Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Children's Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 14, 1986No. Appeal, No. 1245 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
The Department of Public Welfare (DPW) appeals an order of the Board of Claims (board) which held DPW liable for payments of per diem rates for interim care of patients and which awarded the Children’s Rehabilitation Center, Inc. and the Children’s Care Center (CRC and CCC) $231,356.34 plus interest, for providing those services.
The board found that CRC and CCC are private, proprietary facilities licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide services for mentally retarded and mentally disabled persons, including interim care of mentally retarded persons who…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hoolick v. Retreat State HospitalCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Morgan v. JohnstownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Nether Providence Township School Authority v. Thomas M. Durkin & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
3Cited by1 opinion
- Chartiers Community Mental Health & Retardation Center, Inc. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997