PERNA EX REL. BEKUS v. DPW


807 A.2d 310 (2002)

Josephine PERNA, by the Guardian of her Estate and Person, Virginia BEKUS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE and Northampton County Assistance Office, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 22, 2002.

Reargument Denied October 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric P. Wilenzik, Blue Bell, for petitioner.

Cynthia A. Fillman, Harrisburg, for respondents.

BEFORE McGINLEY, Judge, LEAVITT, Judge and DOYLE, Senior Judge.


Reargument En Banc Denied October 16, 2002.

OPINION BY Judge McGINLEY.

Josephine Perna (Mrs. Perna), by her daughter and guardian Virginia Bekus, petitions for review from a final order on the merits by the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) that upheld the order of the DPW Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (BHA) that affirmed the denial of Mrs. Perna's appeal.

By advance notice dated June 18, 1997, the Northampton County Assistance Office...

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