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.
Biographies Jackie Wiest Lutz, Esquire Since July 2003, Ms. Lutz has served as a Departmental Hearing Officer under the Office of General Counsel assigned to the Department of Labor & Industry. In this capacity she serves as presiding officer for many Commonwealth agencies as designated and assigned by the Office of General Counsel. At Labor and Industry, Ms. Lutz also serves as the Right-to-Know- Law Exceptions Official. From 1998 to 2003, she was Senior Prosecutor in Charge at the Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA), where she prosecuted cases before professional licensing boards and commissions and supervised a team of six to eight prosecuting attorneys. Ms. Lutz also served as Advisory Counsel to the Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation of the Department of State, Subpoena Counsel to the Department of State Legal Office, and Pro Bono coordinator for the Department of State Legal Office. From 1988 to 1998, she served both as legal counsel and senior counsel, respectively, at BPOA providing legal counsel to various health and business professional licensing boards. Prior to her commencement of Commonwealth service in 1988, she was an Associate in the law firms of Wiest, Wiest, Saylor and Muolo in Sunbury and Connelly, Martsolf, Reid, Bratton & Spade in Harrisburg. A member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Ms. Lutz is the current Chair of the Administrative Law Section and serves on the Membership Development and Government Lawyers Committee. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. degree in 1985 from Ohio Northern University.
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
GENERAL RULES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE ( GRAPP ) A. 1 Pa. Code, Part II ( 31.1 35.251) 1. General Rule: 1 Pa. Code 31.1 GRAPP is applicable to all proceedings before agencies of the Commonwealth unless the agency has promulgated its own regulations on the same subject. 2. Some agencies operate under a combination of both GRAPP and their own regulations. 3. Some agencies do not use GRAPP. B. The following agencies (listed by title number and name) operate under a combination of GRAPP and their own regulations: 1. TITLE 4 Administration a. Civil Service Commission, 4 Pa. Code 91.1 110.5 2. TITLE 6 Aging (1) 105.12(a) (d) - supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.9 and 35.10 (relating to formal complaints generally; and form and content of formal complaints); (2) 104.14a (subpoenas) - supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.139 (relating to fees of witnesses); supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.142 (relating to subpoenas); (3) 105.14d (prehearing conference) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.113 (relating to initiation of conferences); (4) 105.17 (petition for reconsideration) - supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.241 (relating to application for rehearing or reconsideration). a. Department of Aging, 6 Pa. Code 3.1 3.12 GRAPP governs (6 Pa. Code 3.1) except where inconsistent with procedures set forth in Chapter 3. (1) 3.5 (relating to informal complaints) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.5 35.7 (relating to informal complaints); (2) 3.6 (request for a formal hearing) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.10 (relating to form and content of formal complaints); 17
(3) 3.7 (Appointment of a hearing examiner) supplements 1 Pa. Code, Chapter 35, Subchapter E (relating to presiding officers); (4) 3.10 (hearing authority) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.187 (relating to authority delegated to presiding officers). 3. TITLE 7 Agriculture a. Department of Agriculture, 7 Pa. Code, Part V-A, Chapter 131 (Rules of Procedure), 131.1 131.36 (1) 131.11(time) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.11 and 35.31 (relating to timely filing required; and notice and action on petitions to intervene) and other applicable sections of the general rules including sections concerning the same, similar or related subject matter; (2) 131.12 (appearances) supplements 1 Pa. Code 31.21 and 31.22 (relating to appearance in person and appearance by attorney); (3) 131.13 (service) supplements 1 Pa. Code 33.33 (relating to effect of service upon an attorney) and supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.26 and 35.105 (relating to service on attorneys; and notice of non-rulemaking proceedings and other applicable sections of the general rules concerning same or similar subject matter); (4) 131.14 (intervenors) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.28 and 35.29 (relating to eligibility to intervene; and form and contents of petitions to intervene) and supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.27, 35.30 and 35.31 (relating to initiation of intervention; filling petitions to intervene; and action on petitions to intervene); (5) 131.15 (subpoenas) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.142 (relating to subpoenas); 131.17(docket) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.51(relating to docket). 