Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Attendant care services."
(1) Those basic and ancillary services which enable an eligible individual to live in his home and community rather than in an institution and to carry out functions of daily living, self-care and mobility.
(2) Basic services shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) Getting in and out of a bed, wheelchair and/or motor vehicle.
(ii) Assistance with routine bodily functions, including, but not limited to:
(A) Health maintenance activities.
(B) Bathing and personal hygiene.
(C) Dressing and grooming.
(D) Feeding, including preparation and cleanup.
(3) If a person is assessed as needing one or more of the basic services, the following services may be provided if they are ancillary to the basic services:
(i) Homemaker-type services, including, but not limited to, shopping, laundry, cleaning and seasonal chores.
(ii) Companion-type services, including, but not limited to, transportation, letter writing, reading mail and escort.
(iii) Assistance with cognitive tasks, including, but not limited to, managing finances, planning activities and making decisions.
"Department." The Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth.
"Eligible individual." Any physically disabled/mentally alert person 18 through 59 years of age who meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Experiences any medically determinable physical impairment which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
(2) Is capable of selecting, supervising and, if needed, firing an attendant.
(3) Is capable of managing his own financial and legal affairs.
(4) Because of physical impairment, requires assistance to complete functions of daily living, self-care and mobility, including, but not limited to, those functions included in the definition of attendant care services.
"Personal care attendant." An individual other than a family member who provides attendant care services to eligible individuals.
"Secretary." The Secretary of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.
The Secretary of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Secretary of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.