PA Commonwealth Court En Banc Session from Harrisburg recorded on March 9, 2022
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00:36 - MINUTES TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT
00:37 - THEIR CASE.
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00:48 - AND I WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING
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00:53 - EACH CASE SO FEEL FREE TO JUMP
00:56 - RIGHT IN BECAUSE 15 MINUTES
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01:02 - TALENTS IF YOU WOULD
01:04 - LIKELY BATTLE PLEASE ASK FOR
01:06 - IT, AND WE'LL PROVIDE THAT AS
01:08 - WELL.
01:10 - THE FIRST CASE ON THE LIST
01:11 - TODAY
01:14 - JOSEPH AMBROSIO PETITIONER
01:17 - VERSUS THE POCONO MOUNTAIN
01:18 - SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IN SERVE CO
01:20 - INSURANCE SERVICES INC WORKERS
01:23 - COMP APPEAL BOARD RESPONDENTS.
01:26 - THE PETITIONER PETITIONS FOR
01:28 - REVIEW FROM AN ORDER OF THE
01:29 - WORKERS COMPENSATION
01:30 - APPEAL BOARD. THE BOARD
01:32 - AFFIRMED THE DECISION OF A
01:34 - WORKERS COMPENSATION JUDGE.
01:36 - THE DENIED A PENALTY PETITION
01:38 - PETITIONER FILED AGAINST HIS
01:39 - EMPLOYER. THE POCONO MOUNTAIN
01:41 - SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKING
01:43 - REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUT OF POCKET
01:45 - MEDICAL EXPENSES INCURRED
01:47 - OBTAINING MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO
01:50 - TREAT HIS WORK RELATED INJURY.
01:52 - IN
01:53 - 1998. PETITIONER SUSTAINED A
01:55 - WORK-RELATED RIGHT SHOULDER
01:56 - INJURY EMPLOYER ACCEPTED THE
01:58 - INJURY AND PAY DISABILITY
02:00 - BENEFITS. EMPLOYER REMAINED
02:03 - RESPONSIBLE FOR REASONABLE AND
02:04 - NECESSARY MEDICAL EXPENSES
02:06 - RELATED TO THE WORK INJURY.
02:08 - AFTER A COMPROMISE AND RELEASE
02:10 - AGREEMENT SETTLED PETITIONERS
02:12 - ENTITLEMENT TO INDEMNITY
02:13 - BENEFITS FOR A LUMP SUM
02:15 - PAYMENT.
02:17 - IN 2019 PETITIONER FILED A
02:19 - PENALTY PETITION ALLEGING THAT
02:22 - EMPLOYER VIOLATED THE WORKERS
02:23 - COMPENSATION ACT BECAUSE IT
02:25 - FAILED TO REIMBURSE IS OUT OF
02:27 - POCKET EXPENSES FOR MEDICAL
02:29 - MARIJUANA.
02:30 - THE WORKERS COMPENSATION JUDGE
02:32 - RULED THE PETITIONER FAILED TO
02:34 - PROVE THAT EMPLOYER VIOLATED
02:36 - THE ACT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO
02:38 - EVIDENCE THE PETITIONER
02:39 - SUBMITTED HIS BILLS TO EMPLOYER
02:42 - ON THE PROPER FORMS WITH
02:44 - ACCOMPANYING MEDICAL RECORDS.
02:46 - THE WORKERS COMPENSATION JUDGE
02:48 - DID NOT REACH THE QUESTION
02:49 - OF WHETHER EMPLOYERS POLICY NOT
02:51 - TO PAY FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
02:54 - VIOLATES THEN THE ACT
02:56 - AND WHETHER THE MEDICAL
02:57 - MARIJUANA ACT WE LEAVES
02:59 - INSURERS OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO
03:01 - PAY FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
03:04 - THE BOARD AFFIRMED THE DECISION
03:05 - OF THE WORKERS COMPENSATION
03:07 - JUDGE BUT ON THE BASIS THAT AN
03:09 - INSURER OR EMPLOYER CAN NOT BE
03:11 - REQUIRED TO PAY FOR MEDICAL
03:12 - MARIJUANA BASED ON THE PLAIN
03:15 - LANGUAGE OF THE M M A
03:17 - WHICH STATES THAT NOTHING YEAR
03:19 - AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
03:20 - REQUIRE AN INSURER OR A HEALTH
03:22 - PLAN WHETHER PAID FOR BY
03:24 - COMMONWEALTH FUNDS OR PRIVATE
03:26 - FUNDS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR
03:28 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA. MOREOVER THE
03:31 - BOARD POINTED OUT THAT IT IS A
03:32 - FEDERAL CRIME TO POSSESS
03:34 - MARIJUANA AND NOTHING IN THE M
03:36 - M A
03:37 - QUOTE SHALL REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER
03:39 - TO COMMIT ANY ACT
03:41 - THAT WOULD PUT THE EMPLOYER OR
03:42 - ANY PERSON ACTING ON ITS BEHALF
03:45 - IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW
03:47 - UNQUOTE.
03:49 - PETITIONER ARGUES THAT WHILE
03:51 - THE MMA EXCUSES INSURERS AND
03:53 - HEALTH PLANS FROM PAIN FOR
03:55 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA. IT DOES NOT
03:57 - EXCUSE EMPLOYERS FROM SUCH
03:59 - RESPONSIBILITY.
04:01 - IN ADDITION PETITIONER ARGUES
04:03 - THAT THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME
04:04 - COURT'S DECISION IN GAS
04:06 - VERSUS 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
04:09 - LEBANON COUNTY ESTABLISHES THAT
04:11 - FEDERAL LAWS PERTAINING TO
04:12 - MARIJUANA. WE CANNOT EXCUSE
04:14 - EMPLOYERS FROM PAIN FOR
04:16 - REASONABLE NECESSARY AND
04:19 - CAUSALLY RELATED MEDICAL
04:20 - EXPENSES, INCLUDING EXPENSES
04:22 - INCURRED BY AN INJURED WORKER
04:24 - TREATING WITH MEDICAL
04:25 - MARIJUANA.
04:27 - THEIR PETITION OR CLAIMS THAT
04:29 - THE WORKERS COMPENSATION JUDGE
04:31 - ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVED THE
04:32 - PETITIONER WAS REQUIRED TO
04:34 - SUBSTANTIATE HIS MEDICAL
04:36 - EXPENSES USING FORMS ONLY
04:38 - REQUIRED MEDICAL PROVIDERS.
04:41 - EMPLOYER RESPONDS THE
04:42 - PETITIONER FAILED TO PROVIDE IT
04:44 - WITH DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO
04:46 - SUBSTANTIATE HIS MEDICAL
04:47 - EXPENSES AND WHEN PETITIONER
04:50 - EVENTUALLY DID SUBMIT RECORDS.
04:52 - THEY SHOWED THAT HIS MEDICAL
04:53 - MARIJUANA IS NOT FOR TREATMENT
04:55 - OF HIS WORK
04:55 - RELATED INJURY. BASED ON THIS
04:58 - EMPLOYER CONTENDS THAT THE
04:59 - WORKERS COMPENSATION JUDGE
05:01 - PROPERLY CONCLUDED THAT THE
05:03 - EVIDENCE DID NOT ESTABLISH THAT
05:05 - IT VIOLATED
05:06 - THE ACT. SECOND EMPLOYER
05:08 - SUBMITS THE PETITIONERS
05:09 - RELIANCE ON GAS IS MISPLACED
05:12 - THEREFORE BASED ON THE PLAIN
05:14 - LANGUAGE OF THE M M A EMPLOYERS
05:16 - AND INSURERS. WE ARE NOT
05:18 - REQUIRED TO PAY FOR MEDICAL
05:19 - MARIJUANA AS THEY CAN BE
05:21 - CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED FOR DOING
05:23 - SO.
05:29 - OUR PETITIONER PLEASE YOU
05:31 - MAY BEGIN. AND ADVISE IF YOU
05:34 - WOULD LIKE ANY REBUTTAL TIME.
05:36 - THANK YOU YOUR HONOR MAY PLEASE
05:37 - THE COURT ATTORNEY HOLLABACK
05:39 - AND YOU MAY WANT SEVERAL BY
05:41 - MASTERING ARE YES. YOU MAY SAY
05:43 - WE DO SELL FROM IT,
05:44 - YES, IT WILL MAKE IT A LITTLE
05:46 - EASIER FOR US TO UNDERSTAND
05:48 - YOU.
05:49 - MY NAME IS JAMES CAAN, A BOY ON
05:50 - BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER JOSEPH
05:52 - AMBROSIA OUT.
05:53 - >>AND IF I MAY I'D LIKE TO
05:54 - RESERVE 3 MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL
05:55 - TIME.
05:58 - THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCISE
05:59 - SUMMARY
06:00 - YOUR HONOR I BELIEVE THAT THE
06:02 - ISSUE PRESENTED BEFORE THE
06:03 - COURT TODAY. REQUIRES THE COURT
06:06 - TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY
06:08 - OF SECTIONS.
06:09 - 2 ONE '02 OF THE MEDICAL
06:11 - MARIJUANA ACT AND TO ONE O 3 B
06:14 - 3. IN COMPARISON TO THE
06:16 - PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS
06:17 - COMPENSATION ACT.
06:20 - THE WITH AT SECTION 2 ONE
06:24 - DOES SET FORTH IN ITS
06:25 - ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE THROUGHOUT
06:28 - THIS CASE AND THROUGHOUT
06:28 - THIS APPEAL THAT INSURERS AND
06:31 - HEALTH PLANS ARE NOT REQUIRED
06:33 - TO PROVIDE COVERAGE UNDER THE
06:35 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT.
06:37 - HOWEVER. HAS ARGUED ARE BRIEF
06:39 - AND AS I LIKE TO DISCUSS
06:40 - FURTHER TODAY. EMPLOYERS ARE
06:43 - NOT EXCLUDED. UNDER SECTION 2,
06:45 - ONE '02 OF THE MEDICAL
06:47 - MARIJUANA ACT AND I THINK THAT
06:48 - THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
06:49 - DISTINCTION HERE BECAUSE IT
06:51 - CANNOT BE DISPUTED THAT THE
06:52 - PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS
06:53 - COMPENSATION ACT REQUIRES
06:54 - EMPLOYERS TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR
06:56 - REASONABLE NECESSARY AND CAUSE
06:58 - OF THE RELATED
06:59 - WORK INJURIES. AND SO BEFORE WE
07:02 - GET THERE CAN YOU TELL US
07:03 - WHETHER THE CLAIMANT EVER
07:04 - SUPPAN SUBMITTED ANY.
07:06 - >>DOCUMENTATION SUPPORTING THAT
07:08 - THIS.
07:09 - WAS A WORK-RELATED INJURY THAT
07:12 - THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA WAS
07:13 - NEEDED FOR THAT WORK RELATED
07:15 - INJURY.
07:16 - >>WELL, YOUR DURING THE CASE IN
07:18 - CHIEF NOT ONLY DID THE CLAIMANT
07:20 - TESTIFY, BUT HE ALSO PRESENTED
07:22 - HIS MEDICAL RECORDS
07:24 - FOR THE WORKERS COMPENSATION
07:26 - JUDGE THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
07:27 - DURING THE CASE IN CHIEF I'M
07:29 - ASKING WHETHER HE EVER PROVIDED
07:30 - HIS EMPLOYER.
07:32 - >>WITH THAT INFORMATION BEFORE
07:34 - DID HE EVER GIVEN
07:34 - DOCUMENTATION. THAT IS DOCTOR
07:37 - EVER DO SO. THE
07:39 - THE DOCTOR.
07:40 - >>THAT PRESCRIBED THE MEDICAL
07:42 - MARIJUANA PRESCRIBE THE MEDICAL
07:43 - MARIJUANA FOR AN INJURY TO
07:45 - MISTER AMBROSE SHOWS
07:47 - RIGHT SHOULDER. THAT
07:49 - INFORMATION WAS IN THE HANDS OF
07:50 - THE WORKERS
07:51 - COMPENSATION JUDGE WHEN HE MADE
07:52 - THAT DECISION I KNOW IT WASN'T
07:54 - GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYER FIRST.
07:56 - >>WAS A GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYER
07:57 - PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE
07:58 - PENALTY PETITION. YES,
08:00 - I DON'T BELIEVE SO YOUR I DON'T
08:02 - THINK THAT THE RECORD WOULD
08:03 - REVEAL THAT IT WAS GIVEN TO THE
08:04 - EMPLOYER BEFORE THE FILING OF
08:06 - THE PENALTY PETITION. PRIOR TO
08:08 - THE FILING OF THE PENALTY
08:09 - PETITION. THE CLAIMANTS ARE
08:11 - THE PETITIONERS OUT OF POCKET
08:13 - EXPENSES THE RECEIPTS FOR HIS
08:14 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA WERE
08:15 - PROVIDED. TO
08:17 - THE EMPLOYER THROUGH COUNSEL
08:19 - ATTORNEY HOLLABACK AND I HAVE
08:20 - BEEN ON THIS CASE FOR A VERY
08:21 - LONG TIME. BUT THE QUESTION IS
08:22 - HOW'S AN EMPLOYER SUPPOSED TO
08:24 - KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS BEING
08:25 - REACHED
08:26 - WE SUBMITTED.
08:27 - >>FOR WORK RELATED INJURY AND
08:29 - WHAT WORK RELATED INJURY.
08:31 - THERE HAS TO BE SOME
08:32 - DOCUMENTATION.
08:34 - >>I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU
08:35 - JUDGE OKAY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN
08:37 - THIS CASE, THE FACTUAL
08:38 - BACKGROUND WAS THAT. MISTER
08:39 - AMBROSE SHOWS RECEIPTS FOR
08:41 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA WERE
08:42 - SUBMITTED TO THE EMPLOYER
08:44 - THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL MS.
08:45 - HOLLAND BACK AND IN RESPONSE
08:47 - AND THIS IS IN THE RECORD AT
08:49 - PAGE. I BELIEVE ONE 77 IN THE
08:51 - REPRODUCE RECORD. THE RESPONSE
08:54 - ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYER
08:55 - INITIALLY WAS THAT
08:56 - REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAL
08:57 - MARIJUANA WOULD NOT BE MADE
08:59 - BECAUSE THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
09:00 - ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE INSURER A
09:03 - HEALTH PLAN
09:04 - TO PAY FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
09:06 - MISTER KHAN W YOU SAID IN
09:09 - RESPONSE TO JUDGE MCCULLOUGH'S
09:10 - QUESTIONS.
09:12 - >>WITH THAT YOUR CLIENT
09:13 - SUBMITTED INFORMATION KIND OF
09:15 - WAITING THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
09:18 - TREATMENT TO A WORK-RELATED
09:20 - INJURY TO THE W C J MAKE A
09:22 - FINDING OF FACT WITH REGARD TO
09:24 - THAT.
09:24 - >>HE DID NOT YOUR HONOR THAT'S
09:25 - ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE THAT
09:27 - REFERENCE THAT SO COULD IS THAT
09:29 - YOU CAN WE MAKE THAT FINDING.
09:31 - WELL WE HAVE TO IN ORDER FOR
09:33 - YOU TO WIN. I DON'T THINK SO
09:36 - JUDGE FOR THIS REASON.
09:38 - JUDGE CUMMINGS THE WORKERS
09:39 - COMPENSATION JUDGE DECIDED THAT
09:41 - MISTER IMBROGLIO WAS NOT
09:42 - ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT
09:44 - BECAUSE HE DID NOT SUBMIT HIS
09:45 - BILLS ON THE REQUIRED A CFA
09:47 - FORMS. I BELIEVE THAT WE SO WE
09:50 - CAN MAKE
09:51 - THAT LEGAL. JACK OK SO WE'VE WE
09:54 - FIND THAT IT'S IT'S PROPER THEN
09:56 - FOR THIS TO
09:56 - BE TREATMENT FOR A WORK-RELATED
09:58 - INJURY. WELL MY MY POSITION IS
10:00 - JUDGING THE EMPLOYER DIDN'T
10:01 - FILE THE APPEAL HERE WE DID IS
10:03 - THAT JUDGE CUMMINGS DID
10:04 - NOT DETERMINE THAT THESE BILLS
10:07 - SUBMITTED FOR THE MEDICAL
10:08 - MARIJUANA WERE NOT RELATED TO
10:10 - THE WORK INJURY.
10:11 - HE DETERMINED THAT THE BILLS
10:12 - WERE NOT SUBMITTED WITH THE
10:13 - APPROPRIATE DON'T WE NEED TO
10:14 - FIND A WAY TO WORK OR WORK
10:16 - INJURY. WE NEED THAT FINDING WE
10:18 - CAN'T MAKE THAT RIGHT AND RIGHT
10:20 - AND I SAID DO WE HAVE TO
10:21 - REMEMBER WELL I
10:22 - THINK THAT YOU DO LIKE I THINK
10:24 - THAT THE QUESTION TODAY.
10:26 - IF YOU DETERMINE THAT UNDER
10:27 - CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WORKERS
10:29 - COMPENSATION INSURANCE CARRIERS
10:31 - WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO EITHER
10:33 - PAY FOR OR REIMBURSE INJURED
10:34 - EMPLOYEES FOR.
10:36 - >>MEDICAL MARIJUANA THAT THIS
10:37 - CASE WOULD WARRANT TO AND
10:39 - TO JUDGE COMING TO BECAUSE I
10:40 - DON'T THINK HE EVER DON'T WE
10:41 - HAVE THE REMIT BEFORE WE EVEN
10:43 - GET TO
10:43 - YOUR QUESTION. WELL WE NEED
10:45 - THAT FUNDING BEFORE IT CAN
10:46 - REACH THIS QUESTION BECAUSE WE
10:48 - DON'T KNOW IF IT WERE CRUDE
10:49 - INJURY OR NOT RIGHT WELL, I
10:50 - GUESS THE QUESTION
10:52 - AND YOU GUYS CAN DO IF YOU WANT
10:54 - ON THE OTHER GUY ON THE REMAIN
10:55 - YOU CAN DO THE READING AND
10:57 - WRITING.
10:58 - BUT WHAT THE WORKERS
11:00 - COMPENSATION APPEAL WERE
11:01 - DECIDED IT WOULD BE IT WAS A
11:02 - PURELY LEGAL QUESTION
11:04 - AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADDRESS
11:06 - THAT NOW BUT ISN'T THAT AN
11:07 - ADVISORY WAS IN THIS BACK IF WE
11:09 - DON'T HAVE.
11:11 - >>THE FACTS BEFORE US. AND THE
11:14 - FINDINGS ISN'T THAT AN ADVISORY
11:16 - OPINION WHICH WHERE. NOT
11:19 - SUPPOSED TO ENTER WELL.
11:22 - >>I DON'T I DON'T DISAGREE WITH
11:23 - THAT JUDGE, ALTHOUGH I THINK ON
11:24 - THE QUESTION OF LAW THAT THE
11:26 - APPEAL BOARD HAS PUT BEFORE YOU
11:28 - WHETHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE
11:30 - SECTIONS OF THE M M A.
11:32 - PRECLUDE OR EXCUSE AN EMPLOYER
11:34 - FROM PAYING FOR MEDICAL
11:35 - MARIJUANA FOR WORK INJURY.
11:37 - I THINK CAN BE DECIDED.
11:39 - >>AND THEN BECAUSE I DON'T I
11:40 - DON'T KNOW HOW WE AND WITHOUT
11:42 - GIVING LEGAL GUIDANCE TO THE
11:44 - BOARD BECAUSE WE AND THEN WE
11:46 - SAY THAT IS A LEGAL OBLIGATION.
11:50 - AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S A
11:51 - WORK-RELATED INJURY THIS THE
11:52 - ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT THE
11:53 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA WAS FOR THE
11:55 - WORK
11:55 - RELATED INTEREST. SO IF WE RE
11:57 - MANDATE BE A WASTE OF TIME IF
11:59 - WE DON'T GIVE GUIDANCE ON THE
12:01 - LAW I AGREE JUDGE THAT IF YOU
12:03 - MAKE THE DECISION ON THE LAW
12:04 - THIS MAY HAVE TO BE RE MANDATE
12:05 - EITHER TO THE APPEAL BOARD OR
12:06 - MORE APPROPRIATELY TO JUDGE
12:07 - CUMMINGS.
12:08 - >>IS IT IS A BASES OF YOUR
12:09 - ARGUMENT ON THAT THE LEGAL
12:10 - ASPECT OF WHETHER OR NOT
12:12 - EMPLOYERS HAVE TO PROVIDE.
12:13 - >>PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
12:15 - IS THAT THERE'S LIKE A HEAD-ON
12:17 - CLASH BETWEEN WORKERS
12:18 - COMPENSATION THAT SAYS YOU HAVE
12:20 - TO PAY FOR NECESSARY MEDICAL
12:23 - TREATMENT AND THEN THE MEDICAL
12:25 - MARIJUANA ACT THAT SAYS YOU'RE
12:26 - NOT REQUIRED BUT HE'S NOT
12:27 - PROHIBIT IT.
12:29 - >>IT'S NOT PROHIBITED AND ALSO
12:30 - YOUR HONOR I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
12:32 - THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT AS
12:33 - WRITTEN.
12:35 - PRECLUDES OR EXCUSES EMPLOYERS
12:37 - FROM PAYING FOR MEDICAL
12:38 - MARIJUANA.
12:39 - >>THEY CAN YOU JUMP ON TO THE
12:40 - NEXT ISSUE ABOUT THE FORM AND
12:43 - THAT.
12:44 - IT DOESN'T REALLY FIT INTO
12:45 - THE FORM OF WHEN YOU SUBMIT
12:47 - BECAUSE I MEAN I UNDERSTAND THE
12:48 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS DIFFERENT.
12:51 - AND HOW IT ALL WORKS WHAT
12:52 - DOESN'T LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING
12:53 - TO THE PHARMACY.
12:54 - YOU'RE NOT HAVING ALL THESE
12:56 - CODES CORRECT ALL THE INSURANCE
12:58 - COMPANIES ALREADY HAVE AND
13:00 - BECAUSE.
13:02 - A LOT OF TIMES THE PATIENTS
13:03 - REALLY HAVE TO GO ONLINE AND
13:05 - FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF
13:07 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA. WELL BEST
13:09 - WORK WITH
13:10 - THEIR PAIN. AND THERE'S NO
13:11 - DOCTOR PRESCRIBING OK WILL YOU
13:14 - TAKE THIS CERTAIN STRAND AS
13:15 - OPPOSED TO ANOTHER STRAND.
13:17 - AND SO HOW DO WE CLOSE THAT GAP
13:20 - AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE
13:21 - DIFFICULTY IS WITH THE FORM IS
13:23 - BECAUSE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
13:24 - DOESN'T WORK LIKE PRESCRIPTION
13:26 - DRUGS. BUT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
13:28 - HAS GIVEN INDIVIDUALS AN OPTION
13:31 - TO GO FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
13:32 - TO WORK WITH THEIR PAIN AS
13:34 - OPPOSED TO GOING FOR
13:34 - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
13:36 - >>CORRECT AND I THINK JUDGE
13:37 - THAT HAS TO BE BALANCED WITH
13:39 - THE
13:39 - REMEDIAL NATURE OF THE WORKERS
13:41 - COMPENSATION ACT AND THE
13:42 - LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE
13:43 - WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT THAT'S
13:45 - ALWAYS BEEN
13:46 - REQUIRED.
13:47 - >>SO HOW DO HOW DO WE GET OVER
13:48 - THE BAR THAT.
13:50 - SO YOUR DOCTOR ISN'T TELLING
13:51 - YOU TO GO IN AND BUY STRAND A B
13:54 - AND C
13:55 - AND TO BUY A CERTAIN DOSAGE AND
13:57 - TO TAKE A CERTAIN DOSAGE
13:59 - AS OPPOSED TO PRESCRIPTIONS AND
14:01 - I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S BAD
14:02 - I'M JUST SAYING HOW DO WE
14:04 - RECTIFY THE 2 BECAUSE
14:06 - YOU KNOW THE WORLD IS USED TO
14:08 - OPERATING ON PHARMACEUTICALS
14:09 - AND THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
14:11 - SO HOW DO WE COVER THAT BRIDGE
14:14 - IN STOWE IF WE LEGALLY
14:16 - AGREE WITH YOU THAT IT IS
14:17 - COVERED UNDER THE WORKERS
14:18 - COMPENSATION THAT WE ENSURE
14:21 - THAT IT IS FOR
14:21 - WORK RELATED AS OPPOSED TO
14:24 - BEING A LOT MORE THC IN THEIR
14:26 - THE POSE TO PAIN RELIEVER IN
14:28 - THE STRAND THAT'S BEING
14:28 - PURCHASED RIGHT.
14:30 - >>AND THAT THAT MAY BE AN
14:31 - ARGUMENT DOWN THE ROAD THAT
14:32 - THAT HAS TO BE RESOLVED AND I'M
14:33 - NOT SURE.
14:34 - >>THAT THIS IS THE CASE
14:35 - TO RESOLVE THAT I QUITE
14:36 - HONESTLY YOUR HONOR I THINK
14:38 - THAT THE DOCTORS ARE GOING TO
14:39 - HAVE TO STEP IN AND MAYBE BE A
14:41 - LITTLE MORE.
14:43 - A LITTLE MORE INFORMATIVE AS TO
14:44 - WHAT THEY'RE PRESCRIBING IS IT
14:46 - RELATED TO THE WORK INJURY, BUT
14:47 - YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
14:48 - TONIGHT AND NOT ALL DOCTORS IN
14:49 - PENNSYLVANIA OR EVEN LICENSED
14:51 - TO WRITE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA,
14:53 - CORRECT YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR
14:55 - MONEY
14:55 - OVER TO THE COMMONWEALTH IN
14:57 - ORDER TO GET THOSE
14:58 - CERTIFICATION THAT YOU CAN
15:00 - PRESCRIBE, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE NOT
15:02 - REALLY PRESCRIBING SO IT'S THAT
15:03 - THAT'S
15:03 - ANOTHER WHOLE AREA AND THAT'S
15:05 - WHY I THINK AS SOON AS YOU OPEN
15:07 - THE BRIDGE.
15:08 - WE NEED TO HAVE THEIR NEEDS TO
15:09 - BE SOMETHING IN PLACE. RIGHT I
15:12 - DON'T I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU
15:14 - AND I THINK THAT THE DOCTORS
15:15 - MAY HAVE TO BE
15:16 - MORE DESCRIPTIVE IN TERMS WHAT
15:18 - THEY'RE PRESCRIBING OR HOW
15:19 - THEY'RE PRESCRIBING I KNOW IN
15:21 - THIS CASE FOR EXAMPLE IN AND
15:23 - ADMITTEDLY MY EXPERIENCE WITH
15:24 - THIS IS LIMITED TO SOME VERY
15:26 - FEW CLIENTS THAT ARE TREATING
15:27 - WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA
15:28 - WHETHER WORKERS COMPENSATION OR
15:29 - OTHER CASES IN THE WAY THAT
15:30 - THEY'VE DESCRIBED
15:31 - IT IS THEY TRIED VARIOUS
15:33 - STRANDS UNTIL THEY DECIDE WHAT
15:34 - WORKS BEST AND JUST AS MISTER
15:36 - IMBROGLIO EXPLAINING HIS
15:37 - TESTIMONY IN THIS CASE IS THAT
15:39 - HE IS
15:39 - TRIED VARIOUS STRANDS AND AND
15:40 - HAS TAKEN A DIFFERENT WAYS TO
15:42 - TRY TO FIND WHAT WORKS BEST
15:44 - WILL FORTE HE'S
15:46 - SYMPTOMATOLOGY SO WHAT DO WE DO
15:48 - WITH THE WITH THE FORMS I DO
15:49 - AGREE THAT THE FORM IS A REALLY
15:51 - TAILORED FOR
15:53 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA BECAUSE IT
15:54 - DOESN'T WORK THE SAME WAY BUT I
15:56 - DON'T THINK THAT.
15:58 - INDIVIDUALS REBOUND BY
15:59 - SOMETHING THAT WAS CREATED FOR
16:01 - A WHOLE DIFFERENT TYPE OF
16:02 - MEDICATION. MAYBE THERE NEEDS
16:04 - TO BE A NEW FORM MAYBE THERE
16:06 - NEEDS TO BE A NEW FORM OR MAYBE
16:08 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA AT LEAST IN A
16:10 - SITUATION LIKE THIS
16:11 - IS TREATED TRADITIONALLY WHEN
16:13 - CLAIMANTS PAY OUT OF POCKET AND
16:16 - THEN ASK FOR
16:17 - REIMBURSEMENT WHICH IS NOT ALL
16:19 - THAT UNCOMMON IN THE WORKERS
16:20 - COMPENSATION SETTING BECAUSE IF
16:21 - YOU HAVE A DENIED CLAIM
16:23 - WHICH CAN TAKE 9 TO 12 MONTHS
16:25 - TO WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THE
16:25 - SYSTEM. CLIENTS STILL
16:28 - GET TREATMENT AND THEY NEED TO
16:29 - GET TREATMENT IN ORDER TO HAVE
16:30 - A DOCTOR TO TESTIFY ON THEIR
16:31 - BEHALF IF THEY WANT TO
16:32 - ESTABLISH A WORK INJURY
16:34 - SO HAVING EXPENSES TO BE
16:35 - REIMBURSE IS NOT SOMETHING NEW
16:37 - RIGHT AND SO THE EMPLOYER CAN
16:39 - CHALLENGE IT THE SAME WAY AND
16:40 - SAY WELL HEY THIS PARTICULAR
16:41 - STRAND. JUST LIKE THIS
16:43 - PARTICULAR PILL DOESN'T WORK
16:45 - FOR THAT INJURY CORRECT
16:47 - AND WE DO HAVE THE BENEFIT YOUR
16:49 - HONOR THE WORKERS COMPENSATION
16:50 - SYSTEM OF THE UTILIZATION
16:52 - REVIEW PROCESS WHICH CAN BE
16:53 - UNDERTAKEN BY AN EMPLOYER, IF
16:55 - THEY BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING IS
16:56 - NOT REASONABLE OR NECESSARY
16:58 - OR BY AN EMPLOYEE WHICH DOES
16:59 - NOT HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT IT IS
17:00 - AVAILABLE FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO
17:02 - FILE A PERSPECTIVE UTILIZATION
17:03 - REVIEW TO REQUEST IN ADVANCE.
17:06 - WE ARE RULING AS TO WHETHER OR
17:08 - NOT NECESSARILY RULING BUT AN
17:09 - ADVISORY OPINION AS TO WHETHER
17:10 - OR NOT A CERTAIN TREATMENT OR
17:12 - MEDICATION WOULD BE RELATED TO
17:14 - A WORK INJURY. THANK YOU SO
17:16 - TAKE THIS YEAR TO YEAR. WHAT
17:18 - WAS THE TIME.
17:20 - I 38 SECONDS JUDGE MAKE IT
17:21 - QUICK.
17:23 - ISN'T IT YOUR BIRD TO ESTABLISH
17:25 - THAT
17:25 - YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS
17:27 - IF YOU DON'T PROVIDE THE
17:29 - DOCUMENTATION AT THE WORKERS
17:30 - COMPENSATION JUDGE IS HEARING.
17:33 - >>SENDING IT BACK NOW FOR AND
17:35 - APPEARS TO ME TO BE A SECOND
17:36 - GETTING A SECOND BITE AT THE
17:38 - APPLE. WELL.
17:39 - >>AND THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD
17:40 - POINT I RESPECTFULLY I WOULD
17:42 - SAY I DON'T BECAUSE THE JUDGE
17:44 - DIDN'T DECIDE WHETHER THIS WAS
17:46 - RELATED OR
17:47 - NOT RELATED AND HE WILL NEED
17:49 - DENIED THE PENALTY PETITIONED
17:51 - IT WASN'T A CLAIM PETITION OR
17:52 - SO THERE WILL BE NOTHING THAT
17:54 - WOULD PROHIBIT THE CLAIMANT
17:56 - FROM RESUBMITTING THE
17:58 - SAME BILLS WITH THE FORMS IF
18:00 - IT'S DETERMINED THAT THAT'S
18:01 - REQUIRED. BUT AS JUDGE KOBE
18:03 - MENTION THE QUESTION IS HOW DO
18:05 - WE DO THAT AND DO WE REQUIRE A
18:07 - CLAIMANT WHO IS NOT A
18:08 - MEDICAL PROVIDER WE WANT TO
18:10 - HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FORMS YOU
18:11 - WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE
18:13 - COAST. BUT THE DOCTOR THE
18:14 - PROVIDER SHOULD HAVE SUBMITTED
18:15 - THE FORMS HE COULD SUBMIT THE
18:17 - FORMS UNDER THE ACT
18:18 - WELL THAT WASN'T DONE EITHER
18:20 - QUESTION FOR THE DOCTOR, YOUR
18:21 - HONOR GOES MORE TO WHETHER OR
18:22 - NOT THE DOCTORS BEING PAID
18:25 - UNDER THE WORKERS
18:25 - COMPENSATION ACT FOR THE OFFICE
18:27 - VISIT MISTER IMBROGLIO THE
18:28 - CLAIMANT IS GOING TO THE
18:30 - DISPENSARY AND GETTING THE
18:32 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA ON HIS OWN
18:33 - THE DOCTOR'S NOT THERE WITH HIM
18:34 - OBVIOUSLY
18:35 - FOR THAT TO GET OKAY, I
18:36 - UNDERSTAND BUT WE'RE TALKING
18:37 - ABOUT WHAT AN EMPLOYER REQUIRED
18:39 - TO COVER WHEN.
18:41 - >>WHY HOW AND
18:43 - IN THE SITUATION THEY DIDN'T
18:44 - GET ANY DOCUMENTATION THEY HAD
18:46 - NO IDEA WHAT THIS WAS RELATED
18:47 - TO THEY WERE GETTING REQUESTS
18:49 - FOR SOMETHING THEY THOUGHT WAS
18:50 - ILLEGAL UNDER THE FEDERAL LAW
18:52 - AND THEY SAID NO
18:53 - AND SO THE QUESTION IS WHETHER
18:54 - THEY SHOULD BE LIABLE UNDER A
18:56 - PENALTY PETITION.
18:57 - >>CORRECT WHETHER THEY SHOULD
18:58 - BE LIABLE UNDER A PENALTY
18:59 - THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION REALLY
19:01 - BEFORE US.
19:02 - WELL WHAT WHEN I FILED A
19:04 - PENALTY PETITION JUDGE I THINK
19:05 - THAT YOU'RE RIGHT I THINK WHEN
19:06 - THE WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEAL
19:08 - BOARD MADE THEIR DECISION TO
19:09 - RECALL THEY AFFIRMED THE
19:11 - WORKERS COMPENSATION JUDGE ON
19:12 - OTHER GROUNDS. SO THE WORKERS
19:15 - COMPENSATION APPEAL WARD.
19:16 - NOT NECESSARILY THE PETITIONER
19:18 - NOR ACTUALLY THE RESPONDENT IT
19:20 - IS THE ENTITY THAT CRAFTED THE
19:22 - ISSUES THAT I THINK ARE HERE
19:23 - BEFORE YOU TODAY AND THAT
19:24 - IS WHETHER SECTION 21 '02 OR 21
19:27 - '03
19:28 - B 3 WERE EXCUSED OR REALLY EVEN
19:30 - EMPLOYER FROM A RESPONSIBILITY
19:32 - OF
19:32 - PAYING FOR REASONABLE NECESSARY
19:34 - AND RELATED MEDICAL TREATMENT
19:35 - FOR WORK INJURY WHETHER IT'S
19:37 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR NOT JUST
19:38 - THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH.
19:40 - THANK YOU.
19:47 - >>GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR IT
19:48 - PLEASE THE COURT MY NAME IS
19:50 - BARBARA HOLLENBACH AND I
19:51 - REPRESENT POCONO MOUNTAIN
19:52 - SCHOOL DISTRICT.
19:53 - >>MISTER KHAN OF THE WAY I
19:55 - THINK FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM
19:56 - THE COURT TODAY.
19:57 - THERE IS NO REASON TO FIRST OF
19:59 - ALL REMAINED THIS CASE AND
20:00 - THERE'S EVERY REASON TO AFFIRM
20:02 - THE DECISION
20:03 - WHETHER YOU DO IT ON THE BASIS
20:05 - OF WHAT THE JUDGE DECIDED ON
20:06 - THE BASIS OF WHAT THE WHAT THE
20:08 - BOARD DECIDED. THE FACT OF THE
20:10 - MATTER IS THAT THE WORKERS
20:12 - COMPENSATION ACT REQUIRES NOT
20:14 - ONLY THAT THAT BILLS BE
20:16 - SUBMITTED ON HICFA FORMS PUT
20:19 - THAT ASIDE BECAUSE AS MISTER
20:21 - CONAWAY SAYS IT'S NOT UNUSUAL
20:23 - TO GET RECEIPTS AND THEN HAVE
20:25 - THE CLAIMANT REIMBURSED BY WAY
20:27 - OF
20:27 - A RECEIPT. BUT IN THIS
20:28 - PARTICULAR CASE UNLIKE
20:30 - OTHER CASES. THE THE POCONO
20:33 - MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS
20:34 - GIVEN NO MEDICAL INFORMATION
20:36 - SAYING THAT THESE THIS MEDICAL
20:38 - MARIJUANA WAS INDEED PRESCRIBED
20:40 - FOR THE
20:41 - WORK-RELATED INJURY AND THE
20:43 - WORK-RELATED INJURY IS A RIGHT
20:46 - SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT
20:48 - THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN
20:50 - LITIGATED UP AND DOWN IN OTHER
20:52 - SITUATIONS IN THIS PARTICULAR
20:54 - CASE. AND
20:55 - AND SO WHERE FIRST OF ALL A
20:58 - RIGHT SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT IS
21:00 - NOT REALLY ONE OF THE THINGS
21:01 - FOR WHICH MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAN
21:03 - BE CERTIFIED FOR THAT'S NOT ON
21:04 - THE LIST OF.
21:05 - THANKS AND THEN ONCE
21:07 - THE LITIGATION STARTS AND WE
21:09 - WAS IT IS A PAIN THAT
21:11 - ASSOCIATED SO THAT IS NOT WHAT
21:13 - THE CERTAIN WHAT THE CONDITION
21:14 - WAS THAT WAS CERTIFIED.
21:17 - HEAR WHAT WAS CERTIFIED FOR
21:18 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA HERE WAS A
21:20 - LONG THROW REST STICK NERVE
21:22 - INJURY. THAT IS NOT THE
21:24 - WORK-RELATED INJURY. HE WASN'T
21:26 - CERTIFIED FOR CHRONIC PAIN FROM
21:28 - THE
21:28 - WORK INJURY. HE WAS CERTIFIED
21:31 - FOR A LONG THE REST STICK NERVE
21:33 - INJURY. THAT'S NOT THE WORK
21:35 - INJURY AND SO ONCE WE GOT THE
21:37 - MEDICAL RECORDS NOT A.
21:40 - FUTURE BILLS WERE DENIED ON
21:41 - THAT BASIS WHAT DIFFERENCE
21:43 - BETWEEN THE
21:43 - 2 DIAGNOSES THEY THEY ARE
21:46 - DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY
21:48 - ONCE A RIGHT SHOULDER ONES AT
21:49 - THE RAS TICKNER THAT'S IN THE
21:51 - BACK.
