Mercy Convalescent Home, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr,

Mercy Convalescent Home, Inc. (Mercy), appeals a Department of Public Welfare (DPW) order denying it reimbursement for foiling to timely file cost reports for fiscal years 1977 and 1978. We affirm.

Mercy, a skilled nursing home, receives reimbursement for patient services performed in the previous fiscal period under the Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program. Reimbursement is based on annual cost reports which are audited by DPW. Due to the chaotic state of Mercy’s bookkeeping and accounting departments, it requested and was granted numerous time…