Legal Opinion
Weychert v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1988No. Appeals Nos. 2911 C.D. 1984 and 3365 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
Lawrence Weychert (Petitioner) petitions for review of the order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Office of Hearings and Appeals which rejected Petitioners request for financial and clinical abatement of his assessed liability for care at Philadelphia State Hospital during two involuntary hospitalizations. We affirm.
On December 22, 1982, Petitioner was involuntarily committed to Philadelphia State Hospital where he remained until he was discharged on March 1, 1984. The total cost of care for this stay, computed at a per diem rate of $160 per day, came…
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