Pennsylvania HB 1606: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for personal needs allowance deduction for medical assistance-eligible persons in nursing facilities.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1916
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1606
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, PICKETT, MADDEN, PROBST, HILL-EVANS,
RIVERA, JAMES, WAXMAN, HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, HADDOCK, McANDREW,
BRENNAN, D. WILLIAMS, GUZMAN AND WARREN, JUNE 13, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
JUNE 16, 2025
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 personal needs allowance deduction for
medical assistance-eligible persons in nursing facilities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 443.8 of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 443.8. Personal Needs Allowance Deduction for
Medical Assistance-Eligible Persons in Nursing Facilities.--
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(c) Subject to Federal approval, the personal needs
allowance under subsection (a) shall be increased to not less
than eighty-five dollars ($85) beginning January 1, 2026.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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