The State Board of Human Resources, in conference with the commissioner, shall determine from time to time the scope and kinds of medical assistance for the aged which the department will administer. This determination shall be made with due regard to:

(1) The amount of state and federal funds available for this purpose;

Terms Used In Alabama Code 38-6-3

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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
(2) The most pressing medical needs of the aged not receiving old age pensions but without sufficient income and resources to meet the costs of necessary medical services; and
(3) The assurance that persons in similar circumstances will receive equitable treatment throughout the state.
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