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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-301

NOTICES

Office of Medical Assistance Programs; Payment for Breast Pumps

[26 Pa.B. 946]

   The Department of Public Welfare announces effective October 1, 1995, that it will pay for rental of electric breast pumps, purchase of the supply kit for the electric breast pump, and increase the fee for manual breast pumps on the Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule from $4.25 to $25.

   These changes in coverage and the fiscal note were prepared under provision of section 612 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 232).

   The Department estimates the cost of the fee increase to be approximately $3,334 for Fiscal Year 1995-1996 ($1,765 in State funds; $1,567 in Federal funds) for 7 months.

Contact Person

   A copy of this notice is available for review at local county assistance offices throughout the Commonwealth.

   Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to this notice within 30 days of this publication. Comments should be sent to the Department of Public Welfare, Office of Medical Assistance Programs, c/o Regulations Coordinator, Room 515, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

   Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or 1 (800) 654-5988 (Voice users), or may use the Department of Public Welfare TDD by calling (717) 787-3616. Persons who require another alternative format should contact India Wood at (717) 783-2212.

FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,   
Secretary

   Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-109. (1) General Fund; (2)  Implementing year 1995-96 is $2,000; (3)  1st succeeding year 1996-97 is $3,000; 2nd succeeding year 1997-98 is $3,000; 3rd succeeding year 1998-99 is $3,000; 4th succeeding year 1999-00 is $3,000; 5th succeeding year 2000-01 is $3,000; (4)  FY 1994-95 is $722,422,000; FY 1993-94 is $623,050,000; FY 1992-93 is $594,642,000; (7)  Medical Assistance-Outpatient; (8)  recommends adoption. The in-creased costs will be absorbed within the Medical Assistance--Outpatient appropriation.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-301. Filed for public inspection March 1, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]


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