PRINTER'S NO. 81
No. 74 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY DOMBROWSKI, STUBAN, FEE, RITTER, GEORGE, SALOOM,
WAMBACH, TANGRETTI, PETRARCA, CAPPABIANCA, BLAUM, TIGUE,
CAWLEY, BELARDI, JAROLIN, GRUITZA, KONDRICH, LAUGHLIN,
McCALL, McNALLY, STISH, MERRY, GRUPPO, SEMMEL, ARGALL,
ANGSTADT, JADLOWIEC, DISTLER, TELEK, ALLEN, O'BRIEN, BARLEY,
SCRIMENTI AND MAINE, JANUARY 24, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AND AGING, JANUARY 24, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 4, 1983 (P.L.217, No.63), entitled
2 "An act establishing a program of limited pharmaceutical
3 assistance for the elderly; granting powers to and imposing
4 duties on the Department of Aging; establishing a payment
5 system; making provisions for funding; providing for reports;
6 and fixing penalties for violations of the pharmaceutical
7 assistance program," further providing for the definition of
8 "maximum annual income."
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The definition of "maximum annual income" in
12 section 3 of the act of November 4, 1983 (P.L.217, No.63), known
13 as the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Act,
14 amended December 17, 1984 (P.L.1002, No.202), is amended to
15 read:
16 Section 3. Definitions.
17 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
18 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
19 context clearly indicates otherwise:
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2 "Maximum annual income." Annual income as determined by the
3 department. Such amount shall not exceed $12,000 in the case of
4 single persons nor $15,000 in the case of the combined annual
5 income of married persons. These figures shall be adjusted
6 upward each year by the same percentage as the most recent cost-
7 of-living increase in Federal Social Security payments. The
8 department shall publish the revised figures in the Pennsylvania
9 Bulletin.
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11 Section 2. This act shall apply to calendar year 1989 and
12 each year thereafter.
13 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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