{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15765","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 15765","heading":"Referral by Department of Human Services.","body":"The county commissioners of counties of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class may care for a dependent or other indigent individual in the county who is referred to the county commissioners by the Department of Human Services or by a local board under the supervision of the Department of Human Services.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 157 PUBLIC HEALTH","SUBCHAPTER E CARE OF DEPENDENTS AND CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=157\u0026sctn=65\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"4adcc9c6aaddc6fde8769590ae34d235081600e8c365991d6493aeea198aced0","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15764","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15766"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}