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DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
www.insurance.pa.gov
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
depending upon income. The requirement that children must
have been without health insurance for six months prior
to CHIP coverage is waived in a number of circumstances,
including children under age 2, children in households with
incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines,
and children who lost or are losing private health insurance
coverage because their parents or guardians lost health
insurance obtained through employment.
Quality comprehensive health-care benefits provided by
CHIP include, immunizations, routine check-ups, diagnostic\
testing, prescription drugs, dental, vision and hearing services,
emergency care, maternity care, mental health benefits, up
to 90 days of hospitalization in any year, durable medical
equipment, substance abuse treatment, partial hospitalization
for mental health services, rehabilitation therapies and home
health care.
Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund –
The Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act, Act 32 of 1989
created the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund
(USTIF) to assist owners and operators in meeting insurance
requirements.
The USTIF makes claim payments, presently up to $1,500,000
per tank per occurrence, to eligible underground storage tank
(UST) owners or operators for damages caused by a release
from their UST.
ELIGIBILITY/REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible, the release must have
occurred on or after February 1, 1994 and
meet other eligibility requirements set forth
in the Act. The USTIF also indemnifies
tank owners for third party liability that
may occur when the release from a UST
has injured another person or that person’s
property.
Additional information on filing a claim,
benefits and eligibility requirements are
available on the department’s website at
www.insurance.pa.gov or by calling the
USTIF at: 1(800) 595-9887 (PA) or
(717) 787-0763.
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