PRINTER'S NO. 90
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
114
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, WHEELAND, WATSON, BOBACK, KAUFFMAN,
McNEILL, MILLARD, PHILLIPS-HILL, D. COSTA, A. HARRIS, SAYLOR,
ZIMMERMAN, WARD, COX, PICKETT, FARRY, GABLER AND DeLUCA,
JANUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 23, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for verification of eligibility.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 441.9 of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by
adding subsections to read:
Section 441.9. Verification of Eligibility.--* * *
(d) All applicants and recipients shall, as a condition of
eligibility, cooperate with the department in securing medical
support from the noncustodial parent of any child for whom
medical assistance is sought or provided.
(e) The requirements of subsection (d) shall not apply if:
(1) The custodial parent is a victim of domestic violence
perpetrated by the noncustodial parent. Domestic violence shall
be verified using State standards developed under section 402(a)
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(7) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 42 U.S.C. ยง
602(a)(7)).
(2) The application of subsection (d) endangers the well-
being of a child by interrupting the child's continuity of
medical care.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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