PRINTER'S NO. 292
No. 548 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, ERICKSON, D. WHITE, VANCE, M. WHITE, WONDERLING, FOLMER, WAUGH, GORDNER AND C. WILLIAMS, MARCH 8, 2007
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, MARCH 8, 2007
AN ACT 1 Establishing the Long-Term Care Partnership Program; and 2 imposing powers and duties on the Department of Public 3 Welfare. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Short title. 7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Long-Term 8 Care Partnership Program. 9 Section 2. Long-Term Care Partnership Program. 10 (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Long- 11 Term Care Partnership Program, to be administered by the 12 Department of Public Welfare in accordance with the requirements 13 for qualified State long-term care insurance partnerships. The 14 purpose of this program is to reduce future Medicaid costs for 15 long-term care by delaying or eliminating dependence on Medicaid 16 by providing incentives for individuals to insure against the 17 potentially substantial costs that arise upon the need for long- 18 term care.
1 (b) Operation.--In order to implement the program, the 2 Department of Public Welfare shall file a State plan amendment 3 with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United 4 States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 5 XIX of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 6 et seq.) by June 30, 2007. The program, including the treatment 7 of assets for Medicaid eligibility and estate recovery, shall be 8 structured and administered by the Department of Public Welfare 9 in accordance with Federal law and applicable Federal guidelines 10 for qualified State long-term care partnerships. 11 Section 3. Effective date. 12 This act shall take effect immediately. C5L62JS/20070S0548B0292 - 2 -