University of Pittsburgh School of Law Faculty Blog

Professor Larry Frolik was featured in the WTAE-TV special report on the impact of Pennsylvania’s Filial Responsibility Law. The report detailed how nursing homes use the law, which dates back to the Colonial era, to force adult children to pay for the cost of care of their parents. Frolik noted that nursing homes use the law when older residents either fail to apply or qualify for Medicaid and the cost of their care is going unpaid. Frolik supported the report’s conclusion that the law should be repealed.