In re J.S.

BARRY, Senior Judge.

The Department of Public Welfare (DPW) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that denied DPW’s motion to the court to review the recommendation of a mental health review officer under the Mental Health Procedures Act (MHPA).1 DPW contends that the court of common pleas erred in holding that DPW lacked standing to seek such review. It also seeks to obtain a ruling that the procedure under which J.S., the person involved in the case, agreed to an involuntary commitment is invalid under the MHPA.

In 1985, the Philadelphia State Hospital…