Action Required for Regulatory Compliance
Providers who hold a license to operate a facility licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) recently received an important notice regarding two changes to the Civil Rights Compliance process. First, there is a new Civil Rights Compliance form when submitting a new licensing application and a new Civil Rights Compliance attestation form when submitting a licensing renewal application. Second, the process of submitting the form has changed.
The DHS Bureau of Equal Opportunity currently issues a letter verifying compliance with applicable civil rights laws. With the new process, a letter from BEO will no longer be sent out to licensed entities. Instead, the issuance of the new license or renewal license will indicate that a CRC form or Attestation form submission was approved.
The new process is effective today, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Existing licensees and applicants were notified to begin following the new process on or before this date. For additional details, see the release.
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