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PRINTER'S NO. 1859
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1279
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, KITCHEN, BAKER, MENSCH, SCHWANK,
EICHELBERGER, FONTANA, COSTA, BARTOLOTTA, RESCHENTHALER,
VULAKOVICH, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, YUDICHAK, WAGNER, WARD AND
TARTAGLIONE, JUNE 2, 2016
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, JUNE 2, 2016
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 persons eligible for medical
assistance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 441.1 of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by
adding subsections to read:
Section 441.1. Persons Eligible for Medical Assistance.--* *
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(c) Except as provided under subsection (a)(4) and (5), upon
notification of incarceration, the department shall temporarily
suspend, for a period of no more than two years, medical
assistance for a recipient who becomes incarcerated in a
correctional institution. The suspension of medical assistance
shall cease and the recipient shall continue to receive medical
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assistance upon notification of an inmate's release from the
correctional institution, subject to the eligibility
requirements under the Commonwealth's approved Title XIX State
Plan.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), upon notification from a
correctional institution of an inmate's release and submission
by the inmate of an application, the department shall determine
the inmate's eligibility for medical assistance. Except as
provided under subsection (a)(4) and (5), medical assistance may
not be provided until the date of the inmate's release.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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