Medicenter Hospital v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Medicenter Hospital (Petitioner), a skilled nursing facility, has appealed from an order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) which dismissed Petitioner’s exceptions to DPW’s audit findings for the fiscal years 1977-78, beginning on July 1, 1977.1 In particular, Petitioner objects to DPW’s refusal to allow Medical Assistance reimbursement for rental payments as a cost item separate from those costs which are subject to certain regulatory ceiling limitations. We affirm.

The facts of this case, as stipulated by the parties, reveal that Petitioner began operating as…