PRINTER'S NO. 1515
No. 1211 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY MICOZZIE, ADOLPH, DeLUCA, BEBKO-JONES, BROWNE,
BUXTON, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLYMER, COY, CRAHALLA, DAILEY,
DALLY, FABRIZIO, FEESE, FICHTER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST,
GEORGE, GOODMAN, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HESS, HORSEY, JAMES, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LEACH,
LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY, MANDERINO, MANN, McILHATTAN,
MELIO, R. MILLER, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, READSHAW,
REICHLEY, ROSS, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STERN, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, WALKO,
WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WOJNAROSKI, YUDICHAK, HARHAI, SAINATO,
McILHINNEY, FORCIER, CRUZ, S. MILLER, ZUG, PICKETT,
YOUNGBLOOD AND CIVERA, APRIL 29, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
APRIL 29, 2003
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," providing for personal
4 needs allowance deduction for medical assistance eligible
5 persons in nursing facilities.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
9 as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a section to
10 read:
11 Section 443.7. Personal Needs Allowance Deduction for
12 Medical Assistance Eligible Persons in Nursing Facilities.--(a)
13 A personal needs allowance of not less than forty dollars ($40)
14 per month, for clothing and other personal needs, shall be
1 deducted from a medical assistance eligible person's gross
2 income, as defined by departmental regulation, for purposes of
3 determining the amount that person must pay toward the cost of
4 skilled health care and intermediate services or intermediate
5 care while residing in a nursing facility.
6 (b) The personal needs allowance under subsection (a) shall
7 be increased to forty dollars ($40) beginning July 1, 2003.
8 Section 2. Any regulations or parts of regulations are
9 hereby abrogated to the extent of any inconsistency with this
10 act.
11 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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