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available to the recipient, to provide such person with a reason-
able subsistence compatible with decency and health. Pro-
vided, however, that monthly benefits to any individual shall
not exceed the amount specified in the Federal Social Security
Act, or any amendments thereto, as being the maximum
amount in which the Federal Government will participate,
except that an additional amount may be allowed for nursing
or other special types of care, as provided by rule and regula-
tion of the State Department.

19. (Granting of Assistance.) Upon the completion of
such investigation, the County Board shall decide whether
the applicant is eligible for public assistance under the pro-
visions of this sub-title, and determine, in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the State Department, the
amount of such assistance and the date on which such as-
sistance shall begin. The County Board shall notify the
applicant of its decision. Such assistance shall be paid
upon order of the County Board from funds allocated to
the County Board for this purpose. Should the fund or funds
available be insufficient to make payments in accordance with
the amount of assistance established to be needed, the State
Department shall, by rule and regulation, provide for a uni-
form method of adjusting individual payments.

25. (Recovery from a Recipient.) If at. any time during
the continuance of public assistance the recipient thereof
becomes possessed of any property or income in excess of
the amount stated in the application, it shall be the duty
of the recipient immediately to notify the County Board of
the receipt or possession of such property or income and
the County Board may, after investigation, either cancel the
assistance or alter the amount thereof in accordance with
the circumstances. Any assistance paid before the recipient
has come into possession of such property or income and in
excess of his need shall be recoverable by the County Board
as a debt due. The net amount realized from all such claims
shall be divided among the State, the county, and the Federal
Government in proportion to the amount of the assistance
paid by each respectively.

26. (Recovery from the Estate.) On the death of any
recipient the total amount of assistance paid under this sub-
title, accounting from the time the recipient reaches the age
of sixty-five, shall be allowed as a claim against his estate.
The net amount realized from all such claims shall be divided
among the State, the county, and the Federal Government in
proportion to the amount of the assistance paid by each re-