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§ 3062. Intent

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public WelfareEffective: August 10, 2021

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 26. Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: August 10, 2021
62 P.S. § 3062
§ 3062. Intent
Currentness
It is the intent of this act to ease the strain of caregiving and to assist adult family members and other individuals who bear primary responsibility for the at-home care of functionally dependent older adults and other adults who are living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder by providing resources for services such as the following:
(1) Assistance to the primary caregiver to assure that supports to the care receiver are adequate and appropriate to maintain these individuals in the home.
(2) Intermittent, planned or emergency relief to the primary caregiver.
(3) Restoration or maintenance of the primary caregiver's well-being.
(4) Preservation of the primary caregiver's informal supports such as family and friends.
(5) Supportive social services to the primary caregiver.
(6) Affordable services through a cost-sharing mechanism developed by the department for those families whose household incomes do not exceed 380% of the Federal poverty guidelines.

Credits

1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1234, No. 204, § 2, effective in 60 days. Amended 2011, Dec. 22, P.L. 526, No. 112, § 1, effective in 60 days [Feb. 21, 2012]; 2021, June 11, P.L. 52, No. 20, § 2, effective in 60 days [Aug. 10, 2021].
62 P.S. § 3062, PA ST 62 P.S. § 3062
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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