(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county commissioners may not provide without charge items of care or service which an individual is entitled to receive as assistance under the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code.
(b) Construction of section.--This section may not be construed to preclude county commissioners from providing additional forms of assistance not inconsistent with the Human Services Code or the regulations of the Department of Human Services.