21:52 - THERE HAS BEEN LITIGATION
21:54 - BEFORE IN THIS CASE THAT WAS
21:55 - BEFORE JUDGE CUMMINGS WHERE
21:57 - THERE WERE ALREADY DECISIONS
21:59 - THAT WE WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE THE
22:00 - DEFENDANT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE
22:02 - TO PAY MEDICAL BILLS
22:03 - FOR A RIGHT SHOULDER ROTATOR
22:06 - CUFF TEAR WHICH THE CLAIMANT
22:07 - ALSO HAS WE WERE RESPONSIBLE TO
22:09 - PAY MEDICAL BILLS FOR A LONG
22:11 - THROUGH ASSET
22:12 - NERVE INJURY. THE WORK-RELATED
22:14 - INJURY WAS RELATED TO A RIGHT
22:16 - SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT AND AND
22:19 - WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION,
22:20 - STAYING EVER THAT THE INJURY
22:23 - FOR WHICH THE MEDICAL CONDITION
22:25 - FOR WHICH THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
22:26 - WAS CERTIFIED WAS RIGHT
22:28 - SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT DEFENDANT
22:29 - NEVER HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO PAY
22:32 - AND THIS
22:32 - PARTICULAR CASE. THE PIXEL
22:34 - FORMS AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR
22:36 - HONOR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT
22:38 - THEM HOW THEY DON'T WORK WITH
22:39 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUT ONE OF
22:41 - THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT
22:42 - IS THAT A PROVIDER OR A DOCTOR.
22:46 - LET'S SAY.
22:47 - SENDS PERIODIC MEDICAL REPORTS
22:50 - THAT INCLUDED HISTORY.
22:52 - DIAGNOSIS,
22:54 - TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS WILL
22:57 - THE REASON TO GET A DIAGNOSIS
22:58 - FROM THE DOCTOR
23:00 - IS THAT SO THE EMPLOYER MAKE
23:01 - SURE THEY'RE PAYING FOR THE
23:03 - WORK-RELATED INJURY AND NOTHING
23:05 - ELSE WHEN WHEN RECEIPTS ARE
23:07 - SUBMITTED AND OTHER CASES
23:09 - TYPICALLY THERE'S ALREADY
23:10 - MEDICAL RECORDS THAT REFLECT
23:12 - FOR INSTANCE THAT.
23:14 - >>WAS THE QUEEN TO DO BECAUSE
23:16 - NOT EVERY DOCTOR IN FACT MOST
23:18 - DOCTORS IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE
23:20 - NOT CERTIFIED. 3 MEN DISPENSE
23:24 - IT.
23:25 - TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
23:27 - WELL THE CLAIM IT GOES TO
23:28 - THE DOCK WHO CERTIFIES THAT
23:31 - THEY'RE THEY'RE GETTING.
23:32 - >>MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR
23:34 - WHATEVER THE CONDITION IS JUST
23:36 - LIKE IN THIS CASE WE EVENTUALLY
23:37 - GOT THE RECORDS FROM
23:39 - THE DOCTOR SAYING ADOPT THIS
23:41 - NOTE FROM THE DOCTOR WITH THE
23:43 - PERSON WENT TO GET MEDICAL
23:44 - MARIJUANA, ONE WHAT WHAT THE
23:46 - ASSESSMENT WAS WHAT THE
23:48 - DIAGNOSIS WAS AND AND WHAT THE
23:51 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA
23:53 - CERTIFIED FOR THAT THAT'S THE
23:56 - CLIMATE RECORD THE CLAIMANT CAN
23:57 - GO GET THAT RECORD FROM THE
23:58 - DOCTOR
23:58 - ANY TIME SO AS WITH ANY TODAY
24:00 - MADE A DETERMINATION THAT BASE
24:02 - IS HOW DID THE BOARD LEAVE ALL
24:04 - THE WAY OVER.
24:05 - >>TO BELIEVE THE ISSUE. THE
24:07 - PAIR IS THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE
24:09 - ANSWERED BECAUSE
24:10 - THE FIRST QUESTION WAS IT
24:12 - WASN'T WORK RELATED TO WAS A
24:13 - WORK-RELATED I DON'T KNOW THAT
24:15 - JUDGE I CAN'T ANSWER ON BEHALF
24:17 - OF THE I BELIEVE MAY BE THAT
24:19 - THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE CASES
24:20 - IN THE PIPELINE.
24:21 - WE HAPPENED TO BE THE FIRST AND
24:23 - PERHAPS THEY WANTED TO TRY TO
24:24 - GET SOME GUIDANCE FROM THIS
24:25 - COURT. GOING FORWARD.
24:28 - BUT BUT I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK
24:30 - FOR THE BOARD IN THAT REGARD.
24:32 - I PERSONALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT
24:33 - YOU CAN THAT YOU NEED TO GET TO
24:35 - THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ISSUE.
24:37 - I THINK ON THE FACTS OF THIS
24:38 - CASE THERE WAS NO VIOLATION OF
24:40 - THE ACT BECAUSE WE DID NOT GET
24:43 - A MEDICAL BEFORE
24:45 - SHOWING WHAT THE MEDICAL
24:46 - MARIJUANA WAS CERTIFIED
24:50 - FOR WORK AND AND SO AT THAT
24:52 - POINT THE EMPLOYER HAS NO
24:54 - OBLIGATION TO PAY UNDER THE ACT
24:56 - WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION
24:57 - BECAUSE IT NEEDS THAT
24:58 - INFORMATION TO DETERMINE
25:00 - WHETHER OR NOT IT WORK RELATED
25:01 - SO COUNTY ARE YOU SAYING THAT.
25:06 - IS DETERMINED TO
25:07 - BE WORK-RELATED THAT THE
25:08 - EMPLOYER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
25:10 - TO PAY FOR THEM OUT MEDICAL, NO
25:11 - YOUR HONOR I'M NOT SAYING THAT
25:12 - AT ALL I'M SAYING YOU DON'T
25:13 - REALLY NEED TO GET TO THAT
25:14 - ISSUE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE
25:16 - BUT CAN YOU ANSWER AND I DON'T
25:18 - BELIEVE THAT UNDER THE MEDICAL
25:19 - MARIJUANA ACT THE EMPLOYER
25:21 - COULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR
25:22 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAVE A
25:23 - SPECIFIC QUESTION ON THAT TOPIC
25:25 - IS WELL MY UNDERSTANDING
25:26 - READING THAT BREES IS THAT
25:29 - YOU BELIEVE THAT THE EMPLOYER
25:30 - WILL THEN BE VIOLATING FEDERAL
25:32 - LAW. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE
25:34 - IN THE FEDERAL LAW THE EMPLOYER
25:36 - BELIEVES THAT THERE BE A
25:37 - VIOLATION SHOULD REIMBURSE.
25:39 - >>FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
25:41 - >>UNDER FEDERAL CONTROLLED
25:42 - SUBSTANCES ACT. MEDICAL
25:44 - MARIJUANA IS NOT YOU KNOW THE
25:47 - CIVIC SECTION OF THAT ACT.
25:49 - WELL IT'S A SCHEDULE,
25:50 - ONE DRUG UNDER AND I UNDERSTAND
25:52 - THAT SUBSTANCE IS ACT JUDGE, I
25:54 - DON'T I DON'T HAVE THE SITE IN
25:55 - MY HEAD. BUT THAT'S WHAT I WANT
25:57 - YOU TO POINT TO A SPECIFIC.
26:00 - SECTION AND SAY
26:01 - THIS IS WHAT THE EMPLOYER IS
26:03 - GOING TO BE VIOLATING WHAT WILL
26:05 - BE MY BRIEF TALKS ABOUT THE
26:07 - FACT THAT IT WOULD VIOLATE THE
26:09 - AIDING AND ABETTING SECTION.
26:14 - >>CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT THE
26:16 - THIS
26:17 - SCHEDULE ONE IS 21 USC A
26:20 - SECTION 8.12 C SCHEDULE ONE
26:24 - C 10 MARIJUANA IS A SCHEDULE
26:26 - ONE DRUG.
26:30 - >>THE FEDERAL PROSECUTION CAN
26:32 - BE DIRECTED AGAINST
26:33 - THE PRINCIPLE WHO IS DEFINED BY
26:35 - THAT ACT OR DEFINED THE
26:37 - CRIMINAL CODE AS AN INDIVIDUAL
26:40 - WHO COMMITS AN OFFENSE AGAINST
26:41 - THE
26:41 - UNITED STATES OR AIDS ABETS
26:44 - COUNSELS COMMAND INDUCES OPRAH
26:46 - CURATORS ITS COMMISSION
26:48 - WHICH IS 18 USC A SECTION
26:51 - 2 A AND IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE
26:54 - FACT THAT WHOEVER WILLFULLY
26:55 - CAUSES A NECK TO BE DONE
26:57 - WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY PERFORMED
26:58 - BY HIM
26:59 - OR ANOTHER WOULD WE HAVE AN
27:01 - OFFENSE AGAINST THE UNITED
27:02 - STATES IS PUNISHABLE AS A
27:04 - PRINCIPAL, SO SO COUNCIL.
27:06 - >>YOU'RE
27:08 - >>THE AIDING AND ABETTING.
27:11 - AS I UNDERSTAND THAT IS FOR
27:14 - PERSPECTIVE ACTION. HERE ARE
27:16 - JUST WRITING A CHECK TO
27:18 - REIMBURSING. I WAS
27:20 - THAT AD I WOULD YOU AISD.
27:24 - TO RIGHT AWAY THAT LAW
27:26 - BECAUSE IF YOU TAKE
27:27 - THAT JUSTIN AND IN EVERY
27:29 - INDIVIDUAL THING UNDER THE
27:30 - WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT.
27:32 - >>THERE WOULD BE NOTHING TO
27:33 - PREVENT THE THE DISPENSARY FROM
27:37 - SENDING IN ABOUT.
27:40 - AND SHOW THAT POINT ON
27:41 - PAYING FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
27:43 - DIRECTLY TO THE
27:46 - CASH WELL, THE CLAIMANT NEEDS
27:48 - TO PAY CASH. I UNDERSTAND THAT
27:51 - I I HAD HIM AND ABETTING HIM IN
27:54 - HIS POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
27:55 - WHICH WAS A
27:57 - FACT HAS THE QUEEN OF ALL READY
28:01 - >>YES, I'M
28:01 - SURE YOU NOT BUY MEDICAL IN THE
28:14 - I BACK UP AGAIN
28:16 - THAT ABOUT.
28:16 - >>I'M BACK UP SO HE CAN GO
28:23 - >>JUST A CRIME PUNISHABLE THIS.
28:26 - YOU CAN GO OUT AND YOU
28:27 - COULD BUY I SOON WHAT YOU COULD
28:29 - BUY SHOES. WHAT IS GOING TO USE
28:31 - THAT
28:35 - ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED.
28:37 - YOU'RE JUST REMEMBER SEEING HIM
28:39 - BUT THAT DOESN'T I DON'T THINK
28:40 - THAT LETS ME OFF THE HOOK IF
28:42 - YOU IF THE JUDGE WHO DIRECTS ME
28:45 - TO PAY.
28:46 - >>FROM MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
28:48 - THEN THEN I'M BEING FORCED TO
28:51 - PAY FOR IT AS OPPOSED TO IT
28:54 - BEING PERMISSIBLE AND THEN
28:55 - I THINK I'M INVITE THE
28:57 - THE EMPLOYERS IN VIOLATION OF
28:59 - THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 2
29:00 - COUNTS I THINK THAT IS ACTUALLY
29:01 - THE THE
29:02 - ACT ALSO ACTUALLY SET OUT THAT
29:05 - THAT WHAT THE ACTUAL CRIME IS
29:06 - IS THE MANUFACTURE THE
29:08 - DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING OF
29:10 - MARIJUANA.
29:11 - >>THAT IS WHAT THE CONTROLLED
29:13 - SUBSTANCE ACT WAS ALSO COVERS
29:15 - AND POSSESSION, I BELIEVE YOUR
29:16 - HONOR.
29:18 - MANUFACTURE DISTRIBUTE OR
29:20 - DISPENSE I THINK THERE'S OTHER
29:22 - PROVISIONS THAT TALK ABOUT
29:23 - POSSESSION AND THEN THE
29:25 - RECESSION BUT THERE IS NO
29:26 - POSSESSION THERE IS NO
29:28 - POSSESSION IN THE BACK SCENARIO
29:30 - THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH
29:32 - REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT WELL I
29:34 - I DON'T
29:34 - NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THAT
29:36 - JUDGE IT IF MY EMPLOYER IS
29:38 - REQUIRED TO PAY FOR
29:39 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
29:41 - THAT COUNCIL YOU'RE NOT PAYING
29:42 - FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO
29:46 - CASHLESS POINT IN TIME.
29:48 - >>BUT I AM REIMBURSING FOR
29:51 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA. SO I AM
29:54 - IN FACT PAYING FOR MEDICAL
29:56 - MARIJUANA BE IT WORKED
29:58 - TO THE CLAIMANT WERE FORCED
29:59 - BACK INTO THE DISPENSARY SO
30:01 - COUNCIL I'M ASKED THE QUESTION.
30:04 - CAN
30:04 - THIS COURT. NOW
30:06 - OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE A
30:08 - SPECIFIC RULING OUT THERE YOU
30:10 - WOULD HAVE CITED TO YOU WOULD
30:11 - BE ARGUING IT.
30:16 - AN EMPLOYER. I'VE BEEN IN A
30:20 - BETTER IMPACT. I DON'T BELIEVE
30:22 - SO YOUR HONOR AND AND IN FACT
30:24 - IN THIS CASE PART OF THAT
30:25 - PROBLEM IS GIVEN THE FACT THAT
30:27 - THE MARIJUANA WAS CERTIFIED.
30:31 - THE MARIJUANA IN THIS CASE WERE
30:33 - CERTIFIED FLORIDA. FOR THE
30:36 - RIGHT SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT
30:38 - IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A
30:39 - VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW IT
30:41 - WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE
30:42 - STATE HOUSE REALLY WAS HONORED
30:44 - TO MEAN THAT THE ACTION IS.
30:46 - >>WHY IS HIS ACTUAL HERE.
30:48 - I DON'T THINK THAT'S I'M PRETTY
30:51 - CERTAIN.
30:52 - I STILL THINK THAT THIS STILL
30:54 - COULD BE SOME STATE RIGHTS TO
30:56 - REGULATE THIS WELL, BUT THEY'RE
30:58 - ON THE ON A CONTROLLED
31:00 - SUBSTANCE ACT.
31:02 - I AM BY NO MEANS A
31:03 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW EXPERT AND I
31:05 - DO NOT MAKE ANY PRETENSION IN
31:06 - THAT REGARD YOUR HONOR, BUT MY
31:09 - UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT THE
31:13 - FEDERAL
31:13 - LAW PREEMPTS STATE LAW NOT ON
31:16 - TIME NOT ALL THE TIME I
31:18 - UNDERSTAND THAT CAME UNDER I
31:19 - WOULD NOTE THAT UNDER THE
31:20 - PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL MARIJUANA
31:22 - ACT WHERE THE COMMUNITIES ARE
31:25 - SET WORTH WHICH IS WHAT CITED
31:26 - IN THE
31:27 - GAS CASE. EMPLOYERS ARE NOT ONE
31:30 - OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMMUNE
31:31 - FROM PROSECUTION IN
31:33 - PENNSYLVANIA.
31:36 - YOU TALK ABOUT USE
31:37 - NOT PAYMENT. WELL, THE GAS CASE
31:39 - TOE WITH WHETHER PROBATIONERS
31:41 - BUT COULD COULD BE PROHIBITED
31:44 - FROM USING.
31:46 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND WHAT THE
31:48 - COURT LOOKED AT WAS THERE'S A
31:51 - SECTION REGARDING THE
31:52 - IMMUNITIES OF WHO IS NOT WE
31:54 - CANNOT BE PROSECUTED.
31:56 - >>SO IT'S THE DISTRIBUTORS THE.
32:01 - >>THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
32:02 - TO CERTIFY
32:04 - THE USER. THE THE
32:06 - MANUFACTURERS, BUT WHO IS NOT
32:08 - ON THAT LIST IS AN EMPLOYER.
32:10 - BUT IT IS RELATED TO USE NOT
32:12 - PAYMENT. IT'S A YOU KNOW TO ME
32:14 - IT'S RELATED TO MANUFACTURE.
32:17 - IT'S RELATED TO THE DISPENSARY
32:19 - TO GET PAID SHE WAS
32:22 - THE USE OF PROBATION OR BE ABLE
32:25 - TO USE.
32:26 - >>THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA AROUND
32:28 - PROBATION, CORRECT.
32:29 - ALL RIGHT.
32:30 - >>SO MY EARLIER QUESTION TO
32:31 - WHICH SAYS TO ME IF WE
32:33 - INTERPRET THE ACT WHICH I DON'T
32:34 - EVEN KNOW IF WE MOVE TO GET
32:35 - THERE BUT BASED ON THE FACTS OF
32:37 - THIS CASE
32:38 - ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC INJURY AND
32:40 - NO DOCUMENTATION BEING PROVIDED
32:42 - EVEN FOR WORK TO GET THERE AND
32:43 - IT WASN'T AN ADVISORY OPINION
32:48 - HE PRAYERS,
32:49 - NOT LIABLE. THIS ISN'T THIS
32:52 - ISN'T USE. THIS IS AN AD IN
32:53 - THE BETTING. I'M GOING BACK TO
32:55 - MY ORIGINAL QUESTION TO YOU
32:57 - WHICH IS THAT.
32:59 - OBSERVE YOU BY OUR RULING ON
33:01 - THE MATTER GOVERNMENT
33:02 - COMING AGAINST THE U.S.
33:04 - EMPLOYER, I DON'T BUY A RATION
33:08 - TO GET MIGHT SAY AND I
33:09 - UNDERSTAND THAT IS YOUR
33:11 - POSITION. YES, YOUR HONOR I
33:13 - DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN
33:14 - ABSOLVE ME OF A PROSECUTION BY
33:16 - THE FED REPORT
33:18 - IN THIS CASE IT IF THE
33:19 - MARIJUANA WAS RECOMMENDED FOR
33:22 - USE FOR THE RIGHT SHOULDER
33:24 - IMPINGEMENT THE CLAIMANT AND
33:26 - THE DOCTOR WHO CERTIFIED IT
33:27 - WOULD ALSO BE IN VIOLATION OF
33:29 - THE PENNSYLVANIA, A CONTROLLED
33:31 - SUBSTANCE TO THE ACT
33:32 - BECAUSE RIGHT SHOULDER
33:34 - IMPINGEMENT IS NOT ONE OF THE
33:36 - CONDITIONS FOR WHICH MEDICAL
33:37 - MARIJUANA CAN BE CERTIFIED.
33:39 - SO.
33:40 - >>SO THE USE WOULD BE ILLEGAL
33:42 - ALL AROUND.
33:48 - >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
33:52 - AND YOU HAVE HERE
33:52 - 3 MINUTES.
33:54 - >>THANK JUST BRIEFLY REBUT SOME
33:55 - OF THE THAT REPRESSION
33:57 - AND IT.
33:58 - >>AS PRIORS THE PRESCRIPTION
34:00 - THAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE DOCTOR
34:02 - FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND THE
34:03 - BASIS FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTION.
34:06 - >>THE BASIS FOR THE
34:07 - PRESCRIPTION IN THIS CASE FOR
34:08 - MISTER AMBROSIA YES.
34:10 - THE BASIS FOR THE PRESCRIPTION
34:11 - AND IN THIS CASE THE MEDICAL
34:13 - RECORDS I DO REFERENCE. THE
34:15 - SICK NERVE INJURY.
34:18 - MISTER DOES SUFFER FROM
34:20 - CHRONIC PAIN AS A RESULT OF THE
34:21 - SHOULDER INJURY THAT HE'S HAD
34:23 - SINCE 1998 AND HIS MEDICAL
34:26 - RECORDS ADMITTEDLY HAVE BEEN I
34:28 - WOULD. SO I WOULD SAY ALL OVER
34:30 - THE BOARD
34:31 - AS TO WHETHER OR TREATMENT HAS
34:32 - BEEN RELATED TO THE RIGHT
34:34 - SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT THE
34:35 - ROTATOR
34:36 - CUFF INJURY. THE LONGER THERE'S
34:39 - NO MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION
34:41 - SUBSTANTIATING THE
34:42 - USE OF.
34:43 - >>THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR
34:44 - THEIR WORK RELATED INJURY
34:46 - DOESN'T THAT IN THE STORY.
34:47 - >>WELL I BELIEVE THAT THE THE
34:49 - MEDICAL RECORDS SUBSTANTIATE
34:50 - THAT MISTER IMBROGLIO DOES
34:51 - SUFFER FROM
34:52 - CHRONIC PAIN.
34:53 - >>YOU KNOW YOU GOT, BUT I
34:55 - UNDERSTAND THAT I DON'T DENY
34:56 - THAT RIGHT, BUT MY
34:57 - CONCERN IS DOESN'T THAT CLAIM
35:00 - IS STILL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
35:01 - SHOW THAT THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBED
35:03 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR THAT
35:05 - PARTICULAR WORK-RELATED INJURY.
35:07 - >>HE DOES AND HE DOES FOR
35:08 - CERTAIN OF THE AT LEAST FOR
35:09 - CERTAIN OF THE PRESCRIPTIONS
35:11 - THAT WERE ARE CERTAIN OF THE
35:12 - RECEIPTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED
35:13 - FOR REIMBURSEMENT WELL THAT
35:15 - THAT IS A DOCTOR'S NOTE.
35:16 - >>THE DOCTOR CERTIFYING THAT
35:18 - THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS FOR
35:19 - THAT USE I'M NOT SAYING THAT I
35:21 - UNDERSTAND THOSE RECEIPTS
35:23 - RIGHT BUT WHEN YOU FIRST GET
35:25 - YOUR PRESCRIPTION MEDICAL
35:26 - MARIJUANA CARD THEY'RE THE
35:28 - REASON FOR WHY YOU RECEIVE THE
35:29 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD RIGHT
35:31 - AND SO WE DO AS A NATION IN FOR
35:33 - A DIFFERENT INJURY NOT THE
35:35 - WORK-RELATED INJURY BATTERS
35:37 - EMPLOYER EVER
35:38 - KNOW THAT. NOW THE DOCTOR
35:39 - AGREES THAT MEDICAL MARIJUANA
35:41 - SHOULD BE USED FOR THE WORK
35:42 - RELATED INJURY.
35:45 - I DON'T I DON'T DISAGREE WITH
35:46 - THE JUDGE SAID THERE'S NO
35:47 - DOCUMENTATION TO SUBSTANTIATE
35:49 - THE THAT THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBED
35:51 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR THEIR
35:52 - WORK RELATED INJURY FOR THE
35:54 - RIGHT SHOULDER. IMPINGEMENT
35:55 - THERE'S NO MEDICAL
35:55 - DOCUMENTATION
35:56 - OF THAT I'M THE ONLY POINT I
35:58 - LIKE TO MAKE IS WHEN WE
35:59 - SUBMITTED THE FIRST ROUND OF
36:00 - RECEIPT WHICH WAS THE BASIS FOR
36:02 - THE INITIAL.
36:03 - >>PENALTY PETITION IN THIS
36:04 - MATTER THAT WAS NOT RAISED AS A
36:06 - REASON FOR DENIAL REASON FOR
36:08 - THE DENIAL WAS
36:09 - THAT INSURERS ARE NOT REQUIRED
36:11 - TO PAY FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
36:12 - UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION
36:14 - ACT. SO DO WE NEED TO REMEMBER
36:15 - THAT. FORD TO BE CLEAR THAT
36:18 - THERE'S NO DOCUMENTATION TO
36:20 - SUBSTANTIATE THE WORK-RELATED
36:22 - INJURY IN THE MEDICAL
36:23 - MARIJUANA. WELL, THE JUDGE
36:24 - NEVER MADE THAT DECISION.
36:27 - ALTHOUGH I THINK IT CAN BE
36:28 - ARGUED THAT HE DID BECAUSE THE
36:29 - JUDGE NEVER SAID THE MEDICAL
36:30 - MARIJUANA WASN'T RELATED AND
36:32 - THE EMPLOYER NEVER APPEALED THE
36:33 - JUDGE'S DECISION ONLY THE
36:34 - PETITIONER AND THE DENIAL WAS
36:36 - BASED UPON THE
36:37 - FORMS NOT ON RELATED MISTER
36:39 - UNRELATED NESBIT WORK IT MAY BE
36:41 - AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THERE'S NO
36:42 - DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT A
36:44 - DOCTOR RECOMMENDED OR PRESCRIBE
36:46 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR THE
36:47 - WORK-RELATED INJURY WHERE DO WE
36:48 - GO FROM THERE. WE HAVE YOU EVER
36:50 - PREVAIL.
36:53 - WELL I I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO
36:55 - ADDRESS THAT THROUGH MEDICAL
36:56 - TESTIMONY IS THE WAY THAT WE
36:57 - HAVE TO ADDRESS IT IF IT TURNS
36:58 - OUT THAT HE CAN BE REIMBURSED
36:59 - FOR THESE PRESCRIPTIONS BUT
37:01 - REQUIRES FURTHER PROVED
37:02 - THEN WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT
37:03 - WITH THE DOCTOR'S MEDICAL
37:04 - TESTIMONY THAT WASN'T FOR THE
37:05 - CLAIMANTS OBLIGATION FROM THE
37:06 - VERY BEGINNING. I'M THE
37:09 - PENALTY PETITION. IT WASN'T
37:10 - THAT WELL. I GUESS YOU CAN SAY
37:12 - THAT IT WAS JUDGE, ALTHOUGH
37:14 - THIS WAS NOT A
37:14 - CLAIM FOR ANY TYPE OF WAGE
37:17 - THEIR EMPLOYER. THE EMPLOYEE
37:18 - WAS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT
37:19 - A DEPOSITION OR A DOCTOR'S
37:21 - TESTIMONY IN THE CASEY WAS
37:22 - ALLOWED TO HER. WE'RE LIVE ON
37:24 - THE DOCTOR'S RECORDS WHICH IS
37:26 - WHAT HE
37:26 - DID IT IT MAKES IT MORE
37:27 - CHALLENGING HERE BECAUSE THIS
37:28 - IS A WHOLE NEW AREA OF HOW
37:30 - TO TREAT. MEDICAL CONDITIONS
37:33 - AND SO IS NOT FORMS IS NOT
37:34 - DOCTORS THERE IS NO AVENUE
37:37 - WAR INDIVIDUAL POWER BECAUSE
37:39 - THEY'RE ALL EXPLORING THE NEW
37:40 - TERRITORY, CORRECT CORRECT
37:43 - AND I KNOW I'M JUST ABOUT OUT
37:44 - OF TIME THE ONLY THING THAT I
37:45 - LIKE TO TO
37:46 - BRING UP TO THE COURT'S
37:47 - ATTENTION BECAUSE THIS WAS A
37:48 - CASE THAT CAME OUT AFTER MY
37:49 - BRIEF WAS SUBMITTED. THERE IS A
37:52 - THE HAGER CASE OUT OF
37:53 - NEW JERSEY TO 47.
37:57 - A 3RD 8.64.
38:00 - IN WHICH THE A NEW JERSEY
38:01 - APPELLATE COURT. THAT AND IN AN
38:05 - EMPLOYER, WE
38:06 - CAN REIMBURSE AN INJURED WORKER
38:08 - FOR OUT OF POCKET MEDICAL
38:10 - EXPENSES AND NOT BE IN
38:11 - VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL
38:13 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT SO
38:15 - I I KNOW IT'S NOT BINDING ON
38:16 - YOU, BUT I WOULD OFFER DASHED
38:17 - AS PERSUASIVE AUTHORITY.
38:19 - THANK YOU VERY IT JUST HAS ONE
38:21 - FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IN YOUR
38:23 - BRIEF YOU SAY TO WORKERS
38:24 - COMPENSATION JUDGE'S OPINION.
38:27 - >>DECISION CAIN PERSONS BAY
38:30 - HEALTH CARE. YOU KNOW THATS
38:32 - BEEN APPEALED TO
38:33 - THE BOARD.
38:34 - >>IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOUR
38:35 - HONOR AND I DID TALK TO ONE OF
38:37 - THE ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN THAT
38:38 - CASE IS THAT THE CASE SETTLED.
38:39 - OKAY, SO I DON'T THINK THERE
38:41 - WAS
38:41 - ANY FURTHER ACTION TAKEN ON
38:43 - THAT AFTER THE EU ARE DECISION
38:45 - WE LOOK TO SEE IF HE'S IN FRONT
38:46 - OF THIS COURT AND WE DIDN'T
38:47 - FIND IT OFF. YEAH I HAPPEN TO
38:50 - KNOW THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY
38:50 - INVOLVED IN THAT CASE SO I
38:51 - REACHED OUT TO HIM AND HE TOLD
38:53 - ME THAT I DON'T
38:55 - KNOW THAT EVERYTHING TO SETTLE
38:56 - HAS BEEN PROCESS BUT IT APPEARS
38:58 - ON AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WHERE
38:59 - THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO ANY
39:00 - FURTHER BUT THANK YOU COUNCIL.
39:02 - WELL ARGUE, THANK YOU VERY VERY
39:03 - MUCH. THANK YOU.
39:15 - NEXT ON OUR LIST.
39:18 - WILL BE NUMBER 26.
39:21 - I'VE BEEN HERE CONGREGATION OF
39:22 - JEHOVAH'S
39:23 - WITNESSES PETITIONER.
39:24 - >>I PERSIST THE COMMONWEALTH OF
39:26 - PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF
39:28 - HUMAN SERVICES RESPONDED.
39:36 - I DIDN'T HEAR CONGREGATION, A
39:38 - RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. HE'S
39:40 - CONGREGATIONS ARE LED BY GROUPS
39:42 - OF VOLUNTEER ELDERS AND
39:44 - SUPPOSE. 2 OTHER RELIGIOUS
39:47 - DENOMINATIONS.
39:50 - WE'RE LED BY AS.
39:52 - FUN AND LED BY A SINGLE PAID
39:54 - SPIRITUAL ADVISOR SEEKS A
39:56 - DECLARATION FROM THIS COURT
39:58 - THAT THEIR ELDERS ARE ENTITLED
40:00 - TO THE PROTECTIONS OF THE CHILD
40:01 - PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW.
40:03 - UNDER WHICH CONFIDENTIAL
40:05 - COMMUNICATIONS
40:06 - TO CLERGYMEN I EXAMINED FROM
40:08 - THE MANDATORY REPORTING
40:09 - PROVISIONS OF THE LAW.
40:11 - PETITIONER HAS FILED A MOTION
40:13 - FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY DOING
40:15 - THAT AS A MATTER OF LAW.
40:17 - COULD HUMAN PRIVILEGE APPLIES
40:19 - TO THE ELDERS OF
40:20 - IVY HILL AND THEREFORE THEY MAY
40:22 - AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THE
40:23 - EXEMPTION TO THE MANDATORY
40:25 - REPORTING PROVISIONS OF THE
40:27 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW
40:28 - AS CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT.
40:31 - THE ALTERNATIVE PETITIONER
40:34 - ARGUES THAT THE CHILD
40:35 - PROTECTIVE SERVICES LIES
40:36 - UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS APPLIED TO
40:38 - JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES.
40:40 - WHAT IS THE POSITION OF THE
40:41 - RESPONDENT DEPARTMENT A FEW
40:43 - HUMAN SERVICES THAT THIS COURT
40:45 - SHOULD DECLINE TO HEAR THIS
40:47 - MATTER BECAUSE THERE ARE NO
40:48 - ANTAGONISTIC CLAIMS PRESENT
40:50 - BETWEEN MEN AND PETITION OR
40:52 - WHICH WOULD RESULT IN
40:53 - IMMINENT LITIGATION SUCH THAT
40:55 - THE REQUEST A DECLARATION
40:57 - SIGNED BY PETITIONER AMOUNTS TO
40:59 - NOTHING MORE THAN A REQUEST FOR
41:00 - AN ADVISORY OPINION.
41:02 - THE DEPARTMENT POSITS THAT IF
41:04 - THIS QUITE WISHES TO UNDERGO A
41:06 - STATUTORY ANALYSIS OF THE
41:08 - CLERGY COMMUNIQU AND PRIVILEGE
41:10 - TO DETERMINE IF THE PETITIONER
41:12 - IS A MEMBER OF THE CLERGY.
41:14 - IT DOES NOT TAKE A POSITION ON
41:15 - THAT QUESTION.
41:16 - HOWEVER, THE DEPARTMENT
41:17 - MAINTAINS THAT THIS COURT DOES
41:19 - NOT HAVE JURISDICTION TO ENTER
41:21 - A DECLARATION
41:21 - AGAINST IT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT
41:24 - THE ELDERS AND IT HELD
41:25 - CONGREGATION. OUR MEMBERS OF
41:27 - CLERGY AS EMBODIED BY THE
41:29 - CLERGY COMMUNIQU AND PRIVILEGE.
41:33 - FOR THE PETITIONER.
41:36 - >>GOOD MORNING, YOUR
41:37 - YOUR HONOR'S MAY IT PLEASE THE
41:38 - COURT MY NAME IS MATT
41:40 - HAVERSTICK AND I REPRESENT THE
41:42 - IVY HILL CONGREGATION OF
41:44 - JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES.
41:46 - I'M AND BEFORE YOU BEGIN THAT
41:48 - YOU'D LIKE TO RESERVE ANY
41:49 - REBUTTAL I WOULD LIKE TO
41:50 - RESERVE 2 MINUTES. THANK YOU
41:51 - OKAY CERTAINLY THERE THERE'S A
41:53 - SEMINAL QUESTION IN FRONT OF
41:55 - THE COURT.
41:56 - AND THAT IS BEING AND
41:58 - I BELIEVE IS IS DESIRED
42:00 - DESERVING OF AN AFFIRMATIVE
42:01 - ANSWER FROM THE COURT SAME
42:02 - QUESTION THAT WAS RAISED TO
42:04 - ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN THE SUMMARY
42:06 - RELIEF APPLICATION AND THE
42:07 - QUESTION IS WE ARE BUILDERS OF
42:10 - JEHOVAH'S WITNESS FAITH
42:11 - ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTION.
42:15 - THE CBSL.
42:18 - THE COURT HUMAN PRIVILEGE
42:19 - INDEPENDENT A PRIVILEGE AND THE
42:20 - ANSWER AGAIN I BELIEVE
42:21 - IS YES I HAVE A QUESTION
42:23 - BECAUSE I KNOW I GET CONCERNED
42:25 - THAT TYPICALLY WHEN YOU COME
42:26 - INTO COURT.
42:28 - >>THE PURPOSE IS TO ASCERTAIN
42:31 - THE TRUTH.
42:33 - IT IS
42:34 - THE ANTAGONISTIC PARTY AND THE
42:36 - OTHER SIDE OF THE DEAL JUST
42:37 - DOESN'T REALLY SEEM TO BE
42:39 - OPPOSING. IT DOESN'T TAKE
42:41 - BECAUSE THEY DON'T TAKE
42:42 - A POSITION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
42:45 - AND WHETHER IT IS A CLERGY
42:47 - ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTION SO
42:49 - HOW DO WE TEST THE TRUTH OF
42:51 - THAT. WELL YOUR HONOR FIRST OF
42:53 - ALL I THINK THE COURT CAN
42:55 - EXAMINE THE UNDISPUTED
42:57 - FACTUAL RECORD AND RECALL AFTER
42:59 - AFTER THAT SOME RELIEF
43:00 - APPLICATION WAS FILED IN THE
43:02 - DAY THE CORRESPONDING A
43:03 - MEMORANDUM OPINION OF LAST
43:04 - JUNE.
43:05 - THE COURT BELIEVED TO BE THE
43:07 - FACT RECORD BEFORE TO TO TO
43:09 - JUDGE WHETHER THE ASSERTIONS
43:11 - ABOUT THE FAITH
43:13 - WERE ACCURATE AND AND THAT
43:15 - HAPPENED. THERE WAS DISCOVERY.
43:17 - JUST PATIENT BY THE DEPARTMENT
43:19 - AND THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY
43:19 - GENERAL AND WHAT I CONSIDER TO
43:21 - BE A ROBUST
43:22 - AND UNDISPUTED THAT RECORD WAS
43:24 - PRODUCED AND IT'S BEFORE THE
43:26 - COURT NOW IT'S TRUE THAT THE
43:28 - DEPARTMENT HAS NOT.
43:31 - CONTESTED ANY OF THESE FACTS
43:32 - AND IT'S TRUE THAT I APPARENTLY
43:34 - THE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T PAY TAKE
43:35 - A POSITION ON THE MERITS OF THE
43:38 - PROTECTION OF THAT. THE
43:40 - PENITENTIAL PRIVILEGE, BUT
43:41 - THAT'S THE THAT'S THAT'S THE
43:42 - PROBLEM AND THAT'S
43:43 - THE ADVERSITY WE KNEW THAT THE
43:45 - DIP INTO THE NIGHT THAT THEY'RE
43:46 - NOT CONTESTING AND THEY'RE NOT
43:48 - COUNTING. IT THAT'S YOU KNOW
43:50 - THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD IS
43:51 - LIKE. WOULD BE THE RIGHT
43:53 - PARTY TOO CONTESTED TO
43:55 - CHALLENGE IT TOO DETERMINE BEEN
43:58 - ADMITTED THAT
43:59 - WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I
44:00 - UNDERSTAND THAT THE UAW AGREED
44:02 - ON AN AFFIDAVIT. SO.
44:05 - THAT THE
44:06 - COURTS ARE SAY OKAY WELL NOBODY
44:08 - ELSE IS AROUND NOBODY ELSE HAS
44:09 - BEEN NAMED. I KNOW THE COURT
44:11 - ALREADY DECIDED THE ISSUE YOU
44:13 - NEED TO JOIN ANYONE ELSE.
44:15 - I HAVE A CONCERN OF WHETHER WE
44:17 - ARE MORE GIVING AN ADVISORY
44:19 - OPINION AS OPPOSED TO ACTUALLY
44:21 - HAVING IT.
44:22 - TESTED I DON'T THINK SO YOUR
44:24 - HONOR AGAIN THE DEPARTMENT IS
44:27 - RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING THE
44:29 - WRECKED AND HE HAS DIRECTED
44:30 - RAGS AND IT HAS TO FIND SOME
44:32 - TERMS IN IN THE
44:33 - CPS L
44:34 - AND ANY WHAT CAN'T GROW DOESN'T
44:37 - WANT TO DEFINE THIS TERM AND IN
44:39 - IT AND
44:40 - COULD REALLY PRAYING THIS
44:42 - FORWARD IN LINE WITH WHAT JUDGE
44:44 - COULD BE QUESTIONED.
44:46 - SHOULD BE. DISTRICT
44:48 - ATTORNEY OR THE ATTORNEY
44:50 - GENERAL FOR EXAMPLE.
44:54 - IF YOU KNOW THAT THEY
44:55 - SHOULD BE A PROSECUTION BECAUSE
44:57 - OF THE NONDISCLOSURE OF THE
44:59 - ABUSE.
45:01 - >>A MINOR AND WHAT ONE OF THESE
45:05 - YOU KNOW AN ELDER WAS AWARE
45:07 - OF THAT WORD THAT THE DECISION
45:09 - BY THIS COURT
45:11 - SAYING THAT THAT COLDER AIR.
45:15 - WOULD BE ENTITLED TO THIS
45:17 - PRIVILEGE MEAN THAT THE
45:19 - PROSECUTION COULD NOT PROCEED.
45:21 - NO ABSOLUTELY NOT WHAT IT
45:23 - WOULD MEAN IS THAT ONE ON THE
45:25 - FRONT AND BEFORE THEY REQUIRE
45:27 - DISCLOSURE TO THE DEPARTMENT
45:29 - WHICH IS THE ONLY THE ONE AND
45:30 - ONLY THING
45:30 - THAT IS.
