Pennsylvania SB 482: An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for the Municipal Police Recruitment and Retention Program and establishing the Municipal Police Recruitment and Retention Program Fund; and, in penalties and disposition of fines, providing for law enforcement enhancement surcharge.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 440 PRINTER'S NO. 1801
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 482
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, FONTANA, FARRY, J. WARD, MILLER AND
PICOZZI, MARCH 20, 2025
SENATOR LANGERHOLC, AGING AND YOUTH, AS AMENDED, JUNE 9, 2026
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 definitions, for administration of
assistance programs and for regulations for protection of
information; in the aged, further providing for Life Program;
and making a repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 402 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding
definitions to read:
Section 402. Definitions.--As used in this article, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"LIFE program" means as defined in section 602(d) .
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"Older adult daily living center" means a premises operated
for profit or not for profit in which older adult daily living
services are simultaneously provided for four or more clients
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who are not relatives of the operator for part of a twenty-four-
hour day.
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Section 2. Section 403.1(a)(1) of the act is amended to
read:
Section 403.1. Administration of Assistance Programs.--(a)
The department is authorized to establish rules, regulations,
procedures and standards consistent with law as to the
administration of programs providing assistance, including
regulations promulgated under subsection (d), that do any of the
following:
(1) Establish standards for determining eligibility and the
nature and extent of assistance. The following shall apply:
(i) Immediately after an applicant is referred for
Functional Eligibility Determination or has completed a PA 600
L, the department shall have the following duties:
(A) Provide information necessary to determine eligibility
for home-based and community-based programs to LIFE program
organizations and older adult daily living center programs in
accordance with section 404 and all applicable Federal laws.
(B) Ensure that the applicant receives information about the
requirements and eligibility for programs offered by LIFE
program organizations , INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS PROVIDED IN SECTION 602(A), and older
adult daily living center programs.
(ii) The department may not assign an applicant to an option
for Medicaid managed care until the applicant has received an
assessment for home-based and community-based services.
(iii) If an applicant fails to make a selection for Medicaid
managed care, the department shall proportionately assign
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applicants based on available placement options for which the
applicant is deemed eligible.
(iv) As used in this paragraph, the term "Medicaid managed
care" means services provided by a Medicaid managed care
organization as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(m)(1)(A) (relating
to payment to States) that is a party to a Medicaid managed care
contract with the department. The term shall not include a
behavioral health managed care organization that is a party to a
Medicaid managed care contract with the department.
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Section 3. Section 404 of the act is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 404. Regulations for Protection of Information.--* *
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(a.1) The regulations for protection of information shall
permit the distribution of information to a LIFE program or
older adult daily living center program, for the purposes of
determining eligibility for home-based and community-based
services.
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Section 4. Section 602(a), (b) and (c) of the act are
amended to read:
Section 602. LIFE Program.--(a) Informational materials and
department correspondence used by the department and the
Independent Enrollment Broker to educate or notify an eligible
individual about long-term care services and supports, including
[an] THE ELIGIBLE individual's rights, responsibilities and
choice of managed care organization to cover long-term care
services and supports, shall include the following:
(1) A description of the LIFE program[.], INCLUDING A LIST
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OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM LIFE
PROGRAM PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON SPECIFIC PROGRAM
BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS.
(2) A statement that [an] THE eligible individual has the
option to enroll in the LIFE program or a managed care
organization under the Community Health Choices Program.
(3) [Contact information for LIFE providers.] CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR THE ASSIGNED LIFE PROGRAM PROVIDER IN THE
ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL'S AREA OF RESIDENCE.
(4) A COM