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§ 10210.309. Financial obligations, liabilities and payments

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: April 7, 2011

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 57. Adult Protective Services Act (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 3. Administration (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 7, 2011
35 P.S. § 10210.309
§ 10210.309. Financial obligations, liabilities and payments
An adult receiving services and each agency providing services under this chapter shall comply with the following provisions regarding liability for the payment of services:
(1) Funding to provide or make available protective services under this chapter shall not:
(i) Supplant any public and private entitlements or resources for which adults receiving protective services under this chapter are or may be eligible.
(ii) Be available until an adult has exhausted the adult's eligibility and receipt of benefits under public and private entitlements or resources.
(2)(i) The obligation of the Commonwealth or a county to provide funding for services provided pursuant to this chapter shall be entirely discharged by the appropriations made to the department or an agency.
(ii) Provided that the agency has met its responsibility under the law, no action at law or equity may be instituted in a court to require the department, agency, county or Commonwealth to provide benefits or services under this chapter for which appropriations from the Commonwealth or counties are not available.
(3) Protective services clients receiving the same services provided to others under an agency services plan shall not be required to pay a fee for any services not subject to cost sharing for other adults.

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2010, Oct. 7, P.L. 484, No. 70, § 309, effective in 6 months [April 7, 2011].
35 P.S. § 10210.309, PA ST 35 P.S. § 10210.309
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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