THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GILLESPIE, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, DALLY, DePASQUALE, FAIRCHILD, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HALUSKA, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MELIO, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, HARPER, MARSICO, GIBBONS AND SONNEY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, FEBRUARY 23, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled

"An act providing for a State Lottery and administration

thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery

Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of

funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes

from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"

further providing for PACENET eligibility.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 519(b) of the act of August 26, 1971

(P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, amended July

7, 2006 (P.L.1061, No.111), is amended to read:

Section 519.  The Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the

Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier.

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(b)  PACENET eligibility.--[A]

(1)  Subject to the annual adjustments under paragraph

(2), a person with an annual income of not less than $14,500

and not more than $23,500 in the case of a single person and

of not less than $17,700 and not more than $31,500 in the

case of the combined income of persons married to each other

shall be eligible for enhanced pharmaceutical assistance

under this section. A person may, in reporting income to the

department, round the amount of each source of income and the

income total to the nearest whole dollar, whereby any amount

which is less than 50¢ is eliminated.

(2)  Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum and

maximum income levels under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted

annually to reflect the maximum annual Social Security cost-

of-living adjustment. Each year's adjustment shall be based

on the prior year's adjusted minimum and maximum income

levels. The adjustment required under this paragraph shall

reflect calendar years 2003, 2004, 2005 and each calendar

year thereafter.

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Section 2.  This act shall be retroactive to December 1,

2005.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.