4. TITLE 10 Banks and Banking a. Department of Banking, 10 Pa. Code 1.1 81.14 (1) Chapter 3. Hearings and conferences, 3.1 3.16 supersedes GRAPP. 18
5. TITLE 12 Commerce, Trade and Local Government a. Department of Community and Economic Development, Chapter 11. Local Government Unit Debt Act Administrative Rules & Procedures, 12 Pa. Code 11.1 11.15. (1) 11.1 Adjudicatory proceedings under section 8211 of the Act (relating to petitions for declaratory orders and complaints to department) are governed by GRAPP to the extent not inconsistent with Chapter 11; (2) 11.3 (timely filing) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.11 (relating to timely filing required); (3) 11.4 (entry of orders) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.13 and 31.14 (relating to issuance of agency orders, and effective dates of agency orders); (4) 11.5 (appearance before the Department) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.21 (relating to appearance in person); (5) 11.6 (filings) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.2 (c), 33.4, 33.15, 33.21 and 33.22; (6) 11.7 (complaints) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.1, 35.2, 35.5, 35.7, 35.9, 35.11 and 35.14; (7) 11.8 (petitions for declaratory order) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.17 35.20, 35.23 and 35.24 (relating to petitions; and protests); (8) 11.9 (answers to complaints and petitions) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.35 35.41 (relating to answers); (9) 11.10 (withdrawal of pleadings) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.51 (relating to withdrawal of pleadings); (10) 11.11 (motions) supersedes 35.54 35.55 and 35.177 35.180; (11) 11.12 (hearings) supersedes 35.101 and 35.102 (relating to general); (12) 11.13 (notice of hearings) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.103-35.106 (relating to notice of hearing); 19
(13) 11.14 (presiding officer) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.185 35. 187, 35.190 and 35.203-35.207; (14) 11.15 (final orders) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.201-35.202, 35.211 35.214, 35.221, 35.225 35.226 and 35.251. 6. TITLE 16 Community Affairs a. Human Relations Commission, 16 Pa. Code 42.1 42.141 Both supplements and supersedes inconsistent provisions of GRAPP. 7. TITLE 19 Corporations and Business Associations a. Corporations Bureau of Department of State, 19 Pa. Code 1.1 95.101 GRAPP applies (19 Pa. Code 13.1) except as follows: (1) 13.2 (information and special instructions) supplements 1 Pa. Code 31.4 (relating to information and special instructions); (2) 13.3 (communications and filings generally) supplements and partially supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.5 (relating to communications and filings generally); (3) 13.5 (form) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.2 insofar as the section relates to submittals; (4) 13.6 (incorporation by reference) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.3 (relating to incorporation by reference); (5) 13.7 (single submittal covering more than one matter) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.4; (6) 13.8 (execution) supplements and partially supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.11; (7) 13.9 (number of copies) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.15. 8. TITLE 22 Education a. Public School Employees Retirement Board, 22 Pa. Code 201-215.36 GRAPP applies to all activities and proceedings before the Board (22 Pa. Code 201.1) except as follows: (1) 201.2 (expedited disposition process) supplements GRAPP; 20
