G.V. v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

Judge COVEY.

G.V. petitions this Court for review of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), *436Bureau of Hearings and Appeals’ (BHA) December 29, 2010 order adopting the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) recommendation denying G.V.’s appeal. The issues before this Court are: (1) whether there was substantial evidence to support BHA sustaining the report of child abuse; (2) whether BHA erred in its interpretation of “sexual abuse or exploitation,” as defined by Section 6303(a) of the Child Protective Services Law (Law),1 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303(a); and, (3) whether BHA erred by applying a…