760 CMR 67.01 - Authority
(1) Effective July 1, 2009, the Emergency
Assistance program and the regulations in
760 CMR
67.00 will be administered solely by the Department of
Housing and Community Development and not by the Department of Transitional
Assistance (106 CMR) in accordance with St. 2009, c. 4. Any reference in
760 CMR
67.00 to "Department" shall only refer to the
Department of Housing and Community Development. Where there are citations in
760 CMR
67.00 to regulations of the Department of Transitional
Assistance at
106
CMR 701.310 through
701.330,
701.350 through
701.360, and
701.380 through
701.390,
106
CMR 703.192 and
703.193,
106 CMR
704.000 through
704.510, and to regulations
of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance at
801
CMR 1.02: Informal/Fair Hearing
Rules, such regulations shall be applied by the Department of Housing
and Community Development in furtherance of this transfer of responsibilities.
Any other citation or cross-reference in
760 CMR
67.00 to other regulations, whether issued by DTA or
otherwise, shall not be considered binding in the application, implementation,
or interpretation of
760 CMR
67.00, although the Department may choose to use such
cross-references for guidance in interpretation of
760 CMR
67.00. The Department may issue such additional
guidance as may be necessary or helpful in the application, implementation, or
interpretation of
760 CMR
67.00 or statutes applicable to the Emergency
Assistance program. Where other regulations of the Department of Transitional
Assistance refer to
760 CMR
67.00 or to the Emergency Assistance program, such
regulations shall be applied by the Department of Transitional Assistance in
furtherance of this transfer of responsibilities. The Division of Hearings
within the Department of Transitional Assistance will conduct hearings and
render decisions on behalf of the Department of Housing and Community
Development for any requests for hearings received on June 30, 2009 by 5:00
P.M. The Division of Hearings will apply the regulations at
106 CMR
343.000: Fair Hearing Rules for such
cases.
(2) Emergency Assistance
(EA) to needy families with dependent children younger than 21 years of age or
to a pregnant woman without any dependent children shall be made available in
accordance with the provisions of
760 CMR
67.00.
Notes
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(1) Effective July 1, 2009, the Emergency Assistance program and the regulations in 760 CMR 67.00 will be administered solely by the Department of Housing and Community Development and not by the Department of Transitional Assistance (106 CMR) in accordance with St. 2009, c. 4. Any reference in 760 CMR 67.00 to "Department" shall only refer to the Department of Housing and Community Development. Where there are citations in 760 CMR 67.00 to regulations of the Department of Transitional Assistance at 106 CMR 701.310 through 701.330, 701.350 through 701.360, and 701.380 through 701.390, 106 CMR 703.192 and 703.193, 106 CMR 704.000 through 704.510, and to regulations of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance at 801 CMR 1.02: Informal/Fair Hearing Rules, such regulations shall be applied by the Department of Housing and Community Development in furtherance of this transfer of responsibilities. Any other citation or cross-reference in 760 CMR 67.00 to other regulations, whether issued by DTA or otherwise, shall not be considered binding in the application, implementation, or interpretation of 760 CMR 67.00, although the Department may choose to use such cross-references for guidance in interpretation of 760 CMR 67.00. The Department may issue such additional guidance as may be necessary or helpful in the application, implementation, or interpretation of 760 CMR 67.00 or statutes applicable to the Emergency Assistance program. Where other regulations of the Department of Transitional Assistance refer to 760 CMR 67.00 or to the Emergency Assistance program, such regulations shall be applied by the Department of Transitional Assistance in furtherance of this transfer of responsibilities. The Division of Hearings within the Department of Transitional Assistance will conduct hearings and render decisions on behalf of the Department of Housing and Community Development for any requests for hearings received on June 30, 2009 by 5:00 P.M. The Division of Hearings will apply the regulations at 106 CMR 343.000: Fair Hearing Rules for such cases.
(2) Emergency Assistance (EA) to needy families with dependent children younger than 21 years of age or to a pregnant woman without any dependent children shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of 760 CMR 67.00.