45:31 - >>MANDATED UNDER THE IN
45:33 - OBLIGATION TO SPEAK TO THE
45:35 - DEPARTMENT ONLY THE ONLY ISSUE
45:37 - THAT WILL BE SETTLED BY THIS
45:38 - COURT WOULD BE WEATHER.
45:40 - ELDERS IN THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESS
45:42 - FATE WE ARE ENTITLED TO THE TO
45:44 - EVEN A CERTAIN THE PRIVILEGE
45:46 - AND WHETHER THEY NEED TO BE
45:48 - CONSIDERING IT WHEN THEY ENTER
45:49 - INDEPENDENT TENSION
45:50 - CONVERSATIONS WE'VE OPENING THE
45:52 - DOOR FOR THE NEXT RELIGION THAT
45:54 - COMES IN
45:55 - AND THEY SAY WELL, YOU KNOW
45:57 - LOOK WE GET TO THE GENERAL THE
45:58 - WITNESS CASE YOU KNOW WE HAD
46:00 - THIS RELIGION AND WE HAVE
46:02 - OUR INDIVIDUALS, YOU
46:06 - WHATEVER THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE
46:08 - THE PRIVILEGE
46:09 - AND THEN WHO SHOWS UP IN A ROW
46:11 - WITHOUT REALLY NO. WE DON'T
46:12 - CHALLENGE THAT WE DON'T CONTEST
46:14 - IT WAS THERE, I KNOW YOU GRANT
46:16 - IT TO JENNA WITNESSES SHOULD
46:17 - AND WE GET THAT
46:18 - SAME RIGHT WELL REALLY WASN'T
46:20 - CHALLENGE BY DHS SO THAT WE
46:21 - OPEN IT UP TO ALL THESE OTHER.
46:23 - YOU KNOW I DON'T QUOTE
46:25 - RELIGIONS.
46:27 - WELL I CERTAINLY HOPE SO YOUR
46:28 - HONOR BECAUSE
46:29 - ARTICLE ONE REQUIRES AN ARTICLE
46:32 - ONE IS IS AND WE'VE GOT TO DO
46:33 - AN EDMONTON NOW SAYS BUT
46:34 - ARTICLE ONE IS UNIQUE. I THINK
46:36 - FROM FROM THE
46:37 - FIRST AMENDMENT. BUT I JUST
46:39 - WANT TO STICK WITH THIS JUST A
46:40 - LOT OF MONEY GOING TO THE
46:41 - CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE RIGHT NOW
46:43 - I'M JUST ASKING ON UPRIGHT ON A
46:44 - PRACTICAL BASIS. THE AMOUNT
46:46 - THEY ENJOYED THE WITNESSES AND
46:48 - YOU KNOW A NEW MOVE TO MATTER
46:49 - WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE OPENING A
46:51 - PANDORA'S BOX FOR NOBODY TO
46:53 - PAST WHETHER OR NOT
46:55 - THE DISHES. NO WAY TO GO AND
46:58 - WHETHER THE ELDERS REALLY OUR
46:59 - CLERGY LOOK I THINK WHAT WE'RE
47:01 - GETTING AT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS
47:03 - STANDING ARGUMENT WHICH IN
47:05 - FAIRNESS WE TALKED ABOUT A YEAR
47:08 - AGO BUT
47:09 - BUT LOOK LET'S LET'S TALK ABOUT
47:10 - IT BECAUSE I CAN I CAN I'M
47:13 - SAYING IS THAT
47:13 - IS THERE. A REAL ISSUE BEFORE
47:16 - THE COURT AND I'M TALKING ABOUT
47:17 - STANDING ABSOLUTELY AND HE AND
47:20 - THE ISSUE IS THIS THE ISSUE IS
47:22 - YOU HAVE A CLASS OF
47:24 - RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO ARE
47:26 - ATTEMPTING TO ABIDE BY THEIR
47:28 - FEET AND PROVIDE PASTORAL CARE
47:30 - TO THEIR CONGREGATION AND THEY
47:32 - ARE IN THE CONUNDRUM OF
47:34 - WONDERING WHETHER IF
47:36 - THEY RECEIVE I I GET IT I
47:38 - REALLY UNDERSTOOD A RIGHT THEY
47:39 - WANT WHAT THEY WANT AND AND
47:41 - WE HAD
47:42 - OVER A YEAR NOW FAIRLY
47:46 - BEGGING THE DEPARTMENT FOR AN
47:48 - ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS TELL
47:49 - US WE DID YOU KNOW AT SOME
47:50 - POINT WE DON'T EVEN CARE WHAT
47:51 - THE INTEREST IF WE DON'T LIKE
47:52 - THE ANSWER WILL TAKE THAT TO
47:53 - CORBETT WE WILL CHALLENGE ITS
47:55 - CONSTITUTIONALITY BUT AT LEAST
47:56 - YOU KNOW TELL
47:57 - US YOU THEY'VE USED THE TERM
47:59 - CLERGY IN CLERGYMEN IN THEIR
48:00 - BREEZE. THEY'VE USED IN
48:02 - REGULATIONS THEY DRAFTED IT
48:04 - MUST MEAN SOMETHING I MEAN THEY
48:05 - MUST HAVE AN IDEA IN THEIR
48:07 - COLLECTIVE HEADS WHAT THAT TERM
48:09 - MEANS AND WHO IT COVERS, I MEAN
48:11 - THINK
48:12 - ABOUT IT. THEY RECEIVED CALLS
48:14 - ALL DAY LONG AS THE LAW
48:15 - REQUIRES FROM PEOPLE
48:16 - WHO ARE
48:19 - POTENTIAL AND SUSPECTED CHILD
48:21 - ABUSE IF THEY ASK THE
48:22 - PROFESSION OF THE PERSON
48:23 - CALLING THE PERSON SAYS I'M A
48:25 - CLERGYMAN WELL.
48:26 - THEY HAVE TO FIND OUT WHY ARE
48:28 - YOU CLERGYMEN ARE YOU REQUIRED
48:30 - TO REPORT AND WHAT THEY CALL
48:31 - AND ASK THAT
48:32 - THEY MUST KNOW WHAT THAT TERM
48:33 - MEANS AND THE FACT THAT THEY
48:35 - WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION DO
48:37 - THEY DO THEY MAKE THE ULTIMATE
48:39 - DETERMINATION. THEY ARE
48:41 - THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
48:43 - DRAFTING THE REGULATIONS WHERE
48:45 - AND WHEN DOES IT SAY BECAUSE
48:46 - THEY ONLY WOULD BY STATUTE SO
48:48 - RARE IS THAT THEY MAKE THE
48:49 - ULTIMATE DETERMINATION. THE
48:51 - THAT IT'S A CLERGY PERSON AND
48:53 - THEREFORE ENTITLED TO
48:54 - PROTECTION BECAUSE THAT'S NOT
48:55 - HOW I READ THE LAW NOT NIGHT,
48:57 - THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
48:58 - DRAFTING THE WRECKS AND THEY
48:59 - DEFINE TRAUMA AND HE KNEW IT
49:00 - WAS BASICALLY IN THE WATER TO
49:02 - GIVE THEM THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
49:04 - THE ULTIMATE LEGAL
49:05 - DETERMINATION THAT THIS PERSON
49:06 - IS CLOSE TO ME AND
49:08 - THEREFORE IT ENTITLED TO THE
49:10 - PRIVILEGE AND IN THE CBS OUT
49:12 - THERE THAT ORGANIZATION IS
49:13 - RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING THE
49:15 - REGS HOUSTON ON AND MY QUESTION
49:17 - I WANT TO POINT ME TO SOMETHING
49:18 - IN THE STATUTE OR REGULATION
49:20 - THAT GIVES THEM THE AUTHORITY I
49:23 - DECIDE TO NO BRIEF FOR THE
49:24 - VARIOUS SECTIONS TO CPS L
49:26 - I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S THE
49:27 - DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
49:28 - DRAFTING OR EGGS AND PUTTING
49:30 - THE TERMS AND THERE AND A HALF
49:31 - HAS PUT THAT TERM AND THERE AND
49:32 - IT MUST HAVE MEANT SOMETHING
49:34 - WHEN IT PUT THE TERM CLERGY OR
49:35 - CLERGYMAN
49:36 - IN THERE. WE LOST A REASON WHY
49:39 - WE'RE HERE IS THERE'S NO
49:39 - DEFINITION AND RUN BACK TO WORK
49:41 - AND YOU'RE TRYING TO SELL THIS
49:43 - AND TAKE THE IMPLEMENTING
49:44 - REGULATIONS THEY DIDN'T DEFINE
49:45 - THE TERM.
49:46 - SO NOW HERE WE ARE TRYING TO
49:47 - FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CLERGY
49:49 - ANYWHERE ELSE WHERE ELSE
49:50 - IS THIS BAIT SUPPOSED TO GO GET
49:52 - THE DEPARTMENT LET'S BUT SHOULD
49:54 - WHICH SAY THE DEPARTMENT
49:55 - ISN'T OBLIGATED TO DEFINE THE
49:57 - TERM AND IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S A
49:59 - GOOD STATE OF GOVERNMENTAL
50:00 - AFFAIRS FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
50:02 - FEEL THE REQUEST FROM SOMEBODY
50:03 - WANTS TO ABIDE BY THE LAW
50:05 - AND PRACTICE. HE'S A THE WAY HE
50:09 - CHOOSES TO
50:10 - ANY ANY CAN'T GET A STRAIGHT
50:11 - ANSWER FROM THE DEPARTMENT
50:12 - WHERE ELSE IS THAT'S THE FIRST
50:13 - PERSON SUPPOSED TO GO IS THAT A
50:15 - PERSON IS THAT PERSON SUPPOSED
50:16 - TO RISK BREAKING THE AXES KNOW.
50:20 - ACT HE SAYS NO YOU DON'T
50:21 - HAVE TO BREAK
50:23 - THE LAW WHAT WOULD BE THE ACT
50:25 - 13 DOCTOR DIDN'T HAVE TO BREAK
50:27 - THE LAW AND WE WERE TALKING
50:28 - ABOUT
50:29 - THERE. YOU KNOW, I'M DOING IT
50:31 - FOR MYSELF I DON'T KNOW WHERE
50:32 - THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO I AGREE
50:34 - WITH YOU I DON'T YOU KNOW THEY
50:34 - WOULD RECEIVE TALK ABOUT IT
50:36 - THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OR LAW
50:37 - ENFORCEMENT WOULDN'T EVEN
50:38 - BE THERE. THE ENERGY TO GO TO I
50:40 - DON'T I MEAN THE COURT BY
50:41 - DONATING PUTTING THE COURT IN
50:42 - THIS POSITION BUT BUT BUT IF
50:44 - THE DEPARTMENT REFUSES AS IT
50:45 - HAS DONE. 2 SERIALLY NOT INTO
50:48 - THAT QUESTION AND NOT DRAFT A
50:50 - RED NOW THAT WE ALL KNOW THIS
50:52 - IS AN ISSUE AND THERE'S AT
50:53 - LEAST SOME AMBIGUITY
50:55 - ABOUT WHAT THESE TERMS MEAN IF
50:57 - THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
50:58 - DRAFTING RIGHT TO CLARIFY THE
50:59 - ROLE. ANYONE PREPOSITION IN ANY
51:03 - KIND OF LEGAL PLEADING
51:04 - HOW ELSE OTHER THAN A
51:05 - PROSECUTION OR RISKING NOT
51:07 - REPORTING CHILD ABUSE
51:09 - IS THIS SUPPOSED TO GET RESULTS
51:10 - OTHER THAN THE COURT FOR
51:11 - COUNCIL WORK WHEN HAS BEEN THE
51:14 - THUS FAR.
51:17 - DUST FOR I I THINK IT'S BEEN A
51:21 - MIXED STATE OF AFFAIRS, I MEAN
51:23 - I
51:23 - THINK THAT IT'S AN OPEN
51:25 - QUESTION CERTAINLY IN THE IVY
51:26 - HILL CONGREGATION, I CAN SPEAK
51:28 - FOR THE HUNGER GAMES, HOW THE
51:29 - CONGREGATION RIGHT I CAN'T I
51:30 - DON'T I HAVEN'T POLLED EVERY
51:32 - CONGREGATION ABOUT WHAT IT
51:33 - WOULD DO. IN THE SERVICES AND
51:35 - IN WITH THE END BUT ISN'T THERE
51:37 - ISN'T YOUR STRUCTURE DOESN'T
51:39 - IT.
51:41 - MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
51:43 - STRUCTURE IS IS A BUNCH OF
51:45 - INDIVIDUAL CONGREGATIONS BUT
51:46 - THEY FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM
51:48 - REPORT TO A HIGHER STRUCTURE
51:51 - FOR SOMEONE THAT SORT OF SITS
51:53 - AT THE TOP OF
51:54 - ALL OF THE CONGREGATIONS THAT
51:56 - MAKE UP ONE.
52:00 - >>I GUESS REALLY JUST
52:00 - ORGANIZATION IS THAT CORRECT I
52:03 - THINK THAT'S BUT THAT IN
52:05 - GENERAL TERMS THAT THAT'S
52:07 - THAT'S RIGHT OK AND SO DO THE
52:09 - PRACTICES AND RULES THAT GOVERN
52:11 - ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL
52:12 - CONGREGATIONS COME FROM THAT
52:15 - GET THE HEAD SO TO SPEAK WELL.
52:17 - >>THE U N.
52:19 - AND A CLASSIC SENSE BUT
52:20 - I MEAN CERTAINLY IN EU MEETINGS
52:23 - OF THE PLAN WHICH WE KNOW
52:24 - BECAUSE WE WE CAN'T RULE
52:25 - ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE
52:26 - UNFORTUNATELY, NO WE'RE ALLOWED
52:28 - TO DO BUT JUST A NEW STRUCTURE
52:30 - AS IT
52:30 - RELATES TO TO PRACTICAL SENSE
52:33 - OF THINGS THAT WE
52:34 - CAN CONSIDER HAS DONE TO THE
52:35 - THING IT ON THE THINGS THAT THE
52:37 - DISH COURT
52:37 - CAN CONSIDER THE PRIMARY MOVER
52:41 - FOR THIS CONGREGATION AND I
52:42 - DARE OR THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF
52:45 - CONGREGATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA
52:46 - IS WHAT DOES THE CIVIL LAW
52:48 - REQUIRE WE NEED WE WOULD LIKE
52:50 - TO KNOW WHAT CIVIL LAW REQUIRES
52:53 - OF US BECAUSE THEN WE
52:54 - CAN DECIDE WHETHER THAT
52:56 - COMPORTS WITH OUR
52:57 - POLICE STRUCTURE AND LOOK THAT
52:59 - MEAN IT DEPENDS ON THE DECISION
53:02 - FROM THE COURT THAT THAT THAT
53:05 - SOME ELDERS DECIDE THEY CAN
53:07 - HONOR THEIR FAITH AND IT CAN'T
53:08 - BE ELDERS WHERE THEY NEED TO
53:09 - LET THE CONGREGATION KNOW YOU
53:11 - KNOW YOU HAVE
53:12 - TO UNDERSTAND OUR ATTENTION TO
53:14 - POLICE ARE IN ACCORD WITH CIVIL
53:17 - LAW. I DON'T THINK THAT FOR ME
53:18 - AND PUT THE
53:19 - SHINE REDMOND'S HERE TODAY AND
53:21 - I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN ASK FOR
53:22 - SOME REALLY RELIEVED TO
53:23 - BE GRANTED. LAST YEAR SUMMARY
53:25 - JUDGMENT, NOT SUMMARY
53:28 - JUDGMENT, MICHIGAN. SURE YOU GO
53:29 - INTO SOME RELIEF BUT YOU DO
53:31 - SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO YOUR HONOR
53:32 - WOMEN IS TO SAY WE'RE
53:34 - EXPRESSING THE FACT THAT
53:35 - THERE'S A LOT OF AMBIGUITY SO
53:37 - WHY SHOULD WE GRANT.
53:40 - JUDGMENT OF RELIEF IN THIS
53:41 - CASE. I I'M NOT ARGUING.
53:44 - THERE'S AMBIGUITY OTHERS HAVE
53:46 - ARGUED THAT THE TERM IS
53:47 - AMBIGUOUS I THINK
53:48 - THE FACT RECORD THE UNDISPUTED
53:50 - FACT RECORD WE PUT IN FRONT OF
53:51 - THE COURT IS AN AMBIGUOUS ABOUT
53:53 - THE ROLLS OF ELDERS IN THE
53:56 - JEHOVAH'S WITNESS FAITH THAT
53:57 - THEY ARE SPIRITUAL LEADERS THAT
53:59 - THEY PROVIDE
54:02 - A QUEASY AS STICK AND PASTORAL
54:03 - INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE AND
54:05 - THEN MOST IMPORTANT TO THIS
54:08 - DISCUSSION THAT
54:10 - THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO
54:12 - HEAR CONVERSATIONS WITH WITH
54:16 - THEIR CONGREGATION AND IT
54:17 - DOESN'T IF I MAY THAT IS THAT
54:19 - FROM ELDER DUNCAN'S AFFIDAVIT.
54:22 - YES,
54:23 - IT IS SO DON'T YOU HAVE THE
54:25 - MEDICAL PROBLEM. NO I DON'T
54:27 - THINK WE DO YOU WANT TO
54:28 - MISS IT WHETHER WHETHER OR NOT
54:31 - IT'S UNDISPUTED NOT DON'T WE
54:32 - HAVE TO MAKE A CREDIBILITY
54:34 - DETERMINATION WE'VE GOT NO YOU
54:36 - DON'T YOUR IT DID
54:38 - THIS RECORD IN LIEU OF THE
54:40 - DEATH DATA RATHER WITH THE MOVE
54:42 - A DEPOSITION IT WAS AGREED TO
54:44 - BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
54:45 - OFFICE THAT IT WOULD BE A MOVE
54:47 - A DEPOSITION SO YOU CAN TREAT
54:48 - IT JUST LIKE A DEPOSITION.
54:50 - AND THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL
54:52 - DISCOVERY THAT WAS INCLUDED AS
54:55 - WITH FEWER, YES, THE APP
54:56 - MOTION THAT
54:59 - CLAIMING ISN'T CORRECT. YES
55:01 - MAKE ACTS I THINK OUR.
55:03 - THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO ANY OF
55:04 - THE FACTS THAT YOU WANTED IT IS
55:06 - PART OF THE RECORD
55:07 - PRESENTATION. THERE'S THERE'S
55:09 - THERE'S AN AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING
55:11 - THE AUTHENTICITY OF OF
55:12 - DIFFERENT FROM FROM
55:15 - THE FAITH THAT ARTICULATE YOU
55:17 - KNOW FOR INSTANCE, WHAT
55:18 - CONFIDENTIALITY MEANS AND WHAT
55:19 - THE EXPECTATION OF
55:20 - CONFIDENTIALITY IS WHEN YOU
55:23 - SPEAK TO AN ELDER, SO THAT
55:24 - THAT'S NOT EVEN
55:28 - I MEAN ABLE
55:29 - TO KIND OF CREDIBILITY ANALYSIS
55:30 - IT JUST GIVES YOU KNOW IT IS A
55:32 - TENANT OF THE FAITH AND IT'S
55:33 - YOU KNOW AGAIN NOT JUST THE
55:34 - TOTAL COUNTY ARE ASKING US TO
55:36 - TAKE ALL OF THAT AND TO MAKE
55:38 - THE DETERMINATION THAT YOUR
55:40 - ELDERS THE QUEEN TO CLARITY AS
55:43 - WE MADE
55:44 - HAVE UNDERSTOOD IN OTHER FAITH
55:46 - IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US
55:47 - TO DO THAT. YES. THE WHEN
55:49 - YOU CONSIDER THE STATUTE IS
55:51 - PURPOSES AND YOU KNOW
55:53 - HISTORICALLY FROM YOU KNOW THE
55:56 - FROM THE GUARDIAN'S THE POOR
55:58 - 1800 ALL THE WAY TO STEWART.
56:00 - IN 1997.
56:04 - AND SO THE NEWS PROTECTION OF
56:06 - OF FADE AND IN NOMINATIONS
56:10 - IS BROAD AND
56:11 - YOU READ THOSE CASES AND YOU
56:13 - CAN YOU
56:15 - READ THE FLOOR DEBATE IN I
56:17 - THINK 1993 FOR
56:21 - THAT AND ESSENTIAL PURPOSE IS
56:22 - GOING TO INCORPORATE INTO.
56:24 - INTO CPS OUT AND THERE'S A
56:26 - RECOGNITION THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE
56:28 - TRYING TO CAPTURE WE'VE SECULAR
56:31 - LEGAL TERMS A CONCEPT WHO WE
56:34 - WANT TO BE COVERED BY THE
56:35 - PENITENTIAL FISHERY ROOM AND
56:37 - NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE
56:38 - A HEARING TO GET TESTED AS
56:41 - OPPOSED TO EVERYTHING JUST BE
56:43 - SUBMITTED BY MOTION. I DON'T
56:44 - THINK IT'S NECESSARY YOUR HONOR
56:45 - THAT WAS THAT OPPORTUNITY
56:47 - WAS PROVIDED. YOU KNOW THAT
56:49 - THIS IS THAT THIS IS THE
56:50 - DOWNSIDE FOR THE ATTORNEY
56:53 - GENERAL'S OFFICE AND I DARE YOU
56:54 - KNOW I
56:55 - DET THIS IS GETTING TO BE
56:57 - COMMON FROM THAT OFFICE AND
56:58 - LITIGATION TACTIC WHERE WE
57:00 - PROCEED ON PROCEDURE AND
57:03 - MARRIAGE AREN'T
57:04 - DISCUSSED EVER IN THEIR
57:05 - BRIEFING AND IN THE DISCOVERY
57:07 - PROCESS THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO
57:09 - CHALLENGE ON THE MERITS ON THE
57:10 - FACTS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
57:12 - IN THE DISCOVERY PROCESS
57:14 - OR AFTER NOW THAT CHOICE HAS
57:17 - CONSEQUENCES IT'S A LITIGATION
57:18 - DECISION THEY
57:19 - MADE BUT THEY THEY HAVE AGREED
57:22 - TO THE FACTS THEY HAVE NOT
57:23 - DISPUTED ANY
57:23 - SINGLE FACT THAT'S WHEN SCHOOL
57:26 - ISSUES YOU'RE YOU'RE REQUESTING
57:27 - SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND BASED ON
57:30 - THAT RESPONSE OR LACK OF
57:31 - RESPONSE. NO FILING PUT
57:33 - TO EMOTION WHERE THE DISPUTED
57:36 - ISSUES
57:37 - OF FACT WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY
57:39 - THERE ARE NOT A PROBLEM I THINK
57:40 - IS COURT ISN'T TITLE. AND I
57:41 - THINK INVITED BY THE OFFICER'S
57:43 - ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ACCEPT THE
57:45 - FACT THAT HE DOESN'T IT DOESN'T
57:48 - CHALLENGE TO AMERICA DOESN'T
57:49 - WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
57:50 - MARRIAGE. IT INSTEAD RE
57:53 - TREADS PROCEDURE ARGUES HE
57:55 - CALLS THEM DIFFERENT THINGS BUT
57:56 - IT RE TREADS
57:58 - THE STANDING ARGUMENT, THE
57:59 - INDISPENSABLE PARTY ARGUMENT
58:00 - THAT YOU DISPENSE
58:01 - DUBBED CORRECTLY. A YEAR AGO IT
58:03 - DOESN'T EVER WANT TO MEET YOU
58:06 - KNOW AND WILL ALLOW THE
58:07 - RESPONDENT TO TOOTH THE IDF
58:10 - ABOUT THAT A PIECE OF IT,
58:11 - BUT A LITTLE WHILE YOU'RE ON
58:12 - AND I KNOW I GET MYSELF 2
58:13 - MINUTES TO REVAMP AT THE END
58:15 - AND WAS THERE ANY FURTHER
58:16 - QUESTIONS OUT WHAT MY TURN.
58:19 - THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
58:23 - COUNT IT IS IT TRUE THAT THAT
58:25 - YOUR OFFICE DID NOT CHALLENGE
58:28 - THE DEFINITION OF COURAGE E
58:29 - WE'RE GREEN WHAT THEY SAID IS
58:31 - THAT
58:31 - IS THAT MY THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
58:35 - INCORRECT AND I WAS THE FIRST
58:36 - THING I WAS GOING TO RAISE I
58:37 - WANT TO MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY
58:38 - CLEAR THE ONLY RESPONDED IN
58:40 - THIS ACTION IS THE DEPARTMENT
58:41 - OF
58:41 - HUMAN SERVICES.
58:42 - >>SO AS MY FRIEND ON THE OTHER
58:44 - SIDE KEEPS REFERRING TO THE
58:45 - OFFICE OF
58:45 - ATTORNEY GENERAL WELL I'M A
58:47 - WORK THERE AND STATUTORILY
58:49 - OBLIGATED TO DEFEND THE
58:51 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
58:52 - AND THAT IS THE ONLY RESPONDED
58:54 - HERE. IF THE PETITIONERS HAD AN
58:56 - ISSUE WITH THE OFFICE OF
58:58 - ATTORNEY GENERAL OR WITH THE
58:59 - CAR COMMON WELL,
59:00 - THEY COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE
59:02 - NAMED THEM IN THIS ACTION THEY
59:03 - DID NOT FEEL THAT ASK IT
59:05 - ANOTHER WAY TO DOES YOUR
59:07 - CLIENT. DEPARTMENT OF
59:09 - HUMAN SERVICES.
59:11 - I COUNTRY OR ANY OF THE FACTS
59:14 - THAT
59:15 - HAVE BEEN.
59:16 - >>AND AND CHALLENGE ANY OF THE
59:18 - FACTS THAT ARE IN THE ROOM
59:20 - DISCOVERY OR THAT HAVE BEEN
59:22 - PRODUCED IN THAT'S
59:23 - PART OF WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US
59:25 - FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT THAT THEY
59:27 - CANNOT YOUR HONOR BECAUSE WE'RE
59:29 - STATUTORILY UNABLE TO PROVIDE
59:31 - ANY LEGAL GUIDANCE OR LEGAL
59:33 - OPINION TO ANY INDIVIDUAL
59:34 - WHO SAY THE SAME THINGS YOU
59:37 - SAID THE LAST TIME WE'RE GOING
59:38 - STANDING IN THE MIDST OF CLAIMS
59:39 - YOU CALL IT THIS
59:40 - TIME AND.
59:42 - >>DISPENSABLE PART WE DO IT IN
59:43 - THE SPENT-FUEL PRICELESS AND
59:45 - THOSE REJECTED. AND THOUGH IT
59:47 - SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING THE
59:48 - SAME THING CALLING IT SOMETHING
59:50 - ELSE. AND STILL NOT RESPONDING
59:53 - TO.
59:55 - TO CONTEST ANY ISSUE THAT HAS
59:58 - 560 BEEN PUT FORTH AS BACK THEN
01:00 - 03.820 AND NOW I'M NOT DISPUTED.
01:00 - 06.750 SO THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY
01:00 - 08.530 JUDGMENT IN FRONT OF US.
01:00 - 10.750 AND THEIR DISPUTED ISSUE OR
01:00 - 11.450 FACT.
01:00 - 15.500 THE DEFINITION OF CLERGY OR NOT
01:00 - 16.690 WELL, I WOULD LIKE
01:00 - 20.310 OUT THE MISS CHARACTERIZATION
01:00 - 21.730 OF THE DEFINITION FIRST OF ALL
01:00 - 23.580 IT IS A STATUTORY DEFINITION IT
01:00 - 25.010 WAS NEVER ONE WRITTEN OR
01:00 - 26.490 DRAFTED BY REGULATION BY THE
01:00 - 27.330 DEPARTMENT.
01:00 - 28.660 >>SO AGAIN I
01:00 - 32.260 AM UNDER NO AWARENESS OF ANY
01:00 - 35.080 OBLIGATION OR EVEN ABILITY FOR
01:00 - 35.870 THE DEPARTMENT
01:00 - 39.350 TO PROVIDE A LEGAL OPINION AS
01:00 - 39.720 TO THE
01:00 - 41.410 STATUTORY DETERMINATION.
01:00 - 44.630 WE HAVE NEVER PROVIDED A
01:00 - 46.340 DEFINITION OF AN ARRAY OF
01:00 - 48.620 REGULATION THAT FURTHER DEFINES
01:00 - 48.980 ANY OF
01:00 - 53.280 DEFINITIONS WITHIN THE CHILD
01:00 - 54.520 PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW.
01:00 - 56.030 I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE
01:00 - 57.500 THOUGH IS TO BE REMINDED ABOUT
01:00 - 59.140 THE FACT THAT PETITIONER HAS
01:00 - 00.710 COMPLETELY CONCEDED THE FACT
01:01 - 02.030 THAT THEY ARE MEMBERS OF
01:01 - 04.420 CLERGY. AS IT RELATES TO THE
01:01 - 05.840 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW
01:01 - 08.200 FOR FOR US TO EVEN BE HERE.
01:01 - 09.750 THEY HAVE TO BE MEMBERS OF THE
01:01 - 11.430 CLERGY THEY HAVE TO BE
01:01 - 13.740 MANDATED REPORTERS. THE ONLY
01:01 - 15.120 QUESTION BEFORE THE COURT IS
01:01 - 17.330 KEN AS MANDATORY REPORTERS.
01:01 - 19.440 THEY THEN BE ENTITLED TO INVOKE
01:01 - 21.030 AN EVIDENTIARY PRIVILEGE
01:01 - 22.440 IF LAW ENFORCEMENT COMES
01:01 - 23.770 KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR BECAUSE
01:01 - 25.410 THEY FAILED TO REPORT AN ISSUE
01:01 - 26.190 OF CHILD ABUSE.
01:01 - 28.500 THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO
01:01 - 29.650 DO WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
01:01 - 30.560 SERVICES AND
01:01 - 33.750 THAT IS AND I DO YOU KNOW YOUR
01:01 - 35.100 COMMENT CHUCK MCCULLOUGH BUT
01:01 - 37.950 IT IS THE ISSUE OF JOINED ARE
01:01 - 40.240 INDISPENSABLE PARTY JUST WAS
01:01 - 42.430 NOT PROPERLY RESPONDED TO
01:01 - 44.250 EARLIER. THERE SHOULD BE OTHER
01:01 - 45.920 PARTIES HERE WHO CAN MAKE THE
01:01 - 47.640 DETERMINED. JENNIFER RIGHT.
01:01 - 49.220 THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD HAVE
01:01 - 49.330 BEEN
01:01 - 52.100 INAPPROPRIATE PARTY AS TO
01:01 - 53.830 SPENCER PARTIES ARGUMENT, THE
01:01 - 54.750 LAST TIME.
01:01 - 57.300 I UNDERSTAND THAT AND AS I SAID
01:01 - 58.550 THAT WE RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE
01:01 - 59.840 AND AGREE WITH US.
01:02 - 01.550 SEE THAT ONE MORE TIME, I'M
01:02 - 02.680 JUST SAYING WE DON'T AGREE WITH
01:02 - 04.530 THE COURT THAT'S INCORRECT AND
01:02 - 07.150 SO THE COURT OPINION
01:02 - 10.000 AND SAID FORWARD AND THEY'RE
01:02 - 12.290 SAYING NO WE'RE NOT BECAUSE
01:02 - 12.580 WE'RE NOT
01:02 - 14.680 SUPPOSED TO WHAT IT DID NOT
01:02 - 16.270 EXPLICITLY IS THAT YOUR HONOR I
01:02 - 17.550 WILL SAY I'M A LIKE A LITTLE
01:02 - 18.750 BIT MORE RESPECTFULLY.
01:02 - 22.010 WITHOUT HAVING THE COMMON WELL
01:02 - 23.000 AS A NAMED PARTY
01:02 - 24.370 WITHOUT HAVING THE ATTORNEY
01:02 - 25.820 GENERAL'S OFFICE WITHOUT HAVING
01:02 - 27.060 EVEN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR
01:02 - 28.420 PHILADELPHIA WHERE PETITIONER
01:02 - 29.840 RESIDES THESE ARE THE
01:02 - 32.390 INDISPENSABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO
01:02 - 34.430 CAN PROVIDE A LEGAL OPINION OR
01:02 - 35.970 A DISCREPANCY AS TO WHETHER OR
01:02 - 38.170 IF THEY WENT INSIDE INTERRUPTED
01:02 - 40.920 WAS TO
01:02 - 44.140 WITH THE DEPARTMENT IF THERE
01:02 - 45.850 WASN'T A REPORT IS THAT THE
01:02 - 46.460 DEPARTMENT
01:02 - 49.570 TO READ TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST
01:02 - 51.680 A CREW MEMBER WHO.
01:02 - 53.370 >>DIDN'T OR
01:02 - 56.600 WIRED REPORTER. IT'S NOT THE
01:02 - 00.420 DEPARTMENT'S ROLE TO IT SHOULD
01:03 - 02.180 HAVE REPORTED OR DIDN'T REPORT.
01:03 - 04.080 WHAT DO YOU TAKE.
01:03 - 07.170 WELL I GUESS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
01:03 - 09.150 IF THEY WERE BEING SOME SOME
01:03 - 11.380 SOME ACTION AND THEN THE
01:03 - 12.980 PROBABLY A 3RD IT WOULD COME TO
01:03 - 14.870 THE DEPARTMENT TO FOOD THERE
01:03 - 17.180 HAD EVER BEEN A REPORT AND IF
01:03 - 18.200 THERE HADN'T BEEN
01:03 - 21.160 THEN THAT INTO 2 WOULD PROCEED
01:03 - 22.730 WHETHER IT WAS A DA OR.
01:03 - 25.380 AND GENERAL INTO HOW TO TO
01:03 - 27.690 >>EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT AS
01:03 - 29.210 PROVIDED BY HER AFFIDAVIT.
01:03 - 31.700 THE DEPARTMENT
01:03 - 34.210 IS OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN A 24
01:03 - 35.970 HOUR HOTLINE IS ALSO REQUIRED
01:03 - 36.950 TO MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE
01:03 - 39.480 DATABASE. YOU ANYONE CAN CALL
01:03 - 40.880 THE HOTLINE. YOU CAN BE
01:03 - 42.460 ANONYMOUS YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER
01:03 - 43.300 YOU WANT TO SAY
01:03 - 45.080 ALL OF THOSE DETAILS ARE THAN
01:03 - 46.670 INPUT INTO THE DATABASE.
01:03 - 48.660 NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ARE
01:03 - 50.150 THEN ASKED HAS PROVIDED BY HER
01:03 - 51.900 AFFIDAVIT AS IT RELATES TO WHO
01:03 - 53.780 YOU ARE WHAT YOUR TITLE IS
01:03 - 54.720 WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE A MEMBER
01:03 - 56.270 OF THE CLERGY WITH ALL DUE
01:03 - 57.780 RESPECT WE DON'T CARE
01:03 - 59.910 WHAT WE CARE ABOUT IS THE FACT
01:03 - 02.360 THAT THERE IS A CHILD IS BEING
01:04 - 04.670 ALLEGED TO A VICTIM OF ABUSE WE
01:04 - 05.700 WANT TO KNOW WHERE THAT CHILD
01:04 - 06.830 IS IN THE BEST INFORMATION
01:04 - 07.870 ABOUT THAT CHILD
01:04 - 09.340 WAS THE REPOSITORY OF
01:04 - 11.440 INFORMATION YOU JUST COLLECTING
01:04 - 11.840 DATA.
01:04 - 14.880 THE PRIVILEGE COMES OUT WHEN
01:04 - 15.340 THERE IS
01:04 - 17.660 AN INVESTIGATION. I KNOW IT MAY
01:04 - 19.060 SAVE MY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE
01:04 - 21.500 VICTIM MAY SAY WELL I TOLD YOU
01:04 - 23.420 KNOW CLERGY OR ELDER
01:04 - 25.570 SELLING SO THAT THIS WAS GOING
01:04 - 27.700 ON AND THEN IN THE MIDST OF
01:04 - 29.390 THAT INVESTIGATION AND BECAUSE
01:04 - 30.850 OF THOSE FACTS THEN.
01:04 - 32.550 >>OUT OUT THERE.
01:04 - 33.850 THEN ON
01:04 - 36.680 AND MY QUESTION BY THE DA'S
01:04 - 39.210 OFFICE AND THEN IF THE THINGS
01:04 - 40.010 WOULD THEN GO ON FROM
01:04 - 40.560 THE RIGHT.
01:04 - 41.930 >>THE ONLY TIME THE DEPARTMENT
01:04 - 43.000 BECOMES INVOLVED IN THAT
01:04 - 44.510 SITUATION IS WHEN THE LAW
01:04 - 45.690 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CAUSED THE
01:04 - 46.690 DEPARTMENT TO SAY
01:04 - 48.770 DID ELDER SO AND SO OR DID
01:04 - 50.330 CLERGY MEMBER SO AND SO EVER
01:04 - 51.810 CALL TO REPORT TO THIS DEBATE
01:04 - 53.500 EVER SUBMIT THE REPORT AND THEN
01:04 - 54.700 WE WOULD LOOK AT THE DATA BASE
01:04 - 55.730 AND SAY YES OR NOW
01:04 - 57.600 THERE'S NO OTHER INVOLVEMENT BY
01:04 - 59.460 THE DEPARTMENT WE AND SO YOU
01:04 - 01.050 DON'T SANCTION WITH THE OTHER
01:05 - 03.790 THAT SNOW WHATSOEVER CORRECT.
01:05 - 04.840 >>IT WOULD BE THE LAW
01:05 - 06.650 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REQUEST.
01:05 - 09.650 TO COMPEL TESTIMONY. IT'S AN
01:05 - 11.260 EVIDENTIARY PRIVILEGE TO COMPEL
01:05 - 12.470 THE TESTIMONY OF THE CLERGY
01:05 - 14.570 PERSON. AND THEN IT WOULD BE UP
01:05 - 15.790 TO THE INDIVIDUAL JUDGE ON A
01:05 - 17.150 CASE BY CASE DETERMINATION OF
01:05 - 18.610 THE TSUNAMI SO YOU DON'T
01:05 - 20.230 CONTESTS THAT MISTER HAVE A
01:05 - 21.980 STICKS CLIENTS ARE CLERGY,
01:05 - 23.680 YOU'RE ACCEPTED THERE MAKING
01:05 - 25.050 THAT ASSERTION YOU CAN SEE YOU
01:05 - 26.580 CAN SEE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY
01:05 - 27.630 HAVE TO CONCEDE BECAUSE I
01:05 - 29.140 CANNOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER LEGAL
01:05 - 31.070 OPINION. I MEAN I DON'T HAVE
01:05 - 32.310 THE AUTHORITY TO USE THAT HAVE
01:05 - 33.860 NO COMMENT WE DON'T HAVE A
01:05 - 35.530 COMMENT GENERAL, I KNOW WHERE
01:05 - 37.730 YOU OBJECTING TO THE COURT
01:05 - 39.840 GRANTING RELIEF BECAUSE YOUR
01:05 - 41.240 STANDARD OF REVIEW TO GRANT
01:05 - 43.050 RELIEF HAS TO BE A CLEAR
01:05 - 44.330 ENTITLE THEM TO RELIEF AND
01:05 - 45.230 BASED UPON.
01:05 - 48.090 THEN SEE A DECLARATION AS
01:05 - 50.050 AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
01:05 - 52.390 SERVICES, IT IS NOT CLEAR
01:05 - 53.730 THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO
01:05 - 55.640 RELIEF AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR
01:05 - 57.380 TO TARGET YOU ALSO SAY EARLIER
01:05 - 58.720 YOU DID NOT IMPLEMENT THE
01:05 - 01.440 REGULATIONS TO DO JUST DID NOT
01:06 - 02.690 IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS WHERE
01:06 - 03.430 THEY DID IT.
