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MS Code § 43-28-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act|§ 43-28-13. ABLE Trust Fund property and income exempt from state taxation; deduction of contributions to ABLE Program accounts from taxable income; amounts in ABLE account not considered in determining eligibility for certain public assistance

  All property and income of the ABLE Trust Fund, as an instrumentality of the state, is exempt from all taxation by the state and by its political subdivisions.   Any contributor or payor to a Mississippi ABLE Program account may deduct from their Mississippi taxable income any contributions or payments to an account or accounts in the ABLE Trust Fund up to a maximum annual amount limit established by Congress for such accounts for single, joint and other filers. Contributions or payments for such tax years may be made after such calendar years but before the deadline for making contributions to an individual retirement account under federal law for such years. The earnings portion of any withdrawals from an account that are not qualified withdrawals, as well as any amounts included in such nonqualified withdrawals previously deducted from taxable income under this section, shall be included in the gross income of the recipient of the withdrawal for purposes of the Mississippi Income Tax Law in the year of such withdrawal.   Additionally, the participation of any Mississippi resident in the Mississippi ABLE Program or any other qualified ABLE Program, shall not preclude the resident from receiving any benefit or assistance provided by the State of Mississippi for which they are eligible. Funds in an individual's Mississippi ABLE account or any other ABLE account shall be exempt from any consideration when any agency or subdivision of the state is determining an individual's eligibility for state-provided assistance. Likewise, any tangible assets purchased with Mississippi ABLE account funds or any other ABLE account funds which are not otherwise disqualified as a countable resource of a program participant shall be exempt from consideration when determining such person's eligibility provided by the state, to the extent allowable under federal law.
MS Code § 43-28-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act|§ 43-28-15. Authority of Board to establish a comprehensive investment plan

  The board has authority to establish a comprehensive investment plan for the purposes of this chapter, to invest any funds of the ABLE Trust Fund in any instrument, obligation, security or property that constitutes legal investments for public funds in the state, and to name and use depositories for its investments and holdings. The comprehensive investment plan shall specify the investment policies to be utilized by the board in its administration of the funds. The board may authorize investments in any investment vehicle authorized for the Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience Program.   All investments shall be acquired by the board at prices not exceeding the prevailing market values for such securities and shall be marked clearly to indicate ownership by the system and, to the extent possible, shall be registered in the name of the system.   Except as otherwise provided in this section, no trustee or employee of the board may have any direct or indirect interest in the income, gains or profits of any investment made by the board, and such person may not receive any pay or emolument for his services in connection with any investment made by the board. No trustee or employee of the board may become an endorser or surety or in any manner an obligor for money loaned by or borrowed from the system.   Under the authority granted in Section 43-28-9, the board may establish criteria for investment managers, mutual funds or other such entities to act as contractors or consultants to the board. The board may contract, either directly or through such contractors or consultants, to provide such services as may be a part of the comprehensive investment plan or as may be deemed necessary or proper by the board, including, but not limited to, providing consolidated billing, individual and collective record keeping and accounting, and asset purchase, control and safekeeping.   No account owner, contributor or payor may directly or indirectly direct the investment of any account except as may be permitted under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
MS Code § 43-28-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act|§ 43-28-19. Annual statements and reports

  The board shall furnish, without charge, to each account owner an annual statement of the following:   The amount contributed by the account owner under the participation agreement;   The annual earnings and accumulated earnings on the ABLE account; and   Any other terms and conditions that the board deems by rule is necessary or appropriate, including those necessary to conform the savings trust account with the requirements of Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law or regulations.     The board shall furnish an additional statement complying with subsection (1) to an account owner or beneficiary on written request. The board may charge a reasonable fee for each statement furnished under this subsection.     On or before November 1, 2018, the board shall prepare a report on the status of the establishment of the Mississippi ABLE Program. The report must also include, if warranted, recommendations for statutory changes to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the program. The board shall submit copies of the report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the State Treasurer and to the Executive Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services.   The board, in its discretion as to frequency, shall cause to be prepared annual reports setting forth in appropriate detail an accounting of the funds and a description of the financial condition of the program, which shall be submitted no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year. Such report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the State Treasurer and to the Executive Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services. The accounts of the fund shall be subject to annual audits by the State Auditor or his designee.
MS Code § 43-28-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act|§ 43-28-21. Mississippi ABLE Program monies paid into or expended out of the trust fund on behalf of a beneficiary are exempt from creditor claims; prohibition against use as loan collateral

 Monies paid into or expended out of the ABLE Trust Fund by or on behalf of a designated beneficiary are exempt from all claims of creditors of the designated beneficiary if the participation agreement has not been terminated. Monies paid into the Mississippi ABLE Program and benefits accrued through the program may not be pledged for the purpose of securing a loan.
MS Code § 43-28-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act|§ 43-28-23. Distribution requirements

