Pennsylvania Statutes Title 50 P.S. Mental Health § 4506. Collection of costs

(a) The primary responsibility for collecting the cost of care and treatment provided at a facility not operated by the State, or by an individual, because of any liability imposed by this act, shall rest with the facility or such individual, as the case may be, providing such care and treatment.

(b) All moneys due the Commonwealth by reason of any liability imposed by this act for care and treatment at a State operated facility shall be collected by the Department of Revenue as collection agency for the Commonwealth.

(c) All moneys due by reason of any liability imposed by this act upon any person for care and treatment for which the county makes an expenditures shall be collected by the county.

(d) Where there are moneys due both the Commonwealth and the county by reason of any liability imposed by this act upon any person, and the assets thereof are insufficient to discharge the liability in full, the assets shall be applied to the Commonwealth and county on a prorata basis in proportion to their respective claims.

(e) For amounts due the Commonwealth by reason of liability imposed under Section 505,  1 the Department of Revenue, after the last day of each calendar month shall promptly transmit to the local authorities of the respective counties, a certified account of the moneys due the Commonwealth from the county involved by reason of such liability, together with an order, payable to the Department of Revenue, drawn on the local authorities of the county, who shall accept and promptly pay the same to the Department of Revenue.