Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part I - Department of Human Services
Subpart C - Licensing/Approval
Chapter 20 - LICENSURE OR APPROVAL OF FACILITIES AND AGENCIES
NEGATIVE SANCTIONS
Section 20.71 - Conditions for denial, nonrenewal or revocation

Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 20.71

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) The Department may deny, refuse to renew or revoke a certificate of compliance for any of the following:

(1) Failure to comply with this chapter.

(2) Noncompliance with the Department's program licensure or approval regulations.

(3) Failure to submit an acceptable plan to correct noncompliance items.

(4) Failure to comply with the acceptable plan to correct noncompliance items.

(5) Mistreatment or abuse of clients being cared for in the facility or receiving service from the agency.

(6) Gross incompetence, negligence or misconduct in operating the facility or agency.

(7) Fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of compliance.

(8) Lending, borrowing or using the certificate of compliance of another facility or agency, or knowingly aiding or abetting the improper granting of a certificate of compliance.

(b) The Department will review and may deny, refuse to renew or revoke a certificate of compliance if a legal entity, owner, operator or staff person:

(1) Has been convicted of a felony.

(2) Has been convicted of a crime involving child abuse, child neglect, moral turpitude or physical violence.

(3) Has serious mental illness which might create a risk to the clients, which shall be determined and documented by a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist.

(4) Has evidenced drug or alcohol addiction within the past year, which shall be determined and documented by a licensed physician.

(5) Has been named as a perpetrator in an indicated or founded report of child abuse in accordance with the Child Protective Services Law (11 P.S. §§ 2201-2224).

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3290.11 (relating to application for and issuance of a certificate of compliance).

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