Pennsylvania Statutes Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare § 441.5. Penalty period for asset transfer

(a) Pursuant to section 1917(c) of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(c)), the department shall impose a penalty of ineligibility for all ineligible days, whether for full months or for a partial month's period of ineligibility, or both, when an applicant, recipient or spouse of an applicant or a recipient of the services set forth in subsection (b) transfers assets for less than fair market value within or after the look-back period as defined in section 1917(c) of the Social Security Act. Transfers totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or less in a calendar month shall not be subject to the penalty.

(b) The ineligibility period set forth in subsection (a) shall apply to all of the following: