HB 2456 — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for payments for extraordinary personal care services.

PRINTER'S NO.    3270

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2456
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY CERRATO, GIRAL, T. DAVIS, HANBIDGE, SANCHEZ,
        WEBSTER, RIVERA, PROBST, MADSEN, PROKOPIAK, BOYD, MAYES,
        STEELE, PARKER, FLEMING, BOROWSKI, CIRESI, HILL-EVANS AND
        PASHINSKI, APRIL 24, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, APRIL 27, 2026


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
 2      act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
 3      welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
 4      providing for payments for extraordinary personal care
 5      services.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
 9   as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
10   read:
11      Section 443.17.    Payments for Extraordinary Personal Care
12   Services.--The department shall seek a waiver from the Centers
13   for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States
14   Department of Health and Human Services to permit payment for
15   extraordinary personal care services provided by a legally
16   responsible relative to a Medical Assistance recipient when the
17   personal care service is a covered service. The department shall
18   implement this section subject to Federal approval.
1     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 180 days.




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