01:06 - 05.120 >>THEY DID NOT IMPLEMENT ANY
01:06 - 07.440 REGULATIONS AS TO WHAT MEMBERS
01:06 - 08.640 OF CLERGY MEANS
01:06 - 10.690 THAT IS STATUTORILY THERE HAS
01:06 - 13.030 BEEN A ARE THE AGENCY TO
01:06 - 14.510 IMPLEMENT THE REGULATIONS
01:06 - 16.420 CORRECT JUST A REGULAR YOUR
01:06 - 19.540 POSITION THE THE PART OF THE
01:06 - 20.890 STATUTE THAT ALLOWS FOR
01:06 - 23.220 REGULATIONS WOULD BE TO DEFINE
01:06 - 25.170 THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES BY
01:06 - 27.000 WHICH MANDATORY REPORTERS WOULD
01:06 - 29.260 REPORT. UNDER THE CHILD
01:06 - 30.610 PROTECTIVE SERVICES THAT THIS
01:06 - 32.210 WAS THE DEFINING CLERGY.
01:06 - 34.980 I THINK BASED
01:06 - 38.870 LEGAL COUNSEL. I MEAN HE'S
01:06 - 40.060 THEY'VE MADE IT ABUNDANTLY
01:06 - 40.600 CLEAR IN THIS
01:06 - 43.190 LITIGATION THAT DISCOVERY INTO
01:06 - 44.880 THEIR FAITH AND PRACTICE IS NOT
01:06 - 46.560 A FENCE AND MADE MYSELF CLEAR.
01:06 - 49.880 I HAVE TO SAY
01:06 - 52.450 TO RICH ASIANS SEE IS CHARGED
01:06 - 54.180 WITH IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS
01:06 - 56.470 TO DEFINE CLERGY FROM WAS THE
01:06 - 57.480 TURN CLERGY.
01:06 - 59.900 >>BUT YOU DON'T DEFINE IT TO
01:06 - 01.590 DEFINE IT. WE'RE SAYING THAT'S
01:07 - 03.400 NOT YOUR JOB YOUR TEMPERAMENT
01:07 - 05.890 THE PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING
01:07 - 07.060 COMPLAINTS.
01:07 - 09.600 >>IN JUDGMENT. CALL I WOULD SAY
01:07 - 11.180 RESPECTFULLY THAT ONE IT WOULD
01:07 - 13.040 BE OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE AND
01:07 - 14.380 IT WOULD GO BACK TO
01:07 - 16.530 HOW THE EVIDENTIARY PRIVILEGE
01:07 - 21.270 HOW WE CAN TO PUT IT. THAT'S
01:07 - 22.470 WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT WAY
01:07 - 24.460 HERE. I SAY WHO'S RESPONSIBLE
01:07 - 25.950 FOR DEFINING CLERGY
01:07 - 27.870 UNDER THE LAW IMPLEMENTING THE
01:07 - 29.810 REGULATION ISN'T DHS
01:07 - 32.110 RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFINING A TERM
01:07 - 33.460 THAT THEY USE IN
01:07 - 35.380 THE REGULATIONS. I WOULD
01:07 - 36.610 RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT IT'S
01:07 - 37.790 THE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD BE
01:07 - 39.130 OBLIGATED TO DEFINE.
01:07 - 41.460 THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE THAT
01:07 - 42.870 THEY HAVE PROVIDED AND THEY
01:07 - 44.970 DIDN'T DELEGATE THAT
01:07 - 46.780 TO THE THAT ALREADY WAS NOT
01:07 - 48.920 DELEGATE TO THE DEPARTMENT.
01:07 - 51.990 BUT AGAIN THERE WOULD BE.
01:07 - 55.380 THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR THE
01:07 - 57.350 DEPARTMENT TO FURTHER DEFINE
01:07 - 59.620 THE PHRASE. MEMBERS OF CLERGY
01:07 - 00.860 HAS USED IN THE CHILD
01:08 - 01.280 PROTECTIVE
01:08 - 03.370 SERVICES ACT, SPECIFICALLY HERE
01:08 - 04.240 BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN
01:08 - 06.130 CONCEDED THAT PETITIONERS ARE
01:08 - 07.570 MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY, THERE
01:08 - 09.330 ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS AND THE
01:08 - 10.960 SOLE ISSUE BEFORE THE COURT IS
01:08 - 11.310 WHETHER
01:08 - 13.760 OR NOT. THEY ARE ENTITLED TO AN
01:08 - 15.200 EVIDENTIARY PRIVILEGE THAT IS
01:08 - 16.580 REFERRED TO IN THE CHILD
01:08 - 17.900 PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW.
01:08 - 19.430 SO A FEW OF THE OTHER POINTS
01:08 - 20.380 THAT WE ADDRESSED
01:08 - 22.790 WAS THAT WE DO TRULY BELIEVE
01:08 - 23.880 THAT THIS WOULD PROVIDE AN
01:08 - 25.410 ADVISORY OPINION IT WOULD
01:08 - 26.860 VALIDATE SOME KIND OF DEFENSE
01:08 - 28.750 BECAUSE WE WOULD NEVER BRING
01:08 - 30.240 THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST
01:08 - 33.690 THEM. SO WITH ISSUES PRESENTED
01:08 - 34.410 TO THE COURT
01:08 - 35.880 WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
01:08 - 36.650 YOU DENY THE
01:08 - 39.340 THE APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY
01:08 - 40.550 JUDGMENT OR SUMMER RELIEF
01:08 - 42.550 HOWEVER, IT'S BEING DEFINED AND
01:08 - 44.060 THEN DISMISS THE PETITION
01:08 - 45.070 BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE
01:08 - 46.030 APPROPRIATE TO ENTER THE
01:08 - 47.060 DECLARATION AGAINST THE
01:08 - 47.860 DEPARTMENT.
01:08 - 52.210 JUDGE REJECTING OKAY, YEAH.
01:08 - 59.090 >>A TIME. I KNOW THAT YOUR
01:08 - 01.320 HONOR AND I GUESS IT WOULD HAVE
01:09 - 03.900 BEEN MY FAULT I SHOULD I WOULD
01:09 - 05.100 PRESUME I SHOULD HAVE FILED
01:09 - 07.430 ACROSS APPLICATION
01:09 - 08.950 SO I WILL SIMPLY HAVE
01:09 - 11.760 REQUESTED THAT THE COURT SEWASP
01:09 - 13.120 ON TAPE WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN
01:09 - 16.340 APPLICATION BY THE RESPONDENT
01:09 - 17.960 TO DISMISS THE PETITION THAT
01:09 - 19.850 THAT WAS ADMITTEDLY MY FAILURE
01:09 - 20.460 IN DOING THAT.
01:09 - 25.530 YOU COULD SEE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU
01:09 - 27.600 HAVE A QUESTION BUT OUT TO DAN
01:09 - 29.090 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
01:09 - 29.870 VERY MUCH.
01:09 - 36.160 >>I APPRECIATE THE VIGOROUS
01:09 - 38.070 ARGUMENT WE HAD ABOUT STANDING
01:09 - 39.640 BUT BUT STANDING WAS DECIDED
01:09 - 40.950 AND I THINK IT WAS WELL BRIEFED
01:09 - 43.220 AND WELL ARGUED IN MARCH OF
01:09 - 44.760 LAST YEAR AND DECIDED TO
01:09 - 46.350 CORRECTLY IN.
01:09 - 50.220 THE FAVOR THE
01:09 - 52.430 IDEAL ELDERS AND I THINK THE
01:09 - 53.700 DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE CAREFUL
01:09 - 55.140 WHAT IT'S ASKING FOR BECAUSE IT
01:09 - 56.310 WHAT IS REALLY TELLING
01:09 - 59.310 YOU IS WE WRITE THESE REGS WE
01:09 - 00.700 USE WORDS AND THE REDS WERE
01:10 - 03.000 CHARGED WITH GOD DIDN'T READ
01:10 - 04.290 THE WORD CHRISTIANS IN THE
01:10 - 06.230 STATUTE, IT'S IN THE STATUTE,
01:10 - 07.820 BUT THE DEPARTMENT HAS WRITTEN
01:10 - 10.150 REGULATIONS USING THOSE TERMS
01:10 - 11.330 OR NATO NEEDS
01:10 - 13.680 WRITTEN RAGS AND THOSE WORDS
01:10 - 15.060 MUST BE COUNCIL TODAY
01:10 - 16.050 REPRESENTING THE DEPARTMENT
01:10 - 17.460 STOOD UP AND USED TO NOT
01:10 - 18.800 DISCOUNT THE FACT THAT THEY
01:10 - 19.980 DON'T MAKE THE ULTIMATE
01:10 - 21.530 DETERMINATION AS TO
01:10 - 24.040 WHO'S CLERGY. WELL THE DATE
01:10 - 25.970 YOUR HONOR THERE MAKING
01:10 - 28.080 DETERMINATIONS ABOUT WHO'S A
01:10 - 30.010 MANDATORY TIME BY TAKING THE
01:10 - 31.310 LANGUAGE AND PUTTING IT INTO
01:10 - 32.750 REGULATIONS YOUR MUSINGS WERE
01:10 - 34.090 NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION.
01:10 - 39.050 JUST AS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING
01:10 - 40.480 THE ULTIMATE DETERMINATION AS
01:10 - 41.630 TO WHO MISS CLERGY
01:10 - 44.400 DO I DISPUTE THAT DAY I I
01:10 - 46.490 DISPUTE THAT ARE
01:10 - 49.030 CHARGED WITH CREATING I DO TO
01:10 - 50.240 SPEED I THINK IT'S THEIR
01:10 - 52.810 RESPONSIBILITY TO THEY HAD THE
01:10 - 54.400 STATUTORY OBLIGATION
01:10 - 56.580 TO DETERMINE WAS CLOSING BETTER
01:10 - 57.950 STATUTORY OBLIGATION RIGHT
01:10 - 59.000 REGULATIONS ABOUT HOW TO
01:10 - 59.470 IMPLEMENT
01:10 - 02.730 THE CBSL CERTAINLY NOT ANSWER
01:11 - 04.890 MY QUESTION. MY QUESTION IS IT
01:11 - 06.560 WHERE IT IS AND
01:11 - 11.140 DETERMINE
01:11 - 14.430 WHO'S CLERGY. I I WOULDN'T IT
01:11 - 15.330 OF COURSE, THERE'S NOWHERE
01:11 - 18.570 WHERE THAT OBLIGATION IS IS A
01:11 - 20.110 FORTUNE ON DEPARTMENT. BUT THE
01:11 - 21.560 DEPARTMENT IS CHARGED WITH
01:11 - 22.770 WRITING REGULATIONS TO
01:11 - 25.220 IMPLEMENT THE CBSL YOU NOW HAVE
01:11 - 26.090 BEFORE YOU.
01:11 - 28.170 A CRITIC WHAT LOOKS LIKE A A
01:11 - 29.660 CRITICAL PROBLEM IN THE CPS
01:11 - 31.430 SELL BECAUSE THERE ARE TERMS
01:11 - 33.050 THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS USING IN
01:11 - 34.700 OTHER REGULATIONS AND THEREFORE
01:11 - 36.160 MUST UNDERSTAND TO MEAN
01:11 - 38.540 SOMETHING IT WON'T TELL ANYONE
01:11 - 40.680 WHAT THOSE TERMS MEAN, AND
01:11 - 41.390 MEANWHILE
01:11 - 43.020 YOU HAVE YOU MIGHT WANT TO
01:11 - 44.640 THINK THAT SECRET I MEAN ARE WE
01:11 - 46.380 LEFT ALL THE TIME WITH STATUTE
01:11 - 47.820 THAT ON FOR A DEFINED IN THE
01:11 - 49.510 COURTROOM IS THAT COMMON
01:11 - 51.160 MEANING I SUPPORT AN ADDICTION
01:11 - 53.370 OR THAT IF I AGREE WITH YOU I
01:11 - 54.520 THINK THAT ALL THIS CASE
01:11 - 55.980 REQUIRES I THINK THAT'S WHERE
01:11 - 57.540 THE ISSUE IS NOT THAT YOU THAT
01:11 - 59.160 THE OTHERS ARE CLARITY THAT'S
01:11 - 00.210 NOT THE ISSUE.
01:12 - 01.590 WELL, YES,
01:12 - 04.750 YOU BACK WITH RESPECT TO ITS A
01:12 - 06.340 TAP OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE
01:12 - 08.980 THE DRUMMOND HAS NO PROBLEM
01:12 - 10.310 SAYING WILL THERE'S A QUESTION
01:12 - 11.960 FOR PURPOSES OF BEING MANDATORY
01:12 - 13.830 REPORTERS. IT HAS A BIG PROBLEM
01:12 - 15.580 APPARENTLY IN DEFINING THAT
01:12 - 17.280 EXACT SAME WORD CLERGY
01:12 - 19.090 WHEN DECIDING WHETHER THOSE
01:12 - 21.430 SAME ELDERS ARE ENTITLED TO THE
01:12 - 22.420 PENITENTIAL PRIVILEGE
01:12 - 23.560 PROTECTION PLAN WE'RE RIGHT
01:12 - 25.560 BACK TO VISIT THE DEPARTMENT OF
01:12 - 26.790 HUMAN SERVICES
01:12 - 29.240 OR IS IT ANOTHER ENTITY OR
01:12 - 31.120 ENTITIES WHERE THAT ACTUALLY
01:12 - 33.110 COMES INTO PLAY AND THERE COULD
01:12 - 35.580 BE REPERCUSSIONS FOR NOT
01:12 - 38.010 FOR NOT REPORTING THIS WHAT
01:12 - 39.900 I'M HEARING AND DON'T YOU HAVE
01:12 - 41.990 TO GET A SEARCH THAT PRIVILEGE
01:12 - 44.180 IN FACT NOT IN THEORY NO, I
01:12 - 45.410 MEAN NOT ANY MORE THAN YOU GET
01:12 - 47.090 INFO ACT NOT ANY MORE THAN THE
01:12 - 48.620 ACTOR TEAM DOCTOR DID I MEAN
01:12 - 50.890 I DON'T THINK YOU CAN FAIRLY
01:12 - 53.660 SAY YOUR HONOR THAT WITH THAT
01:12 - 54.560 BIG UNKNOWN WE'RE IN
01:12 - 56.210 FOR WHITE WHO HAD A WHOLE 48
01:12 - 57.800 HOURS TO DECIDE WHAT HE NEEDED
01:12 - 59.170 TO DO UNDER THE REGULATION.
01:13 - 02.360 IS ENTITLED TO TO A
01:13 - 04.430 DEC ACTION BUT AN INDIVIDUAL
01:13 - 07.360 WHO IS. REASON FOR THE POSITION
01:13 - 10.860 OF COMPLYING WITH A FELONY
01:13 - 11.630 POTENTIALLY COMMITTING A
01:13 - 13.880 FELONY OR AND HEARING TO HIS
01:13 - 15.480 FAITH AND PUTTING HIS FIRST
01:13 - 16.710 AMENDMENT AND ARTICLE ONE
01:13 - 17.530 RIGHTS AT RISK.
01:13 - 19.690 AND THAT DECISION BY THE WAY
01:13 - 21.370 NEEDS TO BE MADE IMMEDIATELY AS
01:13 - 22.310 SOON AS THE REPORTERS ME
01:13 - 24.000 THERE'S A 48 HOUR GRACE PERIOD,
01:13 - 25.250 I MEAN THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE
01:13 - 26.580 ONE, BUT THE REAL SOURCE TO THE
01:13 - 28.650 DEPARTMENT THIS APPLY ALSO TO A
01:13 - 30.140 MOMENT AND A MOM AND
01:13 - 35.740 WHEN A ROOF THE RABBI WHO GOT
01:13 - 37.530 THE MINISTER MADE SURE THAT IT
01:13 - 39.380 SHOULD IT SHOULD SO THEY NEED
01:13 - 41.290 TO COME TO THE DEPARTMENT ASKED
01:13 - 42.020 FOR DECLARED
01:13 - 44.770 A DROUGHT. I THINK IF THERE'S
01:13 - 46.210 ANY FAITH WHERE THERE'S
01:13 - 48.930 AMBIGUITY IN AND NOT A CLEAN
01:13 - 50.490 MATCHUP IN TERMS OF THE
01:13 - 52.580 STATUTORY THE NOMINATION OF
01:13 - 55.470 WHAT THE A PERSON WHO HAS THAT
01:13 - 56.730 ROLE IS AND
01:13 - 59.490 THE RELIGIOUS USE OF THE TERM
01:13 - 00.800 THAT THEN I THINK THOSE PEOPLE
01:14 - 02.440 NEED TO COME IN AND SEE CLARITY
01:14 - 03.860 IN WHAT AGAIN
01:14 - 06.180 I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW THAT
01:14 - 07.740 THERE'S A PERFECT ANSWER FOR
01:14 - 09.150 WHERE TO GO EXCEPT TO THIS
01:14 - 10.230 COURT. WE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS
01:14 - 11.360 AND THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT.
01:14 - 14.000 DEC ACTIONS ARE FOR AND I DO
01:14 - 15.860 REMIND THE COURT TOO. LET'S NOT
01:14 - 17.830 COLLAPSE THE 2 CLAIMS IN ONE.
01:14 - 19.580 THERE'S A LOT OF THE RISING
01:14 - 21.460 TODAY ABOUT WHETHER THERE'S A
01:14 - 22.270 YOU KNOW IT WHETHER THEY'RE
01:14 - 23.460 INAPPROPRIATE PARTY FOR DEC
01:14 - 25.280 ACTION. REMEMBER WE BROUGHT A
01:14 - 26.060 CLAIM UNDER THE
01:14 - 29.210 CONSTITUTION TOO. AND I THINK I
01:14 - 30.330 HAVE A QUESTION OF THE
01:14 - 31.720 CONSTITUTION, A CONSTITUTION
01:14 - 33.150 WORTH THE A G
01:14 - 35.590 DID YOU ASK YOU TO COME IN
01:14 - 36.510 BECAUSE DON'T YOU HAVE TO HAVE
01:14 - 38.100 THE IS THE A G SUPPOSED TO BE
01:14 - 39.560 HERE. WE WENT I THINK THAT
01:14 - 41.970 ISSUE WAS WAS A SINK WE DEALT
01:14 - 43.430 WITH I KNOW I ARGUED AND I
01:14 - 44.170 THINK IT WAS A SICKLY
01:14 - 46.310 DEALT WITH IN THE MEMORANDUM
01:14 - 47.870 OPINION THAT HE DID BACK IN
01:14 - 49.400 MARCH OF LAST YEAR YESTERDAY
01:14 - 50.880 AND EVEN THOUGH IT AT THE BACK
01:14 - 52.000 OF THE OPINION THERE'S A
01:14 - 53.820 DISCOURSE ABOUT THE FACT THAT
01:14 - 54.910 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
01:14 - 56.420 DID A SUFFICIENTLY RECEIVE
01:14 - 59.060 NOTICE AND WAS SUFFICIENTLY
01:14 - 00.600 SERVED AND HAD TO DO WITH
01:15 - 03.880 PACKED AND SOME QUESTION SHOULD
01:15 - 05.820 PROBABLY ASK THE CHEST COUNSEL
01:15 - 10.240 YOU KNOW WAS MADE TO DHS
01:15 - 12.270 REPORTING A POSSIBLE VIOLATION
01:15 - 13.300 WE'RE GOING TO DO
01:15 - 15.590 WITH IT. THEY RECORD THE CALL
01:15 - 16.540 THEY PASSED ALONG TO
01:15 - 18.810 LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE PAST
01:15 - 20.120 IRAN FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
01:15 - 21.100 THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO
01:15 - 23.540 AND OKAY. YOU KNOW THEY'RE
01:15 - 25.040 MAKING AN INTERPRETATION OF
01:15 - 27.010 MISTER BUSH AND THAT THE CALL
01:15 - 28.400 WAS VALID AND THERE'S BEEN A
01:15 - 30.040 VIOLATION WHERE THERE IS
01:15 - 32.370 EXACTLY ONE ENTITY IN IN THE
01:15 - 34.610 STATUTORY SCHEME. THAT IS
01:15 - 36.580 REQUIRED TO GET NOTICED YOU
01:15 - 39.770 MUST SPEAK IF YOU ARE IN A A A
01:15 - 42.720 A A AND EFFICIENT IN ANY FAITH
01:15 - 42.850 AND
01:15 - 45.520 YOU RECEIVE. A REPORT OF CHILD
01:15 - 47.080 SEXUAL ABUSE THAT'S NOT IN A
01:15 - 48.830 POTENTIAL CONFLICT CONTACT.
01:15 - 51.500 THERE'S EXACTLY ONE AUTHORITY
01:15 - 53.340 IN ENTITY, THE YOU MUST GIVE
01:15 - 54.560 NOTICE TO RE-SHOOT COMMITTED A
01:15 - 55.840 FELONY POTENTIALLY AND THAT'S
01:15 - 57.140 THE DEPARTMENT YOU KNOW I GO
01:15 - 58.140 BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID THE
01:15 - 59.760 MOTHER IS IN AND THANK YOU
01:16 - 02.080 HEARING HERE WHETHER THESE
01:16 - 03.650 INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE DOING AS
01:16 - 04.240 CLERGY
01:16 - 06.570 AND THAT WHAT I'VE BEEN
01:16 - 08.380 STRUGGLING WITH THIS WHOLE TIME
01:16 - 09.630 AND LOOKING AT THIS CASE FROM
01:16 - 09.910 THE
01:16 - 12.590 VERY BEGINNING AND I RAISE A
01:16 - 14.340 QUESTION WITH YOU INITIALLY HAS
01:16 - 15.650 TO HOW DO WE
01:16 - 18.560 SORT OUT 2 ON THE JOB OR ARE
01:16 - 20.470 ENTANGLED THAT AMBIGUITY.
01:16 - 23.430 AND FINDING OUT WEATHER.
01:16 - 25.400 THE INDIVIDUAL IS OR IS NOT
01:16 - 27.960 CLERGY AND HOW DO WE TESTED.
01:16 - 30.240 WELL WELL I THINK THERE ARE
01:16 - 31.930 DIFFERENT TESTS THAT CAN BE
01:16 - 35.530 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE BE THE
01:16 - 36.660 SUPREME COURT HATE US SUPREME
01:16 - 37.940 COURT CASE IN 2020.
01:16 - 40.070 HAD A NICE DISCOURSE AND
01:16 - 41.850 DISCUSSION ABOUT THE USE OF
01:16 - 42.300 TITLES
01:16 - 44.250 AND HOW TITLES ARE HELPFUL BUT
01:16 - 45.410 THEY ULTIMATELY DON'T MEAN
01:16 - 46.230 ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU GOT
01:16 - 48.120 CORRECT THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT
01:16 - 49.660 THE RELIGIOUS LEADER DOES AND
01:16 - 49.880 WE
01:16 - 54.650 DO HAVE. YOU KNOW FROM GUARDIAN
01:16 - 54.730 TO
01:16 - 56.620 THE POOR AND CALM WITH THE
01:16 - 58.040 STEWART ACTUALLY IS PRETTY GOOD
01:16 - 00.050 THIS TO DISCUSSION OF THE TYPES
01:17 - 00.880 OF THINGS THAT
01:17 - 02.720 WE DIFFERENTIATE.
01:17 - 05.330 CLERGY WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THIS
01:17 - 07.300 PROTECTION AND FOLKS WHO AREN'T
01:17 - 08.490 ANY HAS TO DO WITH THE
01:17 - 09.270 INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN
01:17 - 11.460 HEARING FOR THE COURT HAS STOOD
01:17 - 13.270 AS OPPOSED DO IT JUST
01:17 - 15.700 DO IT. IT INCLUDES STATES IF
01:17 - 16.290 THEY DON'T MAKE THAT
01:17 - 17.580 DETERMINATION. THEY HAVE NOT
01:17 - 19.340 SETUP OR 20 OR 30 TO MAKE THAT
01:17 - 20.490 DETERMINATION AND ARE NOT
01:17 - 21.500 TAKING A POSITION.
01:17 - 23.930 WE WOULD HAVE A HEARING HAD THE
01:17 - 25.400 DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY CONTESTED
01:17 - 25.620 ANY
01:17 - 27.590 THE FACTS. YEAH, HERE'S WHAT
01:17 - 28.570 COULD HAVE HAPPENED YOU'RE OUT
01:17 - 30.140 OF YOUR EVEN SAYING TO US THAT
01:17 - 32.170 VOTING BOOTH HERE IS HOW WHAT
01:17 - 33.730 ARE WE GOING TO THE MOON WHEN
01:17 - 34.560 THERE'S NOBODY ON THE
01:17 - 36.910 OTHER SIDE TESTING I DON'T
01:17 - 38.750 THINK ITS AMBIGUOUS I THINK YOU
01:17 - 40.180 SHOULD BETTORS AND HIM BEING
01:17 - 41.680 WITH US PLAYER HERE NO I THINK
01:17 - 42.980 SOME I THINK OTHER PEOPLE WOULD
01:17 - 44.800 ARGUE THAT THIS AND DOING I
01:17 - 47.810 THINK I THINK YOU I DON'T THINK
01:17 - 48.900 YOU'D BE HERE YOU'RE ASKING FOR
01:17 - 50.690 A DECLARATORY RELIEF ROUTE
01:17 - 52.980 BECAUSE I'M NOT I I WISH MATT
01:17 - 55.460 HAVERSTICK COULD OPINE ON THAT
01:17 - 59.900 LOT OF AS YOU ARE. MISTER HAVE
01:17 - 00.390 RIGHT NOW.
01:18 - 04.950 BUT WE DON'T WE DON'T AND
01:18 - 06.960 WE CAN. SO WE THINK THE
01:18 - 08.320 ARGUMENT THAT THE CORRECT
01:18 - 09.090 ARGUMENT NEWS.
01:18 - 11.730 STRAIGHT STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
01:18 - 12.950 ARE CAN YOU LOOK AT THE TERMS
01:18 - 13.950 OF THE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT
01:18 - 15.000 DIRECTION DIDN'T THEY
01:18 - 17.040 DICTIONARY DEFINITION
01:18 - 20.690 ELDERS BASED ON THE
01:18 - 22.120 FACTUAL REPRESENTATION
01:18 - 23.810 UNCONTESTED THAT WE MADE IN THE
01:18 - 26.180 RECORD MATCH UP WITH WHAT
01:18 - 27.000 CLERGY IN
01:18 - 29.610 CLERGYMEN ARE HARD TO FIND AS
01:18 - 31.250 IN IN IN A DICTIONARY AND IN
01:18 - 33.150 OUR RELEVANT WE'RE MISTER
01:18 - 34.470 ADVERSITY AND I KEEP
01:18 - 36.380 SPIN AROUND ON THIS AND I GO
01:18 - 37.820 BACK TO LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR
01:18 - 39.680 AND PROBABLY NOT NEXT YEAR TOO
01:18 - 41.300 AND JUST AS POPPING UP AGAIN.
01:18 - 43.430 BUT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
01:18 - 45.730 RIGHT YES MISTER HAVE THE
01:18 - 47.810 PRIVILEGE AND IS IT VALID AND
01:18 - 48.540 WHO SHOULD MAKE THAT
01:18 - 49.880 DETERMINATION. THAT'S A
01:18 - 51.360 JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF
01:18 - 53.790 THAT'S NOT THE DEPARTMENT'S JOB
01:18 - 55.590 AND BUSINESSES SEPARATION OF
01:18 - 57.560 POWERS ISSUE NOW WE ARE HONORED
01:18 - 59.270 THAT IT BECAUSE I CAN CONCLUDE
01:18 - 00.820 THAT THE PRIVILEGE APPLIES TO
01:19 - 02.460 YOU IN THE COURTS ARE STOCK
01:19 - 04.210 KNOW IT'S A SOMEWHAT THEY COULD
01:19 - 05.800 CONCLUDE THAT THE PRIVILEGE
01:19 - 07.070 APPLIES TO US AND SOME OF THE
01:19 - 08.280 CHALLENGE THAT THEY COULD BE
01:19 - 09.800 THERE COULD BE A PROSECUTION
01:19 - 11.250 DOWN THE WORLD OBLIGATION TO
01:19 - 12.560 ASSERT THE PRIVILEGE FIRST.
01:19 - 14.740 YEAH THAT BUT YOU'RE ON
01:19 - 16.090 IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO WORK WITH
01:19 - 18.040 THE REASON DECK ACTIONS EXIST.
01:19 - 19.230 HE SAID THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
01:19 - 21.650 PUT BY PAUL SUN LIKE THE ACTOR
01:19 - 23.130 TEEN DOCTOR, I HATE TO HARP ON
01:19 - 24.840 THAT FELLOW BUT HE'S A GOOD
01:19 - 26.590 EXAMPLE BOARD. YOU DON'T HAVE
01:19 - 29.220 TO PUT THAT PERSON IN IT
01:19 - 30.150 IN BETWEEN.
01:19 - 31.810 >>WITH THE ROCK AND HARD
01:19 - 33.590 PLACE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE
01:19 - 36.520 LAW FOR VIOLATING A YOU KNOW IT
01:19 - 37.670 AND ETHICAL BOTH
01:19 - 39.210 WE'RE ASKING THE SAME THING
01:19 - 40.590 HUMAN THAT THAT'S WHY THESE
01:19 - 42.620 COURT UNFORTUNATELY I THINK FOR
01:19 - 44.300 YOU HAS TO ENTERTAIN DECK
01:19 - 45.710 ACTIONS AT SOME POINT.
01:19 - 47.860 IF THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE TO GO
01:19 - 49.420 TO GET AN INTERPRETATION OF
01:19 - 51.620 WHAT THE LAW MEANS AND
01:19 - 53.730 THE CORRECT PLAINTIFF IS IN A
01:19 - 55.990 POSITION WHERE HE DESERVES TO
01:19 - 57.990 KNOW HE WANTS TO KNOW HE HAS NO
01:19 - 00.090 PLACE ELSE TO GO AND THE ONLY
01:20 - 01.420 OTHER WAY FOR THAT PERSON TO
01:20 - 01.620 GET
01:20 - 03.550 THE ANSWER IS TO RISK BEING
01:20 - 05.830 PROSECUTED FOR A FELONY OR
01:20 - 08.040 VIOLATE THE CORE TENANT OF HIS
01:20 - 10.220 RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. WELL THEN IT
01:20 - 11.370 IS THE COURT'S JOB
01:20 - 13.090 UNFORTUNATELY, OR FORTUNATELY
01:20 - 15.070 DEPENDING AND HEAR SIDE OF THE
01:20 - 15.710 PODIUM, I GUESS
01:20 - 17.190 TUNE IN TO SORT OUT THESE
01:20 - 19.730 ISSUES AND TO MY EYES JUST THIS
01:20 - 21.190 LAST QUESTION FINAL QUESTION
01:20 - 22.360 BECAUSE WE'RE BUT I JUST WANTED
01:20 - 23.600 TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR
01:20 - 24.940 ALSO FOR THE RECORD THAT EVEN
01:20 - 27.090 IF THE PRIVILEGE EXISTS THERE
01:20 - 28.950 ARE STILL OTHER FACTORS.
01:20 - 31.590 >>BUT A COURT HAS TO ENTERTAIN
01:20 - 32.770 AND MAKE FINDINGS.
01:20 - 36.090 ABOUT TO DETERMINE IF IN FACT
01:20 - 38.200 THE PRIVILEGE WAS APPROPRIATE
01:20 - 39.850 IN THIS CASE HAS NEVER BEEN
01:20 - 43.190 ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF OF.
01:20 - 45.720 THE PARTICULAR THE PRIVILEGE IN
01:20 - 47.800 ANY PARTICULAR FACT CONTEXT
01:20 - 49.330 KNOW ONE HAS EVER ASKED AND
01:20 - 50.830 WE'VE TO THE CONTRARY SAID
01:20 - 52.430 MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE
01:20 - 54.140 DEPARTMENT TO THIS COURT WE'RE
01:20 - 56.390 NOT ASKING 4, 8, 8,
01:20 - 58.550 8 BLANKET COVERAGE IN ALL
01:20 - 00.360 CIRCUMSTANCES FOR APPLICATION
01:21 - 02.390 OF THIS PRIVILEGE WE JUST WANT
01:21 - 03.130 TO KNOW
01:21 - 06.100 OUR ELDERS ELIGIBLE TO EVEN A
01:21 - 08.090 CERTAIN AT ALL THAT'S WHERE
01:21 - 09.050 THEY ARE ASKING FOR
01:21 - 10.930 AND I THINK THAT CAN BE DECIDED
01:21 - 13.260 BY THIS COURT DEFINING THE
01:21 - 15.300 TERM CLERGY AND CLERGYMEN IN
01:21 - 16.970 THE RELEVANT STATUTORY SCHEME
01:21 - 17.560 AND
01:21 - 19.870 UNFORTUNATELY AGAIN YOU'RE THE
01:21 - 21.780 ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SHOWN ANY
01:21 - 22.960 WILLINGNESS TO DO IT.
01:21 - 25.260 THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK
01:21 - 26.850 YOU FOR ALL OF THE QUESTIONS
01:21 - 29.380 THAT WE'VE HAD AND FOR ARGUMENT
01:21 - 30.820 ON THE SUBJECT YOUR HONOR IS
01:21 - 32.080 THERE ANY ABILITY TO HAVE
01:21 - 33.320 ISSUED VERY SHORT SERVE
01:21 - 34.900 REBUTTAL AND THE ONLY THE 2
01:21 - 36.070 ISSUES THAT CAME UP THAT WERE
01:21 - 37.890 BRAND-NEW ON HIS MODEL AND THAT
01:21 - 39.040 WOULD HAVE BEEN FROM JUDGE
01:21 - 40.250 REJECTING JUDGE MCCOLLOUGH.
01:21 - 42.880 >>WELL YOU KNOW IT YOU DIDN'T
01:21 - 44.680 USE ALL OF YOUR TIME SO I'M
01:21 - 46.890 GOING TO BRIEFLY ALLOW YOU TO
01:21 - 48.460 MINUTES. THANK YOU YOUR HONOR
01:21 - 49.450 AND IT WILL BE IN VERY
01:21 - 51.860 JUDGE MCCALLIE YOU ASKED WAS
01:21 - 53.650 THE ATTORNEY I'M SORRY DID WELL
01:21 - 56.690 TO KEEP IT IF THE ATTORNEY
01:21 - 58.190 GENERAL WAS PROPERLY NOTICED ON
01:21 - 58.260 THE
01:21 - 59.520 CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIM.
01:22 - 01.490 >>I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT WHILE
01:22 - 02.730 THE MEMORANDUM OPINION DID
01:22 - 03.940 ADDRESS IT IT ADDRESSED
01:22 - 05.530 INCORRECTLY AND THIS ISSUE IS
01:22 - 06.920 BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT
01:22 - 09.770 THIS WEEK. THE FILING HAS NEVER
01:22 - 10.390 BROUGHT SOME MADE
01:22 - 14.160 A MISTAKE. SO THE E FILING HAS
01:22 - 15.660 NEVER BEEN AN ACCEPTED FORM OF
01:22 - 16.480 SERVICE BY THE
01:22 - 18.640 ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT THAT'S
01:22 - 19.550 WHY WE HAVE THE RULE OF
01:22 - 21.410 APPELLATE PROCEDURE 5.21 THAT
01:22 - 23.310 REQUIRE SPECIFIC SEPARATE
01:22 - 24.830 WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE ATTORNEY
01:22 - 26.830 GENERAL THAT THEN GETS FILED ON
01:22 - 28.510 THE DOCKET NOTHING IS EVER BEEN
01:22 - 30.210 FILED ON THE DOCKET HERE AND
01:22 - 31.290 JUDGE MCCALLIE YOU WOULD
01:22 - 33.720 SPECIFICALLY ASKED WHAT
01:22 - 35.270 INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO LAW
01:22 - 37.260 ENFORCEMENT IS DHS MAKING SOME
01:22 - 38.590 SORT OF DETERMINATION.
01:22 - 40.050 AND I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THE
01:22 - 41.380 ONLY DETERMINATION THAT IS
01:22 - 43.180 BEING MADE IS WHAT IS THE LEVEL
01:22 - 44.260 OF CHILD ABUSE
01:22 - 46.340 THAT THEY ARE YOU KNOW YOU PUT
01:22 - 46.570 INTO
01:22 - 48.650 LAW ENFORCEMENT WE'RE PURSUING
01:22 - 50.180 THERE'S 2 PLACES THAT WE REPORT
01:22 - 51.740 THE INFORMATION TO THAT'S WHY
01:22 - 52.920 THERE'S A DETERMINATION.
01:22 - 54.520 IT IS A
01:22 - 56.570 THE CHILD NOT RECEIVING FOOD
01:22 - 58.010 THE CHILD LOOKS DIRTY. IT'S
01:22 - 00.470 GOING TO A COUNTY CPS AGENCY.
01:23 - 02.770 IT IS THE CHILD IS BEING BEAT
01:23 - 04.610 THE CHILD IS THREATENED WITH
01:23 - 05.780 HARM IT'S GOING TO LAW
01:23 - 07.720 ENFORCEMENT THAT IS THE ONLY
01:23 - 09.290 DETERMINATION EVER BEING MADE
01:23 - 10.920 BY THE EU REPORT TO LAW
01:23 - 12.580 ENFORCEMENT THAT THAT WAS MY
01:23 - 13.990 CHILD IS BEING HARMED. YEAH
01:23 - 15.010 THEY ARE GOING TO GET OUT
01:23 - 16.730 ABUSE. OK RIGHT THE IMPLICATION
01:23 - 17.990 WAS THAT WE WERE MAKING SOME
01:23 - 19.960 DETERMINATION THAT BECAUSE THE
01:23 - 21.780 PERSON REPORTING WAS A MEMBER
01:23 - 23.440 OF THE CLERGY IT HAD TO GO TO
01:23 - 25.490 OUR SOURCES SAID THE REPORTED
01:23 - 25.760 TO LAW
01:23 - 27.630 ENFORCEMENT THAT I THINK MAYBE
01:23 - 29.470 EVEN GET A CLARIFICATION ZEDD
01:23 - 30.620 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
01:23 - 33.030 >>ARE YOU DOING MIKE YOU AND WE
01:23 - 34.930 WILL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
01:23 - 40.220 NEXT ON THE LIST NUMBER
01:23 - 45.660 SO THE MEXICAN NATIONAL
01:23 - 47.640 INSURANCE COMPANY AS THE
01:23 - 48.300 DESIGNATED
01:23 - 50.290 TO POLAND. CRUCES DELAWARE
01:23 - 53.630 COUNTY, THE PELLEY AND
01:23 - 55.450 ALSO IN THE INTERNATIONAL
01:23 - 56.060 FIDELITY
01:23 - 58.350 INSURANCE COMPANY. IN THE
01:23 - 59.840 APPEAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL
01:23 - 01.430 FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY THE
01:24 - 02.780 DESIGNATED HELEN.
01:24 - 05.410 WAS CONSOLIDATED APPEALS
01:24 - 07.160 CONCERN ACTS 16 OF
01:24 - 10.090 2015, WHICH MODERNIZED AND
01:24 - 11.690 REGULATED THE BILL INDUSTRY
01:24 - 13.810 IN PENNSYLVANIA. AMONG THE
01:24 - 16.040 CHANGES MADE BY ACTS 6 TEEN IS
01:24 - 16.380 THE MOVE
01:24 - 19.780 AND BAIL BONDSMAN BE LICENSED
01:24 - 21.210 INSURANCE AGENTS WITH THE
01:24 - 22.250 CASUALTY LINE
01:24 - 25.040 OF AUTHORITY. AT 16 BECAME
01:24 - 26.010 EFFECTIVE ON
01:24 - 30.190 10/30/2015. AND AS OF THAT DATE
01:24 - 31.820 ARE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL
01:24 - 33.660 BONDSMEN LICENSES BECAME
01:24 - 35.440 INACTIVE AND ARE NO LONGER
01:24 - 35.960 VALID.
01:24 - 39.790 IN MARCH 2016 5 MONTHS AFTER
01:24 - 40.840 ACTS, 16 WENT
01:24 - 42.900 INTO EFFECT. DELAWARE COUNTY
01:24 - 44.310 AMENDED AND THAT PLACED ITS
01:24 - 47.150 LOCAL CRIMINAL GREW BY 31 E
01:24 - 50.300 WHICH WILL IMPOSE THE LICENSE
01:24 - 52.190 SURE THESE AND THEIR AGENTS
01:24 - 54.170 TO POST CASH SECURITY WITH
01:24 - 55.380 DELAWARE COUNTY AS A
01:24 - 57.350 REQUIREMENT TO BE QUALIFIED
01:24 - 59.160 AS A CORPORATE SURETY OR
01:24 - 01.380 AGENT THEREOF LEXINGTON
01:25 - 03.210 NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
01:25 - 05.570 AND AND INTERNATIONAL GALA TEA
01:25 - 07.070 INSURANCE COMPANY. THE
01:25 - 07.780 DESIGNATED
01:25 - 10.160 APPELLANT HERE I MY SONS TO
01:25 - 10.860 DELLA TEA AND
01:25 - 13.110 SURETY INSURERS THAT AMONG
01:25 - 14.680 OTHER THINGS AND ARE RIGHT TO
01:25 - 17.610 BONDS IN PENNSYLVANIA. PURSUANT
01:25 - 18.300 TO THE AMENDED
01:25 - 20.060 LOCAL RULE DESIGNATED
01:25 - 22.060 APPELLANTS PLACED DEPOSITS WITH
01:25 - 23.110 DELAWARE COUNTY
01:25 - 23.910 TOTALING
01:25 - 27.110 325,000 FOR LEXINGTON AND
01:25 - 28.220 100,000 FOR
01:25 - 29.650 INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY
01:25 - 31.700 DESIGNATED APPELLANTS
01:25 - 33.600 SUBSEQUENTLY FILED PETITIONS IN
01:25 - 34.910 THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
01:25 - 37.020 DELAWARE COUNTY SEEKING RELIEF
01:25 - 39.260 AND BILL DEPOSITS HELD AS
01:25 - 39.990 COLLATERAL
01:25 - 42.060 FOR SECURITY, COMMON PLEAS
01:25 - 43.400 DENIED THE PETITIONS FOR A
01:25 - 45.540 REFUND. ON APPEAL TO
01:25 - 47.130 THE COURT. THOSE ADMITTED
01:25 - 48.430 APPELLANTS ASSERT THAT THE
01:25 - 50.740 REQUIREMENT OF SURETY DEPOSITS
01:25 - 53.450 IN LOCAL CRIMINAL RULE, 5.31 E
01:25 - 56.330 IS PREEMPTED BY ACT 16 AND
01:25 - 57.000 PENNSYLVANIA
01:25 - 58.920 INSURANCE LAWS. WE'RE
01:25 - 00.490 SPECIFICALLY THEY ALLEGE THAT
01:26 - 02.070 THE MOOD FOR THE DEPOSITS THAT
01:26 - 04.850 EXISTED PRIOR TO AXE 16 HAS
01:26 - 06.700 BEEN ELIMINATED AND IT IS THE
01:26 - 08.190 EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF THE
01:26 - 09.450 PENNSYLVANIA INSURANCE
01:26 - 11.190 DEPARTMENT TO REGULATE THE
01:26 - 12.760 FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
01:26 - 13.980 INSURANCE COMPANIES
01:26 - 16.910 AND PRODUCERS BEST INVALIDATING
01:26 - 18.840 ANY LOCAL RULE REQUIRING
01:26 - 19.690 SECURITY FROM A
01:26 - 22.240 BAIL BONDSMAN DELAWARE COUNTY
01:26 - 24.560 IN TURN ARGUES THAT ACTS 16
01:26 - 26.540 APPLIES ONLY WITH BAIL BONDSMAN
01:26 - 28.570 AND NOT TO CORPORATE CHARITIES.
01:26 - 30.060 SUCH AS THE DESIGNATED TO
01:26 - 32.260 POUNCE HERE. DELAWARE COUNTY
01:26 - 33.230 FURTHER ARGUES THAT
01:26 - 34.640 PENNSYLVANIA RULE OF CRIMINAL
01:26 - 37.140 PROCEDURE 5.31 EXPLICITLY
01:26 - 39.200 ALLOWS LOCAL COURT RULES TO
01:26 - 40.460 PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL
01:26 - 42.210 REQUIREMENTS AND CORPORATE
01:26 - 43.040 CHARITIES.
01:26 - 47.820 DESIGNATED HELEN. YOU MAY
01:26 - 50.330 SEED WOULD YOU LIKE ANY
01:26 - 52.950 REBUTTAL TIME. GETTING OUR
01:26 - 54.980 2 MINUTES PLEASE 2 MINUTES YOU
01:26 - 55.480 HAVE IT.
01:26 - 59.530 MY NAME IS ADAM
01:26 - 00.550 SCHEIN BOARD WITH THE LAW FIRM
01:27 - 01.490 DECHERT SIEMENS ON
01:27 - 04.630 >>THE PALINS LEXINGTON NATIONAL
01:27 - 06.220 INSURANCE CORPORATION AND
01:27 - 08.070 WITHOUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
01:27 - 11.690 IN THESE CONSOLIDATED APPEALS.
01:27 - 15.450 THE ORDERS OF THE DELAWARE
01:27 - 16.990 COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
01:27 - 18.440 WHICH UPHELD THE VALIDITY OF
01:27 - 21.780 LOCAL 5.31 BE THAT WILL REQUIRE
01:27 - 23.800 SURE THESE SUCH AS APPELLANTS
01:27 - 24.220 TO POSE.
01:27 - 27.400 WITH THE COUNTY IS A
01:27 - 28.960 SUBSTANTIVE QUALIFICATION OF
01:27 - 30.380 THE RIGHT TO POST BAIL LAWS
01:27 - 31.180 WITHIN THE COUNTY.
01:27 - 34.520 >>SO MANY DESCRIBED
01:27 - 39.180 THE
01:27 - 41.840 CORPORATE RATE. CASH OR
01:27 - 43.230 UNCOVERED SECURITIES.
01:27 - 46.860 YOUR
01:27 - 48.510 ARGUMENT THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE
01:27 - 50.540 REQUIRED OF CASH ANY SECURITY
01:27 - 52.250 YOUR HONOR, ANY SECURITY AT ALL
01:27 - 55.200 YES BECAUSE IT VIOLATES THE
01:27 - 57.710 STATE STATUTE. IT DIRECTLY
01:27 - 59.190 CONTRADICTS THE STATE STATUTE
01:27 - 00.590 WHICH SETS FORTH THE ACCEPTABLE
01:28 - 01.930 RISK LIMITATIONS SECURITY
01:28 - 03.570 REQUIREMENTS, AND DEPOSITS THAT
01:28 - 04.850 ARE ACQUIRED BY INSURERS IN THE
01:28 - 06.010 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
01:28 - 06.900 >>WE'VE BEEN ISSUED A
01:28 - 08.210 CERTIFICATE BY THE INSURANCE
01:28 - 09.820 COMMISSIONER AND THE RULE IS
01:28 - 13.010 BASED UPON. A SUPREME
01:28 - 15.060 COURT RULES CONCERNING.
01:28 - 19.740 ON GREAT ITS BASE, IT'S
01:28 - 21.430 DERIVED FROM THE STATE
01:28 - 22.760 SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL RULE
01:28 - 23.780 5.31 AT.
01:28 - 25.220 >>AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
01:28 - 26.270 BECAUSE IT SAYS.
01:28 - 28.290 IT DIDN'T COME INTO
01:28 - 30.160 CONTACT 16TH SUBJECT TO ANY
01:28 - 31.280 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
01:28 - 33.270 DESCRIBED BY LOCAL REPORT, SO
01:28 - 34.230 WHAT ARE THE ADDITIONAL
01:28 - 35.720 REQUIREMENTS THAT CAN BE.
01:28 - 39.830 THE PROJECTED PROCEDURAL
01:28 - 41.620 REQUIREMENTS, YOUR HONOR THAT'S
01:28 - 42.930 THE CRITICAL DISTINCTION HERE.
01:28 - 44.980 THE RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
01:28 - 45.930 JUST LIKE THE RULES OF CIVIL
01:28 - 47.000 PROCEDURE JUST LIKE THE RULES
01:28 - 48.200 OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ARE
01:28 - 50.150 PROCEDURAL IN NATURE THEY ARE
01:28 - 52.120 NOT SUBSTANTIVE QUALIFICATIONS
01:28 - 53.600 OF A RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS IN
01:28 - 54.220 THE COUNTY.
01:28 - 55.710 >>THAT IS THE CRITICAL
01:28 - 56.720 DISTINCTION HERE IN THIS
01:28 - 59.310 APPEAL. THE AU BON SPIN ARE
01:28 - 00.480 REQUIRED TO BE
01:29 - 03.490 LICENSED INSURANCE. BY THE
01:29 - 05.260 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PRECISELY
01:29 - 07.970 THE COVID THE THE COALESCENCE
01:29 - 10.630 BACK 16 AND THE INSURANCE
01:29 - 12.440 DEPARTMENT ACT AND ALL OF THE
01:29 - 13.650 LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
01:29 - 14.740 INSURANCE COMPANIES COME
01:29 - 15.890 TOGETHER THAT IS THE
01:29 - 17.480 SUBSTANTIVE QUALIFICATION TO DO
01:29 - 19.490 BUSINESS TO POST A BOND TO BE A
01:29 - 21.660 SHORTY IN DELAWARE COUNTY WERE
01:29 - 22.600 IN ANY COUNTY IN THIS
01:29 - 24.170 COMMONWEALTH. ANY OTHER
01:29 - 25.720 INTERPRETATION WOULD HAVE EVERY
01:29 - 27.160 INSURANCE COMPANY SUBJECT TO
01:29 - 28.940 DIFFERENT RISK LIMITATIONS IN
01:29 - 30.220 EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE
01:29 - 32.430 67 COUNTIES AT THE DISCRETION.
01:29 - 33.480 THE APPARENTLY UNLIMITED
01:29 - 35.830 DISCRETION PROBABLY WIAC 16
01:29 - 37.460 TOOK EVERYTHING OUT TO MAKE
01:29 - 38.800 SURE THERE IS UNIFORMITY IN
01:29 - 40.210 PROTECTION AROUND THE STATE.
01:29 - 42.180 AT 16 HAD A VARIETY OF
01:29 - 44.560 PURPOSES THE MOST IMPORTANT TO
01:29 - 46.320 HAVE WHICH WAS TO CREATE A
01:29 - 48.520 UNIFORM AND STATE WIDE SYSTEM
01:29 - 49.610 OF REGULATION OF THE BAIL
01:29 - 51.530 BONDSMAN AND THE BAIL BOND
01:29 - 52.150 INDUSTRY.
01:29 - 54.910 PRIOR TO ACT 16 A BAIL BONDSMAN
01:29 - 57.290 WAS NOT REQUIRED TO BE AN
01:29 - 58.350 INSURANCE AGENT WAS NOT
01:29 - 59.700 REQUIRED TO BE BACKED BY AN
01:29 - 01.350 INSURANCE COMPANY COULD BE AN
01:30 - 02.920 INDIVIDUAL COULD BE A COMPANY
01:30 - 04.840 COULD ANYONE REALLY
01:30 - 07.140 WHO HAD SUFFICIENT CAPITAL AND
01:30 - 09.240 SECURITY AT THE ABILITY TO TO
01:30 - 11.310 POST THE BOND. WE HOST
01:30 - 14.030 ACTS 16 EVERY BAIL BONDSMAN
01:30 - 16.120 POST BAIL
01:30 - 18.000 FOR COMPENSATION. THIS DOESN'T
01:30 - 19.330 APPLY TO MOM AND THAT JUST
01:30 - 20.920 DOESN'T APPLY EVEN TO AN
01:30 - 22.110 EMPLOYER WHO DOES IT FOR AN
01:30 - 24.200 EMPLOYEE. THIS APPLIES TO
01:30 - 25.620 ANYONE WHO DOES IT FOR
01:30 - 27.590 COMPENSATION FOR A PROFESSIONAL
01:30 - 29.350 ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF
01:30 - 30.210 POSTING BAIL.
01:30 - 32.160 >>CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES
01:30 - 32.730 OF WHAT WOULD BE
01:30 - 35.610 A PROCEDURAL. ISSUE FOR THE
01:30 - 37.210 COUNTY'S AS A PART YOU SAYING
01:30 - 38.220 THIS IS SUBSTANTIVE
01:30 - 40.770 YES, SO WHAT WOULD BE PROCEDURE
01:30 - 42.990 WILL KIND OF. SEAGER'S DO
01:30 - 44.290 YOU MEAN WHY
01:30 - 47.740 ISN'T REQUIRING. THE INSURER TO
01:30 - 51.340 POST. MONEY WHY WOULD NOT BE
01:30 - 52.720 CONSIDERED PROCEDURE TO.
01:30 - 56.360 WINDS ARE THE QUESTIONS IN IN
01:30 - 57.670 IN ORDER. AN
01:30 - 58.980 EXAMPLE OF A PROCEDURAL
01:30 - 00.110 REQUIREMENT WOULD BE.
01:31 - 02.600 A SURETY DOING BUSINESS AS
01:31 - 05.780 A A IN BAIL BONDS IN DELAWARE
01:31 - 07.260 COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO FILE WITH
01:31 - 08.410 THE PREDOMINANT AREA OR EXCUSE
01:31 - 09.260 ME THE OFFICE OF JUDICIAL
01:31 - 11.370 SUPPORT WATER BEFORE THE 15TH
01:31 - 13.480 OF APRIL IN EVERY YEAR THE
01:31 - 15.140 CALENDAR YEAR. IT'S A
01:31 - 16.220 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
01:31 - 17.140 INCLUDING ITS FINANCIAL
01:31 - 18.530 STATEMENT THAT IT POSTED WITH
01:31 - 19.640 THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
01:31 - 21.050 DEMONSTRATING ITS FINANCIAL
01:31 - 22.630 SECURITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
01:31 - 24.910 A SIMILAR EXAMPLE MIGHT BE
01:31 - 27.170 THAT IT HAS TO POST A SUMMARY
01:31 - 28.400 OF THE BONDS THAT IT IS ISSUED
01:31 - 30.140 IN DELAWARE COUNTY ON A
01:31 - 31.140 QUARTERLY BASIS.
01:31 - 33.070 >>WHAT CAN YOU SAY WHERE
01:31 - 35.820 VACCINE. HE PUTS
01:31 - 37.430 THE COUNTIES FROM
01:31 - 38.680 IMPOSING ADDITIONAL
01:31 - 40.180 REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR FINDINGS
01:31 - 42.850 PROCEDURAL WIRDZEK 16. WE
01:31 - 43.470 SAY THAT.
01:31 - 45.120 >>AT 16 DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY
01:31 - 47.710 SAY THAT YOUR HONOR AT 16 SET
01:31 - 49.350 SETS FORTH SOME UNIFORM.
01:31 - 50.730 THE SYSTEM
01:31 - 52.220 OF REGULATION, THE BAIL BOND
01:31 - 53.690 INDUSTRY CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE
01:31 - 55.430 MIC I'M SOURCES REALLY DROPPING
01:31 - 58.200 THINK YOU TURNING MY HEAD TO
01:31 - 59.000 CONTINUE ANYWAY FROM THE
01:31 - 00.250 MICROPHONE AT THE MOMENT THAT
01:32 - 02.400 IT HAPPENS ALMOST A KEY GOAL.
01:32 - 07.090 BACK 16 WAS TARGETED TO
01:32 - 08.900 BAIL BONDSMAN AND IT WAS TO
01:32 - 11.130 CREATE A REGULATED SYSTEM AND
01:32 - 13.200 UNIFORM SYSTEM BETWEEN ALL OF
01:32 - 14.710 THE COUNTIES FOR THE
01:32 - 17.300 BAIL BONDSMAN AND THE AND THOSE
01:32 - 18.810 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DOING
01:32 - 19.470 BUSINESS IN EACH OF
01:32 - 21.780 THE COUNTIES BUT BY REQUIRING
01:32 - 23.310 THOSE BAIL BONDSMAN EVERYONE
01:32 - 24.250 DOING BUSINESS IS A BAIL
01:32 - 26.060 BONDSMAN TO BE A LICENSED
01:32 - 28.150 PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE
01:32 - 29.740 AGENT SAYS THAT A CEILING.
01:32 - 31.930 I'M SORRY IS THAT A CEILING.
01:32 - 35.690 WHATEVER ACTS 16 PUTS
01:32 - 37.360 IN THERE. THE COURTS CAN COME
01:32 - 38.360 AND SAY WELL THIS IS HOW WE
01:32 - 39.350 WANT TO RUN THE COURTS.
01:32 - 40.720 WELL YOUR HONOR I THINK WE'RE
01:32 - 43.110 FORBIDDEN BY STATUTE I THINK
01:32 - 45.290 THAT THE COMBINATION OF ACT, 16
01:32 - 46.660 WITH THE LAWS REGULATING
01:32 - 48.680 INSURANCE DO PROVIDE THAT
01:32 - 51.620 PREEMPTIVE. A REQUIREMENT ISN'T
01:32 - 53.090 SET TO THE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE
01:32 - 53.920 THIS MORE CLEAR.
01:32 - 57.110 WHAT EVERYTHING SAY THAT ABOUT
01:32 - 58.230 ANY NUMBER OF STATUTES YOUR
01:32 - 00.610 HONOR BUT THE BE BIG IN THIS
01:33 - 02.340 CASE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
01:33 - 04.240 AMBIGUITY AT ALL BECAUSE
01:33 - 05.980 WHEN YOU HAVE A BAIL BONDSMAN
01:33 - 07.160 WHO IS A LICENSED INSURANCE
01:33 - 08.420 AGENT THAT MEANS HE'S OPERATING
01:33 - 09.680 UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM
01:33 - 11.380 A FROM A CERTIFICATED INSURANCE
01:33 - 13.130 COMPANY AND EVERY INSURANCE
01:33 - 14.710 COMPANY HAS BEEN VERY VERY
01:33 - 17.150 CALM. WE'RE RIGHTS UNDER THE
01:33 - 18.190 INSURANCE COMPANY ACT,
01:33 - 20.340 INCLUDING 108 31
01:33 - 23.090 AND A 34 TO BE ACCEPTED AS SOLE
01:33 - 24.530 SURETY ON ANY UNDERTAKING AND
01:33 - 25.950 FOR THE JUDGES OF THE SUPREME
01:33 - 27.110 COURT FOR THE COURTS OF COMMON
01:33 - 28.590 PLEAS AND FOR EVERY OTHER
01:33 - 31.040 PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO IS REQUIRED
01:33 - 33.710 BY STATUTE. I TOO EXCEPT
01:33 - 36.010 THAT UNDERTAKING AND THAT BE
01:33 - 37.600 THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE
01:33 - 39.200 INSURANCE COMMISSIONER IS
01:33 - 40.660 CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT THE
01:33 - 42.170 LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY STATED
01:33 - 44.270 IN THE MOST UNAMBIGUOUS TERMS I
01:33 - 45.680 CAN THINK OF IN ANY STATUTE.
01:33 - 46.960 THE CERTIFICATE OF THE
01:33 - 47.960 INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
01:33 - 50.610 IS CONCLUSIVE PROVE WHAT'S
01:33 - 51.840 GOING IN AND SCORED IN THE TOP
01:33 - 53.880 AND SEE THE OF COURSE IF YOUR
01:33 - 55.430 CLIENT BUILDS TO PREPARE.
01:33 - 58.300 IT'S A THERE'S A
01:33 - 00.290 SURETY BOND BUT WHAT BUT WHAT
01:34 - 01.650 OR WHO IS COUNSEL WHETHER GOOD
01:34 - 02.750 MORNING JEN SORRY I COULDN'T
01:34 - 03.830 HEAR YOU COME TO THE FORE
01:34 - 05.780 PICTURE. AND THERE'S AN
01:34 - 07.090 OBLIGATION ON THE SURETY BOND.
01:34 - 09.990 JUST LIKE THERE'S AN OBLIGATION
01:34 - 12.230 AGAINST A BAIL BONDSMAN OF YOUR
01:34 - 14.000 THERE'S A FORFEITURE DECLARED
01:34 - 14.950 AND THERE'S AN OBLIGATION TO
01:34 - 16.910 PAY AND THERE'S BEEN THIS CASE
01:34 - 18.500 THERE IS A THE INSURANCE
01:34 - 19.130 COMPANY
01:34 - 21.360 CERTIFICATED AND THAT THERE ARE
01:34 - 23.170 SPECIFIC FORFEITURE PROCEDURES
01:34 - 26.110 DESCRIBED THE NEXT 1657 47.1.
01:34 - 28.070 >>I HAVE THE COUNTY IS DOING
01:34 - 29.340 THIS ARE THERE ANY OTHER
01:34 - 31.270 COUNTIES THAT IMPOSING THESE
01:34 - 32.870 ADDITIONAL COSTS ON THE OTHER
01:34 - 34.130 THERE ARE HOW MANY.
01:34 - 36.930 >>I DON'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE
01:34 - 38.900 SURVEY OF ALL 67 COUNTIES BUT I
01:34 - 40.290 KNOW FOR EXAMPLE THAT OTHER
01:34 - 41.390 THAN DELAWARE PHILADELPHIA
01:34 - 42.920 COUNTY ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
01:34 - 44.970 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. MONTGOMERY
01:34 - 46.090 COUNTY WAS DOING IT UNTIL
01:34 - 47.410 RECENTLY HAS IT EVER BEEN
01:34 - 49.580 CHALLENGE THEM. IT HAS NEVER
01:34 - 50.610 RISEN TO
01:34 - 53.970 THIS COURT. WE HAVE ON BEHALF
01:34 - 57.580 OF OUR CLIENTS PURSUED. RELIEF
01:34 - 59.990 IN VARIOUS COUNTIES. AND.
01:35 - 02.060 NORTH THE EXCUSE ME DELAWARE
01:35 - 03.240 COUNTY IS THE FIRST ONE THAT
01:35 - 04.970 THAT WE'VE GOT TO THIS LEVEL IN
01:35 - 05.890 THE OTHER COUNTIES WHERE WE'VE
01:35 - 07.870 BEEN WHERE WE'VE BEEN BEFORE
01:35 - 10.260 THE COURTS OR OR THE THE
01:35 - 12.450 LOCAL AGENCIES WE HAVE BEEN
01:35 - 14.760 ABLE TO GET THINGS RESOLVED.
01:35 - 16.010 SO FOR EXAMPLE LEHIGH COUNTY
01:35 - 16.320 CHANGED
01:35 - 18.780 ITS RULES. YOUR COUNTY CHANGED
01:35 - 19.750 ITS RULES LUZERNE COUNTY
01:35 - 20.910 CHANGED ITS RULES. MONTGOMERY
01:35 - 21.950 COUNTY CHANGED ITS RULES.
01:35 - 23.390 SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE
01:35 - 24.690 ADDITIONAL MONEY TO THE COUNTY.
01:35 - 25.700 THAT'S CORRECT.
01:35 - 28.470 >>IT SEEMS UNFAIR BUT I THINK
01:35 - 30.220 THAT WE MIGHT BE STRUGGLING
01:35 - 31.820 WITH THE LANGUAGE WHICH DOESN'T
01:35 - 33.480 PROHIBIT IT. THE LANGUAGE OF
01:35 - 34.170 THE STATUTE.
01:35 - 36.410 >>YOUR HONOR THAT'S LOOKING AT
01:35 - 38.030 AT 16 AND ISOLATION AND IT'S
01:35 - 39.510 IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE
01:35 - 40.810 ACT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE
01:35 - 42.690 COMPANY TURNS DEPARTMENT ACT
01:35 - 45.280 WAS UNAMBIGUOUS THAT IT CAN
01:35 - 47.230 THAT NO THE COURT CAN IMPOSE AN
01:35 - 48.700 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ON A
01:35 - 50.260 SURETY AS A CONDITION OF
01:35 - 51.700 POSTING THE BOND THERE. THE
01:35 - 52.920 SUPREME COURT HAS EVEN SAID
01:35 - 56.560 THAT. THAT THAT'S YORK.
01:35 - 01.380 YOUR GUYS MACHINERY CORPORATION
01:36 - 02.330 VERSUS PROBLEMS.
01:36 - 07.340 3.23 PA 3.69.
01:36 - 14.370 THAT BOND OF A SURETY COMPANY
01:36 - 15.770 THAT A CERTIFICATED BY THE
01:36 - 17.830 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT MUST BE
01:36 - 18.400 ACCEPTED.
01:36 - 21.680 THE CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FILED
01:36 - 24.200 WITH THE VOLUNTARY. THAT'S THE
01:36 - 26.300 ONLY QUALIFICATION SO IF THEY
01:36 - 27.560 GET THERE WAS NO CERTIFICATE
01:36 - 28.490 FROM THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
01:36 - 30.130 BY WITH THE PLANETARY THE COURT
01:36 - 32.790 CAN STILL CHOOSE TO ACCEPT
01:36 - 34.130 THE BOND. BUT IF THE
01:36 - 35.140 CERTIFICATES FOR 5 WITH A
01:36 - 36.370 PROPRIETARY OR IN THIS CASE THE
01:36 - 37.730 AUSTIN JUST WILL SUPPORT
01:36 - 40.670 THE COURT MUST HE DOES A SHOUT
01:36 - 42.810 IT IS WE'RE IN ON IN BIG US
01:36 - 44.370 FROM THE LEGISLATURE. THERE'S
01:36 - 45.530 NO DISCRETION.
01:36 - 53.990 WERE YOU ARE YOU REQUIRED TO
01:36 - 55.510 POST MORE LIKE WHAT THEY CALL A
01:36 - 56.610 BLANKET BOND.
01:36 - 00.120 >>I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO JUST
01:37 - 00.400 ONE
01:37 - 02.400 COVERING EVERYTHING WARS
01:37 - 03.830 THERE'S PRETTY REQUIRED TO DO
01:37 - 04.610 IT FOR EACH.
01:37 - 07.730 IN CASE HOUSE RACE EACH CASE IN
01:37 - 09.470 EACH COUNTY IN DELAWARE COUNTY
01:37 - 12.150 THE LOCAL RULE REQUIRES A CASH.
01:37 - 14.400 SECURITY DEPOSIT
01:37 - 15.630 FOR THE AUTHORITY UP TO A
01:37 - 16.850 PARTICULAR LIMIT AND THEN
01:37 - 17.980 ADDITIONAL CASH SECURITY
01:37 - 20.140 DEPOSIT AS YOU INCREASE THE
01:37 - 21.290 AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF THE BONDS
01:37 - 22.240 THAT THE CARRIERS ARE
01:37 - 24.270 UNDERWRITING. SO FOR EXAMPLE
01:37 - 26.580 FOR THE FIRST $500,000 A BAG OR
01:37 - 28.350 GET BOND CAPACITY
01:37 - 29.520 AND INSURERS ARE REQUIRED TO
01:37 - 32.180 POST $50,000 IN CASH OR CASH
01:37 - 33.040 EQUIVALENTS SECURITY.
01:37 - 36.230 SO IN THE CASE
01:37 - 37.520 OF LEXINGTON NATIONAL THERE'S
01:37 - 39.710 $325,000 ON DEPOSIT WITH THE
01:37 - 40.670 COUNTY IN THE CASE OF
01:37 - 41.730 INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY. THERE'S
01:37 - 43.710 $100,000 ON DEPOSIT THE COUNTY
01:37 - 45.200 IN OTHER COUNTIES. THERE'S
01:37 - 46.200 THERE'S DIFFERENT AMOUNTS THESE
01:37 - 47.400 AMOUNTS ARE NOT CONSISTENT FROM
01:37 - 48.450 ONE COUNTY TO THE NEXT
01:37 - 51.360 WHICH AGAIN. THE SIZE IS
01:37 - 53.310 THE INCONSISTENCY STATEWIDE
01:37 - 55.120 REGULATION OF INSURERS. THE
01:37 - 57.900 STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT AND
01:37 - 58.990 THE LEGISLATURE HAVE ALREADY
01:37 - 00.870 ESTABLISHED. HERE'S THE RATIO
01:38 - 02.010 THAT EVERY INSURANCE COMPANY
01:38 - 03.410 MUST MEET TO PROVE IT'S OFTEN
01:38 - 04.710 SEEING HERE IS THE LIST RISK
01:38 - 07.450 LIMITATION. NO MORE THAN 10% OF
01:38 - 09.920 THE BONDS AND CAPITAL EXCUSE ME
01:38 - 11.910 OF THE CAPITOL AND AND ASSETS.
01:38 - 15.280 WHEN ANY SINGLE RISK AND
01:38 - 17.020 THERE'S JUST STATUTORY FORMULA
01:38 - 18.130 FOR CALCULATING THIS.
01:38 - 20.340 WHAT THIS DOES IS YOU NOW HAVE
01:38 - 21.780 EVERY COUNTY DECIDING ON THEIR
01:38 - 22.920 OWN INDEPENDENT OF THE
01:38 - 24.380 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT WHAT A
01:38 - 25.720 CERTIFICATE INSURANCE. THE
01:38 - 27.050 COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO
01:38 - 28.010 UNDERWRITE AND IN WHAT
01:38 - 29.750 CIRCUMSTANCES AND
01:38 - 31.520 REQUIRING THAT THIS CASH
01:38 - 32.530 SECURITY BE AVAILABLE
01:38 - 33.650 EXCLUSIVELY WITH
01:38 - 36.630 THE OTHER AND COME BACK
01:38 - 37.870 SECURITIES YOU COULD PROVIDE
01:38 - 40.100 INSTEAD OF CASH. IT'S A
01:38 - 41.180 MATERIAL, YOUR HONOR THERE THE
01:38 - 42.990 EXACT LINES. IT'S EXACTLY THE
01:38 - 44.730 SAME FOR PURPOSES OF ABOUT YOU.
01:38 - 46.770 IT'S A CASH OR CASH
01:38 - 47.340 EQUIVALENTS.
01:38 - 49.210 YEAH, BUT WHEN THEY NEED TO
01:38 - 51.430 COLLECT CASH SCHEME. ALL RIGHT
01:38 - 54.140 WHAT IN IN MOST CASES, YES,
01:38 - 56.550 YOUR HONOR AND CANDIDLY NEED TO
01:38 - 59.270 GET TO IT'S A IT'S IN THERE.
01:39 - 02.660 2 RED HAIR AND REALLY BECAUSE.
01:39 - 05.880 THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF AN
01:39 - 06.590 INSURANCE BUT
01:39 - 08.570 SURETY BOND WE'RE WORKING TO
01:39 - 09.930 FIND IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT
01:39 - 11.150 CASH ON THE TABLE YOU HAVE A
01:39 - 12.610 LOT ON THE OBLIGATION I
01:39 - 14.130 UNDERSTAND I UNDERSTAND THAT
01:39 - 16.530 BUT MY MY QUESTION HAS BEEN AND
01:39 - 18.190 I'M THINKING WHY IS IT THAT
01:39 - 20.550 MUNICIPALITIES FEEL THAT THERE
01:39 - 21.930 NEEDS TO BE MORE PROTECTION.
01:39 - 23.820 >>THEY NEED TO PROTECT.
01:39 - 26.980 YOU KNOW THEIR THEIR CITIZENS,
01:39 - 27.300 YOU KNOW
01:39 - 30.960 MORE SO THAN IS BEING ALLOWED
01:39 - 32.190 THROUGH YOU KNOW ANOTHER
01:39 - 34.820 STATUE. WHY WHY CAN'T THEY DO
01:39 - 35.310 THAT.
01:39 - 37.750 THAT IT BECAUSE IT WOULD RENDER
01:39 - 39.010 THE MEANING OF THE INSURANCE
01:39 - 40.930 COMPANY ACT MEANINGLESS.
01:39 - 43.170 IT WOULD SET THE WHOLE POINT OF
01:39 - 44.590 IT OF THE LEGISLATURE SAYING
01:39 - 45.600 THAT THE BOND.
01:39 - 47.900 >>OF A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE
01:39 - 48.450 COMPANY.
01:39 - 52.070 SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE JUDGES
01:39 - 53.290 OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
01:39 - 54.580 SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVEN'T
01:39 - 56.650 REALLY POINT ANYTHING ACTS, 16
01:39 - 58.260 WHICH PRECLUDES THEM WHICH
01:39 - 59.230 MURRAY SAYS WITH THESE
01:39 - 01.010 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE.
01:40 - 02.870 >>WHERE ARE NOT IT HIT
01:40 - 05.000 YOUR ARGUMENT. AND LET ME ASK
01:40 - 06.720 YOU THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE
01:40 - 08.190 YOU SAID THAT SAYS WHAT
01:40 - 09.610 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE YOU
01:40 - 10.960 ARGUING A PROCEDURAL.
01:40 - 14.840 LONG DOES IT TAKE
01:40 - 16.710 FOR THIS 4 FOOT YOUR PROCESS TO
01:40 - 19.530 PROCEED. YOU SAID IF THERE'S A
01:40 - 21.150 YOU NEED TO TO THAT THAT WOULD
01:40 - 23.810 BE THE REMEDY. IN A MOVE
01:40 - 24.380 TO STING.
01:40 - 28.150 CAN 100 SECURITIES.
01:40 - 31.490 >>YOUR YOUR YOUR QUESTION
01:40 - 32.460 ACTUALLY EXPRESSES A
01:40 - 33.360 MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE
01:40 - 34.030 PROCESS.
01:40 - 37.660 >>MEMO MY GOD I FEEL VERY CLOSE
01:40 - 38.700 TO BOND YOU'RE ACTUALLY
01:40 - 39.970 CONFUSING 2 DIFFERENT THINGS
01:40 - 41.550 THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNRELATED.
01:40 - 43.310 THE PROCEDURAL ARGUMENT IS A
01:40 - 45.860 BIZ UNDER RULE, OKAY BY
01:40 - 47.530 AS A STATE RULE OF CRIMINAL
01:40 - 49.290 PROCEDURE. IT IS AUTHORIZED
01:40 - 51.060 UNDER SECTION TO THE OFFICIAL
01:40 - 52.020 CODE WHICH IN TURN IS
01:40 - 53.060 AUTHORIZED UNDER ARTICLE 5
01:40 - 53.900 SECTION 10 C OF THE
01:40 - 56.040 CONSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES THAT
01:40 - 57.110 THE RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IS
01:40 - 59.430 PROCEDURAL QUESTION WAS ASKED
01:40 - 00.880 TO AND KIND OF TOOK SKIN
01:41 - 03.210 WAS ME WAS WHAT DOES THE TERM
01:41 - 05.050 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MEAN
01:41 - 06.980 UNDER ACTS 16 NEW SO THAT'S
01:41 - 08.600 PROCEDURALLY I ASKED YOU THE
01:41 - 09.720 QUESTION AND THAT WAS YOUR
01:41 - 10.180 ANSWER.
01:41 - 11.550 >>THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
01:41 - 13.740 ABOUT. THAT'S SO
01:41 - 16.140 I'M SAYING SO FAR I HAVEN'T
01:41 - 18.680 HEARD YOU DO TO ANYTHING IN THE
01:41 - 20.810 NEXT 16 WHICH DEFINES
01:41 - 22.090 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT
01:41 - 25.070 WHERE SUPPLEMENTS YOUR ARGUMENT
01:41 - 26.590 THAT IT'S ONLY PROCEDURAL
01:41 - 27.650 ACCEPT THAT YOU'RE SAYING IT'S
01:41 - 28.670 PLANNED IT AND I
01:41 - 30.560 UNDERSTAND THAT BUT MY QUESTION
01:41 - 31.940 NOW IS WHAT IS.
01:41 - 36.400 THE GROUP WHICH ARE PROCESS I
01:41 - 37.800 ASK YOU AGAIN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
01:41 - 39.850 IF YOU DON'T POST BOND WITH THE
01:41 - 41.790 COURT TOO. AND YOU SAID THERE'S
01:41 - 43.090 NO PROOF THAT YOUR PROCESS AND
01:41 - 44.470 I SAID HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE
01:41 - 46.600 ONE OF THE FORFEITURE PROCESS
01:41 - 48.340 RELATES TO A DEFENDANT WHO HAS
01:41 - 49.390 VIOLATED THE BOND.
01:41 - 51.520 >>FOR THE PROCESS ONLY COMES
01:41 - 52.750 INTO PLAY IF A DEFENDANT
01:41 - 53.490 DOESN'T APPEAR FOR
01:41 - 55.090 A HEARING. WHY SOME IN SOME
01:41 - 57.220 OTHER WAYS, IT WAS A QUESTION I
01:41 - 58.550 ASKED YOU WORK FOR THE ALLIANCE
01:41 - 00.220 DOESN'T APPEAR IN THAT CASE A
01:42 - 01.720 WARRANT IS ISSUED A NOTICE
01:42 - 03.610 GIVEN TO THE TO THE SURETY AND
01:42 - 03.830 TO
01:42 - 07.400 THE INSURER. PROCESS THAT
01:42 - 08.790 FOLLOWED THERE ISN'T THERE.
01:42 - 09.960 IF THERE'S A JUDGMENT OF
01:42 - 11.090 FORFEITURE ENTERED AND THERE'S
01:42 - 12.750 91 DAYS FOR PAYMENT TO BE MADE
01:42 - 14.240 TO PAYMENTS NOT MADE WITH A 91
01:42 - 15.720 DAYS. THERE ARE SANCTIONS THAT
01:42 - 16.620 ARE IMPOSED UPON THE BAIL
01:42 - 18.390 BONDSMAN AND UPON THE INSURER
01:42 - 20.940 AND ULTIMATELY CAN LEAD TO A
01:42 - 22.060 LOSS OF THE RIGHT TO DO
01:42 - 23.240 BUSINESS UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
01:42 - 25.350 STATUTE THAT PROCESS CAN TAKE
01:42 - 26.570 ANYWHERE FROM A FEW DAYS TO A
01:42 - 28.060 FEW MONTHS DEPENDING ON THE
01:42 - 29.380 CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PARTICULAR
01:42 - 30.950 CASE, BUT THERE IS A TIMELINE
01:42 - 34.350 IN THE IN THE STATUTE 157 47.1
01:42 - 37.160 AND I HAVE A QUESTION YOU CAN
01:42 - 38.750 FINISH. THEY BEAT ME.
01:42 - 41.570 AND SO THAT SO THANK YOU FOR
01:42 - 43.500 PRINTING THAT SO THE DANCERS
01:42 - 46.550 >>IF THERE'S A CASH AND IT
01:42 - 48.560 FAILS TO PREPARE. YOU CAN TAKE
01:42 - 49.240 THE CASH.
01:42 - 51.180 NOW IT I CAN'T HAVE TO GO
01:42 - 52.120 THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS.
01:42 - 54.540 YES, OKAY, STILL 91 DAYS AND
01:42 - 56.490 YES, OKAY, THAT'S ALRIGHT.
01:42 - 58.320 THANK YOU AND IT BECOMES A
01:42 - 59.940 JUDGMENT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
01:42 - 01.280 DOUBLE AGAINST THE INSURER
01:43 - 02.470 WHICH MEANS THAT THE INSURER
01:43 - 03.830 HAS THE OBLIGATION IN THE FIRST
01:43 - 05.580 INSTANCE TO PAID ONLY IF
01:43 - 06.710 THERE'S A DEFAULT ON THE
01:43 - 07.750 INTEREST ON THE ON THE
01:43 - 08.870 OBLIGATION TO PAY THE
01:43 - 09.470 FORFEITURE.
