PRINTER'S NO. 651
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
705
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KENYATTA, FIEDLER, SHUSTERMAN, SIEGEL, SMITH-WADE-
EL, FRANKEL, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, KINSEY, RABB, KRAJEWSKI,
DELLOSO, HILL-EVANS, FLEMING, GALLOWAY, HOWARD, WARREN,
KINKEAD, OTTEN, KHAN, N. NELSON AND O'MARA, MARCH 27, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 27, 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 preliminary provisions,
providing for construction; and, in public assistance,
further providing for definitions, for eligibility and for
the medically needy and determination of eligibility.
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 104. Construction.--A reference in this act, another
statute or a regulation to general assistance shall refer to
emergency relief or general assistance-related categorically
needy medical assistance as those terms are defined in section
402.
Section 2. Section 402 of the act is amended by adding a
definition to read:
Section 402. Definitions.--As used in this article, unless
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