Legal Opinion
Woods Services, Inc. v. Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 2002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
Woods Services, Inc. (Woods) petitions for review of the order of the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (Secretary) that reversed the decision of the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (BHA) and denied Woods’ applications for licenses (Licenses) to operate two intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR) on the same property. We reverse.
Woods is a non-profit organization located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, which provides educational and residential services to certain mentally retarded individuals at a campus-based facility. Woods is licensed…
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