Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 5701.1503. Medical assistance benefits for workers with disabilities, workers with medically improved disabilities and workers with job success

(a) Program establishment.--There is established in the department a medical assistance purchase program for workers with disabilities, workers with medically improved disabilities and workers with job success.  Appropriations to the department from all sources of funds for the program shall be used by the department to provide medical assistance to a worker with a disability, a worker with a medically improved disability or a worker with job success.

(b) Worker with a disability, worker with a medically improved disability or worker with job success responsibilities.--

(b.1) Payment.--A worker with job success who participates in medical assistance for workers with disabilities with income at or above $75,000 compounded by the cost-of-living increases granted by the Federal Government under the Social Security program annually since the year 2000 and who is seeking to purchase medical assistance benefits shall pay to the department or its designee 100% of the Commonwealth's average cost of the medical assistance for workers with disabilities program.

(b.2) Determination of eligibility.--Assets developed by a medical assistance for workers with disabilities enrollee who was made eligible under the job success category will not be counted in the determination of eligibility for the medical assistance for workers with disabilities program if the enrollee loses eligibility in the job success category.

(c) Provision of benefits.--Upon receipt of a worker's payment under subsection (b)(1), the department or its designee shall provide to the worker medical assistance benefits at the categorically needy level as defined by the department.

(d) Department responsibilities.--The department shall: