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LAWSON v. PA DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE

744 A.2d 804 (2000)

William F. LAWSON, Petitioner, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Roe, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Sallie A. Rodgers, Harrisburg, for respondent.

Thomas G. Servodidio, Philadelphia, for intervenor, Homemaker Service of the Metropolitan Area, Inc.

Before SMITH, J., FLAHERTY, J., and NARICK, Senior Judge.

NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issue presented is whether William F. Lawson (Petitioner) was denied due process because he did not receive a de novo hearing on his appeal from a decision by Homemaker Services of the Metropolitan Area, Inc. (Homemaker) to terminate his attendant care services. We hold that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (Bureau) applied the wrong standard of review and did not conduct...

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