  Upon the death of the designated beneficiary, the appropriate health care administration agency and the Division of Medicaid of another state in which the beneficiary received services may file a claim with the Mississippi ABLE Program for the total amount of medical assistance provided for the designated beneficiary under the Medicaid program since the inception of the Mississippi ABLE account, less any premiums paid by or on behalf of the designated beneficiary to a Medicaid buy-in program. Funds in the ABLE account of the deceased designated beneficiary must first be distributed for qualified disability expenses followed by distributions for the Medicaid claim authorized under this paragraph. Any remaining amount shall be distributed as provided in the participation agreement required under Section 43-28-19.   The Mississippi ABLE Coordinator shall assist and cooperate with the appropriate health care administration agency and the Division of Medicaid in other states which have provided services to a Mississippi ABLE account beneficiary, by providing the agency and divisions with the information needed to accomplish the purpose and objective of this section.
MS Code § 43-28-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act|§ 43-28-25. Certain state agencies required to assist board

 The Mississippi Department of Health, the Department of Rehabilitation Services, the Division of Medicaid, the Department of Child Protection Services and the State Department of Education shall assist, cooperate and coordinate with the Mississippi ABLE Board in the provision of public information and outreach for the Mississippi ABLE Program.
MS Code § 43-28-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 28 - Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act|§ 43-28-27. Severability

 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part of this chapter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the parts of this chapter which remain.
MS Code § 43-29-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-1. Persons with disabilities

 For the purpose of providing assistance for permanently totally disabled needy people under the age of (sixty-five) 65 years and over the age of (eighteen) 18 years who are unable to work, a statewide system of assistance is hereby established and shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the state, to operate with due regard to varying conditions and cost of living, to be financed by state appropriations therefor, and to be administered by the state department of public welfare, as hereinafter provided.
MS Code § 43-29-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-3. Eligibility for assistance to the needy aged; eligibility for assistance to needy persons with disabilities

 Assistance shall be given under this chapter to any person who qualifies under Section 43-29-1, and who:   has resided in this state for one (1) year immediately preceding his application, and such residence shall not have been established solely or in part for the purpose of enabling the applicant to come within the provisions of this chapter;   resides in the county in which application is made;   has not sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health;   is not an inmate of or being maintained by any county, municipal, state, or national institution at the time of receiving assistance except as a patient in a public medical institution, or is not a patient in any institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases, or is not a patient in any medical institution as a result of having been diagnosed as having tuberculosis or psychosis; in the event the federal Social Security Act or other appropriate federal statutes are so amended as to permit funds appropriated by Congress to be used for assistance to disabled persons who are inmates of public institutions, then being an inmate of any such institution shall not disqualify any such person for assistance. An inmate of such an institution may, however, make application for such assistance but the assistance, if granted, shall not begin until after he ceases to be an inmate;   has not made an assignment to transfer his property so as to render himself eligible for assistance under this chapter at any time within two (2) years immediately prior to the filing of an application for assistance pursuant to the provisions hereof.
MS Code § 43-29-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-5. Amount of assistance

 The amount of assistance, including vendor payments for medical care, which any recipient shall receive shall be determined by the welfare department with due regard to resources, income (except such income as may be disregarded as specified in the federal Social Security Act, as amended), and necessary expenditures of the individual and the conditions existing in each case, and in accordance with the rules and regulations made by the state department.
MS Code § 43-29-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-7. Application for assistance

 Application for assistance under this chapter shall be made to the county welfare agent of the county in which the applicant resides. The application shall be made in writing or reduced to writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the state department. Such application shall contain such information as may be prescribed by the state department.
MS Code § 43-29-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-9. Investigation of applications

 Whenever a county welfare agent receives an application for assistance under this chapter, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances of the applicant to ascertain the facts supporting the application made under this chapter, and such other information as may be required by the rules of the state board. The county department and the state department shall have the power to conduct examinations, and the county board and such officers and employees as are designated by the state commissioner may also administer oaths and affirmation.
MS Code § 43-29-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-11. Granting of assistance

 Upon the completion of the investigation, the county department shall determine in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Department, whether the applicant is eligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter, the amount of assistance he shall receive, and the date upon which such assistance shall begin.   It shall be the duty of the State Department insofar as is practicable to provide assistance to eligible persons, who, due to limitation of available funds have not been placed upon the assistance rolls, as soon as practicable after additional funds become available to the department and prior to making a general increase in assistance grants to persons already on said assistance rolls. Nothing in this section shall be construed to bar or limit any county department of public welfare from granting individual increases in the amount of assistance to recipients based upon their individual needs. The State Department shall, as soon as made possible by the availability of additional funds, take steps to eliminate all waiting lists.
MS Code § 43-29-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-13. Payment for benefit of recipient

