Faix v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

Donald Faix, Petitioner, appeals from the order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Office of Hearings and Appeals, which rejected the recommendation of the Hearing Officer that his liability for his son’s care be assessed at $262.00 a month and denied his appeal. DPW determined that Petitioner’s liability had been correctly computed to be $957.00 a month, as mandated by the regulations found at 55 Pa. Code §4305, promulgated under the Mental Health and Mental Betardation Act of 1966 (Act).1

Petitioner had been paying a monthly assessment of $252.00 for the care…