01:43 - 10.960 >>IF THAT THAT THERE THERE
01:43 - 12.030 WOULD BE ANY RECOURSE BY THE
01:43 - 14.010 COUNTY. AND THE CASH
01:43 - 15.230 SECURITY AGAIN
01:43 - 18.090 BECOMES UNNECESSARY BECAUSE OF
01:43 - 19.440 THE VERY FACT THAT WE HAVE A
01:43 - 21.690 BOND ISSUED BY STUPID INSURANCE
01:43 - 22.550 COMPANY THAT
01:43 - 24.530 IS POSTED, BUT IT THERE AND
01:43 - 25.540 THERE'S THE SIMILAR RECOURSE
01:43 - 26.580 WITH THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
01:43 - 27.500 AND AGAINST THE SURETY
01:43 - 30.320 DIRECTLY. SO FROM FROM THAT
01:43 - 31.000 PERSPECTIVE AND
01:43 - 33.390 YOUR HONOR. IT STILL DOESN'T
01:43 - 34.930 REACH THE ISSUE OF WHAT IS THE
01:43 - 36.150 NEED FOR THE CASH BECAUSE
01:43 - 37.200 FRANKLY THERE IS NOT.
01:43 - 40.520 OKAY YOU'RE DOING WELL WE'RE
01:43 - 42.230 WE'RE THROWING A LOT AT YOU.
01:43 - 44.240 I HAD A TIME JUMP IN THERE SO I
01:43 - 45.270 GOT A CHANCE TO.
01:43 - 48.020 >>SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK
01:43 - 49.870 CLARIFICATION DOESN'T THE ACT
01:43 - 52.100 SPECIFICALLY DOT DEFINED BILLS.
01:43 - 53.790 BAIL BONDSMAN ENSURE T
01:43 - 54.430 DIFFERENTLY.
01:43 - 57.860 >>IT DOES THEIR SEPARATE
01:43 - 59.370 DEFINITIONS FOR BAIL BONDSMAN
01:43 - 01.480 AND SURETY RIGHT IDENTITY IS IT
01:44 - 03.010 IS A GENERAL TERM
01:44 - 06.160 WERE ANY PERSON WHO POSTS A CAN
01:44 - 07.830 BE A A FOR PROFIT OR NOT FOR
01:44 - 08.960 PROFIT THEY CAN BE
01:44 - 11.260 A PERSON WERE COMPANY AND IT'S
01:44 - 13.090 IT'S LITERALLY ANYONE WHO ACT
01:44 - 15.620 AS SURETY FOR THE DEFENDANT
01:44 - 16.250 OKAY
01:44 - 20.720 REQUIREMENTS OF 7, 5, 7, 4, 3,
01:44 - 22.000 >>DOES THAT.
01:44 - 24.360 AND THAT SECTION DOESN'T
01:44 - 25.400 ADDRESS SHORTY'S.
01:44 - 29.270 57 43.1.
01:44 - 34.700 5743
01:44 - 36.320 IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT
01:44 - 37.440 BUSINESS WHEN THE COUNTY OF A
01:44 - 39.820 BAIL BONDSMAN OKAY THE BAIL
01:44 - 42.310 BONDSMAN IS REQUIRED IN ORDER
01:44 - 43.590 TO BECOME ELIGIBLE TO PRACTICE
01:44 - 45.190 IN THE COUNTY AND THIS IS THE
01:44 - 46.900 THE OTHER ANGLE OF OUR
01:44 - 49.030 A PETITION IS THAT THE ONLY
01:44 - 50.640 RESTRICTION ON ON BECOMING
01:44 - 51.730 AUTHORIZING THE COUNTIES TO
01:44 - 53.620 MEET 3 REQUIREMENTS OF 57.
01:44 - 56.920 43.1 BECAUSE
01:44 - 58.890 UPON PRESENTATION AND FILING
01:44 - 00.330 WITH THE DAUGHTER OF THE OFFICE
01:45 - 02.660 OF JUDICIAL SUPPORT. THE
01:45 - 04.140 LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
01:45 - 05.460 THE STATEMENT IDENTIFIED THE
01:45 - 08.170 OFFICER WE HAVE A FOR SERVICE
01:45 - 09.710 OF PROCESS OF LEAVING IT WITH
01:45 - 11.310 IN PENNSYLVANIA. AND A
01:45 - 12.540 QUALIFYING POWER OF ATTORNEY
01:45 - 13.720 FROM THE INSURER
01:45 - 15.100 STATING THE LIMITS OF THE
01:45 - 16.380 AUTHORITY TO ISSUE THE BONDS
01:45 - 17.480 THAT'S ALL THAT'S REQUIRED FOR
01:45 - 18.670 AUTHORIZATION TO DO BUSINESS IN
01:45 - 20.310 THE COUNTY. YET THE FOCUS
01:45 - 22.360 THAT I'M TRYING TO BRING ABOUT
01:45 - 24.450 IS NOT WHAT'S REQUIRED. BUT WHO
01:45 - 26.540 WITHDREW REQUIRED UPON
01:45 - 29.300 OR MAYBE WHAT ENTITIES IT'S NOT
01:45 - 30.510 REQUIRED APART.
01:45 - 33.800 57 43.1 IS DIRECTLY.
01:45 - 36.590 DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO A BAIL
01:45 - 39.690 BONDSMAN. OR INSURERS.
01:45 - 41.940 WELL IT DOESN'T SAY THAT IN
01:45 - 44.090 THIS IN THE STATUTE THAT 43.1
01:45 - 45.550 DOES NOT SAY ANY
01:45 - 46.800 SURETY IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY
01:45 - 48.620 BAIL OKAY.
01:45 - 52.170 I THINK THAT SURE IT IS.
01:45 - 54.050 SEPARATE AND APART AND
01:45 - 55.820 I WAS TRYING TO GLEAN FOR YOU
01:45 - 57.470 AND POINT OUT THAT THAT'S AND
01:45 - 59.850 5, 7, 5, O IT WASN'T INCLUDED
01:45 - 01.050 WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THAT THE
01:46 - 02.380 LEGISLATURE TALKED ABOUT BILLS
01:46 - 04.670 BONDSMAN AND INSURERS. OKAY.
01:46 - 07.090 SO IN EACH COUNT.
01:46 - 10.280 AND IT SURE IS CERTAIN IT
01:46 - 11.410 IS GIVEN A CERTIFICATE THAT
01:46 - 12.710 GIVES AUTHORIZATION TO DO
01:46 - 14.010 BUSINESS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF
01:46 - 15.310 PENNSYLVANIA, THERE'S NO COUNTY
01:46 - 17.010 BY COUNTY LIMITATION PERIOD.
01:46 - 18.970 THAT THAT'S THE END OF THE
01:46 - 20.440 DISCUSSION THAT WAS DECIDED
01:46 - 22.630 IT'S BY STATUTE. IT WAS DECIDED
01:46 - 24.030 IN AND COMMONWEALTH VERSUS
01:46 - 25.240 LIBERTY BAIL BONDS BY THIS
01:46 - 25.710 COURT.
01:46 - 29.990 SO DISH THERE IS NO. THE ISSUE
01:46 - 31.870 ONE THAT QUESTION AS THE BAIL
01:46 - 35.190 BONDSMAN INDIVIDUALLY. 57 TO
01:46 - 36.410 43.1
01:46 - 39.950 AFFECTIVE LEE. FOLLOWS THE
01:46 - 40.690 RATIONALE OF
01:46 - 43.500 THIS COURT AND LIVED IN KAMALA
01:46 - 44.770 PERSON'S LIBERTY BAIL BONDS
01:46 - 46.370 BECAUSE IN IN LIBERTY BAIL
01:46 - 47.410 BONDS, THE COURT SAID
01:46 - 49.370 THAT BECAUSE THAT PARTICULAR
01:46 - 51.220 AGENT WAS AN INSURANCE
01:46 - 53.930 LICENSEE. HE WAS NOT
01:46 - 54.870 BOUND BY.
01:46 - 58.910 MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S LOCAL WHICH
01:46 - 00.420 IMPOSED ADDITIONAL OFFICE
01:47 - 02.110 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS ON THAT
01:47 - 03.620 AGENT TO PRACTICE IN
01:47 - 06.110 THAT COUNTY. EFFECTIVE WE HAVE
01:47 - 06.640 THIS
01:47 - 09.150 THIS CONVOCATION. WELL A LINES
01:47 - 11.280 WITH THIS COURT'S HOLDING IN IN
01:47 - 14.040 LIBERTY BAIL BONDS AND
01:47 - 16.400 THE CORRESPONDING DESIRE BY THE
01:47 - 18.550 LEGISLATURE PERCENT TO ACT 16
01:47 - 20.920 TO TO CREATE THIS UNIFORM
01:47 - 23.770 SYSTEM WE CAN'T LET THEM PUSH
01:47 - 26.390 THOSE ARE I THINK WHEN JUST ON
01:47 - 27.550 YOUR PENSION ISSUE.
01:47 - 29.360 UNDER THE HOFFMAN CASE THE
01:47 - 31.130 COURT CLEARLY SAID THAT IF THAT
01:47 - 32.560 THAT YOU DON'T PRESUME THAT THE
01:47 - 33.930 FACT THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
01:47 - 35.470 IS AN ACT OF LEGISLATION IN THE
01:47 - 36.530 FIELD DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S
01:47 - 37.220 PREEMPTION.
01:47 - 38.570 >>THEY HAVE THE MANIFEST A
01:47 - 40.530 CLEAR CONTENDER EVANS TO
01:47 - 42.990 DO SO AND BY PUTTING LANGUAGE
01:47 - 44.430 IN THEIR SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL
01:47 - 45.350 REQUIREMENTS.
01:47 - 47.760 HOW HAVE THEY MANIFESTED IN
01:47 - 50.290 CLEAR INTENT TO TO PREEMPT IN
01:47 - 50.750 THE FIELD.
01:47 - 52.280 >>YOUR HONOR THINK THE LANGUAGE
01:47 - 53.730 SUBJECT TO SUCH OTHER
01:47 - 55.290 REQUIREMENT IS NOT
01:47 - 58.130 FOUND IN ACTS, 16 AND IT IS NOT
01:47 - 59.080 FOUND IN THE INSURANCE
01:47 - 01.670 DEPARTMENT ACT WHEN I COULD
01:48 - 04.260 EARLIER TRIED QUESTION THIS IS
01:48 - 05.150 THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO GET
01:48 - 07.490 TO THAT LANGUAGE IS FOUND
01:48 - 10.020 EXPIRED 31 IS EXCLUSIVELY IN
01:48 - 11.180 THE RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
01:48 - 11.410 BY
01:48 - 16.260 IS NOT ISSUED PURSUANT TO ACT
01:48 - 19.030 16 BY 31 HAS NOT ISSUED PERCENT
01:48 - 19.410 INSURANCE
01:48 - 22.330 COMPANY ACT IN FACT IS ISSUED
01:48 - 24.000 PERSON IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO
01:48 - 25.210 THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN
01:48 - 27.690 SECTION 57 OF 2 OF THE JUDICIAL
01:48 - 29.410 CODE AND 57 OR 2 OF THE
01:48 - 31.430 JUDICIAL CODE SPECIFICALLY SAYS
01:48 - 33.380 THAT SUBJECT
01:48 - 36.060 2 THE LAWS GOVERNING SURE TO
01:48 - 40.170 WE ALL SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE
01:48 - 41.330 GENERAL RULES, THE GENERAL
01:48 - 42.650 RULES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
01:48 - 43.840 O TO OF COURSE OF THE RULES OF
01:48 - 46.050 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. AND AS
01:48 - 47.410 REFERENCED AN ARTICLE 5 SECTION
01:48 - 49.160 10 C OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
01:48 - 50.500 CONSTITUTION OF THE GENERAL
01:48 - 51.890 RULES ARE THOSE PROCEDURAL
01:48 - 52.820 RULES THAT ARE ISSUED BY THE
01:48 - 55.010 SUPREME COURT. SO THAT
01:48 - 57.640 RESERVATION IS NOT IN THE
01:48 - 59.130 STATUTES OF THE STATUTE DOES
01:48 - 01.490 NOT OPEN THE DOOR TO SUCH
01:49 - 03.620 LOCAL REGULATION. THE ONLY
01:49 - 05.320 PLACE THAT THE ONLY DOOR THAT
01:49 - 07.990 OPENED THIS AT TO AND THERE ARE
01:49 - 09.030 WITH JIM IT
01:49 - 10.600 PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS THAT
01:49 - 11.810 COULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND THAT
01:49 - 13.920 ARE IMPLEMENTED. WE'RE JUST
01:49 - 14.480 RATION
01:49 - 17.050 NOTICE, ETCETERA. BUT THEY'RE
01:49 - 18.890 LOOKING AT US IS OFTEN TO QUOTE
01:49 - 20.780 FOR YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR TIME I
01:49 - 22.240 REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU VERY
01:49 - 24.310 MUCH AND AND YOU'RE WELL OVER A
01:49 - 27.050 GOOD AND ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS
01:49 - 27.310 WELL.
01:49 - 28.680 >>THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
01:49 - 28.950 YOU.
01:49 - 33.850 GOOD MORNING, MELISSA LEVIN ON
01:49 - 34.640 BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF
01:49 - 35.230 DELAWARE.
01:49 - 37.380 SO JUST BEGIN UNLESS THERE ARE
01:49 - 38.780 SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
01:49 - 41.350 >>SO IN A PROVINCE BREVE HE
01:49 - 43.970 CITES DIFFERENT TYPES OF
01:49 - 45.120 PREEMPTION THERE'S EXPRESS
01:49 - 47.090 PREEMPTION CONFLICT PREEMPTION
01:49 - 48.180 AND TO FEEL
01:49 - 50.220 PREEMPTION SO IMMEDATELY
01:49 - 51.870 INDEPENDENCE BRIEF THERE IS NO
01:49 - 53.180 FIELD PREEMPTION THERE IS NO
01:49 - 53.630 CASE LAW
01:49 - 55.590 THAT SAYS THAT THE INSURANCE
01:49 - 56.680 COMPANY OR THE INSURANCE
01:49 - 58.290 INTERESTING INDUSTRY EXCUSE ME
01:49 - 59.620 OCCUPIES THE FIELD.
01:50 - 02.440 >>BASICALLY AS I CAN CAUSE
01:50 - 04.780 THE FIELD AND LIMITS ANY COURT
01:50 - 05.980 OR LOCAL RULES FOR PEOPLE
01:50 - 07.280 PLANNING ANY ADDITIONAL
01:50 - 09.460 REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARD TO
01:50 - 10.960 EXPRESS PREEMPTION AGAIN
01:50 - 12.320 THERE'S NO EXPRESS LANGUAGE
01:50 - 14.490 WITH AN ACCIDENT SCENE OR
01:50 - 15.240 ANY OTHER.
01:50 - 18.440 STATE LAW CITED BY A PELLET
01:50 - 20.300 THAT LIMITS THE PORTABILITY
01:50 - 23.260 OR ANY SO IT DOESN'T LIMIT THE
01:50 - 24.850 PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT OR
01:50 - 27.140 ANY LOCAL REPORTS FROM
01:50 - 27.900 IMPLEMENTING ANY
01:50 - 29.240 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
01:50 - 31.040 HOWEVER, WITH CONFLICT
01:50 - 33.410 PREEMPTION VEHICLE INSIGHTS, 2
01:50 - 35.040 DIFFERENT CASES, ONE IS THE GAS
01:50 - 36.200 CASE, SOMEONE IS THE LIBERTY
01:50 - 37.140 BELL BONDS CASE
01:50 - 39.720 WITHIN THE GAS CASE, THERE WAS
01:50 - 41.870 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS WITHIN THE
01:50 - 43.240 ACT WITHIN THE GAS CASE
01:50 - 44.760 THAT ACTUALLY PROTECTED
01:50 - 45.800 PATIENTS FROM GOVERNMENT
01:50 - 47.700 SANCTIONS REGARDING THEIR USE
01:50 - 49.860 OF MARIJUANA AGAIN IN THIS CASE
01:50 - 51.660 WE HAVE NO COMPARABLE LANGUAGE
01:50 - 53.140 WITH AN ACCIDENT SCENE OR ANY
01:50 - 54.970 OTHER ACT. THE OTHER COUNTY
01:50 - 57.030 PROTECTED THOUGH BY ACTS 6 TEEN
01:50 - 58.380 AND THAT THE INSURANCE
01:50 - 59.390 DEPARTMENT HAS.
01:50 - 01.080 >>EXPRESS REQUIREMENTS WHAT
01:51 - 03.130 POUNDS BONDMANS ME TO DO AND
01:51 - 05.020 DELAWARE COUNTY IS JUST NOW
01:51 - 07.320 COMING IN. YOU KNOW GETTING THE
01:51 - 09.070 SUSPENDERS AS WELL AS THE BOAT.
01:51 - 11.930 ALREADY LEAVING THE BAIL
01:51 - 13.710 BONDSMAN BUT ARE READY TO MAKE
01:51 - 15.790 JALAJHIA STATEWIDE GREAT
01:51 - 16.680 QUESTION YOUR HONOR.
01:51 - 20.960 >>ACTUALLY WITH REGARD THE
01:51 - 22.100 LOCAL ROLE.
01:51 - 26.150 IT'S HARD TO ANSWER THAT
01:51 - 26.890 QUESTION TO REPEAT YOUR
01:51 - 27.890 QUESTION AGAIN PLEASE.
01:51 - 29.880 I'M SORRY I'M A LITTLE
01:51 - 32.930 FOR THE
01:51 - 37.270 WE DON'T BUY YOU A 100.
01:51 - 37.770 >>THE LAST
01:51 - 44.240 SO IT APPEARS THAT EXIT THROUGH
01:51 - 46.210 ACTS, 16 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
01:51 - 47.320 HAS DECIDED
01:51 - 49.890 TO REGULATE INSURER AND BILLS
01:51 - 52.050 BONDSMAN STATEWIDE AND
01:51 - 53.900 THEREFORE HAS TAKEN AWAY THE
01:51 - 55.480 CONCERN THAT DON'T WORK COUNTY
01:51 - 57.460 HAD ORIGINALLY. SO DEBORAH
01:51 - 59.560 COUNTIES JUST COMING IN AND
01:51 - 00.890 BASICALLY GOING ON
01:52 - 02.390 ANOTHER REGULATION THAT'S
01:52 - 04.110 ALREADY BEEN TAKING CARE OF AND
01:52 - 06.630 YOU'RE ASKING ME BILLS BONDSMAN
01:52 - 08.720 TO DO SOMETHING TWICE WHICH
01:52 - 09.860 ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF
01:52 - 11.570 STATEWIDE WELL I THINK THERE'S
01:52 - 12.820 A DISTINCTION HERE SO THE
01:52 - 13.930 APPELLANTS ARE ACTUALLY
01:52 - 15.020 CORPORATE CHARITIES AND NOT
01:52 - 15.770 BAIL BONDSMAN.
01:52 - 17.490 >>ACCORDING TO THE APPELLATE
01:52 - 19.290 THEY TAKE THERE'S BEEN CHANGES
01:52 - 21.210 TO ACT 16 AND THOSE CHANGES
01:52 - 22.950 PARTICULARLY APPLY TO BAIL
01:52 - 24.670 BONDSMAN AND NOT ANY CORPORATE
01:52 - 27.400 CHARITIES AND AGAIN THE AKC 16
01:52 - 29.220 ACTUALLY DEFINE SEPARATELY BILL
01:52 - 29.700 BONDS AND
01:52 - 31.140 CORPORATE CHARITIES. SO THERE'S
01:52 - 32.870 NO LIMITED THAT DELAWARE COUNTY
01:52 - 34.040 HAS FROM PRESCRIBING ANY
01:52 - 35.550 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS UPON
01:52 - 38.060 CORPORATE CHARITIES. I DON'T IT
01:52 - 39.130 PROTECTED BY.
01:52 - 42.720 ACTS 16 WHERE THE REQUIREMENT
01:52 - 43.910 THAT THE SURETY HAS PUT UP ALL
01:52 - 45.260 THIS MONEY ISN'T DONALD COUNTY
01:52 - 46.400 PROTECTED WHY DO YOU NEED THE
01:52 - 47.570 EXTRA MONEY.
01:52 - 50.860 IT ALLOWS
01:52 - 52.460 FOR BASICALLY THE COUNTY TO
01:52 - 53.780 ENSURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH
01:52 - 56.300 MONEY. ONE FILED TO ACTUALLY
01:52 - 57.210 TAKE ANY.
01:52 - 59.660 I GUESS JUDGMENT FROM AND I
01:52 - 00.730 WOULD ACTUALLY WANT TO CONFIRM
01:53 - 02.090 WITH THE OFFICE OF JUDICIAL
01:53 - 03.210 SERVICES, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
01:53 - 04.950 SEA ONE CONFIRMED WHETHER OR
01:53 - 06.290 NOT THAT'S THE ACTUAL PROCESS
01:53 - 07.700 WHETHER THE COUNTY CAN ACTUALLY
01:53 - 08.800 YOU KNOW TAKE THE MONEY
01:53 - 10.740 DIRECTLY FROM WHAT'S YOU KNOW
01:53 - 11.610 IN THE POT REGARDING THE
01:53 - 13.140 DEPOSITS ARE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE
01:53 - 14.730 TO GO THROUGH YOU KNOW THIS
01:53 - 16.850 PROCESS TOO. YOU KNOW RECEIVER
01:53 - 19.800 JUDGMENT AS A PARENT ARGUMENT
01:53 - 20.070 THAT.
01:53 - 22.250 >>BACK 16 DOESN'T ADEQUATELY
01:53 - 23.820 PROTECT THE COUNTY'S TO BRING
01:53 - 25.050 YOU THIS ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF
01:53 - 27.070 PROTECTION COME LIKE. JUDGE
01:53 - 28.950 COTE HE'S BUILT THEM WAS
01:53 - 31.510 IT MOVES SHOULD SPENDERS.
01:53 - 34.430 WITH THIS IS THAT YOUR POSITION
01:53 - 35.240 YOU NEED EXTRA.
01:53 - 37.280 >>WELL, YES, MY POSITION IS
01:53 - 38.330 THAT THE COUNTY ACTUALLY NEEDS
01:53 - 39.880 THE EXTRA PROTECTION, BUT ALSO
01:53 - 41.450 THAT AT 16 DOESN'T LIMIT THE
01:53 - 42.900 COUNTY'S ABILITY TO ACTUALLY
01:53 - 43.920 IMPLEMENT THESE ADDITIONAL
01:53 - 45.000 REQUIREMENTS SO IT DOESN'T
01:53 - 45.610 MATTER.
01:53 - 47.060 >>WHY YOU DO YOU CAN DO IT
01:53 - 48.400 UNDER THE RULE JUST CAUSE YOU
01:53 - 50.140 DO IT JUST BECAUSE WE CAN DO IT
01:53 - 51.700 OUT OF THE ROLE OF ITS
01:53 - 52.460 THE STATE.
01:53 - 54.860 >>THIS IS A BUCKET OF WATER
01:53 - 57.650 RIGHT MINORITY WHY THIS IS JUST
01:53 - 59.790 BECAUSE YOU WANT TO. BECAUSE
01:53 - 00.110 WE'RE ABLE
01:54 - 03.440 TO GUESS WITH THE X 16 SAY TO
01:54 - 05.650 PERFECT KID SHOPPING CONCLUSIVE
01:54 - 07.330 PROOF OF THE SOLVENCY AND
01:54 - 08.920 CREDIT OF SUCH COMPANY FOR
01:54 - 10.740 ALL PURPOSES AND THE
01:54 - 12.560 QUALIFICATIONS TO DO SO EXCEPT
01:54 - 15.350 AS 30 SEARCH FOR TREE AND ITS
01:54 - 16.820 EFFICIENCY AS SUCH.
01:54 - 19.780 SO WE DO IN TERMS OF
01:54 - 22.170 COMMENTARY. SPOKE AND SAID THE
01:54 - 25.180 ROAD. THE COVER IT. THEY HAVE
01:54 - 26.480 THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL.
01:54 - 29.020 WELL AGAIN YOUR
01:54 - 31.660 THE APPELLANT SITES
01:54 - 34.050 TO TAX OUTSIDE OF THE ON THE
01:54 - 36.300 ACT THERE'S A MEMORANDUM AND
01:54 - 37.470 ALSO A LETTER OF RELIEF FROM
01:54 - 37.570 THE
01:54 - 39.240 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT AND THOSE
01:54 - 40.100 THINGS WHERE I WOULD ARGUE
01:54 - 41.110 FIRST THAT WE DON'T EVEN NEED
01:54 - 42.540 TO GET TO THOSE DOCUMENTS BUT
01:54 - 43.780 IF WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THEM.
01:54 - 45.950 IT ACTUALLY APPLIES AGAINST THE
01:54 - 48.070 BILL AND THERE'S NOTHING IT
01:54 - 49.230 ACTUALLY APPLIES TO CORPORATE
01:54 - 51.710 CHARITIES AND I'M WELL I'M HERE
01:54 - 53.170 TODAY TO SAY THAT THE COUNTIES
01:54 - 54.640 AUTHORITY FOR IMPOSING THE
01:54 - 55.760 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS COMES
01:54 - 57.820 FROM THAT. PENNSYLVANIA WILL OF
01:54 - 00.240 CIVIL PROCEDURE, 5.31
01:55 - 02.140 AND CERTAINLY. THE PENNSYLVANIA
01:55 - 03.740 SUPREME COURT ACTUALLY
01:55 - 05.480 YOU KNOW IS CORRECT IN THAT IN
01:55 - 06.970 THAT THERE IS NO LIMIT
01:55 - 08.470 ACCORDING TO THIS ACT AND WITH
01:55 - 10.640 REGARD TO THE CERTIFICATE.
01:55 - 13.220 AGAIN THERE'S NO I DON'T TAKE
01:55 - 15.240 THAT TO EVIDENCE A CLEAR INTENT
01:55 - 17.560 TO PREEMPT ANY LOCAL RULES
01:55 - 19.760 BUT IF YOU IF YOU SET ASIDE
01:55 - 21.580 YOUR AUTHORITY LEGAL AUTHORITY
01:55 - 23.430 TO DO SO WITH THE COUNTY'S
01:55 - 24.510 WOULD IT MAKE
01:55 - 30.060 SENSE THAT THE PUSH FOR CASH.
01:55 - 31.750 ON HAND SO TO
01:55 - 34.350 SPEAK AND WOULD BE EASIER WILL
01:55 - 36.200 BE BECAUSE IT MAY BE EASIER TO
01:55 - 36.960 COLLECT A POP.
01:55 - 38.740 >>ON IF IN FACT THERE WAS A
01:55 - 41.240 NEED. EVEN THOUGH COUNCIL
01:55 - 43.080 TALKED ABOUT 91 DAYS I WOULD I
01:55 - 43.990 WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD
01:55 - 47.420 BE. A QUICKER WAY TO TO BE MADE
01:55 - 49.000 WHOLE IF NECESSARY FOR THE
01:55 - 50.890 COUNTY THERE WAS CASH AS
01:55 - 52.930 OPPOSED TO OTHER WAS THE THING
01:55 - 54.420 THAT MAKES SENSE. YES, YOUR
01:55 - 55.430 HONOR DO BELIEVE THAT MAKE
01:55 - 56.910 SENSE AND AGAIN THAT'S WHY I
01:55 - 57.940 WANT TO CONFIRM WITH THE
01:55 - 59.140 DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OFFICIAL
01:55 - 59.750 SERVICES.
01:55 - 01.750 >>SHE WOULD KNOW MORE THAN BUT
01:56 - 03.650 AGAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTY
01:56 - 04.550 HAS TO GO THROUGH THE JUDGMENT
01:56 - 05.490 PROCESS OR NOT.
01:56 - 07.290 THE FACT REMAINS A DOES MAKE
01:56 - 08.380 THE PROCESS EASIER TO HAVE THE
01:56 - 09.240 CASH ON HAND
01:56 - 11.120 IN A DEPOSIT AND AGAIN THERE'S
01:56 - 12.430 NOTHING WITHIN ANY OF THE STATE
01:56 - 13.940 ACTS THAT APPELLANT'S ICE THAT
01:56 - 15.140 LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO DO SO.
01:56 - 22.750 >>WE'VE BEEN TOLD THE SHOOTING
01:56 - 23.550 OF US WOULD NEVER
01:56 - 27.320 HAVE KNOWN MAYBE YOU HAVE TO GO
01:56 - 28.680 BACK TO FIND INSURANCE
01:56 - 30.750 INSURANCE COMPANY, I'M STUCK
01:56 - 32.140 HERE. BUT IT DOESN'T BE ACTIVE
01:56 - 34.050 BY INSURER INSURER HAS
01:56 - 35.880 INSURANCE COMPANY. SO YOU'RE
01:56 - 36.680 TRYING TO MAKE THAT
01:56 - 39.730 DISTINCTION. A BAIL BONDSMAN VS
01:56 - 41.980 CORPORATE SURGE SURGERY THAT
01:56 - 44.390 DOESN'T REALLY LINE UP AND I
01:56 - 46.040 DON'T KNOW THE TRIAL COURT GOT
01:56 - 46.650 IT CORRECT.
01:56 - 49.230 >>YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT
01:56 - 53.630 CITATION WOULD BE 42 PSCS A
01:56 - 55.850 SECTION 5, 7, 4, 3.1
01:56 - 58.220 I BELIEVE THAT IS THE SECTION
01:56 - 59.440 OF THE STATUE THAT ACTUALLY
01:56 - 00.790 SPECIFICALLY DEFINES THE
01:57 - 02.110 CORPORATE CHARITIES VERSUS A
01:57 - 03.190 BAIL BONDSMAN.
01:57 - 05.620 AND OUR RELIANCE ON THE FACT
01:57 - 06.940 THAT THIS STATUTE ACTUALLY
01:57 - 07.520 DEFINES THE
01:57 - 09.660 TERM SEPARATELY AND WHAT A
01:57 - 11.260 PELLET IS SAYING IS THAT ACTS
01:57 - 13.930 THE CHANGES AT 16. ACTUALLY
01:57 - 16.040 APPLIES TO BILL BONDSMAN
01:57 - 17.050 BUT THE AMOUNTS AREN'T BILL
01:57 - 17.930 BONDSMAN THEY'RE ACTUALLY
01:57 - 20.080 CORPORATE CHARITIES, DANGEROUS
01:57 - 21.800 COMPANIES. YES, THEY ARE
01:57 - 24.010 UNSURE. THE ARGUMENT THAT THEIR
01:57 - 26.290 CORPORATE CHARITIES. BUT ON THE
01:57 - 26.850 INSURANCE.
01:57 - 29.030 BY DEFINITION THERE AND THEY
01:57 - 31.160 ANSWER THE INS AND BODIES AND
01:57 - 32.170 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
01:57 - 34.000 REGULATES THEM AND THEY'VE BEEN
01:57 - 35.300 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PULLS ALL
01:57 - 36.440 THE STRINGS AND INSURANCE
01:57 - 37.490 DEPARTMENT TELLS THEM WHAT THEY
01:57 - 38.300 NEED TO DO.
01:57 - 41.060 >>I THINK I THINK THAT AND I
01:57 - 42.130 JUST HAVE HER ANSWER MY
01:57 - 42.890 QUESTION.
01:57 - 45.050 WELL THAT IS TRUE THEY WOULD BE
01:57 - 46.220 CONSIDERED INSURANCE COMPANIES.
01:57 - 46.970 BUT AGAIN OUR
01:57 - 48.910 RELIANCE ON PENCE EVERY RULE OF
01:57 - 51.050 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 5.31 WHICH
01:57 - 53.180 ALLOWS. THE LOCAL COURTS TO
01:57 - 54.000 PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL
01:57 - 55.110 REQUIREMENTS AND THERE'S NO
01:57 - 56.510 LIMIT TO WHAT THOSE ADDITIONAL
01:57 - 58.800 HARMON'S WE ARE PURSUING TOO
01:57 - 01.360 THE ACT OR PURSUANT TO THIS
01:58 - 02.640 RULE 5.31.
01:58 - 10.540 AND I CAN GO ON THERE. NO
01:58 - 12.350 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I WANT TO
01:58 - 13.710 THANK THE COURT TO THE HOPPING
01:58 - 16.290 MINING K'S WE'RE IN THAT CASE
01:58 - 17.650 IT SAYS THAT THE MERE FACT THAT
01:58 - 18.920 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTED
01:58 - 20.130 LEGISLATION IN A FIELD
01:58 - 21.120 DOES NOT LEAD TO THE
01:58 - 22.630 PRESUMPTION THAT THE STATE HAS
01:58 - 23.110 PRECLUDED
01:58 - 25.890 POINT ENACTMENT BUT IN GENERAL
01:58 - 27.510 ASSEMBLY MUST CLEARLY EVIDENCE
01:58 - 28.990 DIDN'T INTEND TO PRESENT.
01:58 - 31.930 FURTHER I WANT TO POINT OUT
01:58 - 32.820 WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S
01:58 - 34.190 INTERESTING WITH CASES SAYS
01:58 - 35.320 THAT MUNICIPALITIES ME
01:58 - 36.910 REGULARLY CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS
01:58 - 38.820 BY IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS WHICH
01:58 - 41.090 ARE IN ADDITION TO AND NOT IN
01:58 - 42.590 CONFLICT WITH STATUTORY
01:58 - 44.290 REGULATIONS. SO I WOULD TAKE
01:58 - 45.690 THAT TO ARGUE THAT THE LOCAL
01:58 - 47.280 COURTS CAN IMPOSE REQUIREMENTS
01:58 - 49.380 WHICH ARE IN ADDITION TO BUT
01:58 - 49.750 NOT IN
01:58 - 51.730 CONFLICT WITH THE STATE
01:58 - 53.210 STATUTE. SO MY ARGUMENT IS
01:58 - 53.580 THAT.
01:58 - 56.910 THIS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT
01:58 - 58.420 THAT IS IMPOSED BY THE LA
01:58 - 00.540 COUNTY LOCAL 5.31 EASE OF
01:59 - 03.070 SECTION 3 B IS IN ADDITION TO
01:59 - 04.500 AND NOT IN CONFLICT WITH
01:59 - 06.610 ANY OF THE STATE ACTS THAT IT'S
01:59 - 07.920 BETTER CITED BY THE APPELLANT.
01:59 - 10.640 IS WITH THE BOTTOM LINE YOU'RE
01:59 - 12.080 COMING BACK 16.
01:59 - 13.740 THAT THE CHANGE IS
01:59 - 14.850 LARGELY PRIVATE THE PLIGHT OF
01:59 - 16.360 THE LINESMAN IT DOESN'T CHANGE
01:59 - 17.410 ANY SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS
01:59 - 18.810 FOR CORPORATE CHARITIES OR
01:59 - 20.440 IMPOSE ANY LIMITS FOR
01:59 - 22.210 ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT TO
01:59 - 25.010 DOVER COUNTY BEFORE AT 16 HAVE
01:59 - 26.930 ANY REQUIREMENT ON MAY
01:59 - 28.380 COOPERATE CHARITIES, THE
01:59 - 30.280 INSURANCE COMPANIES TO POST ANY
01:59 - 30.820 KIND OF.
01:59 - 32.690 >>BOND
01:59 - 38.170 AND IN THE SITUATION. NOT TO MY
01:59 - 40.560 KNOWLEDGE EARNER. SO IT WAS A
01:59 - 42.050 DIRECT RESPONSE TO
01:59 - 44.070 AT 16. I CAN'T SAY THAT FOR
01:59 - 45.480 SURE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
01:59 - 46.780 THERE WERE THERE WAS ANY ROLE
01:59 - 48.430 IN PLACE BUT I'M NOT A 100%
01:59 - 50.330 SURE OKAY. THANK YOU YOU'RE
01:59 - 50.970 WELCOME.
01:59 - 54.730 AND WITH THAT I REST THAT THERE
01:59 - 56.280 ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I
01:59 - 57.030 JUST LOOK AT
01:59 - 59.350 CONFUSE OF USING DIFFERENT
01:59 - 00.880 TERMS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY
02:00 - 01.250 THESE ARE
02:00 - 03.360 INSURANCE COMPANIES. THAT ARE
02:00 - 04.980 REGULATED BY THE TURNS
02:00 - 06.690 DEPARTMENT. THE GENERAL
02:00 - 09.550 ASSEMBLY HAS SPOKEN. DELAWARE
02:00 - 11.590 BY YOUR OWN ADMISSION IS
02:00 - 14.910 PROTECTED BY WHAT THE INSURANCE
02:00 - 17.390 DEPARTMENT IS DOING WHAT THE
02:00 - 18.710 GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
02:00 - 21.410 MANDATE IT AND THEN YOU JUST
02:00 - 22.250 DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE
02:00 - 23.480 COUNTIES JUST ADDING ON
02:00 - 25.680 TO IT AND I REALLY DON'T SEE
02:00 - 27.310 THE NUMBER THE RULES WHERE THEY
02:00 - 29.820 HAD THE AUTHORITY TO ADD ON TO
02:00 - 30.980 READ THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
02:00 - 33.110 ALREADY SPOKEN. OKAY,
02:00 - 35.120 SO AGAIN RULED 5.31 PENCE
02:00 - 36.590 MABEL SEVERAL CRIMINAL
02:00 - 38.680 PROCEDURE EXCUSE ME 5.31 ALLOWS
02:00 - 39.940 THE COUNTY TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL
02:00 - 41.530 REQUIREMENTS SO THE DELAWARE
02:00 - 43.630 COUNTY LOCAL CRIMINAL RULE IS.
02:00 - 45.840 >>BASICALLY DERIVATIVE FROM THE
02:00 - 48.540 LIST AT 5.31. BUT BECAUSE OF A
02:00 - 49.530 RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE WILL
02:00 - 51.400 5.31. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
02:00 - 52.790 DRIVING OR 30 FROM.
02:00 - 54.520 >>AND SO MISTER SCHAEUBLE AS I
02:00 - 57.050 BELIEVE ARGUES THAT THOSE
02:00 - 00.220 RULES ARE PROCEDURAL AND THAT
02:01 - 01.900 THIS IS SOME.
02:01 - 04.300 >>CORRECT YOUR HONOR AND ALSO
02:01 - 06.510 WITH THAT. YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR
02:01 - 07.270 HONOR BECAUSE.
02:01 - 11.130 SO SECTION 5, 7, '02 I BELIEVE
02:01 - 12.490 THAT THE JUDICIAL CODE WHICH
02:01 - 12.920 WAS CITED
02:01 - 15.260 BY POLAND. THAT CODE SAYS ALL
02:01 - 16.480 MATTERS RELATING TO FIXING
02:01 - 18.600 POSTING FORFEITING EXONERATION
02:01 - 19.670 IN DISTRIBUTION OF THEM ARE
02:01 - 22.900 CAUCUSES IS BECAUSE THIS SHALL
02:01 - 24.590 BE GOVERNED BY GENERAL RULES
02:01 - 25.560 MEANING THE RULES OF CRIMINAL
02:01 - 27.090 PROCEDURE, SO JUST BY THAT
02:01 - 29.530 DEFINITION. THE TELLER COUNTY
02:01 - 31.600 LOCAL WAS CREATED TO PREVENT
02:01 - 32.110 ANY.
