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Committee approves grants for grandparents caring for grandchildren of parents in opioid treatment
Summary
The House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 1528, which would create the Grama Family Assistance Program to give one-time grants to Area Agencies on Aging for qualifying grandparents who are primary caregivers while a parent participates in opioid use disorder treatment.
Committee chair Madden said the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee on Feb. 1 voted unanimously to report House Bill 1528, known as the Grama Family Assistance Program, which would authorize one-time grants to local Area Agencies on Aging to support grandparents who are primary caregivers while a child’s parent is enrolled in opioid use disorder treatment.
The bill’s backers say it will reimburse eligible out-of-pocket costs related to the care of a grandchild, such as diapers, formula and copayments, and would be funded primarily from the Commonwealth’s opioid settlement funds.
House Bill 1528, as explained by committee staff, would let local Area Agencies on Aging assist grandparents with applications and forward completed applications…
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