PCPA staff and Board members met on Friday June 23 with representatives from the Department of Public Welfare Office of Licensing and Regulatory Management to discuss the Cross Systems Licensing Project. Below is a copy of a letter that was delivered to Lori Gerhard, Director of the Office of Licensing and Regulatory Management. PCPA members have expressed serious concerns about the Cross Systems Licensing Project.
Many members believe that the project creates more problems than it solves.
The purpose of the June 23 meeting was to outline our concerns and get additional information about the project plans. The Department is currently working on Adolescent and Adult Day Center Licensing and Adult Residential Facilities Licensing. At the meeting PCPA was told once again that there will not be another layer of monitoring and that there will be a special section at the end of the document to address the special considerations for the different program types. PCPA was strongly encouraged to organize work groups to look at the current regulations and provide feedback to the department regarding which regulations need to remain and which should be eliminated. PCPA was also encouraged to investigate and report where there are any cost implications for implementing the new regulations.