PA SB1041

Establishes a Medical Assistance program allowing family members to become certified "complex care assistants" to provide home health care to recipients under 21 who qualify for private duty nursing services, with services delivered through home health agencies under registered nurse supervision

Requires complex care assistants to complete 75 hours of training and competency evaluation meeting federal home health aide standards, with home health agencies paying all certification costs

Sets minimum reimbursement rate of $45 per hour for complex care assistant services and requires registered nurse home visits every 30 days

Directs the department to seek federal approval to exclude income earned as a complex care assistant from the family's countable income for Medicaid eligibility purposes

Requires an advisory working group to be convened within 60 days and a program viability report submitted to the Governor and General Assembly within three years of implementation