PRINTER'S NO. 1434
No. 1246 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY RICHARDSON, PISTELLA, LINTON, CAWLEY, ACOSTA,
BISHOP, CARN, EVANS, HARPER, HUGHES, JAMES, OLIVER, PRESTON,
ROBINSON, ROEBUCK, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, R. C. WRIGHT, DALEY AND
DOMBROWSKI, APRIL 19, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, APRIL 19, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," further providing for
4 eligibility in relation to pregnancy.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 2. Section 432(3)(i) of the act of June 13, 1967
8 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by
9 adding a clause to read:
10 Section 432. Eligibility.--Except as hereinafter otherwise
11 provided, and subject to the rules, regulations, and standards
12 established by the department, both as to eligibility for
13 assistance and as to its nature and extent, needy persons of the
14 classes defined in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be eligible
15 for assistance:
16 * * *
17 (3) Other persons who are citizens of the United States, or
18 legally admitted aliens and who are chronically needy or
1 transitionally needy persons.
2 (i) Chronically needy persons are those persons chronically
3 in need who may be eligible for an indeterminate period as a
4 result of medical, social or related circumstances and shall be
5 limited to:
6 * * *
7 (J) A pregnant woman unless eligible for the Federal Aid to
8 Families with Dependent Children program.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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