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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare § 1087. Revocation or nonrenewal of license

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) The department shall temporarily revoke the license of a personal care home or assisted living residence if, without good cause, one or more Class I violations remain uncorrected twenty-four hours after the operator has been cited for such violation or if, without good cause, one or more Class II violations remain uncorrected fifteen days after being cited for such violation.

(2) Upon the revocation of a license pursuant to this subsection, all residents shall be relocated.

(3) The revocation may terminate upon the department's determination that its violation is corrected.

(4) If, after three months, the department does not issue a new license for a personal care home or assisted living residence license revoked pursuant to this section:

(i) Such revocation or nonrenewal pursuant to this section shall be for a minimum period of five years.

(ii) No provider of a personal care home or assisted living residence who has had a license revoked or not renewed pursuant to this section shall be allowed to operate or staff or hold an interest in a home or residence that applies for a license for a period of five years after such revocation or nonrenewal.

(b) The department shall revoke or refuse to renew the license of a personal care home or assisted living residence if, during any two-year period, the home or residence, without good cause, on two or more separate occasions, has been found to have violated a regulation of the department which has been categorized as Class I.

(c) The power of the department to revoke or refuse to renew or issue a license pursuant to this section is in addition to the powers and duties of the department pursuant to section 1026.  1

1 62 P.S. § 1026.
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