J. A. v. Department of Public Welfare

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

J.A. petitions, pro se, for review of an order entered by the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (Secretary), who, after granting reconsideration, upheld an earlier determination of the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (Bureau) to dismiss, as untimely, J.A.’s appeal from a designation as an “Indicated” perpetrator of child abuse. We must decide if J.A. should be permitted to file a nunc pro tunc appeal.

On December 4, 1995, the Philadelphia County Office of Children, Youth and Families completed a Child Protective Services Investigation Report (Report)…