INITIAL COMMENTS
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This report is a result of an renewal on-site licensure inspection conducted on September 18, 2025 by staff from the Bureau of Program Licensure. Based on the findings of the on-site inspection, P60L6701 Helping Hands in Recovery was found to not be in compliance with the applicable chapters of 28 PA Code, Chapter 717 which pertains to Recovery House licensing.
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Plan of Correction
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? 717.15(c) LICENSURE House Manager
§ 717.15. House Manager.
(c) The house manager shall complete at least 6 hours of training in one or more of the following areas within 6 months of becoming house manager, and annually thereafter:
(1) Fiscal policy.
(2) Administration.
(3) Program planning.
(4) Quality assurance.
(5) Program licensure.
(6) Personnel management.
(7) Confidentiality.
(8) Ethics.
(9) Trends in drug use and misuse.
(10) Developmental psychology.
(11) Interaction of addiction and mental illness.
(12) Cultural awareness.
(13) Sexual harassment.
(14) Relapse prevention.
(15) Substance use disorders.
(16) Peer support or mutual aid groups.
(17) Best practices for medication control and self-administration.
(18) Infection control.
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Observations
The licensee was found to be in non-compliance for regulation 717.15(c) by failing to complete at least 6 hours of annual training.
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Plan of Correction
The owner will ensure that the house manager completes the requirement of 6 hours of additional training annually. |
§ 717.30(d)(3) LICENSURE Safety and emergency procedures -Extinguisher
§ 717.30. Safety and emergency procedures.
(d) Fire extinguishers. The licensee shall:
(3) Ensure fire extinguishers are inspected and approved annually by the local fire department or fire extinguisher company. The date of the inspection must be indicated on the extinguisher or inspection tag; the licensee shall replace or repair a fire extinguisher found to be inoperable within 48 hours.
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Observations
The licensee was found to be in non-compliance for regulation 717.30(d)(3) by failing to ensure that fire extinguishers are inspected and approved annually by the local fire department or fire extinguisher company.
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Plan of Correction
The owner/Director will schedule the annual inspection of fire extinguishers when notified of upcoming DDAP inspections. Currently, DDAP inspections are scheduled annually for September. The fire extinguishers are inspected until October 2026 and annual inspections will be scheduled by September 2026 for the following year by the Director. |