PRINTER'S NO. 3466
No. 2635 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY STETLER, TRICH, RICHARDSON, MUNDY, FAJT, SURRA,
CARONE, ARNOLD, KREBS, HANNA, KRUSZEWSKI, RUDY, BROUJOS,
LINTON, NICKOL, DERMODY, PISTELLA, McNALLY, FARGO, KOSINSKI,
BATTISTO, F. TAYLOR, RITTER, LEVDANSKY, VAN HORNE, PESCI,
TRELLO, REBER, HALUSKA, WOZNIAK, COY, JAMES, CAPPABIANCA,
TIGUE, DeLUCA, STISH, NOYE, KENNEY, COLAIZZO, MELIO, MERRY,
BROWN, BLACK, SCHULER, KUKOVICH, BUSH, SAURMAN, JOHNSON,
JOSEPHS, HARPER, FREEMAN, ARMSTRONG, BILLOW, HASAY, WAMBACH
AND FLICK, MAY 4, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, MAY 4, 1992
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 eligibility 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,
1 durational residence and any eligibility condition or other
2 requirement for cash assistance which is prohibited under Title
3 XIX of the Federal Social Security Act; [and]
4 (3) The medically needy[.]; and
5 (4) Without being subject to the requirements of section
6 442.1(2), any welfare recipient who obtains full-time gainful
7 employment but only for the lesser of one year or until the
8 former recipient obtains health care benefits.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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