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§ 3070.10. Regulations and statements of policy

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public WelfareEffective: April 20, 2015

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 26A. Pennsylvania Community Adult Respite Services Program Act
Effective: April 20, 2015
62 P.S. § 3070.10
§ 3070.10. Regulations and statements of policy
Currentness
(a) General rule.--The department shall work in cooperation with the AAAs, representatives of licensed long-term care service providers and representatives of community senior centers to promulgate regulations and issue statements of policy as necessary or appropriate governing community adult respite services programs no later than one year after the effective date of this section. The regulations shall establish minimum standards, including, but not limited to:
(1) Building, equipment, operation, care and assessment processes for functional and cognitive status of clients.
(2) Staff credentials and staffing requirements, including staff-to-participant ratios.
(3) Programs and services in order to implement a process for issuance of licenses and interim licenses.
(4) A licensing appeal process, and to establish and collect fees to offset the cost of issuing licenses.
(5) A referral system for participants who are determined to be ineligible to enter a community adult respite services program.
(6) Enforcement provisions.
(b) Procedure.--Regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181),1 known as the Regulatory Review Act.

Credits

2014, Oct. 22, P.L. 2615, No. 166, § 10, effective in 180 days [April 20, 2015].

Footnotes

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71 P.S. § 745.1 et seq.
62 P.S. § 3070.10, PA ST 62 P.S. § 3070.10
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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