(2) 201.3 (motions practice) supplements GRAPP; (3) 201.4 (dismissal for nonappearance) supplements GRAPP; (4) 201.5 (letter briefs) supplements GRAPP. b. Professional Standards and Practices Commission, 22 Pa. Code 231.1 237.10 (1) 233.113 233.124 (relating to disciplinary proceedings) supersede GRAPP; however, under 22 Pa. Code 233.117, hearings are to be held in accordance with the Act and GRAPP; c. Teacher Tenure Hearings, 22 Pa. Code 351.1 358.28 (1) 351.1 (purpose and scope) appeals will follow GRAPP except as supplemented by Chapter 351; however, the following sections of GRAPP do not apply: 35.1 35.2, 35.5 35.7, 35.9 35.11, 35.14, 35.18 35.20, 35.37, 35.101 35.106, 35.190, 35.201 35.207, 35.211 35.214, 35.221, 35.225, 35.251. 9. TITLE 25 Environmental Protection a. Environmental Hearing Board, 25 Pa. Code 1021.1 1021.201 - Both supplements and supersedes inconsistent provisions of GRAPP. 10. TITLE 28 Health and Safety a. Department of Health, 28 Pa. Code 8.1 8.11 GRAPP applies to activities and proceedings before the Department, except for limited categories of hearings, which use GRAPP except to the extent inconsistent with these provisions or federal regulations. 11. TITLE 31 Insurance a. Insurance Department, 31 Pa. Code 56.1 56.3 GRAPP is applicable to activities of and proceedings before the Insurance Department except 1 Pa. Code 35.201 35.207, 35.11 35.214 and 35.221 (relating to proposed reports generally, exceptions and briefs and oral argument in absence of proposed report). (1) 56.2 provides for expedited adjudication by the Commissioner, when parties waive submission of briefs; (2) 56.3 provides authority and procedure for serving request for admissions. 21
12. TITLE 34 Labor and Industry a. Department of Labor and Industry, 34 Pa. Code 1.1 405.42 - GRAPP is applicable to activities of and proceedings before the Department, except as follows: 13. TITLE 37 LAW (1) Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 34 Pa Code 101.21 101.71 supplements GRAPP. a. Board of Probation and Parole, 37 Pa. Code 61.1 77.2 (1) 73.1 (appeals and petitions for administrative review) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.226; otherwise, GRAPP is applicable; b. State Health Facility Hearing Board, 37 Pa. Code 197.1-197.94 (1) Supplements GRAPP and supersedes inconsistent provisions. c. Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission, 37 Pa. Code 203.1 203.103 - GRAPP is applicable to activities of and proceedings before the Commission, except as follows: (1) 203.103 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.185 35.190 (relating to presiding officers) and 1 Pa. Code 35.226 (relating to final orders); (2) 203.103 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.213 (relating to effect of failure to except to proposed report); d. Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 37 Pa. Code 401.1 451.124. (1) 407.3 (appeals from rejections of applications) supplements 1 Pa. Code 31.5 (relating to communications and filings); (2) 407.12(a) (reconsideration of disapproved applications) supplements 1 Pa. Code 31.5 (relating to communications and filings); (3) 407.21 (effect of application rejection) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.14(b) (relating to effective dates of agency orders); 22
(4) 407.31 GRAPP applies to proceedings for termination of financial assistance; (5) 407.32(a) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.14 (relating to orders to show cause); (6) 407.33(a) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.185 (relating to designation of presiding officers); (7) 407.34 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.202 (relating to proceedings in which proposed reports are prepared). 14. TITLE 40 Liquor Control Board a. Special Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure Regarding Matters Before the Office of Administrative Law Judge, 40 Pa. Code 15.1 15.61 supplements GRAPP; b. Special Rules of Practice and Procedure for Matters before the Board, 40 Pa. Code 17.1 17.41 supplements GRAPP. 15. TITLE 43 Military Affairs a. Department of Military Affairs, 43 Pa. Code 5.1 5.47 (1) SubChapter A. Veterans Emergency Assistance Program, 43 Pa. Code 5.1. 5.7; section 5.7 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.21 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff); (2) SubChapter B. Educational Gratuity Program, 43 Pa. Code 5.11 5.20; section 5.20 (reconsideration and appeals) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.21 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff); (3) SubChapter C. Disabled Veterans Real Estate Tax Exemption Program, 43 Pa. Code 5.21 5.27; section 5.27 (reconsideration and appeals) - supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.21 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff); (4) SubChapter D. Blind Veterans Pension, 43 Pa. Code 5.31 5.36; section 5.34 (appeals) - supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.21 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff); (5) SubChapter E. Paralyzed Veterans, 43 pa. Code 5.41 5.47; section 5.46 (appeals) - supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.21 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff. 23
