An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in support of the indigent, further providing for relatives' liability and procedure; and making an editorial change.

HB 65 modifies Pennsylvania's domestic relations law to clarify that certain relatives (spouses, children, parents) must financially support indigent family members receiving medical assistance for long-term care. The bill requires these relatives to cover costs if they received assets, property, or income from the indigent person below fair market value within five years before the assistance application, or if they refuse to cooperate with eligibility processes. Exceptions include cases where a child was abandoned by a parent for ten years during minority, or if transfers comply with federal or state asset transfer rules. The amount owed is capped at the lesser of six times the relative's excess monthly income or the actual cost of the medical services, with potential full elimination of liability by state regulation.