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DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
www.insurance.pa.gov
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
health services, rehabilitation therapies and home health care.
Currently, there is no waiting list for the CHIP Program.
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
1800-595-9887 (PA) or
(717) 787-0763.
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