02:01 - 35.200 FORFEITURE 4 FOR THE BAIL BILL
02:01 - 36.890 BONDS SO JUST BY THAT READING
02:01 - 38.350 ALONE AND WITH COMBINED WITH
02:01 - 39.450 THE PURPOSE OF THE DE LA COUNTY
02:01 - 42.280 LOCAL RULE. THERE THERE IS NO
02:01 - 44.060 NO LIMIT AND ACTUALLY IT SAYS
02:01 - 45.760 IT IS COVERED UNDER GENERAL
02:01 - 46.300 RULES.
02:01 - 48.930 SO THE INNING OF
02:01 - 50.490 THAT SECTION WHERE SAYS EXCEPT
02:01 - 51.950 AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THIS
02:01 - 53.520 TITLE THE LAWS RELATING TO THE
02:01 - 55.730 REGULATION OF THE 3 COMPANIES.
02:01 - 57.980 >>I MEAN AS A DANGEROUS OPINION
02:01 - 59.060 IT ADMITTED THAT THEIR
02:01 - 00.120 INSURANCE COMPANIES AND
02:02 - 02.550 INSURANCE COMPANY. BY THE
02:02 - 05.250 INSURANCE THEY'RE TRYING TO YOU
02:02 - 06.050 KNOW IT DOES APPLY.
02:02 - 08.440 >>I DO A LITTLE CONFUSED,
02:02 - 09.610 MYSELF YOUR HONOR BECAUSE THERE
02:02 - 11.640 ARE THESE DIFFERENT TERMS THAT
02:02 - 12.530 THE APPELLANTS CAN ACTUALLY
02:02 - 14.670 FALL INTO. BUT TODAY, I'M
02:02 - 15.900 ARGUMENT THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY
02:02 - 17.340 CORPORATE SURETY SO TECHNICALLY
02:02 - 18.730 THEY ARE INSURANCE DEPARTMENTS
02:02 - 20.130 OR INSURANCE COMPANIES BUT THEY
02:02 - 22.170 ARE CORPORATE CHARITIES
02:02 - 23.670 AND AGAIN THERE'S 2 DIFFERENT
02:02 - 24.900 DEFINITIONS AND DISTINCTIONS
02:02 - 25.260 WITHIN
02:02 - 27.860 THE ACT, ONE MEETING BETWEEN
02:02 - 29.110 THOUGH BONDSMAN AND THE OTHER
02:02 - 30.500 BETWEEN CORPORATE CHARITIES.
02:02 - 31.960 SO THERE ALSO
02:02 - 33.830 AGAIN INSURANCE COMPANIES BUT
02:02 - 34.680 THEY DO FALL WITHIN THE
02:02 - 35.610 PARAMETERS OF CORPORATE
02:02 - 36.350 CHARITIES.
02:02 - 38.570 >>THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH
02:02 - 39.290 YOU'RE WELCOME.
02:02 - 40.850 >>AND I GUESS OUR RESERVE 2
02:02 - 42.650 MINUTES FOR FOR ANY REBUTTAL IF
02:02 - 45.700 THAT'S YOU DON'T REALLY GET
02:02 - 46.270 REBUTTAL.
02:02 - 48.890 >>SURE YES IS HAS THE
02:02 - 51.300 RESPONDENT I KNOW MISS THANK
02:02 - 52.740 YOU VERY MUCH A LOCK ON THE
02:02 - 53.200 FIELDS.
02:02 - 56.560 I DON'T
02:02 - 58.350 THINK IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO
02:03 - 01.840 FUNDS ALLOCATED. THANK YOU
02:03 - 04.310 THANK WELL ARGUED AND PEOPLE
02:03 - 04.620 OFTEN
02:03 - 06.930 GET THEM AND THIS POINTS IF
02:03 - 08.330 THEY FINISH THEIR OCCUPANTS
02:03 - 13.030 JUST A LOT OF NEGATIVE BUT IN
02:03 - 16.520 THE RIGHT, HAHA THEN WELL YOUR
02:03 - 18.290 HONOR YES, THE BONUS POINTS.
02:03 - 22.850 IN VERY VERY BRIEF.
02:03 - 26.420 RESPONSE TO THESE ARGUMENTS.
02:03 - 28.710 JUST A STATION OF CORPORATE
02:03 - 32.390 SURETY DOES NOT EXIST. THE
02:03 - 34.230 ONLY PLACE THAT WORD APPEARS
02:03 - 35.410 HE'S IN THE DELAWARE COUNTY
02:03 - 36.000 LOCAL RULE.
02:03 - 41.350 THE ONLY RULE THAT MATTERS.
02:03 - 44.480 WHICH DERIVED FROM THE
02:03 - 45.260 STATE STATUTE.
02:03 - 47.720 WHICH EXEMPTS REGULATION OF
02:03 - 49.340 CHARITIES FROM THE GENERALS
02:03 - 50.130 REGULATING BAIL.
02:03 - 56.380 HURLEY IDENTIFIED SURETY AS
02:03 - 57.640 INCLUDING AN INSURER.
02:03 - 00.470 THAT IS AND THAT EXISTS UNDER
02:04 - 01.540 THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT ACT
02:04 - 04.120 1921. THAT'S THE BEAUTY AND OF
02:04 - 06.270 THAT ARGUMENT AS TO WHETHER
02:04 - 07.630 THIS IS A DIFFERENT OUTCOME
02:04 - 08.250 RULE.
02:04 - 11.650 A PROCEDURE TALKS ABOUT
02:04 - 13.260 CHARITIES SURETY GENERALLY
02:04 - 14.970 RIGHT AND INCLUDED WITHIN
02:04 - 16.210 SURETY IS AN INCH SHORTER.
02:04 - 17.860 WHICH IS DEFINED BY
02:04 - 26.340 YEAH HE'S ARGUMENT.
02:04 - 28.480 KNOWLEDGE IS
02:04 - 30.490 THAT THE PURPOSE OR COUNTY
02:04 - 33.160 RULED BY 31 E IT'S TO ALLOW IT
02:04 - 34.360 TO COLLECT FROM THE BAR.
02:04 - 36.260 OH I'M SORRY JUST
02:04 - 39.040 BUT BACK 16 DOES INCLUDE A
02:04 - 41.390 DEFINITION OF SURETY. THAT IS
02:04 - 43.850 NOT YES THAT'S OK, I'M SURE HE
02:04 - 46.250 IS A PERSON I JUST
02:04 - 48.000 SECURITY SECURITY FOR THE OTHER
02:04 - 49.240 WHETHER OR NOT FOR PROFIT.
02:04 - 50.540 WE'RE PUMPING STATION ALL
02:04 - 50.990 RIGHT.
02:04 - 56.970 I SEE A QUID UH AD IS WAY
02:04 - 59.570 DOWN IN THE LOCAL RULE DOES NOT
02:04 - 01.430 FOUND ANY OF THE STABLE STATUES
02:05 - 03.800 THAT ARE AT ISSUE HERE. THANK
02:05 - 05.220 YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
02:05 - 09.180 THE WHOLE PURPOSE BEHIND ITS
02:05 - 09.610 RULE.
02:05 - 15.660 THE LEGISLATURE ALREADY
02:05 - 16.550 CLARIFIED THAT.
02:05 - 20.360 IT'S UNEQUIVOCALLY PREEMPTED.
02:05 - 22.820 WHY SECTIONS 8.31 OF THE 34.
02:05 - 25.170 THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
02:05 - 29.160 USE UP ALL OF MY
02:05 - 31.150 2 MINUTES VERY WITH THE ONLY
02:05 - 31.910 ONE POINT OUT
02:05 - 34.750 THIS IDEA IN IN ADDITION TO AND
02:05 - 35.910 NOT IN CONFLICT WITH.
02:05 - 37.910 THE IDEA OF REQUIRING
02:05 - 39.730 ADDITIONAL SECURITY RISK
02:05 - 42.320 SECURITY FROM AN INSURER IS
02:05 - 44.270 DIRECTLY IN CONFLICT WITH.
02:05 - 45.200 THE
02:05 - 47.580 STATE LAWS THAT ARE PASSED BY
02:05 - 49.290 THE LEGISLATURE AND ENFORCED BY
02:05 - 50.390 THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
02:05 - 52.120 DEFINING THE PER RISK
02:05 - 53.510 LIMITATION IN THE AGGREGATE
02:05 - 55.330 RISK LIMITATIONS THAT ARE
02:05 - 57.050 AUTHORIZED UNDER THEIR
02:05 - 58.130 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO
02:05 - 00.750 DO BUSINESS. ANY INCREASE OR
02:06 - 02.790 CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
02:06 - 05.190 WERE ENHANCED QUALIFICATION TO
02:06 - 06.840 UNDERWRITE RISK IN ANY
02:06 - 08.380 INDIVIDUAL COUNTY IS DIRECTLY
02:06 - 10.570 IN CONFLICT WITH THAT STATEWIDE
02:06 - 12.260 DETERMINATION. THIS IS NOT AT
02:06 - 13.550 ALL LIKE HOFFMAN WINDING WHERE
02:06 - 14.870 WHERE THERE'S NO REGULATION OF
02:06 - 16.480 THE MINING PROCESS ONLY HOW
02:06 - 17.420 CLOSE YOU CAN DO IT TO AN
02:06 - 19.160 OCCUPY RESIDENTS. THAT WAS A
02:06 - 21.070 ZONING DECISION IT'S CONSISTENT
02:06 - 21.800 WITH THE BALL PRIOR
02:06 - 23.480 JURISPRUDENCE PROPERLY
02:06 - 24.850 ACKNOWLEDGES THE DISTINCTIONS.
02:06 - 26.620 WE'RE ANDERSON ADMITS THERE
02:06 - 28.280 FURTHER QUESTIONS. I THANK YOU
02:06 - 29.470 FOR YOUR TIME, THANK YOU VERY
02:06 - 30.620 VERY MUCH AND
02:06 - 32.820 I SHOULD CLARIFY YOU'RE RIGHT.
02:06 - 34.890 IT'S NOT BONUS POINT IT'S JUST
02:06 - 36.960 THAT THERE'S NEVER ANY HARM.
02:06 - 40.700 IN ENDING YOUR ARGUMENT WITH
02:06 - 42.920 TIME TO SPARE YES, WE ALL
02:06 - 44.920 RECALL THAT SEATING TIME RIGHT
02:06 - 46.850 SEATING TIME IS FINE RIGHT.
02:06 - 50.150 WE KNOW THAT WITH JUDGES ALWAYS
02:06 - 52.080 HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND SO
02:06 - 53.810 APPRECIATE THE ARGUMENT TODAY
02:06 - 55.060 VERY MUCH SO
02:06 - 56.800 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
02:06 - 58.020 AND WELCOME TO THE
02:06 - 00.190 COMMONWEALTH COURT AND THEY GET
02:07 - 01.820 LESS AND NOW THIS ARGUMENT IS
02:07 - 03.230 COMPLETED. SO.
02:07 - 06.230 SOME ACTUALLY NEXT ON THE
02:07 - 08.860 LIST TO KNOW YOU'RE OK GREAT.
02:07 - 09.400 THANK YOU.
02:07 - 15.030 >>YES, BUT CASES WHERE IT CARE
02:07 - 16.130 OF THE OTHER COUNSELORS HERE
02:07 - 16.720 FOR THE OTHER.
02:07 - 21.780 YES, THEY'RE CONSOLIDATING THEM
02:07 - 22.750 BEING ON IT I THOUGHT THERE WAS
02:07 - 24.180 ANOTHER TURN FOR THE OTHER.
02:07 - 26.860 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EVERY
02:07 - 28.450 DAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH HE
02:07 - 30.240 WAS WELL AND THEN NOW WE WILL
02:07 - 32.280 CALL OUR FINAL CASE FOR
02:07 - 33.200 ARGUMENT THIS MORNING
02:07 - 36.300 NUMBER 28, PEER ASSOCIATES LLC
02:07 - 37.510 PETITIONER VERSUS THE
02:07 - 39.180 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
02:07 - 39.860 RESPONDED.
02:07 - 58.750 PIERCE O
02:07 - 01.410 C IT'S LLC PETITIONS FOR REVIEW
02:08 - 02.740 OF AN ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT
02:08 - 04.660 OF HUMAN SERVICES. HE RODE
02:08 - 06.330 HEARINGS AND APPEALS. THE
02:08 - 07.530 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF
02:08 - 09.620 JURISDICTION, PARIS AND SEE ITS
02:08 - 11.170 APPEAL FROM CHESTER COUNTY'S
02:08 - 13.760 DENIAL OF ITS REQUEST TO ENROLL
02:08 - 15.230 AS A NETWORK PROVIDER
02:08 - 16.890 IN THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL
02:08 - 17.510 ASSISTANCE
02:08 - 20.020 PROGRAMS, MANDATORY, BEHAVIORAL
02:08 - 21.870 HEALTH MANAGED CARE DELIVERY
02:08 - 24.530 SYSTEM COMMONLY KNOWN AS HOW
02:08 - 26.600 MUCH ICE IS WE NEED FOR
02:08 - 27.540 2020.
02:08 - 30.170 SEE IT SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO
02:08 - 31.920 ENROLL AND PARTICIPATE AS A
02:08 - 33.950 NETWORK PROVIDER OF MENTAL
02:08 - 36.380 HEALTH PEER SUPPORT SERVICES IN
02:08 - 38.210 CHESTER COUNTY'S HEALTH CHOICES
02:08 - 38.790 SYSTEM.
02:08 - 41.180 CHESTER COUNTY DENIED PEER
02:08 - 43.620 ASSOCIATES REQUEST EXPLAINING
02:08 - 45.160 THAT THE COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS
02:08 - 46.840 SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO PEER
02:08 - 49.020 SUPPORT SERVICES, PEER
02:08 - 50.910 ASSOCIATES UP HERE THE COUNTY'S
02:08 - 52.550 DETERMINATION TO THE BUREAU OF
02:08 - 54.450 HEARINGS AND APPEALS ASSERTING
02:08 - 56.300 SEVERAL STATUTORY AND
02:08 - 58.090 CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS.
02:08 - 59.980 THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
02:08 - 01.620 SERVICES FILED A MOTION TO
02:09 - 03.890 DISMISS PEER ASSOCIATES APPEAL
02:09 - 04.540 FOR LACK
02:09 - 06.530 OF JURISDICTION. STARTING WITH
02:09 - 07.810 PEERS ASSOCIATES WAS NOT
02:09 - 09.070 AGGRIEVED BY THE COUNTY'S
02:09 - 10.350 DENIAL OF ITS ENROLLMENT
02:09 - 12.590 REQUEST. AND THAT THE COUNTY'S
02:09 - 14.260 DENIAL DID NOT CONSTITUTE
02:09 - 16.270 AGENCY ACTION ON BEHALF OF
02:09 - 18.300 THE DEPARTMENT WE'RE SO SEE
02:09 - 20.230 IT'S FILED AN ANSWER OPPOSING
02:09 - 21.400 THE DEPARTMENT'S MOTION TO
02:09 - 23.750 DISMISS. AND ADDITIONALLY FILED
02:09 - 24.440 A MOTION FOR
02:09 - 26.420 SUMMARY JUDGMENT ASSUMING,
02:09 - 28.500 MINUTE SATISFIED ALL LAWFUL
02:09 - 30.830 REGULATORY PREREQUISITE TO
02:09 - 32.540 ENROLL AS A NETWORK PROVIDER.
02:09 - 34.700 THE COUNTY'S HEALTH CHOICES
02:09 - 35.240 SYSTEM.
02:09 - 37.930 THE BUREAU OF COMMUNITY PEELS
02:09 - 39.700 INITIALLY ISSUED AN OPINION.
02:09 - 41.290 DISMISSING THE DEPARTMENT'S
02:09 - 42.430 MOTION TO DISMISS
02:09 - 43.800 AND CONCLUDING THAT THE
02:09 - 45.240 COUNTY'S DENIAL OF CARE
02:09 - 46.470 ASSOCIATES NETWORK
02:09 - 49.070 PROVIDER REQUEST CONSTITUTED
02:09 - 51.360 AGENCY ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE
02:09 - 53.310 DEPARTMENT. ON THE
02:09 - 55.260 CONSIDERATION, HOWEVER, THE
02:09 - 57.210 DEPARTMENT SECRETARY ISSUED AN
02:09 - 58.680 ORDER WE FIRST THING THE
02:09 - 59.670 BUREAU'S FINDING
02:09 - 01.380 OF JURISDICTION. AND THE
02:10 - 02.780 MANDATE TO THE BUREAU FOR
02:10 - 04.190 ISSUANCE OF AN APPROPRIATE
02:10 - 06.510 FINAL ORDER. ACCORDING THE THE
02:10 - 08.430 BUREAU ISSUED A FINAL ORDER
02:10 - 10.830 DISMISSING PEERS ASSOCIATE FOR
02:10 - 12.200 LACK OF JURISDICTION.
02:10 - 15.440 WE'RE ASSOCIATED PETITIONS THIS
02:10 - 15.810 COURT
02:10 - 18.310 FOR REVIEW NOW ON APPEAL PEER
02:10 - 19.860 ASSOCIATES ARGUES THAT IT WAS
02:10 - 21.110 AGREED BY THE COUNTY'S
02:10 - 23.170 DECISION. TONIGHT THE MOMENT
02:10 - 25.440 REQUEST. AND BECAUSE THE COUNTY
02:10 - 27.420 IS A CONTRACTOR, THE DEPARTMENT
02:10 - 30.310 SUCH DENIAL CONSTITUTED AGENCY
02:10 - 32.300 ACTION SUBJECT TO THE BUREAU'S
02:10 - 32.920 REVIEW.
02:10 - 35.730 ADDITIONALLY HE WAS SO SEE IT'S
02:10 - 37.370 RAISES SEVERAL ARGUMENTS
02:10 - 39.400 REGARDING THE VALIDITY AND
02:10 - 40.860 CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE
02:10 - 43.320 DEPARTMENTS PROGRAM STANDARDS
02:10 - 45.240 AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HELP
02:10 - 46.940 OF CHOICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
02:10 - 47.730 PROGRAM.
02:10 - 54.080 WE NEED TO PROCEED WOULD YOU
02:10 - 55.900 LIKE ANY REBUTTAL TIME. YES
02:10 - 57.070 PLEASE 3 MINUTE, YOUR HONOR.
02:10 - 59.730 YOU HAVE IT. THANK YOU GOOD
02:10 - 00.590 MORNING, YOUR HONORS.
02:11 - 02.000 MY NAME IS JAMES CAMPBELL
02:11 - 03.220 JUNIOR AND I REPRESENT
02:11 - 04.830 PETITIONER PEER ASSOCIATES IN
02:11 - 05.550 THIS ACTION.
02:11 - 07.660 >>WE ARE SAYS THIS CASE IS
02:11 - 09.650 ABOUT GOVERNMENTAL ABUSE OF
02:11 - 11.390 POWER. NOW THE DUE
02:11 - 13.180 PROCESS CLAUSE OF COURSE
02:11 - 15.240 REQUIRES THAT A PARTY AGREED BY
02:11 - 16.960 THE GOVERNMENT WE ALWAYS GETS
02:11 - 18.960 TO RECEIVE A HEARING BEFORE AN
02:11 - 20.500 IMPARTIAL COURT
02:11 - 22.280 OR TRIBUNALS MISTER KIMMEL
02:11 - 24.030 BEFORE YOU GET INTO THE HEART
02:11 - 25.500 OF THE ARGUMENT I JUST HAVE SO
02:11 - 26.420 MANY TO CLEAN UP.
02:11 - 29.840 >>YOUR SECOND ISSUE. THIS IS IN
02:11 - 30.980 OUR APPELLATE JURISDICTION,
02:11 - 32.640 CORRECT THAT IS CORRECT KATE
02:11 - 34.720 YOU'RE ASKING FOR SOME RELIEF.
02:11 - 36.740 I DON'T THINK THAT'S A PRO RE
02:11 - 38.170 IT FROM THIS COURT AND OUR
02:11 - 40.030 POLLS. I MEAN IT'S APPROPRIATE
02:11 - 40.420 IN OUR
02:11 - 42.720 APPELLATE JURISDICTION. MURRAY
02:11 - 44.820 DIDN'T FILE AN APPLICATION FOR
02:11 - 47.430 SUMMER RELIEF. IN THIS MATTER
02:11 - 48.100 BEFORE US.
02:11 - 50.770 SO CAN WE ASSUME THAT YOU'RE
02:11 - 52.450 CONCEDING THAT POINT OR IS
02:11 - 53.010 THERE SOMETHING
02:11 - 53.490 I'M MISSING.
02:11 - 55.180 >>THERE MAY BE SOMETHING YOU'RE
02:11 - 57.030 MISSING YOU'RE ON A RULE, 1535
02:11 - 59.110 THE PROVIDES FOR SOME REALLY
02:11 - 01.650 IN THIS COURT'S ORIGINAL AND
02:12 - 03.360 APPELLATE JURISDICTION JUST
02:12 - 05.450 SOME REALLY IS AVAILABLE ON
02:12 - 08.380 APPEAL AND THE PETITION
02:12 - 10.300 RATHER THAN FORCING THE COURT
02:12 - 12.500 TO RESOLVE AND EARLIER MOTION
02:12 - 13.880 IN THIS CASE AND NOT ORAL
02:12 - 16.120 ARGUMENT. THE PETITION FOR SOME
02:12 - 17.950 RELIEF THIS WAS COMBINED
02:12 - 22.240 A BRIEF OR I'M SORRY
02:12 - 23.610 PETITIONERS BREAK. THANK YOU.
02:12 - 27.750 SO OF COURSE DUE PROCESS
02:12 - 30.110 REQUIRES THAT A PARTY THAT'S
02:12 - 31.760 BEEN A GREAT BY THE GOVERNMENT
02:12 - 33.170 GETS TO HAVE A HEARING BEFORE
02:12 - 34.800 AN IMPARTIAL COURT OR TRIBUNAL
02:12 - 36.360 FOR CASES INVOLVING THE
02:12 - 37.840 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
02:12 - 39.440 THOUGH, AND THE PENNSYLVANIA
02:12 - 39.810 MEDICAL
02:12 - 42.040 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE GENERAL
02:12 - 45.020 ASSEMBLY AT 67 P A C S SECTION
02:12 - 46.860 1 ONE TO 2 CREATED A
02:12 - 48.240 SPECIALIZED ADMINISTRATIVE
02:12 - 49.500 TRIBUNAL THAT'S THE
02:12 - 51.030 DEPARTMENT'S BUREAU OF HEARINGS
02:12 - 53.090 AND APPEALS TO HEAR ALL CASES
02:12 - 54.740 BROUGHT BY HEALTH
02:12 - 56.450 CARE PROVIDERS AGAINST THE
02:12 - 57.860 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
02:12 - 59.120 REGARDING THE MEDICAL
02:12 - 01.670 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. NOW IN THIS
02:13 - 02.880 CASE, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
02:13 - 05.150 SERVICES IS VIOLATING SECTION 1
02:13 - 07.370 ONE TO 2 AND DUE PROCESS.
02:13 - 09.320 IN ADDITION TO MULTIPLE OTHER
02:13 - 11.330 STATUTES AND CONSTITUTIONAL
02:13 - 13.160 PROVISIONS AND THAT'S HAPPENING
02:13 - 14.600 IN THIS WAY IT'S VERY UNIQUE.
02:13 - 17.480 THE DEPARTMENT HAS BY MEANS OF
02:13 - 19.050 AN IMPENDING EXPECT HATCHED 2
02:13 - 20.660 CONTRACTS STATEWIDE.
02:13 - 24.140 PUBLISHED MORE THAN 500 PAGES
02:13 - 26.310 OF AND PROMULGATED REGULATIONS
02:13 - 27.760 FOR THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:13 - 29.040 PROGRAMS HEALTH CHOICES
02:13 - 31.000 DELIVERY SYSTEM. IN DIRECT
02:13 - 32.190 VIOLATION. WELL, THE
02:13 - 34.030 COMMONWEALTH DOCUMENTS LAW AND
02:13 - 35.850 THIS COURT'S BINDING PRECEDENT
02:13 - 37.730 IN NORTHWESTERN NEW SERVICES
02:13 - 40.300 VERSUS DPW WHICH REQUIRES THE
02:13 - 42.200 DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE ITS
02:13 - 44.100 REGULATIONS. NOW IN THESE
02:13 - 45.700 REGULATIONS, SOMETHING EVEN
02:13 - 46.560 MORE EXTRAORDINARY IS
02:13 - 49.090 HAPPENING. THE DEPARTMENT IS
02:13 - 50.720 MANDATING THAT HEALTH CARE
02:13 - 52.540 PROVIDERS LIKE PIER ASSOCIATES
02:13 - 54.180 SHALL NOT THAT'S THE LANGUAGE
02:13 - 56.340 USED IN PROMULGATED REGULATIONS
02:13 - 58.890 SHALL NOT APPEAL THEIR CASES TO
02:13 - 59.910 THE BUREAU OF HEARINGS AND
02:13 - 01.270 APPEALS AGAINST
02:14 - 02.930 THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE
02:14 - 04.310 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
02:14 - 05.870 HEALTH CHOICES DELIVERY SYSTEM.
02:14 - 08.270 INSTEAD OF GOING TO BE A CHAT.
02:14 - 10.180 THE DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED AN
02:14 - 12.150 ALL NEW FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
02:14 - 13.460 IN THE ZONE PROMULGATED
02:14 - 14.820 REGULATIONS AND ALL NEW SET
02:14 - 17.610 OF TRIBUNALS UP TO 67 NEW SETS
02:14 - 19.420 OF TRIBUNALS ACROSS THE STATE
02:14 - 21.820 THAT ARE OPERATED BY COUNTIES
02:14 - 22.940 IN PRIVATE MANAGED-CARE
02:14 - 24.970 COMPANIES UNDER THIS SET OF ON
02:14 - 26.350 PROMULGATED REGULATIONS.
02:14 - 29.470 THESE NEW TRIBUNALS HAVE NO DUE
02:14 - 31.850 PROCESS RIGHTS WHATSOEVER SO
02:14 - 33.610 THERE'S NO RIGHT TO APPEAR AND
02:14 - 34.190 BE HEARD
02:14 - 35.940 NO RIGHT TO PRESENT EVIDENCE OR
02:14 - 37.350 CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES.
02:14 - 40.340 NO RIGHT EVEN TO IMPARTIALITY.
02:14 - 43.500 WE'RE ASKING US TO BE DISMISSED
02:14 - 44.600 THE ACTION BECAUSE NO
02:14 - 46.620 JURISDICTION ARE YOU ASKING US
02:14 - 47.630 TO TAKE ACTION
02:14 - 50.320 CONCERNING PROMULGATING
02:14 - 51.160 REGULATIONS.
02:14 - 53.670 MULTIPLE THINGS ARE ARE SO
02:14 - 55.000 WE'RE PETITIONER AND WE'RE
02:14 - 56.950 ASKING THAT THIS THAT THE COURT
02:14 - 58.400 FINDS JURISDICTION UNDER
02:14 - 00.250 SECTION 1 ONE '02 BECAUSE
02:15 - 01.810 PIERCE SAYS IT HAS APPEALED
02:15 - 03.640 UNDER SECTION ONE WANTED TO
02:15 - 04.880 EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN
02:15 - 07.360 THIS CASE WONDER 1, ONE '02
02:15 - 09.120 PIERCE SAYS IT HAS THE RIGHT TO
02:15 - 10.430 APPEAL TO THE DEPARTMENT
02:15 - 11.560 BECAUSE THIS IS A CASE
02:15 - 12.800 INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT AND
02:15 - 13.910 THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:15 - 15.900 PROGRAM AS PART OF PEER
02:15 - 17.950 ASSOCIATES APPEAL THE REASON
02:15 - 19.610 THAT THIS ALL HAS UNFOLDED IN
02:15 - 20.770 THIS WAY IN PURE ASSOCIATES
02:15 - 21.810 RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.
02:15 - 24.260 HE'S UNDER THESE ON PROMULGATED
02:15 - 26.370 REGULATIONS AND SO PART OF THE
02:15 - 28.980 APPEAL. SO STATES IS ASKING THE
02:15 - 30.830 COURT TO UNDERTAKE IS TO
02:15 - 32.500 NOTIFY THE UN PROMULGATED
02:15 - 33.980 REGULATIONS UNDER THE
02:15 - 35.250 COMMONWEALTH DOCUMENT ALONG
02:15 - 36.540 COUNCIL MEMBER.
02:15 - 38.950 >>YOU DIDN'T GET THE CONTRACT
02:15 - 40.070 BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T NEED THE
02:15 - 42.420 SERVICES, SO WHAT DOES ALL OF
02:15 - 43.790 THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE FACT
02:15 - 46.310 THEY REJECTED YOUR PROPOSAL
02:15 - 47.470 BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T NEED IT.
02:15 - 48.930 THEY GIVE YOU A REASON.
02:15 - 51.120 >>THAT'S A IT'S AN UNLAWFUL
02:15 - 52.330 REASON IS A MATTER OF LAW YOUR
02:15 - 54.080 HONOR NEED IS NOT THAT THEY
02:15 - 55.350 JUST WANT TO SORT OF WORK IS
02:15 - 56.420 BACKWARDS FOR A MOMENT,
02:15 - 58.000 SO TAKING IT ON THE
02:15 - 00.430 MERITS NEED IS NOT AN ELEMENT
02:16 - 01.540 THAT THE DEPARTMENT CAN TAKE
02:16 - 04.930 INTO CONSIDERATION AND A HEALTH
02:16 - 06.430 CARE PROVIDER FROM THE MEDICAL
02:16 - 09.070 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNDER 55 PA
02:16 - 10.890 CODE SECTION 1, ONE '02.
02:16 - 12.260 >>IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO
02:16 - 14.330 ME ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE
02:16 - 16.670 STATE OR COUNTY HAS TO ACCEPT.
02:16 - 18.990 PROVIDERS THEY
02:16 - 19.470 DON'T NEED.
02:16 - 21.690 OF COURSE IT DOES RIGHT BECAUSE
02:16 - 23.460 WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT DOCTORS
02:16 - 24.610 ACROSS THE STATE.
02:16 - 26.580 >>COME AND OFFER THEIR SERVICES
02:16 - 27.870 TO THE PUBLIC.
02:16 - 29.720 NOW IF YOU WANT TO BE ENROLLED
02:16 - 30.830 IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:16 - 33.860 PROGRAM UNDER 1, 1, OF 2.4 2.
02:16 - 36.010 WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROVIDER
02:16 - 37.140 IS SHOW THAT YOU'RE
02:16 - 39.470 FULLY LICENSED AGREE TO THE
02:16 - 40.510 APARTMENT THE DEPARTMENT'S
02:16 - 42.750 PROVIDER CONTRACT AND ENROLL IN
02:16 - 44.020 THE PROGRAM AND AS A MATTER OF
02:16 - 45.370 FACT IN THIS CASE. THE
02:16 - 47.040 DEPARTMENT HAS AND WILL APPEAR
02:16 - 48.910 ASSOCIATES AS A MEDICAL
02:16 - 51.200 ASSISTANCE PROVIDER STATEWIDE
02:16 - 54.240 PUSO SITS UNDER 1, 1, TO 1.4 2
02:16 - 55.890 IT IS AND THEN READ MEDICAL
02:16 - 57.810 ASSISTANCE PROVIDER WITH
02:16 - 59.470 CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT
02:16 - 00.440 PROVIDER AGREEMENTS
02:17 - 02.560 ALLOWING IT TO PROVIDE IT
02:17 - 03.860 SERVICES IN THE MEDICAL
02:17 - 05.300 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A YEAR IN
02:17 - 07.480 THE NETWORK SEE IT IS IN THE
02:17 - 09.750 OVERALL NETWORK OF PROVIDERS
02:17 - 11.350 WE'RE IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:17 - 13.180 PROGRAM THAT'S CORRECT AMOUNT
02:17 - 14.630 THEN THE DEPARTMENT HAS 2
02:17 - 16.460 DELIVERY SYSTEMS. IT HASN'T A
02:17 - 18.160 FEE FOR SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM
02:17 - 19.480 WHICH IS DIRECT PAYMENT
02:17 - 21.580 AND THE NEWER HEALTH CHOICES,
02:17 - 22.580 MANAGED CARE
02:17 - 24.910 DELIVERY SYSTEM REALLY ONE OF
02:17 - 26.920 THE ONE 0.4 2 MAKES NO
02:17 - 28.100 DISTINCTION BETWEEN OF YOU'RE
02:17 - 29.650 EITHER A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:17 - 31.250 PROVIDER. WELL YOU'RE NOT
02:17 - 33.680 WE ARE THERE'S NO DISPUTE IN
02:17 - 34.830 THE CASE THAT APPEARS IN THIS
02:17 - 36.290 CASE THE BEER SAYS IT IS A
02:17 - 37.510 MEDICAL SYSTEMS PROVIDER.
02:17 - 40.150 AS SUCH THE INVOCATION
02:17 - 42.100 OF NEED IS UNLAWFUL FIRST
02:17 - 44.180 BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE CRITERIA
02:17 - 46.570 ARE PREREQUISITE 1.4
02:17 - 48.370 2 IS CALLED PREREQUISITES
02:17 - 50.540 FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE END A
02:17 - 54.920 PROGRAM IT'S NOT THAT STATEMENT
02:17 - 57.310 WE DON'T NEED YOU IS. AWFUL
02:17 - 59.800 IRRELEVANT WHETHER THEY DO OR
02:17 - 01.320 NOT DOESN'T MATTER YOU GET
02:18 - 03.040 IT RIGHT THAT'S ANOTHER WAY OF
02:18 - 04.070 PUTTING IT, BUT IT'S ALSO
02:18 - 05.000 UNLAWFUL BECAUSE IT'S AN
02:18 - 07.400 UNLAWFUL CONSIDERATION. WHAT
02:18 - 09.110 THE COMPANION REGULATION TO 1,
02:18 - 12.100 ONE OH ONE 0.4 2 WHICH IS 1, 1,
02:18 - 13.590 TO 1.4 TO BE
02:18 - 15.770 SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT NEED
02:18 - 17.510 TO CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED IN
02:18 - 18.520 PROVIDER ENROLLMENT
02:18 - 20.430 DETERMINATIONS FOR PROVIDERS
02:18 - 21.610 THAT ARE SEEKING TO CONSTRUCT
02:18 - 23.240 LIKE A HOSPITAL WARREN
02:18 - 24.870 NURSING HOME. HOW YOU ARE
02:18 - 27.730 GRIEVED. WOULD REDIRECT SO WHAT
02:18 - 30.910 HAPPENED IS NOT 97% OF ALL
02:18 - 31.790 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:18 - 32.610 BENEFICIARIES IN THE
02:18 - 34.000 COMMONWEALTH I HAVE BEEN
02:18 - 35.250 MANDATED IT'S A MANDATORY
02:18 - 36.830 PROGRAM INTO THE HEALTH
02:18 - 38.590 CHOICES, MANAGED CARE DELIVERY
02:18 - 39.010 SYSTEM.
02:18 - 42.180 BY EXCLUDING SEATS FROM BEING A
02:18 - 43.780 NETWORK PROVIDER IN THIS
02:18 - 44.840 MANAGED CARE
02:18 - 46.660 PROGRAM. PIERCE O SAYS HE'S
02:18 - 47.760 ESSENTIALLY BEEN TAKEN OUT OF
02:18 - 49.050 BUSINESS FOR THE MEDICAL
02:18 - 49.460 ASSISTANCE
02:18 - 51.200 PROGRAM ALTOGETHER. SO EVEN
02:18 - 53.000 THOUGH WE'VE BEEN IT MADE IT
02:18 - 54.310 APPEAR ASSOCIATES IS A FULL
02:18 - 55.720 PROVIDER AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:18 - 57.940 PROGRAM. 97% OF ALL
02:18 - 59.780 BENEFICIARIES HAVE BEEN
02:18 - 01.590 SHUTTLED INTO THE MANDATORY
02:19 - 03.460 MANAGED CARE PROGRAM AND THE
02:19 - 05.250 ONLY WAY THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE
02:19 - 07.140 SERVICES FROM PIERCE O C TO THE
02:19 - 08.570 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER
02:19 - 11.160 IS IT PRECISELY IT IS IN THE
02:19 - 12.660 NETWORK IS THAT NETWORK
02:19 - 14.200 PROVIDERS YOU MAKE HAVE YOUR
02:19 - 14.550 OWN
02:19 - 16.540 HEALTH CARE. YOU KNOW FOREVER,
02:19 - 17.700 YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO FIND A
02:19 - 19.060 PROVIDER THAT IN YOUR NETWORK
02:19 - 20.560 AND MANY FAMILIES EXPERIENCE,
02:19 - 21.320 THE NEW INFORMATION.
02:19 - 25.300 THE NETWORK. WITH ME I'M SAYING
02:19 - 28.060 BASEMENT UNCLEAR. YOU CAN'T GET
02:19 - 29.500 TO THE SERVICES ARE YOU COMING
02:19 - 30.300 TO THE POINT.
02:19 - 31.840 >>ALL OF THAT ALL OF THE ABOUT
02:19 - 33.760 SO WE CAN'T REACH THEM
02:19 - 35.400 THEY CAN'T REACH US AND WE
02:19 - 36.570 CAN'T BE PAID TO THE ONLY
02:19 - 37.310 PEOPLE THAT CAN
02:19 - 39.310 GET PAID IN THE MEDICAL CARE
02:19 - 41.290 AND IN THE HEALTH CHOICES,
02:19 - 42.700 MANAGED CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
02:19 - 44.460 WE ARE IN NETWORK PROVIDERS
02:19 - 45.960 THAT'S THE WAY YOU GET PAID.
02:19 - 47.860 IT'S THE WAY THAT BENEFICIARIES
02:19 - 49.860 CAN SEEKER SERVICES IT'S THE
02:19 - 50.410 WAY YOU CAN
02:19 - 52.950 DELIVER THEM, BUT YOU THE ISSUE
02:19 - 55.140 REALLY WAS SPECIFIC TO CHESTER
02:19 - 55.850 COUNTY AND
02:19 - 57.050 CHESTER COUNTY.
02:19 - 59.810 >>WE DECIDED TO USE AS THE
02:19 - 02.300 PROVIDER OUT OF THE NETWORK
02:20 - 04.940 FOR ITS CONSTITUENTS, I THOUGHT
02:20 - 06.720 THAT WAS THE ISSUE NOT THAT
02:20 - 07.920 YOU'RE NOT IN NETWORK.
02:20 - 09.140 BUT THAT AS IT RELATES TO
02:20 - 11.200 CHESTER COUNTY CHESTER COUNTY
02:20 - 13.930 OPTED FOR ANOTHER PROVIDER
02:20 - 15.180 WHICH WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
02:20 - 16.680 DO WITH THE WHOLE NETWORK.
02:20 - 18.610 >>RIGHT SO IT'S SORT OF A SHELL
02:20 - 20.700 GAME SITUATION. SO THERE'S THE
02:20 - 22.400 OVERALL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:20 - 23.500 PROGRAM RIGHT.
