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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY VANCE, PILEGGI, D. WHITE, ERICKSON, GREENLEAF, ORIE, RAFFERTY, WAUGH, M. WHITE, BAKER, ALLOWAY, O'PAKE, TARTAGLIONE AND WARD, JULY 6, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, JULY 6, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), entitled "An |
2 | act establishing a special fund and account for money |
3 | received by the Commonwealth from the Master Settlement |
4 | Agreement with tobacco manufacturers; providing for home and |
5 | community-based care, for tobacco use prevention and |
6 | cessation efforts, for Commonwealth universal research |
7 | enhancement, for hospital uncompensated care, for health |
8 | investment insurance, for medical assistance for workers with |
9 | disabilities, for regional biotechnology research centers, |
10 | for the HealthLink Program, for community-based health care |
11 | assistance programs, for PACE reinstatement and PACENET |
12 | expansion, for medical education loan assistance and for |
13 | percentage allocation and appropriation of moneys," further |
14 | providing for adult basic coverage insurance program. |
15 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
16 | hereby enacts as follows: |
17 | Section 1. Section 1303(e) of the act of June 26, 2001 |
18 | (P.L.755, No.77), known as the "Tobacco Settlement Act", is |
19 | amended by adding a paragraph to read: |
20 | Section 1303. Adult basic coverage insurance program. |
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22 | (e) Department responsibilities.--The department shall: |
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1 | (4.1) Utilizing the disenrollment data from insurers and |
2 | contingent upon available funds, enroll eligible adults from |
3 | the waiting list in subsection (d) on a monthly basis. |
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5 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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