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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, § 3202: Definitions, 1973

This section defines key terms used in the Part.

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For purposes of this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words shall have the following meanings. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 1. Agreement. "Agreement" means a legally binding document between the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW); PL 1975, c. 293, §4 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).] 2. Blind person. "Blind person" means a blind individual as defined in section 1614, Title XVI of the United States Social Security Act, as amended. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 3. Category. "Category" means a subclassification of state supplemental income benefits for any one of the following: Blind, disabled or elderly person. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's successors. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §167 (COR).] 5. Department. "Department" means the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW); PL 1975, c. 293, §4 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).] 6. Disabled person. "Disabled person" means a disabled individual as defined in section 1614, Title XVI of the United States Social Security Act, as amended. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 7. Elderly person. "Elderly person" means an aged individual as defined in section 1614, Title XVI of the United States Social Security Act, as amended. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 8. Secretary. "Secretary" means the Secretary, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 9. Social Security Act. "Social Security Act" means the United States Social Security Act of 1935, as amended. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 10. Social Security Administration. "Social Security Administration" means the Social Security Administration, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).] 11. Title XVI. "Title XVI" means Title XVI of the United States Social Security Act of 1935, as amended. [PL 1973, c. 790, §3 (NEW).]
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