Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 10231.507 - Caregiver authorization and limitations(a) Age.--An individual who is under 21 years of age may not be a caregiver unless a sufficient showing, as determined by the department, is made to the department that the individual should be permitted to serve as a caregiver.(b) Changing caregiver.--If a patient wishes to change or terminate the designation of the patient's caregiver, for whatever reason, the patient shall notify the department as soon as practicable. The department shall issue a notification to the caregiver that the caregiver's identification card is invalid and must be promptly returned to the department.(c)Denial in part.--If an application of a patient designates an individual as a caregiver who is not authorized to be a caregiver, that portion of the application shall be denied by the department. The department shall review the balance of the application and may approve that portion of it.Added by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 16, § 507, eff. 5/17/2016.