PBI Electronic Publication # EP-3583 General Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure ("GRAPP") Jackie Wiest Lutz, Esquire Departmental Hearing Officer Office of General Counsel PA Department of Labor and Industry Harrisburg A chapter from Grappling with the GRAPP Pub. No. 5546, published August 2008 To purchase this book: See the PBI Online Bookstore at www.pbi.org Email info@pbi.org, or Call 1-800-932-4637 2009 Pennsylvania Bar Institute. All rights reserved. This file is licensed only to the person downloading this file from PBI s website, for printing and for saving to his or her personal computer. No further use is permitted. This file may not be shared electronically with any other person without the express written permission of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The Pennsylvania Bar Institute does not render any legal, accounting, or other professional services. The Institute s programs and publications are designed solely to help attorneys maintain their professional competence. In dealing with specific legal matters, the attorney using PBI publications or orally conveyed information should also research original sources of authority.
Table of Contents General Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure ( GRAPP ) Jackie Wiest Lutz, Esquire...15 A. 1 Pa. Code, Part II ( 31.1 35.251)...17 B. Agencies (Listed by Title Number and Name) That Operate under a Combination of GRAPP and Their Own Regulations...17 1. Title 4 Administration...17 a. Civil Service Commission, 4 Pa. Code 91.1 110.5...17 2. Title 6 Aging...17 a. Department of Aging, 6 Pa. Code 3.1 3.12...17 3. Title 7 Agriculture...18 a. Department of Agriculture, 7 Pa. Code, Part V-A, Chapter 131 (Rules of Procedure), 131.1 131.36...18 4. Title 10 Banks and Banking...18 a. Department of Banking, 10 Pa. Code 1.1 81.14...18 5. Title 12 Commerce, Trade and Local Government...19 a. Department of Community and Economic Development, Chapter 11. Local Government Unit Debt Act Administrative Rules & Procedures, 12 Pa. Code 11.1 11.15...19 6. Title 16 Community Affairs...20 a. Human Relations Commission, 16 Pa. Code 42.1 42.141...20 7. Title 19 Corporations and Business Associations...20 a. Corporations Bureau of Department of State, 19 Pa. Code 1.1 95.101...20 8. Title 22 Education...20 a. Public School Employees Retirement Board, 22 Pa. Code 201-215.36...20 b. Professional Standards and Practices Commission, 22 Pa. Code 231.1 237.10...21 c. Teacher Tenure Hearings, 22 Pa. Code 351.1 358.28...21 9. Title 25 Environmental Protection...21 a. Environmental Hearing Board, 25 Pa. Code 1021.1 1021.201...21 10. Title 28 Health and Safety...21 a. Department of Health, 28 Pa. Code 8.1 8.11...21 xvii
11. Title 31 Insurance...21 a. Insurance Department, 31 Pa. Code 56.1 56.3...21 12. Title 34 Labor and Industry...22 a. Department of Labor and Industry, 34 Pa. Code 1.1 405.42...22 13. Title 37 Law...22 a. Board of Probation and Parole, 37 Pa. Code 61.1 77.2...22 b. State Health Facility Hearing Board, 37 Pa. Code 197.1 197.94...22 c. Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission, 37 Pa. Code 203.1 203.103...22 d. Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 37 Pa. Code 401.1 451.124...22 14. Title 40 Liquor Control Board...23 a. Special Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure Regarding Matters before the Office of Administrative Law Judge, 40 Pa. Code 15.1 15.61...23 b. Special Rules of Practice and Procedure for Matters before the Board, 40 Pa. Code 17.1 17.41...23 15. Title 43 Military Affairs...23 a. Department of Military Affairs, 43 Pa. Code 5.1 5.47...23 b. Chapter 7. State Veterans Home 43 Pa. Code 7.1 7.19...24 16. Title 49 Professional and Vocational Standards...24 a. State Architects Licensure Board, 49 Pa. Code 9.1 9.211...24 b. State Board of Medicine, 49 Pa. Code 16.1 16.110, 17.1 17.25, and 18.1 18.511...24 c. State Board of Vehicle Manufactures, Dealers and Salespersons, 49 Pa. Code 19.1 19.38...24 d. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, 49 Pa. Code 25.1 25.701...24 e. Citation Proceedings Guidelines for Imposition of Civil Penalties, 49 Pa. Code 43b.1 43b.21...24 17. Title 51 Public Officers...24 a. State Ethics Commission, 51 Pa. Code 1.1 25.4...24 18. Title 55 Public Welfare...25 a. Medical Assistance Provider Appeal Procedures, 55 Pa. Code 41.1 41.214...25 19. Title 58 Recreation...27 a. Fish Commission, 58 Pa. Code 51.21 51.29...27 b. Gaming Board, 58 Pa. Code 491a.1 491a.10...28 xviii
