PRINTER'S NO. 1372
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1054
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY PICKETT, BAKER, V. BROWN, CAUSER, COHEN, D. COSTA,
DRISCOLL, KAUFFMAN, McCARTER, McNEILL, ROZZI, SCHWEYER,
SONNEY AND WATSON, APRIL 27, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 27, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
providing for payments for burial expenses; and abrogating 55
Pa. Code § 283.21.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Article IV of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a
subarticle to read:
(n) Burial Services Allowance
Section 494. Payments for Burial Services.--(a) The
department shall pay a burial or cremation allowance in the
amount of nine hundred dollars ($900) for the following
individuals:
(1) Those who received Supplemental Security Income.
(2) Those receiving cash benefits from the department prior
to death.
(3) Those found eligible for cash assistance prior to death.
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