b. Chapter 7. State Veterans Home 43 Pa. Code 7.1 7.19 (1) 7.10 Hearing Officers have powers of presiding officers under GRAPP, 1 Pa. Code, Chapter 35; (2) 7.12 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.37 and 35.213 and 35.211 16. TITLE 49 Professional and Vocational Standards a. State Architects Licensure Board, 49 Pa. Code 9.1 9.211 supplements GRAPP (49 Pa. Code 9.184); b. State Board of Medicine, 49 Pa. Code 16.1 16.110, 17.1 17.25, and 18.1 18.511; (1) 16.41 16.58 supplements GRAPP; c. State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, 49 Pa. Code 19.1 19.38 GRAPP applies to all proceedings before the Board except protest proceedings under 49 Pa. Code 19-31 19.38; (1) 19.31 19.38 supplement GRAPP and apply solely to proceedings under sections 8(d), 13 and 27 of the Act, 63 P.S. 818.8(d), 818.13 and 818.27. d. State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, 49 Pa. Code 25.1 25.701 GRAPP applies to all proceedings before Board except for Board delegations of specific cases to a hearing examiner under sections 901 907 of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (40 P.S. 1301.901 1301.907). Proceedings under the Health Care Services Malpractice Act are governed by that statute and GRAPP to the extent that GRAPP is not inconsistent; e. Citation Proceedings guidelines for imposition of civil penalties, 49 Pa. Code 43b.1 43b.21 supplements GRAPP. 17. TITLE 51 Public Officers a. State Ethics Commission, 51 Pa. Code 1.1 25.4 (1) 21.1 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.9 (relating to formal complaints generally); 24
(2) 21.5 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.142 35.145 (relating to subpoenas and depositions). 18. Title 55 Public Welfare a. Medical Assistance Provider Appeal Procedures, 55 Pa. Code 41.1-41.214 (1) 41.4 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.6 (relating to amendments to rules); (2) 41.5 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.103 (relating to preliminary notice to Department of Justice); (3) 41.6 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 31.11 (relating to timely filing required); (4) 41.11 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.1 (relating to title); (5) 41.12 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.2(b) (relating to form); (6) 41.13 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.3 (relating to incorporation by references); (7) 41.14 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.12 (relating to verification); (8) 41.15 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.15, 33.21, 33.22, 33.23 and 33.7; (9) 41.23 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.31, 33.32, 33.35 and 33.36; (10) 41.24 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.31, 33.32, 33.35 and 33.36; (11) 41.25 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.41, 33.42 and 33.51 (relating to amendments; withdrawal or termination; and docket); (12) 41.31 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.1, 35.2, 35.5-35.7, 35.9-35.11 and 35.20 (relating to appeals from actions of the staff); (13) 41.32 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.1, 35.2, 35.5-35.7, 35.9-35.11, 35.105 and 35.106 (14) 41.33 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.1, 35.2, 35.5-35.7 and 35.9-35.11 (relating to policy and time extensions); 25
(15) 41.41 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.18 (relating to petitions for issuance, amendment, waiver or deletion of regulations); (16) 41.42 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.19 (relating to petitions for declaratory orders); (17) 41.44 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.17 (relating to petitions generally); (18) 41.61 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.23, 35.24 and 35.39-35.41; (19) 41.71 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.35 (relating to answers to complaints and petitions) (20) 41.72 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.36 (relating to answers to petitions to intervene); (21) 41.81 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.45 and 35.122 (relating to consolidation; and consolidation of formal hearings); (22) 41.82 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.48-35.50 (relating to