Bill Information

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, in public assistance, adding definitions; providing for fraud detection system, for administration of assistance programs and for copayments for subsidized child care; further providing for determination of eligibility; providing for verification system and for eligibility for persons with drug-related felonies; further providing for persons eligible for medical assistance, for medical assistance payments for institutional care, for reimbursement for certain medical assistance items and services, for payments for readmissions to a hospital paid through diagnosis-related groups and for medical assistance benefit packages, coverage, copayments, premiums and rates; in Statewide quality care assessment, further providing for the definition of "net patient revenue," for implementation, for calculation and notice of assessments under certain conditions, for restricted account limitations and for conditions for certain payments; and providing for inmate medical costs.