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Such services were already short-staffed prior to the pandemic, and providers and advocates say the problem has surpassed crisis-level now as wages in other sectors rise.
The Lehigh Valley-region drug abuse treatment center with the most violations in its latest Pennsylvania inspection is part of a large nonprofit whose leaders include two former top Pennsylvania government officials, a Morning Call review of inspection reports has revealed.
Pennsylvania’s approximately 800 drug abuse treatment centers have never been hit with fines for violating state regulations or even paid for their business licenses, but the top Democrat in the state Senate and a Republican House committee chairman are among lawmakers calling for a closer look at unpunished violations at those centers.
AP A number of human service organizations are asking legislators for additional federal funds that will be coming to the state.
Billions of dollars in federal aid will soon be flowing to Pennsylvania as part of the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan, and a number of human service providers in the state are calling for a multi-million one-time payment, as well as additional Medicaid funds, to help them cover increased costs from COVID-19 pandemic.
“To put it plainly, the safety net for our health and human services system is nearly disintegrated,” said Richard Edley, who heads the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association. The group s members provide services in mental health, drug and alcohol addiction, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and other fields.