PRINTER'S NO. 294
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
331
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY STAMBAUGH, HAMM, ZIMMERMAN, GROVE, JAMES, GLEIM,
FLICK AND WARNER, MARCH 13, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 13, 2023
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,
providing for waivers to be requested for medical assistance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 443.13. Waivers to be Requested for Medical
Assistance.--(a) The department shall request Federal approval
from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the
United States Depart ment of Health and Human Services for a
demonstration waiver under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1315 (relating to
demonstration projects) to enable the department to:
(1) Prohibit re-enrollment and deny eligibility for up to
six months for nondisabled, nonpregnant adults between nineteen
and sixty-four years of age who fail to report changes in
circumstances that affect their eligibility for medical
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