Pa. Code 5100.93

Costs of treatment

This regulation establishes the cost-sharing framework between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and individual counties for the costs of mental health treatment. The Commonwealth covers costs exceeding $120 per day for eligible residents, while the county of residence is liable for costs up to and including $120 per day. The county of sentence bears liability for observation or examination costs, and the Commonwealth assumes full liability when a county of residence cannot be determined.

55 Pa. Code § 5100.93 - Costs of treatment 

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(a)
 The
 Commonwealth will pay for costs, payments, or expenditures in excess of $120
 per day which are made on behalf of any person who is a resident of a county
 located within this Commonwealth and who receives treatment and for whom
 liability is imposed on a county pursuant to section 505(a) of the Mental
 Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 (
50 P. S. §
 
4505(a)
).

(b)
 The county of residence shall be liable
 for all costs, payments, or expenditures, up to and including $120 per day,
 which are made on behalf of any person who receives treatment and for whom
 liability is imposed under section 505(a) of the Mental Health/Mental
 Retardation Act of 1966.

(c)
 The
 county of sentence shall be liable for all costs, payments, or expenditures
 which are made on behalf of any person who receives observation or examination
 and for whom liability is imposed under section 505(b) of the Mental
 Health/Mental Retardation Act of 1966 (
50 P. S. §
 
4505(b)
).

(d)
 In the event a residency cannot be
 determined to be in a county within this Commonwealth by the court that
 convicted or sentenced the person, all liability for treatment shall be the
 responsibility of the Commonwealth.

(e)
 For the purposes of determining
 liability, the county wherein in the person had a legal residence prior to
 being committed or admitted for treatment will be considered the county of
 residence. The determination of a person's county of residence for purposes of
 this section shall be made by the courts that convicted or sentenced the
 person.

(f)
 All patients for whom
 liability can be imposed under section 505(a) of the Mental Health and Mental
 Retardation Act of 1966 (
50 P. S. §
 
4505(a)
), and who receive
 treatment or examination subsequent to January 24, 1979 are subject to the
 provisions of subsections (a)-(d).

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 Pa. Code §
 
5100.93

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