PRINTER'S NO. 1137
No. 990 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY SHAFFER, HELFRICK, WILT AND ROSS, MAY 31, 1989
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MAY 31, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," further providing for
4 eligibility for medical assistance for inmates of public
5 institutions.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 432(4) of the act of June 13, 1967
9 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended April
10 1, 1976 (P.L.64, No.28), is amended to read:
11 Section 432. Eligibility.--Except as hereinafter otherwise
12 provided, and subject to the rules, regulations, and standards
13 established by the department, both as to eligibility for
14 assistance and as to its nature and extent, needy persons of the
15 classes defined in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be eligible
16 for assistance:
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18 (4) Assistance shall not be granted (i) to or in behalf of
19 any person who disposed of his real or personal property, of the
1 value of five hundred dollars ($500), or more, without fair
2 consideration, within two years immediately preceding the date
3 of application for assistance unless he is eligible for State
4 supplemental assistance; or (ii) to an inmate of a public
5 institution. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
6 contrary, the department shall provide medical assistance to any
7 inmate of a county jail or prison, who would be eligible for
8 medical assistance except for his or her status as an inmate,
9 for all medical expenses which exceed thirty thousand dollars
10 ($30,000) in any fiscal year.
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12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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