NHS Human Services of PA v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FRIEDMAN.

NHS Human Services of PA (NHS) petitions for review of the February 3, 2009, order of the Department of Public Welfare (Department), Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (BHA), adopting the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) and dismissing NHS’ appeal from a July 11, 2008, email from the Department’s Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) on the ground that the email did not constitute a final agency action. We affirm.

The Department and OCYF supervise and provide funding to county children and youth agencies, which offer services directly or through…