PRINTER'S NO. 271
No. 234 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, MELLOW, TARTAGLIONE, BOSCOLA, O'PAKE,
LAVALLE, COSTA, GORDNER, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, MUSTO, STOUT,
WOZNIAK, KITCHEN, LOGAN, FERLO AND STACK, MARCH 7, 2007
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, MARCH 7, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), entitled "An
2 act establishing a special fund and account for money
3 received by the Commonwealth from the Master Settlement
4 Agreement with tobacco manufacturers; providing for home and
5 community-based care, for tobacco use prevention and
6 cessation efforts, for Commonwealth universal research
7 enhancement, for hospital uncompensated care, for health
8 investment insurance, for medical assistance for workers with
9 disabilities, for regional biotechnology research centers,
10 for the HealthLink Program, for community-based health care
11 assistance programs, for PACE reinstatement and PACENET
12 expansion, for medical education loan assistance and for
13 percentage allocation and appropriation of moneys," further
14 providing for use of Tobacco Settlement Fund.
15 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16 hereby enacts as follows:
17 Section 1. Section 306(c) of the act of June 26, 2001
18 (P.L.755, No.77), known as the Tobacco Settlement Act, is
19 amended to read:
20 Section 306. Use of Tobacco Settlement Fund.
21 * * *
22 (c) Lapses.--Lapses shall be deposited in the Health Account
23 except for the following:
1 (1) Lapses from moneys provided for the home and
2 community-based care services shall be reallocated to the
3 home and community-based care program for use in succeeding
4 years.
5 (2) Lapses from moneys provided for the health
6 investment insurance program shall be reallocated to the
7 health investment insurance program for use in succeeding
8 years.
9 (3) Lapses from moneys provided for the hospital
10 uncompensated care payment program shall be allocated to the
11 health investment insurance program for use in succeeding
12 years.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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