PRINTER'S NO. 1070
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
875
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PICKETT, CUTLER, MILLARD, JAMES, ZIMMERMAN,
BISHOP, BOBACK, KAUFFMAN, McNEILL, A. HARRIS, D. COSTA, COX,
WATSON, SAYLOR, GROVE AND GABLER, APRIL 1, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 1, 2015
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,
further providing for verification of eligibility.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 441.9 of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, added July 7,
2005 (P.L.177, No.42), is amended to read:
Section 441.9. Verification of Eligibility.--(a) Except as
set forth in subsection (b), income shall be verified prior to
authorization of medical assistance or during a redetermination
of a recipient's eligibility unless the verification is pending
from a third party and the applicant has cooperated in the
verification attempt in accordance with department regulations.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department may
authorize medical assistance for pregnant women, children, the
elderly or people with disabilities if third-party, automated
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