 If the recipient or applicant is found incapable of taking care of himself or his money, payments may be paid to any person, firm, corporation, association, institution or agency designated to receive it by order of the county department of his county.
MS Code § 43-29-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-15. Assistance not assignable

 No assistance given under this chapter shall be transferable or assignable, at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
MS Code § 43-29-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-17. Appeal to the State Department

 The county department shall at once report to the State Department its decision upon each application. If an application is not acted upon by the county department within thirty (30) days after the filing of the application, or is denied or revoked, the applicant may appeal to the State Department in the manner and form prescribed by rules and regulations. The State Department shall upon receipt of such an appeal give the applicant an opportunity for a fair hearing. The State Department may also, upon its own motion, review any decision of a county department and may consider any application upon which a decision has not been made by the county department within a reasonable time.   The State Department may make such additional investigations as it may deem necessary and shall make such decision as to the granting of assistance and the amount of assistance to be granted the applicant as in its opinion is justified and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. All decisions of the State Department shall be binding upon the county department involved and shall be complied with by such county department.
MS Code § 43-29-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-19. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of assistance

 All assistance grants made under this chapter shall be reconsidered as frequently as may be required by the rules and regulations of the state board. After such further investigation, the amount of assistance may be changed or assistance may be entirely withdrawn if the state commissioner or county department finds that the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant such action. The county department may at any time cancel and revoke assistance for cause and it may for cause suspend assistance for such period as it may deem proper. Whenever assistance is thus withdrawn, revoked, suspended or in any way changed, the county department shall at once report to the State Department such decision together with the record of its investigation. All such decisions shall be subject to review by the state commissioner as provided in Section 43-29-17.
MS Code § 43-29-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-21. No fees to be paid

 No person shall make any charge or receive any fee for representing any applicant or recipient of assistance in any proceeding hereunder except as to criminal proceedings brought pursuant to Section 43-29-23 of this chapter; or with respect to any application whether such fee or charge be paid by the applicant or recipient or by any other person or persons. Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable as provided in Section 43-29-23.
MS Code § 43-29-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-23. Fraudulent acts

 Whoever obtains, or attempts, or aids, or abets any person to obtain by means of a wilfully false statement or representation or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device:    assistance to which he is not entitled; or   assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned for not more than three (3) months, or be both so fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court. In assessing the penalty, the court shall take into consideration the amount of money fraudulently received.
MS Code § 43-29-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-25. Recovery from the estate of recipient for false representation

 On the death of any recipient double the total amount of assistance paid to such recipient under this chapter shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of such person if it be found that such recipient has obtained funds by false representation.
MS Code § 43-29-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-27. Limitation of chapter

 All assistance granted under this chapter shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing act that may be hereafter passed, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any way by amending or repealing chapter.
MS Code § 43-29-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-29. Disbursement of funds, how made

 The State Department shall issue all checks for administrative expenses, and for assistance to persons qualifying for aid under the provisions of this chapter. All such checks shall be drawn upon funds made available to the state department of public welfare by the state auditor, upon requisition of the commissioner, approved by the state board. It is the purpose of this section to provide that the state auditor shall transfer, in lump sums, amounts to the state department of public welfare for disbursement under the regulations which shall be made by the state department.
MS Code § 43-29-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-31. Limitation of assistance and administrative cost

 The total amount of assistance granted under the provisions of this chapter and the expenses incurred thereunder shall not exceed the amounts of funds appropriated therefor by the legislature.
MS Code § 43-29-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-33. Litigation

 No suit shall be maintained in any court for the purpose of compelling an award of assistance or to enforce payment of any award of assistance made under the provisions of this chapter. Awards made hereunder shall in no case create any vested or other rights for assistance in the recipients.
MS Code § 43-29-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-35. Reservation of right to amend or repeal chapter

 The Legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, benefits, or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal this chapter at any time.
MS Code § 43-29-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-37. Administration

 The administration of this chapter, so far as applicable, shall be subject to all of the rules and regulations as prescribed by the state board of public welfare for the administration of old age assistance, as provided by Sections 43-1-1 through 43-1-17, and 43-9-1 through 43-9-45, and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may hereafter be promulgated by said board, for the proper administration of this chapter.
MS Code § 43-29-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 29 - Persons with Disabilities|§ 43-29-39. Funds

 Assistance for disabled persons granted under this chapter shall be paid out of any funds designated by the state legislature for this purpose.
MS Code § 43-31-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 31 - Poor Persons|§ 43-31-1. Jurisdiction; county homes

 The board of supervisors of each county shall have the jurisdiction and power necessary and proper for the relief and support of the poor of its county, and it shall have control of the county home, and may employ a suitable person to take charge of the same. It shall see that the poor are properly treated; and it may provide nurses and physicians in such cases as it may deem proper, and purchase medicines, and payment therefor may be ordered out of the proper fund by warrant on the county treasurer.