§ 2050.22. Financial eligibility criteria.
(a) Information and referral service and protective service shall be provided without regard to income. It is not necessary for recipients of these services to meet financial eligibility criteria. They must, however, meet the other applicable eligibility criteria.
(b) Those financially eligible for adult placement, counseling, employment, housing, life skills education, and service planning/case management services are either of the following:
(1) Cardholders and other persons whose names are listed on a valid medical services eligibility card.
(2) Persons, other than those described in paragraph (1) whose family monthly gross income does not exceed 125% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines which have been adopted by the Department and are available upon request.
(c) Those financially eligible for adult day care, chore, home-delivered meals, homemaker, and transportation services are either of the following:
(1) Cardholders and other persons whose names are listed on a valid medical services eligibility card.
(2) Persons, other than those described in paragraph (1) whose family monthly gross income does not exceed 250% of the Federal poverty income guidelines which have been adopted by the Department and are available upon request. Counties may elect either of the following:
(i) To provide free service to persons whose family monthly gross income does not exceed 250% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.
(ii) To provide free service to persons whose family monthly gross income does not exceed 125% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, and to charge fees, which are based upon a Departmentally approved fee schedule, to persons whose family monthly gross income exceeds 125% but does not exceed 250% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.
(d) Family composition.
(1) For purposes of determining family size and family income, the following persons, if they are living in the same household, are included as family members:
(i) A single adult, or an adult and spouse, including those in common law marriage.
(ii) Children for whom the adult or couple is providing care, except children placed in the household for foster care or group care.
(2) Other persons living in the household, whether they are related or unrelated to the adult or couple, will not be counted as family members when determining family size, and will be considered separately for adult services eligibility.
Cross References This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 2050.21 (relating to general eligibility criteria).
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