amendments of pleadings generally; amendments to conform to the evidence; and directed amendments); (23) 41.83 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.51 (relating to withdrawal of pleadings); (24) 41.91 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.101 (relating to waiver of hearings); (25) 41.101 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.111 (relating to conferences to adjust, settle or expedite proceedings); (26) 41.113 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.164 and 35.165 (relating to documents on file with agency; and public documents); (27) 41.114 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.164 and 35.165 (relating to documents on file with agency; and public documents); (28) 41.120 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.145-35.152 (as the section relates to discovery only); 26
(29) 41.131 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.54, 35.55 and 35.179 (relating to motions as to complaint; motions as to answer; and objections to motions); (30) 41.132 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.180(a) (relating to actions on motions); (31) 41.151 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.121 (relating to initiation of hearings); (32) 41.153 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.125 and 35.126 (relating to order of procedure; and presentation by the parties); (33) 41.161 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.138 and 35.139 (relating to expert witnesses; and fees of witnesses); (34) 41.162 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.142 (relating to subpoenas); (35) 41.181 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.191-35.193 (relating to proceedings in which briefs are to be filed; content and form of briefs; and filing and service of briefs); (36) 41.191 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.201-35.207, 35.211-35.214 and 35.221; (37) 41.201 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.231 and 35.232 (relating to reopening on application of party; and reopening by presiding officer); (38) 41.211 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.241 (relating to application for rehearing or reconsideration). 19. TITLE 58 Recreation a. Fish Commission, 58 Pa. Code 51.21-51.29 (1) 51.21 supplements 1 Pa. Code 31.1 (relating to scope); (2) 51.25(a) supplements 1 Pa. Code 33.21 and 33.22 (relating to filing fees; and mode of payment of fees); (3) 51.26 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.226 (relating to final orders); 27
(4) 51.27(a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.185 (relating to designation of presiding officers); (5) 51.27(d) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.204 (relating to oral argument before presiding officer). b. Gaming Board, 58 Pa. Code 491a.1-491a.10 (1) 491a.5(a)-(c) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.31 (relating to service by the agency); (2) 491a.6 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.186 (relating to disqualification of the presiding officer); (3) 491a.7 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.185-35.190 (relating to presiding officers); (4) 491a.8 supplements 1 Pa. Code, Part II, Subchapter B (relating to hearings and conferences); (5) 491a.9 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.111-35.116 (relating to prehearing conferences). c. Game Commission, 58 Pa. Code 145.1-145.21 (1) 145.4 supplements 1 Pa. Code 31.11 (relating to timely filing required); (2) 145.5 supplements 1 Pa. Code 32.21 and 32.22 (relating to filing fees; and mode of payment fees); (3) 145.6 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.121 (relating to initiation of hearings); (4) 145.7 supplements 1 Pa. Code 31.15 (relating to extensions of time); (5) 145.8 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.123 (relating to conduct of hearings); (6) 145.10 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.131 (relating to recordings of proceedings); (7) 145.11(c) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.161 (relating to form and admissibility of evidence); 28
