Bill Information - History

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, as follows: In public assistance: establishing the Keystone Education Yields Success Program; and further providing for copayments for subsidized child care, for identification and proof of residence, for medical assistance payments for institutional care, for other medical assistance payments, for mileage reimbursement and paratransit services for individuals receiving methadone treatment. In children and youth: further providing for payments to counties for services to children, for providers submission and for limits on reimbursement to counties. Repealing provisions relating to Medicaid managed care organization assessments. In Statewide quality care assessment: further providing for definitions, for implementation, for administration, for restricted account and for expiration. Providing for managed care organization assessments. In departmental powers and duties as to supervision: further providing for definitions. In departmental powers and duties as to licensing: further providing for definitions, for fees, for provisional license and for violation and penalty; and repealing provisions relating to registration. In family finding and kinship care: further providing for definitions, for the Kinship Care Program and for permanent legal custodianship subsidy and reimbursement. Making a related repeal. Providing for the licensing of family child-care homes.