35 Pa. Stat. § 5701.2302

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111

Section 5701.2302 - Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Department." The Department of Aging of the Commonwealth.

"Income." All income from whatever source derived, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, bonuses, commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of any pension or annuities, including railroad retirement benefits, all benefits received under State unemployment insurance laws and veterans' disability payments, all interest received from the Federal Government or any state government or any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, realized capital gains, rentals, workers' compensation and the gross amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance benefits and proceeds, except the first $5,000 of the total of death benefits payments, and gifts of cash or property, other than transfers by gift between members of a household, in excess of a total value of $300, but shall not include surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a government agency or property tax rebate.

"Program." The Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier program established under section 519(a) of the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L. 351, No. 91), known as the State Lottery Law.

"Qualified individual." A resident of this Commonwealth for no less than 90 days who meets all of the following:

(1) Is not an eligible claimant as defined under section 502 of the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L. 351, No. 91), known as the State Lottery Law.

(2) Is 65 years of age or older.

(3) Has an annual income which is not less than $16,001 and not more than $17,000 in the case of a single person, and not less than $19,201 and not more than $20,200 in the case of the combined income of persons married to each other. A person may, in reporting income to the department, round the amount of each source of income and the income total to the nearest whole dollar. Any amount which is less than 50? shall be eliminated.

(4) Is not otherwise qualified for public assistance under the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L. 31, No. 21), known as the Public Welfare Code.

(5) Applies for pharmaceutical assistance under the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L. 351, No. 91), known as the State Lottery Law.

35 P.S. § 5701.2302

2001, June 26, P.L. 755, No. 77, § 2302, effective 7/1/2001.