(8) 145.11(d) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.137 (relating to oral examination); (9) 145.12 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.187 (relating to authority delegated to presiding officers); (10) 145.14 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.133 (relating to copies of transcripts). d. Harness Racing Commission, 58 Pa. Code 185.71-185.122 (1) 185.71-185.122 supplements GRAPP e. Horse Racing Commission, 58 Pa. Code 165.171-165.231 20. Title 61 Revenue (1) 165.171-165.231 supplements GRAPP a. Board of Appeals, 61 Pa. Code 7.1-7.7 (1) 7.1-7.7 supersedes GRAPP b. Board of Finance and Revenue, 61 Pa. Code 701.1-701.7 (1) 701.1-701.7 (Special Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure supplement GRAPP). 21. Title 67 Transportation a. Transportation, 67 Pa. Code 491.1-491.13 (1) 491.3 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.121 (relating to the initiation of hearings); (2) 491.4 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.121 (relating to the initiation of hearings); (3) 491.5 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.21 (relating to filing fees); (4) 491.6 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.123 (relating to the conduct of hearings); (5) 491.6(d)(2) supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.27-35.36; 29
(6) 491.6(h) supersedes 1 Pa. Code 35.180 (relating to action on motions); (7) 491.7 supersedes 1 Pa. Code 33.15 (relating to number of copies); (8) 491.9 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.14 (relating to orders to show cause); (9) 491.10 supplements 1 Pa. Code 36.123 and 35.125 (relating to the conduct of hearings; and the order of procedure); (10) 491.11 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.201-35.207 (relating to proposed reports generally); (11) 491.12 supplements 1 Pa. Code 35.211-35.214 (relating to exceptions to proposed reports). C. The following agencies (listed by title number and name) follow GRAPP: 1. TITLE 4 Administration 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); b. State Employees Retirement Board 4 Pa. Code 241-250.15. 2. TITLE 12 Commerce, Trade and Local Government a. Department of Community and Economic Development, 12 Pa. Code 1.1 1.2. 3. TITLE 16 Community Affairs a. Municipal Retirement Board, 16 Pa. Code 81.1-91.1; b. Public Employee Retirement Commission, 16 Pa. Code 201.1 211.9. 4. TITLE 34 Labor and Industry a. Department of Labor and Industry, 34 Pa. Code 1.1 et. seq. 30
5. TITLE 37 LAW (1) Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety, 34 Pa. Code 201.1, et. seq.; (2) Prevailing Wage Division, 34 Pa. Code 211.1 et. seq.; (3) Prevailing Wave Appeals Board, 34 Pa. Code 213.1 et. seq. (4) Bureau of Labor Standards, 34 Pa. Code 221.1 et. seq. a. Crime Victims Compensation, 37 Pa. Code 411.1 411.53 6. TITLE 49 Professional and Vocational Standards a. State Board of Auctioneer Examiners, 49 Pa. Code 1.1 1.41; b. State Board of Barber Examiners, 49 Pa. Code 3.1 3.103; c. State Board of Chiropractic, 49 Pa. Code 5.1 5.96; d. State Board of Cosmetology, 49 Pa. Code 7.1 7.142; e. State Board of Accountancy, 49 Pa. Code 11.1 11.86; f. State Board of Funeral Directors, 49 Pa. Code 13.1 13.406; g. State Board of Landscape Architects, 49 Pa. Code 15.1 15.81; h. State Board of Nursing, 49 Pa. Code 21.1 21.275; i. State Board of Optometry, 49 Pa. Code 23.1 23.205; j. State Board of Pharmacy, 49 Pa. Code 27.1 27.407; k. State Board of Podiatry, 49 Pa. Code 29.1 29.97; l. State Board of Veterinary Medicine, 49 Pa. Code 31.1 31.41; m. State Board of Dentistry, 49 Pa. Code 33.1 33.401; n. State Real Estate Commission, 49 Pa. Code 35.1 35.385; 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; q. State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, 49 Pa. Code 39.1 39.91; r. State Board of Physical Therapy, 49 Pa. Code 40.1 40.304; s. State Board of Psychology, 49 Pa. Code 41.1 41.92; t. State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure, 49 Pa. Code 42.1 42.47; u. State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing, 49 Pa. Code 45.1 45.507; 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. 7. Title 58 Recreation a. State Athletic Commission, 58 Pa. Code 1.3-15.12. 8. Title 61 Revenue a. State Tax Equalization Board, 61 Pa. Code 601.3-605.51; b. Treasury Abandoned and Unclaimed Property, 61 Pa. Code 951.1-951.21. 9. Title 64 Securities a. Securities Commission, 64 Pa. Code 101.000-901.011. D. The following agencies (listed by title number and name) do not use GRAPP: 1. TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRY 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); b. Special Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedures before Workers Compensation Judges, 34 Pa. Code 131.1 131.21. 32
2. TITLE 61 REVENUE 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); b. Board of Claims, 61 Pa. Code 899.101-899.801 (Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure govern all matters before this Board). 33