Home v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

*207OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from an Order of the Commonwealth Court dismissing a complaint filed by appellant, Philip Smock.

Appellant was the owner-operator of Quiet Acres Nursing Home. In July, 1975, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare (hereinafter “D.P.W.”), appellee herein, revoked the nursing home’s license to operate under the State Medical Assistance Program. As a result of the license revocation, the nursing home became ineligible to receive state payments for services provided to patients qualifying for medical assistance. No…