PRINTER'S NO. 1377
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1062
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, MURT, HARHART, GODSHALL, McNEILL,
O'NEILL, HELM, HAHN, FREEMAN, WATSON, HENNESSEY AND COHEN,
APRIL 27, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 27, 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,
repealing certain provisions relating to county liability for
nursing home care for persons at county-owned facilities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 472 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, amended July 7, 2005
(P.L.177, No.42), is repealed:
[Section 472. Other Computations Affecting Counties.--To
compute for each month the amount expended as medical assistance
for public nursing home care on behalf of persons at each public
medical institution operated by a county, county institution
district or municipality and the amount expended in each county
for aid to families with dependent children on behalf of
children in foster family homes or child-caring institutions,
plus the cost of administering such assistance. From such total
amount the department shall deduct the amount of Federal funds
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properly received or to be received by the department on account
of such expenditures, and shall certify the remainder increased
or decreased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the sum
certified for any previous month differed from the amount which
should have been certified for such previous month, and by the
proportionate share of any refunds of such assistance, to each
appropriate county, county institution district or municipality.
The amounts so certified shall become obligations of such
counties, county institution districts or municipalities to be
paid to the department for assistance: Provided, however, That
for fiscal year 1979-80 and thereafter, the obligations of the
counties shall be the amounts so certified representing aid to
dependent children foster care as computed above plus one-tenth
of the amount so certified above for public nursing home care:
And provided further, That as to public nursing home care, for
fiscal year 2005-2006 and thereafter, the obligations of the
counties shall be the amount so certified above, less nine-
tenths of the non-Federal share of payments made by the
department during the fiscal year to county homes for public
nursing care at rates established in accordance with section
443.1(5).]
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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