Section 6. Entitlement not created and prohibition.
(a) Entitlement not created.--Nothing in this act creates or
provides any individual with an entitlement to services or
benefits. Services under this act shall be made available only
to the extent of the availability and level of appropriations
made by the General Assembly.
(b) Prohibition.--A substantiated case of abuse, neglect,
exploitation or abandonment under the act of November 6, 1987
(P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services
Act, the act of October 7, 2010 (P.L.484, No.70), known as the
Adult Protective Services Act, 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to
child protective services) or under any other law of this
Commonwealth regarding an older adult, a child or an individual
with a disability, shall prohibit a primary caregiver from
receiving benefits under this act unless authorized by the
department to prevent further abuse, neglect, exploitation or
abandonment.
(B) PROHIBITION.--A PRIMARY CAREGIVER SHALL BE PROHIBITED
FROM RECEIVING BENEFITS UNDER THIS ACT UNDER THE FOLLOWING
CIRCUMSTANCES:
(1) THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER IS A PERPETRATOR IN A
SUBSTANTIATED CASE OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, EXPLOITATION OR
ABANDONMENT AS DEFINED IN THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 6, 1987
(P.L.381, NO.79), KNOWN AS THE OLDER ADULTS PROTECTIVE
SERVICES ACT;
(2) THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER IS A PERPETRATOR IN A
SUBSTANTIATED CASE OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, EXPLOITATION OR
ABANDONMENT AS DEFINED IN THE ACT OF OCTOBER 7, 2010
(P.L.484, NO.70), KNOWN AS THE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACT;
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