c. Game Commission, 58 Pa. Code 145.1 145.21...28 d. Harness Racing Commission, 58 Pa. Code 185.71 185.122...29 e. Horse Racing Commission, 58 Pa. Code 165.171 165.231...29 20. Title 61 Revenue...29 a. Board of Appeals, 61 Pa. Code 7.1 7.7...29 b. Board of Finance and Revenue, 61 Pa. Code 701.1 701.7...29 21. Title 67 Transportation...29 a. Transportation, 67 Pa. Code 491.1 491.13...29 C. Agencies (Listed by Title Number and Name) That Follow GRAPP...30 1. Title 4 Administration...30 a. Bureau of Legislation, Commissions and Elections, (Subpart A) 4 Pa. Code 141.1 143.6 (General Provisions); (Subpart B) 4 Pa. Code 151 and 153.1 (Legislation); (Subpart C) 4 Pa. Code 161 and 163 (Commissions); and, (Subpart D) 4 Pa. Code 171 182 (Elections)...30 b. State Employees Retirement Board 4 Pa. Code 241 250.15...30 2. Title 12 Commerce, Trade and Local Government...30 a. Department of Community and Economic Development, 12 Pa. Code 1.1 1.2...30 3. Title 16 Community Affairs...30 a. Municipal Retirement Board, 16 Pa. Code 81.1 91.1...30 b. Public Employee Retirement Commission, 16 Pa. Code 201.1 211.9...30 4. Title 34 Labor and Industry...30 a. Department of Labor and Industry, 34 Pa. Code 1.1 et. seq....30 5. Title 37 Law...31 a. Crime Victims Compensation, 37 Pa. Code 411.1 411.53...31 6. Title 49 Professional and Vocational Standards...31 a. State Board of Auctioneer Examiners, 49 Pa. Code 1.1 1.41...31 b. State Board of Barber Examiners, 49 Pa. Code 3.1 3.103...31 c. State Board of Chiropractic, 49 Pa. Code 5.1 5.96...31 xix
d. State Board of Cosmetology, 49 Pa. Code 7.1 7.142...31 e. State Board of Accountancy, 49 Pa. Code 11.1 11.86...31 f. State Board of Funeral Directors, 49 Pa. Code 13.1 13.406...31 g. State Board of Landscape Architects, 49 Pa. Code 15.1 15.81...31 h. State Board of Nursing, 49 Pa. Code 21.1 21.275...31 i. State Board of Optometry, 49 Pa. Code 23.1 23.205...31 j. State Board of Pharmacy, 49 Pa. Code 27.1 27.407...31 k. State Board of Podiatry, 49 Pa. Code 29.1 29.97...31 l. State Board of Veterinary Medicine, 49 Pa. Code 31.1 31.41...31 m. State Board of Dentistry, 49 Pa. Code 33.1 33.401...31 n. State Real Estate Commission, 49 Pa. Code 35.1 35.385...31 o. State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, 49 Pa. Code 36.1 36.281...31 p. State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, 49 Pa. Code 37.1 37.102...32 q. State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, 49 Pa. Code 39.1 39.91...32 r. State Board of Physical Therapy, 49 Pa. Code 40.1 40.304...32 s. State Board of Psychology, 49 Pa. Code 41.1 41.92...32 t. State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure, 49 Pa. Code 42.1 42.47...32 u. State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing, 49 Pa. Code 45.1 45.507...32 v. State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, 49 Pa. Code 47.1 47.65, 48.1 48.57 and 49.1 49.57...32 7. Title 58 Recreation...32 a. State Athletic Commission, 58 Pa. Code 1.3 15.12...32 8. Title 61 Revenue...32 xx
a. State Tax Equalization Board, 61 Pa. Code 601.3 605.51...32 b. Treasury Abandoned and Unclaimed Property, 61 Pa. Code 951.1 951.21...32 9. Title 64 Securities...32 a. Securities Commission, 64 Pa. Code 101.000 901.011...32 D. Agencies (listed by title number and name) That Specifically Do Not Use GRAPP...32 1. Title 34 Labor and Industry...32 a. Workers Compensation Appeals Board, 34 Pa. Code 111.1 111.31 (GRAPP is not Applicable to Proceedings before the Board under the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act, 77 P.S. 1201 1603)...32 b. Special Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedures before Workers Compensation Judges, 34 Pa. Code 131.1 131.21...32 2. Title 61 Revenue...33 a. Board of Appeals, 61 Pa. Code 7.1 7.7 (Practice and Procedure before the Board is not Governed by the Administrative Agency Law, 2 Pa. C.S. 501 508 and 701 704 (61 Pa. Code 7.5)...33 b. Board of Claims, 61 Pa. Code 899.101-899.801 (Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Govern All Matters before this Board)...33 xxi