PRINTER'S NO. 552
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
555
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, PENNYCUICK, SCHWANK, HUTCHINSON AND
BARTOLOTTA, MARCH 28, 2023
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 28, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
"An act relating to the finances of the State government;
providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
financial management firms, for private dam financial
assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
department, board, commission, and officer of the State
government, every political subdivision of the State, and
certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
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Commonwealth," in 2022-2023 budget implementation, further
providing for Department of Human Services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1730-F.1(4)(ii)(C) and (5)(xi)(C) of the
act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal
Code, added July 11, 2022 (P.L.540, No.54), are amended to read:
Section 1730-F.1. Department of Human Services.
The following apply to appropriations for the Department of
Human Services:
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(4) From money appropriated for medical assistance
capitation:
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(ii) Subject to Federal approval as may be necessary
and contingent on Federal financial participation,
sufficient funds are included to provide rates for
ambulance transportation at the following amounts,
beginning on January 1, 2023:
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(C) For ground mileage, not less than $4 per
mile for each loaded mile beyond [20] five loaded
miles.
(5) The following shall apply to amounts appropriated
for medical assistance fee-for-service:
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(xi) Subject to Federal approval as may be necessary
and contingent on Federal financial participation,
sufficient funds are included to provide rates for
ambulance transportation at the following amounts,
beginning on January 1, 2023:
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(C) For ground mileage, not less than $4 per
mile for each loaded mile beyond [20] five loaded
miles.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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