PRINTER'S NO. 1871
No. 1592 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY DORR, TELEK, BELFANTI, FLEAGLE, JOSEPHS, RITTER,
LANGTRY, ROBINSON, WILSON, TRELLO, ALLEN, D. W. SNYDER,
SEMMEL, MRKONIC, MORRIS, NAHILL, McVERRY, SCHULER, HALUSKA,
BURD, DISTLER, JACKSON, SAURMAN, BARLEY, GEIST, JOHNSON,
MAIALE, HOWLETT, NOYE, FOX, E. Z. TAYLOR, HAGARTY, BUNT,
LASHINGER, THOMAS AND TIGUE, MAY 31, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON 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 persons eligible for medical assistance.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 441.1 of the act of June 13, 1967
8 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, added July
9 31, 1968 (P.L.904, No.273), is amended to read:
10 Section 441.1. Persons Eligible for Medical Assistance.--The
11 following persons shall be eligible for medical assistance:
12 (1) Persons who receive or are eligible to receive cash
13 assistance grants under this article;
14 (2) Persons who meet the eligibility requirements of this
15 article for cash assistance grants except for citizenship,
16 durational residence and any eligibility condition or other
17 requirement for cash assistance which is prohibited under Title
1 XIX of the Federal Social Security Act; [and]
2 (3) The medically needy[.]; and
3 (4) Children under five years of age and pregnant women
4 whose income is one hundred fifteen percent of the federally-
5 determined poverty level for the fiscal year 1989-1990; children
6 under six years of age and pregnant women whose family income is
7 at or less than one hundred twenty-five percent of the
8 federally-determined poverty level for the fiscal year 1990-
9 1991; children under seven years of age and pregnant women whose
10 family income is at or less than one hundred fifty percent of
11 the federally-determined poverty level for the fiscal year 1991-
12 1992, and children under eight years of age and pregnant women
13 whose family income is at or less than one hundred eighty-five
14 percent of the federally-determined poverty level for the fiscal
15 year 1992-1993, consistent with the provisions of Federal law
16 relating to the medical assistance program. For the purpose of
17 this section, these recipients shall be entitled to the medical
18 assistance benefits available to persons deemed categorically
19 needy as provided for in clause (1), consistent with services
20 eligible for Federal financial participation.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1989.
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