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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 355

begin. The local unit shall notify the applicant of its
decision. Such assistance shall be paid monthly OR AS
OTHERWISE DETERMINED BY THE        SOCIAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION to the applicant upon order of the local
unit from funds allocated to it for this purpose.
Should the fund or funds available be insufficient to
sake payments in accordance with the amount of assistance
established to be needed, the State Department shall, by
rule and regulation, provide for a uniform method of
adjusting individual payments.

76.

If at any time during the continuance of 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 local unit of the receipt or
possession of such property or income and the local unit
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
department as a debt due. The net amount realized from
all such claims shall be divided [among] BETWEEN the
State[, the county, and the federal government] AND THE
LOCAL SUBDIVISION in proportion to the amount of the
assistance paid by each respectively. ALL RIGHTS OF
RECOVERY FORMERLY GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SUBTITLE KNOWN AS "OLD AGE ASSISTANCE", SECTIONS 63
THROUGH 83 OF THIS ARTICLE AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBTITLE
KNOWN AS "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY BLIND", SECTIONS
11 THROUGH 30, OF ARTICLE 30, SHALL NOT BE CANCELLED OR
DIMINISHED AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

77.

On the death of any recipient, the total amount of
assistance paid under this subtitle shall be allowed as a
claim against the estate. The net amount realized from
all such claims shall be divided [among] BETWEEN the
State[, the county, and the federal government] AND THE
LOCAL SUBDIVISION in proportion to the amount of the
assistance paid by each respectively; provided, that no
such claim shall be enforced against any real estate of a
recipient while it is occupied by the recipient's
surviving spouse or dependents. ALL RIGHTS OF RECOVERY
FORMERLY GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBTITLE
KNOWN AS "OLD AGE ASSISTANCE", SECTIONS 63 THROUGH 83 OF
THIS ARTICLE, AND PROVISIONS OF THE SUBTITLE KNOWN AS
"PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY BLIND", SECTIONS 11
THROUGH 30, OF ARTICLE 30, SHALL NOT BE CANCELLED OR
DIMINISHED AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.