Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part III - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
Chapter 1181 - NURSING FACILITY CARE
Subchapter D - NURSING HOME REFORM-STATEMENT OF POLICY
APPEALS OF ADVERSE DETERMINATIONS
Appendix H
State Offices and Contact Persons for Determination of Eligibility
or Active Treatment
For persons with mental illness:
Estelle Richman, Area Director, Southeastern Area Office, Philadelphia State Office Building, 1400 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130.
Ford Thompson, Jr., Acting Area Director, Central Area Office, 2330 Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110.
Kathleen D. Reese, Acting Area Director, Northeastern Area Office, Scranton State Office Building, 100 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503.
Shirley Dumpman, Acting Area Director, Western Area Office, Pittsburgh State Office Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222.
For persons with mental retardation:
Vicki Stillman-Toomey, MR Program Manager, Southeastern Area Office, 306 State Office Building, 1400 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130, (215) 560-2242.
Marvin Meyers, MR Program Manager, Northeastern Area Office, 100 Lackawanna Avenue, Post Office Box 1127, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503, (717) 963-4393.
Ed Manning, MR Program Manager, Central Area Office, 2330 Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105, (717) 657-4471.
Mary Puskarich, MR Program Manager, Western Area Office, 1403 State Office Building, 300 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, (412) 565-5144.
For persons with other related developmental disabilities:
Final Determinations Contact Person
Tammy McElfresh-Tyburski, Department of Public Welfare, Office of Social Programs, Room 529, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120, (717) 787-5753.
This appendix cited in 55 Pa. Code § 1181.548 (relating to what happens if active treatment is required).
