the secretary, through the Social Security Administration, on behalf of the State of Maine, shall administer, effective with payments issued on January 1, 1974 and thereafter the program of so-called "mandatory" state supplemental income benefits authorized in subse

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1.
Amount of payment.
The department shall provide so-called "mandatory" state supplemental income payments to beneficiaries of the supplemental security income program who receive payments under the state's former aid to the aged, blind and disabled program based on eligibility established for the month of December, 1973.
2.
Administration.
Insofar as an agreement made pursuant to section 3261 pertains to so-called "mandatory" payments, it shall provide that the department enter into an agreement with the secretary under which the secretary, through the Social Security Administration, on behalf of the State of Maine, shall administer, effective with payments issued on January 1, 1974 and thereafter the program of so-called "mandatory" state supplemental income benefits authorized in subsection 1.
3.
Applying for benefits.
Persons who receive payments under the state's former aid to aged, blind and disabled Program based on eligibility established for the month of December, 1973, shall, if eligible, receive benefits provided pursuant to this Part and for medical care benefits provided by the State of Maine pursuant to Title XIX of the United States Social Security Act, as amended, without filing an application for supplemental security income with the Social Security Administration.
4.
Inconsistent provisions.
The provisions of sections 3271, 3272 and 3273, except for section 3273, subsection 7‑A, do not apply to so-called "mandatory" payments. If any provision of these sections is inconsistent with this section, this section, as it relates to mandatory payments, prevails.