PRINTER'S NO. 593
No. 539 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY RHODES, DiCARLO, LINCOLN, BARBER, A. P. KELLY,
COHEN, CRAWFORD, M. E. MILLER JR., FEE AND OLIVER,
FEBRUARY 19, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, FEBRUARY 19, 1975
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 certain medical assistance payments.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Clause (3) of section 443.1, act of June 13, 1967
8 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Public Welfare Code," amended
9 October 26, 1972 (P.L.1027, No.252), is amended to read:
10 Section 443.1. Medical Assistance Payments for Institutional
11 Care.--The following medical assistance payments shall be made
12 in behalf of eligible persons whose institutional care is
13 prescribed by physicians:
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15 (3) [Rates established by the department for skilled nursing
16 home or intermediate care in a non-public nursing home, when
17 furnished by a nursing home,] The allowable reasonable cost, as
18 specified by regulations of the department adopted under Title
1 XIX of the Federal Social Security Act, for care rendered by a
2 non-public skilled nursing facility or non-public intermediate
3 care facility, when such facility is licensed or approved by the
4 department and qualified to participate under Title XIX of the
5 Federal Social Security Act;
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7 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1975.
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