A09674
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
912
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, STREET, WHITE, BREWSTER, GREENLEAF,
MENSCH, COSTA, HAYWOOD, BROWNE, VULAKOVICH, SCHWANK, MARTIN,
BAKER, HUGHES, LEACH, VOGEL, TARTAGLIONE, WAGNER, REGAN AND
SCAVELLO, OCTOBER 5, 2017
SENATOR BAKER, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AS AMENDED,
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
providing for a medical assistance presumptive eligibility
program for home care and home health services. PROVIDING FOR
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEEMED ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM FOR HOME CARE,
HOME HEALTH AND OLDER ADULT DAILY LIVING CENTER SERVICES.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 443.12. Medical Assistance Presumptive Eligibility
Program for Home Care and Home Health Services.--(a) The
department shall establish a presumptive eligibility program for
home care services and home health services to prevent the
unnecessary and costly institutionalization of individuals who
are eligible for medical assistance nursing facility services
and wish to receive care in a less restrictive setting.
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