Julia Ribaudo Senior Services v. Department of Public Welfare

969 A.2d 1184 (2009)

JULIA RIBAUDO SENIOR SERVICES, Appellee

v.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Appellant.

No. 20 WAP 2008.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 10, 2008.

Decided April 29, 2009.

Jeffrey Paul Schmoyer, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Department of Public Welfare.

Steven T. Hanford, Esq., West Chester, for Julia Ribaudo Senior Services.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY and GREENSPAN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a Department of Public Welfare ("DPW") notice of adjudication that clearly advised the recipient, Julia…