PRINTER'S NO. 734
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
730
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, ALLOWAY, VOGEL, ARGALL, MENSCH, BAKER,
RAFFERTY, HUTCHINSON, FOLMER, YAW, AUMENT, WARD, VULAKOVICH
AND BOSCOLA, APRIL 14, 2015
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, APRIL 14, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
providing for screening for illegal drug use by certain
applicants for assistance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Sectio n 432.25. Screening for Illegal Drug Use.--(a) The
department shall develop and implement a drug test and drug
retest program approved by the Department of Health to screen
applicants for and recipients of cash assistance benefits. Each
applicant or recipient over eighteen years of age but under
sixty-five years of age must meet the requirements of this
section as a condition for receiving cash assistance benefits.
(b) Under the screening for the drug test and retest program
the department shall:
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