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PA HB1218

PA HB1218
In public assistance, providing for payments for spousal personal care services.

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Introduced
05/24/2023
In Committee
07/17/2023
Crossed Over
07/07/2023
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2023-2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

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, providing for payments for spousal PERSONAL care services. <--

AI Summary

This bill amends the Human Services Code to allow the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to seek a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish a program that provides payments to spousal caregivers for personal care services provided to their spouses who are Medicaid recipients. Upon approval of the waiver, the department will promulgate regulations to implement the program. The bill also changes the effective date of the act from 60 days to 180 days.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (49)

Missy Cerrato (D)*,  Anthony Bellmon (D),  Ryan Bizzarro (D),  Lisa Borowski (D),  Tim Brennan (D),  Tim Briggs (D),  Frank Burns (D),  Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D),  Scott Conklin (D),  Mary Jo Daley (D),  Tina Davis (D),  Dave Delloso (D),  Kyle Donahue (D),  Justin Fleming (D),  José Giral (D),  Roni Green (D),  Nancy Guenst (D),  Jim Haddock (D),  Liz Hanbidge (D),  Carol Hill-Evans (D),  Joe Hohenstein (D),  Sara Innamorato (D),  Carol Kazeem (D),  Malcolm Kenyatta (D),  Tarik Khan (D),  Bridget Kosierowski (D),  Maureen Madden (D),  Dave Madsen (D),  Steve Malagari (D),  La'Tasha Mayes (D),  Jeanne McNeill (D),  Brian Munroe (D),  Napoleon Nelson (D),  Danielle Otten (D),  Chris Pielli (D),  Tarah Probst (D),  Abigail Salisbury (D),  Ben Sanchez (D),  Mike Schlossberg (D),  Gregory Scott (D),  Melissa Shusterman (D),  Izzy Smith-Wade-El (D),  Mandy Steele (D),  Paul Takac (D),  Arvind Venkat (D),  Perry Warren (D),  Ben Waxman (D),  Joseph Webster (D),  Regina Young (D), 

Last Action

Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (on 07/17/2023)

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