Hudock v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

Senior Judge MIRARCHI.

Robert S. Hudock petitions for review of an order of the Department of Public Welfare (Department), Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (Bureau) that adopted a hearing officer’s decision dismissing Hudock’s appeal of a family service plan for failure to state a claim within the jurisdiction of the Bureau. We affirm.

The facts as found by the hearing officer are as follows. On April 17, 1998, Heather Hudock, Hudock’s daughter, was removed from her home and placed under the care and responsibility of the Berks County Children and Youth Services Agency (Agency). On May…