PRINTER'S NO. 574
No. 541 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY FUMO, SALVATORE, BODACK, HELFRICK, ANDREZESKI,
LYNCH, O'PAKE, REGOLI, DAWIDA, SCANLON, AFFLERBACH, JONES,
LEWIS, MUSTO, STAPLETON, REIBMAN, STOUT AND PORTERFIELD,
FEBRUARY 15, 1989
REFERRED TO AGING AND YOUTH, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 4, 1983 (P.L.217, No.63), entitled
2 "An act establishing a program of limited pharmaceutical
3 assistance for the elderly; granting powers to and imposing
4 duties on the Department of Aging; establishing a payment
5 system; making provisions for funding; providing for reports;
6 and fixing penalties for violations of the pharmaceutical
7 assistance program," further defining "maximum annual
8 income."
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The definition of "maximum annual income" in
12 section 3 of the act of November 4, 1983 (P.L.217, No.63), known
13 as the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Act,
14 amended December 17, 1984 (P.L.1002, No.202), is amended to
15 read:
16 Section 3. Definitions.
17 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
18 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
19 context clearly indicates otherwise:
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1 "Maximum annual income." Annual income as determined by the
2 department. Such amount shall not exceed $12,000 in the case of
3 single persons nor $15,000 in the case of the combined annual
4 income of married persons. For years beginning after December
5 31, 1988, the term shall mean, for a single individual, $12,000
6 base income plus all adjustments to Social Security payments due
7 to cost-of-living increases and, for a married couple, $15,000
8 base income plus all adjustments to Social Security payments due
9 to cost-of-living increases.
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11 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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