INITIAL COMMENTS
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This report is a result of an on-site licensing inspection conducted on July 11, 2012, by staff from the Division of Drug and Alcohol Program Licensure. Based on the findings of the on-site licensing inspection, T.W. Ponesa and Associates Counseling Services, Inc.(Oregan Pike) was found not to be in compliance with the applicable chapters of 28 PA Code which pertain to the facility. The following deficiencies were identified during this inspection:
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Plan of Correction
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705.29 (2) (iii) LICENSURE Child care.
705.29. Child care.
When a nonresidential facility admits children for services or for custodial care, the following requirements apply:
(2) Interior space. The nonresidential facility shall:
(iii) Maintain protective caps over each electrical outlet.
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Observations
Based on a physical plant inspection, the facility failed to have protective caps over each electrical outlet where a facility admits children for service.
The findings include:
The physical plant was reviewed on July 11, 2012. The facility failed to have child protective caps on the electrical outlets in an area that was a designated child play area.
The Facility Director confirmed this finding.
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Plan of Correction
The missing protective cap was placed in the electric outlet that was near the designated child play area in the identified office on 7-11-12 by the TW Ponessa Maintenance Supervisor. In addition, each site was subsequently surveyed to ensure that protective caps were placed over all outlets that were near designated child play areas as of 7-16-12 by the TW Ponessa Maintenance Supervisor. Moving forward, the TW Ponessa Maintenance Supervisor will check the outlets in each facility during his monthly building check. He will replace any missing or defective outlet protectors immediately. He will also provide a status report to the Facility Director on a monthly basis following completion of the building checks. |