Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 16-B – Verification of integrity of reported information by applicants for public assistance
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 16-B
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
The department shall use commercially available data to conduct an electronic verification of information provided on an application for benefits for public assistance as defined in section 16, subsection 1, paragraph C. The electronic verification must, at a minimum, be conducted on all new applications for benefits and must include searches for income, residency and available assets. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. NNNNNNN, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. NNNNNNN, §1 (NEW).