§ 167:5 — Designations

I. Assistance granted to needy aged persons shall be designated as old age assistance; assistance granted to needy blind shall be designated as aid to the needy blind; assistance granted to needy dependent children and to the otherwise eligible parents or needy caretaker relatives with whom they live, shall be designated as aid to families with dependent children; assistance granted to the needy permanently and totally disabled shall be designated as aid to the permanently and totally disabled. For purposes of this chapter or RSA 161, the term "adult programs" may be used to mean old age assistance, aid to the needy blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled. Medical care and services provided to eligible individuals shall be designated as medical assistance.
II. Assistance granted in these groups shall be in the form of money payments to or vendor payments in behalf of recipients. Such separate records and accounts shall be kept and other requirements met as are necessary to qualify for grants-in-aid from the federal government.

Legislative History

1937, 202:11. RL 126:11. 1951, 90:3. RSA 167:5. 1961, 271:2. 1967, 396:4. 1969, 451:5. 1970, 34:15. 1986, 183:4. 1993, 5:1, eff. May 25, 1993.