pa-56-33-1171: Department of Health, Division of Nursing Care Facilities v. Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; doc. No. LIC 25-017 N; rescheduled hearing

Summary

A hearing will be conducted before Hearing Examiner Carlton M. Smith, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on August 31, 2026, to receive evidence concerning an appeal by Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a long-term care nursing facility (facility), of the Department of Health's (Department) June 11, 2025, order assessing a civil penalty against the facility for alleged regulatory violations. This hearing is a rescheduling of the December 9, 2025, hearing. The hearing will be conducted in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501 508 and 701 704 (relating to Administrative Agency Law), 1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to General Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure) (GRAPP) and the Department's regulations at 37 Pa. Code §§ 197.81 197.94 (relating to appeals from decisions pertaining to licensure) to the extent they supplement or supersede inconsistent provisions of GRAPP. The hearing will be held at 2400 Thea Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17106. Individuals who are interested in observing a hearing or want to verify whether a hearing is still on the schedule, contact the Hearing Examiner's Office at (717) 772-2686. For additional information, or for persons with disabilities who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation, contact the Docket Clerk, Department of Health, Office of Chief Counsel, Room 825, Health and Human Services Building, 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-2500. For persons who need assistance...

The agency’s own summary, as published.