The State Department of Human Resources is authorized to establish, in keeping with Title I of the Federal Social Security Act as amended, a medical assistance program for certain persons 65 years of age and over not receiving old age pensions. The Department of Human Resources shall be responsible for the administration of the program but may contract with another state agency or private organization in connection with this program.

(Acts 1961, No. 683, p. 976, §1.)

Terms Used In Alabama Code 38-6-1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • OLD AGE PENSIONS: Money payments with respect to a needy person who has attained the age of 65 years and who has complied with the requirements of this title. See Alabama Code 38-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1