02:20 - 26.550 HEALTH CHOICES, THE MANAGED
02:20 - 28.500 CARE NETWORKS. THE DEPARTMENT
02:20 - 30.340 HAS CONTRACTED WITH COUNTIES
02:20 - 31.480 AND PRIVATE MANAGED-CARE
02:20 - 33.150 COMPANIES TO SET UP ON THE
02:20 - 35.650 DEPARTMENT'S BEHALF. SMALLER
02:20 - 38.220 COUNTY SIZE. NETWORKS ACROSS
02:20 - 40.440 THE COMMONWEALTH. PIERCE O C TO
02:20 - 42.410 SEEKING SPECIFIC ENROLLMENT
02:20 - 44.810 NETWORK IN CHESTER COUNTY IS A
02:20 - 46.470 NETWORK PROVIDER BECAUSE THAT'S
02:20 - 47.240 WHERE OUR
02:20 - 49.770 OUR FACILITY HAS BEEN LICENSED
02:20 - 50.810 IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:20 - 52.710 PROGRAM AND WE HAVE CONTRACTS
02:20 - 54.030 WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE
02:20 - 55.990 SERVICES TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
02:20 - 57.520 AND EVEN IF IT'S JUST A CHESTER
02:20 - 58.040 COUNTY
02:20 - 00.340 THAT SAID WITH THAT DECIDED NOT
02:21 - 02.400 TO CONTRACT WITH PIERCE O C BUT
02:21 - 03.980 THE DRIVE IN MIND YOUR HONOR
02:21 - 05.580 THAT CHESTER COUNTY HAS NO
02:21 - 08.030 AUTHORITY TO REGULATOR OPERATE
02:21 - 09.530 THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
02:21 - 11.160 AT ALL THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM
02:21 - 12.830 IS THAT'S EASILY BE H IS
02:21 - 15.010 SPECIFIC TO MAKE THE CONTRACT
02:21 - 16.830 THAT THEY WITH THEIR THEY'RE
02:21 - 18.620 SORT OF LIKE THE HMO IF YOU
02:21 - 20.290 WILL OF CHESTER COUNTY AND THEN
02:21 - 21.110 THE SERVICES ARE GOING
02:21 - 21.650 TO RUN.
02:21 - 24.190 >>THROUGH C CBH FOR CHESTER
02:21 - 25.140 COUNTY CORRECT.
02:21 - 27.400 >>BECAUSE CCB AGE TO
02:21 - 28.750 CHESTER COUNTY TO THE
02:21 - 30.300 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN
02:21 - 31.010 ALL TIMES.
02:21 - 32.580 THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN THIS IS
02:21 - 34.700 A DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
02:21 - 37.450 HEALTH CHOICES, MANAGED CARE
02:21 - 40.360 NETWORK AND SYSTEM IT'S NOT A
02:21 - 42.100 PRIVATE MANAGED-CARE COMPANIES
02:21 - 43.750 SYSTEM IT'S NOT CHESTER
02:21 - 45.560 COUNTIES. WHAT THE DEPARTMENT
02:21 - 47.490 DID IT'S VERY UNUSUAL IN THESE
02:21 - 49.210 ON PROMULGATED REGULATIONS IS
02:21 - 51.510 ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITHOUT
02:21 - 53.550 A FORD IS THERE NO THERE'S NO
02:21 - 55.060 AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
02:21 - 56.130 HAVE DONE ANYTHING THAT IT DID
02:21 - 56.990 IN THIS CASE, THERE'S NO
02:21 - 58.570 AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
02:21 - 59.950 CONTRACT AWAY ITS
02:21 - 01.670 ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
02:22 - 03.540 UNDER THE HUMAN SERVICES COVID
02:22 - 04.470 OR THE PENNSYLVANIA
02:22 - 06.800 CONSTITUTION TO CONTRACT, IT'S
02:22 - 08.950 ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATION THAT
02:22 - 10.440 IT ONLY FINDS IN SECTION 2 O
02:22 - 11.960 ONE OF THE HUMAN SERVICES COVID
02:22 - 13.580 TO ANY COUNTY LET
02:22 - 16.080 ALONE 67 WHERE MANY COUNTIES
02:22 - 17.650 SUB CONTRACTING PRIVATE
02:22 - 19.060 MANAGED-CARE COMPANY WHICH
02:22 - 20.530 THERE COULD BE ANOTHER 67 OF
02:22 - 22.100 THAT. THIS IS ALL VERY
02:22 - 23.240 EXTRAORDINARY AND THERE'S NO
02:22 - 24.560 AUTHORITY IN THE STATUTE FOR SO
02:22 - 25.800 YOU'RE SAYING THE COUNTY HAS.
02:22 - 27.590 >>NO DISCRETION TO DENY YOU
02:22 - 28.550 THEY HAVE TO LET HIM.
02:22 - 30.690 >>THEY HAVE TO THEY THEY HAVE
02:22 - 32.740 TO FOLLOW THEY KNOW PUT IT THIS
02:22 - 32.920 WAY.
02:22 - 35.430 INDEPENDENTLY KNOW THE COUNTY
02:22 - 37.490 CANNOT ACT IT IS NOT ACTING.
02:22 - 39.250 IT'S AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
02:22 - 39.860 IN THIS CASE
02:22 - 42.220 UNDER THAT THE SUPREME COURT'S
02:22 - 44.120 DECISION IN ONE AREA SCHOOL
02:22 - 45.090 DISTRICT VERSUS GUARD'S
02:22 - 47.410 OWN IT. IN THAT CASE SO THE
02:22 - 48.390 COUNTY IN THE MANAGED CARE
02:22 - 49.680 COMPANY OR CONTRACTORS OF THE
02:22 - 51.290 DEPARTMENT AND THE GUARDS SONY
02:22 - 53.230 CASE. THE SUPREME COURT HELD
02:22 - 55.530 THAT WIN. THE GOVERNMENT
02:22 - 56.940 IT WITH ITS CONTRACTORS
02:22 - 58.710 RESERVES TO ITSELF AS THE
02:22 - 59.910 DEPARTMENT DID IN THIS CASE.
02:23 - 01.790 THE RIGHT TO CONTROL
02:23 - 04.660 HOW IT'S CONTRACTORS PROVIDE
02:23 - 06.070 SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE
02:23 - 06.930 GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THAT'S
02:23 - 08.400 WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN
02:23 - 10.000 THAT INSTANCE, THE CONTRACTORS
02:23 - 11.040 ARE DEEMED TO BE
02:23 - 12.850 THE AGENTS SERVANTS FOR
02:23 - 14.110 EMPLOYEES OF THE
02:23 - 15.980 GOVERNMENT AGENCY THEREFORE
02:23 - 18.210 CHESTER COUNTY AND CCB AGE ARE
02:23 - 20.100 ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE
02:23 - 21.800 DEPARTMENT AND THAT CAN TURN
02:23 - 23.420 YOU DOWN AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE.
02:23 - 25.680 THEY HAVE TO TAKE THEY HAVE TO
02:23 - 27.190 FOLLOW THE REGULATE THE SAME
02:23 - 28.510 REGULATION. THE DEPARTMENT DOES
02:23 - 30.130 THE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY IN
02:23 - 32.050 RED HERE ASSOCIATES AND SO AS A
02:23 - 33.520 MEDICAL PROVIDER AND THEY
02:23 - 34.760 CANNOT EXCLUDE US
02:23 - 36.040 THAT'S CORRECT. THE DEPARTMENT
02:23 - 37.570 WHAT AM SO GAME OVER YOU HAVE
02:23 - 39.020 TO GO IN THAT IS CORRECT OKAY
02:23 - 40.480 THAT IS THE BASIS OF OUR RELIEF
02:23 - 42.540 UNDER 1535 AT THIS AND THEY
02:23 - 45.300 WANTED TO CHANGE THAT WE JUST
02:23 - 45.530 COULDN'T
02:23 - 47.630 DO THAT BUT THEY WOULD HAVE
02:23 - 50.150 PROMULGATE REGULATIONS THAT
02:23 - 51.800 WOULD GO THROUGH THE NORMAL.
02:23 - 54.250 >>PROCESS AND THAT THEY CAN
02:23 - 56.870 DO IT IN THIS FASHION AND
02:23 - 58.200 ESSENTIALLY CREATE A BINDING
02:23 - 58.740 NORM
02:23 - 59.770 WITH OUT.
02:24 - 01.540 >>WELL THAT'S CORRECT WITHOUT
02:24 - 02.980 WITHOUT GOING THROUGH, BUT YOU
02:24 - 04.720 KNOW FULL NOTICE AND ROLLING
02:24 - 06.740 NOTICE COMMENT QUESTION WITH
02:24 - 08.010 THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THIS MEAN
02:24 - 08.420 THAT EVERY
02:24 - 11.290 3RD PARTY VENDOR SUBCONTRACTS
02:24 - 12.520 WITH THE PARTY, THE CONTRACT
02:24 - 13.850 WITH THE DEPARTMENT NOW HAVE A
02:24 - 15.310 RIGHT. 2 PEOPLE.
02:24 - 19.700 YES AS IT AS THEY
02:24 - 21.870 ALWAYS HAVE. SO IN THE FEE
02:24 - 22.850 FOR SERVICE PROGRAM THAT
02:24 - 25.420 EXISTED WE ALWAYS HAD THE RIGHT
02:24 - 26.260 TO APPEAL AND SO THERE'S A
02:24 - 28.010 LIMITATION AND THERE'S A
02:24 - 29.470 STATUTORY LIMITATION.
02:24 - 34.450 THAT HAITIAN ON DECISIONS OF
02:24 - 35.640 THE DEPARTMENT AND APPEALS TO
02:24 - 37.350 THE APARTMENT. THIS
02:24 - 39.530 INTERPRETATION WOULD KIND OF
02:24 - 41.280 WRITE THAT WHEN IT IS THAT WHAT
02:24 - 42.990 YOU'RE ASKING US TO DO AND THEN
02:24 - 44.840 I GOT EVERY 3RD PARTY VENDOR TO
02:24 - 45.990 YOU KNOW DIRECTLY TO
02:24 - 47.850 THE DEPARTMENT. NO YOUR HONOR
02:24 - 49.450 NOT NOT AT ALL WE'RE CLEARLY
02:24 - 51.590 SAYING IN FOR SECTION 1 ONE '02
02:24 - 53.110 EXACTLY AS IT'S BEEN WRITTEN
02:24 - 54.530 AND IT'S EXACTLY AS IT'S ALWAYS
02:24 - 55.320 BEEN ENFORCED IN THE
02:24 - 55.900 COMMONWEALTH.
02:24 - 57.030 >>IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
02:24 - 58.360 DELIVERY SYSTEM WHERE
02:24 - 00.220 YOU'RE UNDER HEALTH CARE
02:25 - 01.850 PROVIDERS HAVE THE RIGHT UNDER
02:25 - 04.120 1, ONE '02 TO PROVE IT WHEN
02:25 - 04.970 THEY'RE AGREED
02:25 - 08.840 TO APPEAL TO SO THAT YOU WANT
02:25 - 10.150 US TO INTERPRET THIS AS A
02:25 - 11.430 DECISION OF THE DEPARTMENT
02:25 - 11.870 UNDER 1,
02:25 - 13.140 ONE '02 RIGHT.
02:25 - 15.950 >>SAYING THIS IS NOT AN WE MADE
02:25 - 17.580 THE DECISION OF THE DEPARTMENT
02:25 - 18.990 IF WE WANT TO PUT THIS IS A
02:25 - 20.450 DECISION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
02:25 - 23.120 THEN EVERY 3RD PARTY VENDOR TO
02:25 - 24.480 GET A RIGHT TO APPEAL TO THE
02:25 - 26.480 DEPARTMENT. HIS CONTRACT WITH.
02:25 - 28.490 DECISIONS
02:25 - 29.510 MADE BY
02:25 - 31.330 MAN IT PRIVATE MANAGED-CARE
02:25 - 33.020 COMPANIES AND COUNTIES ON
02:25 - 34.220 BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT
02:25 - 34.850 PURSUANT TO
02:25 - 35.610 THEIR CONTRACT.
02:25 - 36.540 >>THERE ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN
02:25 - 39.190 CUT THAT THE DHS EMPLOYEES JUST
02:25 - 40.530 FOR SECOND. BEAR WITH ME FOR
02:25 - 42.250 JUST A MINUTE. SO IF THE
02:25 - 42.780 DEPARTMENT
02:25 - 45.110 HAD HIRED SHOULD BE 67
02:25 - 47.340 EMPLOYEES ONE FOR EACH COUNT TO
02:25 - 49.320 MAKE DECISIONS ON WHO'S GOING
02:25 - 50.110 TO BE IN AND OUT OF THE
02:25 - 50.600 NETWORK.
02:25 - 53.380 A
02:25 - 55.010 PROVIDER WAS AGGRIEVED BY THAT
02:25 - 56.250 DECISION THEY WOULD HAVE THE
02:25 - 58.310 RIGHT TO GO TO THE BHA UNDER 1,
02:25 - 59.900 ONE '02. THAT'S ALL
02:25 - 01.390 THIS IS JUST BECAUSE THE
02:26 - 02.770 CONTRACT INSTEAD OF HIRING
02:26 - 05.820 67 HUMAN BEINGS, HIRED 67
02:26 - 07.380 COUNTY AGENCIES AND COUNTY
02:26 - 09.190 AGENCIES HIRED 67 MANAGED CARE
02:26 - 11.060 COMPANIES DOES NOT CHANGE THE
02:26 - 13.300 STATUTORY RIGHT OF PROVIDERS TO
02:26 - 15.550 APPEAR UNDER 1, TO THE BHA AND
02:26 - 16.950 IT DOESN'T RAISE PROVIDERS
02:26 - 18.800 RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS BECAUSE
02:26 - 20.150 THESE TRIBUNALS THAT
02:26 - 21.890 THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED
02:26 - 23.260 FOR US ANDERSON PROMULGATED
02:26 - 24.910 REGULATIONS. THERE'S NO POINT
02:26 - 26.070 TO PROCESS HEARING YOUR
02:26 - 27.930 ASSOCIATES UNTIL THIS MINUTE
02:26 - 29.520 WHEN I WALKED IN HERE TODAY HAS
02:26 - 31.430 NOT HAD A HEARING DESPITE
02:26 - 33.670 TO REQUEST THE PRIDE OF MANAGED
02:26 - 35.160 CARE COMPANY DENIED PEER
02:26 - 36.930 ASSOCIATES REQUEST FOR A
02:26 - 39.180 HEARING TO APPEAL OUR EXCLUSION
02:26 - 41.410 FROM THE MANAGED CARE SYSTEM
02:26 - 42.780 AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT BUT
02:26 - 43.790 THEY ARE UP JUST A SECOND.
02:26 - 45.510 I THINK JUDGE MCCOLL IS ASKING
02:26 - 46.960 YOU FOR A LIMITING PRINCIPLE.
02:26 - 51.480 >>I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING TO
02:26 - 52.470 THROW YOUR WAY IS IT YOUR
02:26 - 53.830 POSITION THAT THAT WINNING
02:26 - 54.700 PRINCIPLE COULD BE
02:26 - 57.100 THAT BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS
02:26 - 59.660 STANDING IN THE SHOES. OF
02:26 - 01.440 THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S HOW WE
02:27 - 02.670 GET THE RIGHT OF APPEAL IN
02:27 - 04.400 OTHER INSTANCES OTHER.
02:27 - 06.920 COUNT THE
02:27 - 08.690 OTHER INSTANCES, THE 3RD PARTY
02:27 - 10.030 VENDOR MAY NOT BE DEALING WITH
02:27 - 11.780 AN ENTITY THAT DOES NOT STAND
02:27 - 12.790 IN THE SHOES OF THE COUNTY.
02:27 - 15.430 THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S LIKE
02:27 - 16.980 THE COUNTIES ARE LIKE DHS
02:27 - 18.920 EMPLOYEES, YES ENJOY YOUR NOW
02:27 - 20.420 SHE'S ACCURATE THE LIMITING
02:27 - 21.810 PRINCIPLE IS BILLING THE 1, 1,
02:27 - 22.830 OF 2 IT'S OUT.
02:27 - 25.280 >>IT LIMITS WHAT JURISDICTION.
02:27 - 27.400 THE BHA HAS AND WE'RE SIMPLY
02:27 - 28.900 SAYING THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO
02:27 - 30.140 RIGHT IN AN PROMULGATED
02:27 - 32.420 REGULATIONS. 2 TO CRUSH THAT
02:27 - 34.460 IN TUCSON UNINTELLIGIBLE SPACE
02:27 - 35.990 WERE DUE PROCESS HAS BEEN IT
02:27 - 37.250 RAISED FROM THE CONSTITUTION
02:27 - 38.200 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE
02:27 - 39.660 DEPARTMENT HAS DONE HERE IT'S
02:27 - 41.070 UNCOMPLICATED REGULATION.
02:27 - 44.110 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOUR
02:27 - 44.400 HONORS.
02:27 - 57.020 MORNING MAY PLEASE
02:27 - 59.040 THE COURT. MY NAME IS JOSHUA
02:27 - 00.430 LIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE
02:28 - 02.440 RESPONDENT DEPARTMENT HUMAN
02:28 - 04.720 SERVICES. I THOUGHT WELL MY MY
02:28 - 05.850 COLLEAGUE BUT ARGUED BEFORE ME
02:28 - 07.220 DID EARLIER YEARS ANNOUNCING
02:28 - 08.370 THAT SHE WAS NERVOUS OR FIRST
02:28 - 09.490 TIME OUT I GO AHEAD AND MAKE
02:28 - 11.340 THE SAME SAME ANNOUNCEMENT AND
02:28 - 13.600 HOPE I CAN GET THROUGH THIS.
02:28 - 14.040 OK.
02:28 - 18.490 I WANTED TO START
02:28 - 21.100 OFF WITH ATTORNEY KIM WHY I
02:28 - 23.130 BELIEVE MISQUOTED OR MISSTATED
02:28 - 25.350 THE.
02:28 - 27.820 JURISDICTIONAL STATUTE AT THE
02:28 - 29.660 BEGINNING BUT WE'VE GOT TO IT
02:28 - 31.160 THROUGH SOME QUESTIONS BUT THAT
02:28 - 33.370 JURISDICTIONAL STATUE IS.
02:28 - 36.990 PROVIDERS CAN WHEN THEY'VE
02:28 - 38.820 BEEN AGGRIEVED BY THE DECISION
02:28 - 39.200 OF
02:28 - 40.580 THE DEPARTMENT AND THAT'S THE
02:28 - 42.190 QUESTION HERE IS WHO HAS THAT'S
02:28 - 43.290 THE QUESTION GOING DOWN THE
02:28 - 44.930 LINE WE CAN CONSIDER THIS A
02:28 - 46.350 DECISION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
02:28 - 47.030 >>RIGHT.
02:28 - 48.270 >>AND I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT
02:28 - 49.390 THESE ARE NOT DECISIONS THAT
02:28 - 50.920 DEPARTMENT I THINK JUDGE KOBE
02:28 - 52.000 MADE IT MADE A COMMENT IN THE
02:28 - 53.290 LAST ARGUMENT, THE GENERAL
02:28 - 55.700 ASSEMBLY HAS SPOKEN. AND THAT'S
02:28 - 56.710 WHAT THEY'VE DONE HERE THEY'VE
02:28 - 59.480 SPOKEN. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
02:28 - 00.660 HAS AUTHORIZED.
02:29 - 03.690 THE DEPARTMENT TO PAY FOR AND
02:29 - 05.240 MAY SERVICES THROUGH MANAGED
02:29 - 06.670 CARE TO EXPLICIT.
02:29 - 09.070 THAT IS EXPLICIT AND HUMAN
02:29 - 10.230 SERVICES CODE THAT ALLOWED TO
02:29 - 12.530 DO THIS. A CAT. AND THEN IT
02:29 - 13.830 GOES ON IN
02:29 - 16.950 INSURANCE LAW. AND OF THE
02:29 - 18.500 GENERAL ASSEMBLY STARTS TO TALK
02:29 - 19.710 ABOUT THEIR THEIR SPINE DINGS
02:29 - 20.700 IN THE INSURANCE ALL OF THE
02:29 - 22.090 GENERAL SOMEBODY STARTS TO TALK
02:29 - 22.660 ABOUT.
02:29 - 26.220 THE THE COST BENEFITS
02:29 - 28.260 THE EFFICIENCIES THAT COME
02:29 - 29.670 ALONG WITH PAYING FOR SERVICES
02:29 - 30.710 THROUGH MANAGED CARE.
02:29 - 32.850 AND WHEN THE DEPARTMENT AND ONE
02:29 - 32.970 OF
02:29 - 35.700 THE HALLMARKS OF MANAGED CARE
02:29 - 37.780 IS THAT THE PLANS GET TO CHOOSE
02:29 - 38.610 THE PROVIDER.
02:29 - 41.400 IN WINDY IN WOULD BE HA
02:29 - 43.690 GETS INVOLVED IN DHS NOW HAS TO
02:29 - 45.050 COME IN AND SCRUTINIZE ALL
02:29 - 46.820 THESE DECISIONS. IT'S TAKING
02:29 - 48.180 AWAY FROM ALL OF THESE COST
02:29 - 50.800 BENEFITS AND EFFICIENCIES THAT
02:29 - 53.730 GENERAL ASSEMBLY WANTED THE
02:29 - 56.900 DEPARTMENT TOO TO HAVE FOR A
02:29 - 59.530 MAN THEY SERVICES OKAY. IT'S
02:29 - 00.460 BASICALLY GOING BACK
02:30 - 05.570 A FEE FOR SERVICE. PRO GOLFER
02:30 - 07.750 WHO'S THE PLANT. I'M SORRY
02:30 - 09.180 CASPIAN TO THE PLANT
02:30 - 11.820 THE PLAN IS CCB AGE IT'S THEIR
02:30 - 13.390 IS THEIR CHEST OR COUNTY PLAN
02:30 - 14.380 AND THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION
02:30 - 15.690 BECAUSE OUT
02:30 - 20.160 HEALTH CHOICES PLAN IS NOT THE
02:30 - 21.180 HEALTH CHOICES, THE HEALTH
02:30 - 23.140 CHOICES PROGRAM IN IN IN MISTER
02:30 - 24.730 KIMMEL'S RIGHT THE BABYN IT BE
02:30 - 25.440 THEY HAVE
02:30 - 26.910 THEY'VE BEEN ENROLLED IN HEALTH
02:30 - 27.940 CHOICES BY THE DEPARTMENT
02:30 - 28.260 THAT'S WHAT THE
02:30 - 30.200 DEPARTMENT DOES OKAY SIGNED AN
02:30 - 31.240 AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT
02:30 - 32.420 TO GET THEY CAN
02:30 - 34.170 RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM HELL
02:30 - 35.610 PERSON THEY CAN DO THAT EVEN IN
02:30 - 37.060 CHESTER COUNTY STILL TODAY AS
02:30 - 38.320 AN OUT OF NETWORK BROUGHT.
02:30 - 40.230 SO IT SHOWS A PARTICIPANT
02:30 - 42.320 PERCENT PARTICIPATING PROVIDER.
02:30 - 44.410 IN HEALTH CHOICES THAT DOESN'T
02:30 - 46.130 MEAN THEY GET A FREE TICKET IN
02:30 - 46.880 2.
02:30 - 49.000 >>CCB AGE. CORRECT
02:30 - 50.190 THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY GET A
02:30 - 51.930 FREE TAKEN IN THE CCDH BECAUSE
02:30 - 53.660 THAT IS NOT WHAT MANAGED CARE
02:30 - 55.170 IT SO WHAT STANDARDS THEY HAVE
02:30 - 56.990 TO MEET TO GET IN THE CCB AGE
02:30 - 58.510 WAS THAT ARTICULATE
02:30 - 59.740 WELL THEY DON'T HAVE TO MEET
02:30 - 01.490 STANDARDS DO THAT CC PH GETS
02:31 - 03.140 TO CHOOSE. THE DEPARTMENT
02:31 - 04.530 DOESN'T HAVE DOESN'T GET TO
02:31 - 06.460 PROMULGATED STANDARDS TO DIRECT
02:31 - 08.460 WHAT CC PH AND IS AND IS THERE
02:31 - 09.890 ANYTHING AROUND THERE TOO.
02:31 - 12.480 THE FCC BH DECIDES NOT TO
02:31 - 13.260 CHOOSE THEM.
02:31 - 17.120 IF CCH DECIDES NOT
02:31 - 18.170 TO CHOOSE THEM. THE RELIEF
02:31 - 19.390 WOULD BE AGAINST THE CBA
02:31 - 21.400 AND HOW DO THEY GO AGAINST THE
02:31 - 23.100 CBA TO SUE THEM IN COURT OF
02:31 - 23.320 COMMON
02:31 - 24.240 PLEAS, CORRECT.
02:31 - 28.550 >>CARE ORGANIZATION. A PRIVATE
02:31 - 30.190 ORGANIZATION AND THEY'RE MAKING
02:31 - 31.270 A DECISION HERE.
02:31 - 32.210 CORRECT.
02:31 - 33.670 >>THEY'RE MAKING IT TO GET
02:31 - 35.150 THERE MAKING A DECISION THAT IT
02:31 - 36.360 IS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION IS
02:31 - 37.230 MAKING A DECISION.
02:31 - 39.110 >>AND.
02:31 - 42.170 INSTEAD OF HAVING AN AGENCY
02:31 - 43.510 ADJUDICATION IS IT YOUR
02:31 - 45.570 POSITION THEN THAT AND CO IS
02:31 - 48.700 JUST A SO WHAT PRIVATE IT'S.
02:31 - 52.320 IT'S A PRIVATE DECISION THERE'S
02:31 - 54.320 NO DUE PROCESS REALLY REQUIRED.
02:31 - 55.580 >>IT'S NOT A NEED YOU I
02:31 - 56.310 WOULDN'T CALL THIS AN
02:31 - 57.400 ADJUDICATION THIS IS AN
02:31 - 58.890 ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION OF
02:31 - 00.100 MANAGED CARE WHICH HAS BEEN
02:32 - 01.520 FULLY AUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL
02:32 - 02.060 ASSEMBLY.
02:32 - 04.680 THAT'S WHAT THIS IS THAT'S WHAT
02:32 - 05.950 THIS DECISION IS IT'S NOT AND
02:32 - 07.270 IT'S NOT A GOVERNMENT IN JUNE
02:32 - 07.810 OCCASION.
02:32 - 11.150 SO TO THE WORLD IS
02:32 - 12.770 JUST HAVING WHERE'S THE
02:32 - 14.550 AUTHORIZATION IN THE ACT FOR A
02:32 - 16.430 PRIVATE COMPANY TO MAKE THIS
02:32 - 17.230 DECISION.
02:32 - 20.180 >>SO THE THE ROLE THAT DHS HAS
02:32 - 23.720 IS THAT THEY THEY WOULD AN MCO
02:32 - 25.310 NETWORK FOR ADVOCACY.
02:32 - 27.610 >>OKAY, THERE'S FEDERAL THE
02:32 - 28.740 FEDERAL MANAGED CARE
02:32 - 29.520 REGULATIONS
02:32 - 33.340 REQUIRE DHS TO MONITOR NETWORK
02:32 - 34.770 ATTICUS HE SET STANDARDS AND
02:32 - 36.440 FORCE NECK NEVER GOT TO SEE SO
02:32 - 38.390 THAT'S WHAT DHS LOOKS AT IS IS
02:32 - 40.930 THERE ENOUGH PROVIDERS. IN
02:32 - 43.240 THIS NETWORK TO MEET THE NEEDS
02:32 - 45.380 OF THE AND MAY BENEFIT SERIES
02:32 - 46.550 THAT'S WHAT THEY DO THAT'S
02:32 - 47.800 WHAT'S FEDERALLY REQUIRED OF
02:32 - 49.640 YOU JUST TO GET HIM FOR IS THAT
02:32 - 50.840 YOUR POSITION AND THAT THEY
02:32 - 52.880 JUST DID NOT HAVE TO PROMULGATE
02:32 - 54.630 THESE REGULATIONS BUT COULD
02:32 - 54.970 JUST
02:32 - 55.920 ISSUE THEM.
02:32 - 57.910 >>WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE
02:32 - 00.390 NORMAL PROCESS. WHEN YOU SAY
02:33 - 02.050 PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, I'M NOT
02:33 - 03.240 SURE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO
02:33 - 04.540 YOU'RE SAYING FOR THE NETWORK
02:33 - 06.520 ASK YOU SEE STANDARDS OR RIGHT
02:33 - 08.450 TO THE STANDARDS THAT WE USE TO
02:33 - 11.170 THE THIS
02:33 - 14.250 PROCESS HERE. YEAH, AND THAT'S
02:33 - 15.880 THE BRUNSON CASE DISMISSED THIS
02:33 - 17.320 THAT ISSUE IS ACTUALLY COME UP
02:33 - 18.900 TO THIS COURT BEFORE WAS BY A
02:33 - 20.710 IT ACTUALLY CAME UP THROUGH AND
02:33 - 22.350 BENEFITS YOU'RE NOT A PROVIDER
02:33 - 23.650 THAT WANTED TO GO TO.
02:33 - 26.080 >>HER OWN PROVIDER, BUT MADE
02:33 - 27.860 THE SAME ARGUMENT THAT THESE
02:33 - 29.320 CONTRACTS ARE.
02:33 - 33.090 >>ON PROMULGATED REGULATIONS
02:33 - 34.170 COURTS HAD NOT IT'S AN
02:33 - 35.160 EXERCISE.
02:33 - 40.210 >>THE DHS IS RIGHT. OR
02:33 - 43.440 AUTHORITY TO AMID A PAY FOR THE
02:33 - 44.870 SERVICES THROUGH MANAGED CARE
02:33 - 47.490 AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS CASE IN
02:33 - 48.690 YOUR BRIEF BRINSON.
02:33 - 50.270 >>YES, YOUR HONOR IT IS
02:33 - 51.200 BRINSON.
02:33 - 55.650 AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT
02:33 - 57.880 THE FEDERAL MANAGED CARE
02:33 - 00.450 REGULATIONS THERE THERE ALSO.
02:34 - 03.290 ISN'T ANYTHING IN THERE THAT
02:34 - 04.810 WOULD CHANGE THE ANALYSIS THAT
02:34 - 05.800 THESE ARE NOT
02:34 - 07.280 DEPARTMENT DECISIONS THE
02:34 - 08.070 FEDERAL MANAGED
02:34 - 09.280 CARE REGULATIONS.
02:34 - 12.340 >>SO THESE IS IS THAT CLINTON
02:34 - 15.710 VERSUS DPW FROM 1994, YES.
02:34 - 19.280 WHERE THESE REGULATIONS ARE
02:34 - 21.870 THIS SYSTEM IN EFFECT IN 1994.
02:34 - 23.430 >>IT WAS UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME
02:34 - 24.950 CALLED THE HEALTH PASS SYSTEM.
02:34 - 26.920 >>I HAVEN'T CHANGED
02:34 - 27.490 SINCE THEN,
02:34 - 29.060 I'M SURE THERE'S BEEN CHANGES
02:34 - 31.050 SINCE THEN YES I CAN SEE HERE
02:34 - 32.380 AND SAY THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES
02:34 - 33.750 TO THE SYSTEM SINCE THEN.
02:34 - 36.530 >>BUT IT'S IT'S UNDER THE SAME
02:34 - 38.250 PRINCIPLE THAT THERE WAS A
02:34 - 40.520 PROVIDER NETWORK. AND
02:34 - 42.170 IT MAY BENEFIT STREETS HAD TO
02:34 - 43.600 GO TO THAT PROVIDER NETWORK AND
02:34 - 45.220 THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO.
02:34 - 48.340 GATE REGULATIONS THIS CAN BE
02:34 - 49.700 DONE WITH CONTRACT AND I THINK
02:34 - 50.890 THE COURT AND BRANSON ALSO
02:34 - 52.870 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
02:34 - 55.890 FEDERAL MEDICAID REGULATION
02:34 - 58.010 POLICIES PROCEDURES. CHANGE
02:34 - 59.870 CONSTANTLY. AND IF THE
02:34 - 01.770 DEPARTMENT IS THEN REQUIRED TO
02:35 - 03.580 PROMULGATE REGULATIONS THAT'S
02:35 - 04.730 GOING TO BE A PROBLEM AND I
02:35 - 05.760 THINK THAT'S WHY THE GENERAL
02:35 - 07.380 ASSEMBLY ALLOWS THIS TO HAPPEN
02:35 - 08.460 THROUGH CONTRACT.
02:35 - 10.440 WHICH IS IT WHICH IS WHAT IS
02:35 - 11.730 THE STATE AND HUMAN SERVICES
02:35 - 18.600 I WANTED TO POINT OUT ALSO THAT
02:35 - 19.420 THE FEDERAL
02:35 - 22.900 MANAGED CARE. REGULATIONS ALSO
02:35 - 24.360 DOES NOT CHANGE.
02:35 - 27.710 THIS ANALYSIS THERE THERE'S A
02:35 - 30.940 REGULATION THAT. ALLOWS
02:35 - 34.020 AND CEOS 2 IT
02:35 - 35.550 SPECIFICALLY SAYS AND CEOS ARE
02:35 - 38.120 NOT REQUIRED TO CONTRACT WITH A
02:35 - 40.420 PROVIDER BE ON WHAT
02:35 - 42.240 IS NEEDED BEYOND WHAT WHAT IS
02:35 - 43.710 NECESSARY TO ME THAT IT COULD
02:35 - 44.870 SEE STANDARD THAT'S IN THE
02:35 - 45.660 FEDERAL MANAGED CARE
02:35 - 46.420 REGULATIONS.
02:35 - 54.540 YES, YOUR HONOR THAT IS.
02:35 - 58.640 >>WHAT'S THE
02:35 - 00.110 BENEFIT IT GETTING INTO THE
02:36 - 02.070 NETWORK'S IT THE N NETWORK
02:36 - 02.710 STATUS.
02:36 - 05.330 CAN ANYBODY GET IN IF THEY WANT
02:36 - 07.210 TO IS A UNILATERAL DECISION OR
02:36 - 07.710 DID IT.
02:36 - 09.620 >>YEAH DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN
02:36 - 11.800 GET I I MEAN IF YOU'RE IF
02:36 - 13.840 YOU'RE A LICENSED PROVIDER AND
02:36 - 15.060 YOU'RE ENROLLED IN M A
02:36 - 16.480 LIKE PIERCE SAYS HE DID YOU
02:36 - 17.690 COULD YOU CAN APPLY TO BE YOU
02:36 - 19.590 CAN ASK A M'S HERE TO GET INTO
02:36 - 21.140 THEIR NETWORK AND YOU WOULD GET
02:36 - 22.230 BENEFITS FROM THAT YOU'RE GOING
02:36 - 23.520 TO BE LISTED ON THERE
02:36 - 25.220 ON THEIR LIST OF OF NETWORK
02:36 - 26.320 PROVIDERS AND YOU'RE GOING TO
02:36 - 28.360 MOST LIKELY GET MORE AND THE
02:36 - 29.650 BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN A BIT.
02:36 - 34.630 >>THIS HAS BEEN A BIT GUIDANCE
02:36 - 36.830 SERVICE ISN'T GET EVEN IF
02:36 - 37.810 THEY'RE NOT IN IT.
02:36 - 38.570 NOW.
02:36 - 40.190 >>THEY CAN THEY CAN PROVIDE
02:36 - 41.750 SERVICES TO AN END A
02:36 - 43.330 BENEFICIARY AS AN OUT OF
02:36 - 45.260 NETWORK PROVIDER BECAUSE THEY
02:36 - 47.020 ARE ENROLLED IN AN A AND
02:36 - 48.350 BECAUSE THEY'RE LICENSED.
02:36 - 50.100 >>SO THEY SO THEY COULD PROVIDE
02:36 - 51.490 SERVICES AND THE PAIN BUT THEY
02:36 - 52.480 WOULD BE PAID AS AN OUT OF
02:36 - 54.110 NETWORK PROVIDER CORRECT.
02:36 - 56.810 >>THEY CAN ALSO
02:36 - 58.110 APPLY TO BE CALM AND NETWORK
02:36 - 59.460 PROVIDER IN ANOTHER NETWORK,
02:36 - 00.460 AND I THINK YOU POINTED THAT
02:37 - 01.280 OUT EARLIER.
02:37 - 03.440 >>THAT THIS IS NOT THIS
02:37 - 04.710 DECISION IS NOT DOES NOT
02:37 - 07.190 PRECLUDE PEER ASSOCIATES FROM
02:37 - 08.720 THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHOICES
02:37 - 09.860 SYSTEM IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO
02:37 - 11.640 BE PRECLUDED THEM FROM BEING A
02:37 - 13.490 NETWORK PROVIDER IN CHESTER
02:37 - 14.380 COUNTY THAT'S WHAT THE
02:37 - 15.240 DECISION WAS.
02:37 - 17.620 >>AND THE DETERMINATION OF MOOD
02:37 - 19.770 WAS MADE BY THE.
02:37 - 23.820 MCO CCDH OR WAS IT MADE BY
02:37 - 26.480 CHESTER COUNTY. I DID THAT THEY
02:37 - 27.100 HAD ENOUGH.
02:37 - 28.890 >>YEAH, I THINK THEY COULD THEY
02:37 - 31.080 CAN WORK IN CONSULTATION I'M
02:37 - 32.910 NOT ENTIRELY SURE IF IT, BUT WE
02:37 - 33.720 WILL BE THE EMCEE OF
02:37 - 36.640 HIS DECISION. GENERALLY BUT
02:37 - 37.690 THEY COULD WANT TO SELL TO
02:37 - 39.580 PRIVATE COMPANY THAT DECIDES
02:37 - 41.270 WHETHER THERE IS SUFFICIENT
02:37 - 42.900 WHETHER THERE'S ANY NEED.
02:37 - 46.780 >>I'M IN THAT AREA FOR
02:37 - 47.700 ADDITIONAL.
02:37 - 51.140 PROVIDERS TO BE A NETWORK IT
02:37 - 52.780 DOESN'T MEAN THAT AND
02:37 - 55.020 THERE'S NO BASE AMOUNT OF
02:37 - 56.920 COMPENSATION THAT THESE
02:37 - 57.910 PROVIDERS WOULD
02:37 - 01.720 RECEIVE CORRECT. I NEEDED TO A
02:38 - 03.020 MEMBER OF THE NETWORK ONLY
02:38 - 05.520 MEANS THAT PATIENT COULD
02:38 - 07.510 CHOOSE THEM. AND IF THEY CHOOSE
02:38 - 08.870 THEM AND GO TO THEM THEY WOULD
02:38 - 09.890 BE THEY WOULD GET
02:38 - 13.440 THE COMPENSATION
02:38 - 14.980 AND SO REALLY WHAT IT DOES IS
02:38 - 16.580 IT SUPPRESSES THE
02:38 - 18.700 AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR
02:38 - 20.720 THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THESE
02:38 - 23.190 SERVICES BY REDUCING THE NUMBER
02:38 - 25.150 OF OF PROVIDERS THAT ARE
02:38 - 26.460 AVAILABLE AND IT'S A PRIVATE
02:38 - 28.150 COMPANY THAT DOES THAT
02:38 - 29.230 WELL I DON'T THINK THAT THE
02:38 - 30.880 PRIVATE COMPANY UNILATERALLY
02:38 - 31.930 MAKES THE DECISION THAT IT
02:38 - 33.680 DOESN'T NEED THAT HAS OVERSIGHT
02:38 - 34.190 BY.
02:38 - 36.300 >>THE DEPARTMENT AND THAT THAT
02:38 - 37.840 GOES DAY THAT GOES TO NETWORK
02:38 - 39.170 ADVOCACY WHICH WHICH THE
02:38 - 40.380 DEPARTMENT IS HOW IS OUR
02:38 - 41.810 CHALLENGE THEN HOW CAN THAT BE
02:38 - 43.870 CHALLENGE BECAUSE HERE THAT
02:38 - 46.600 SEEMS TO BE THEM. THE REASON
02:38 - 47.850 FOR DENYING THIS.
02:38 - 51.340 COMPANY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
02:38 - 53.640 A PROVIDER BASED BUT THEY CAN'T
02:38 - 55.740 CHALLENGE THAT NEED WITH DHS.
02:38 - 57.730 >>AND I'M A BENEFICIARY COULD
02:38 - 59.030 CHALLENGE THAT AND I'M A
02:38 - 01.840 BENEFICIARY COULD A BENEFICIARY
02:39 - 03.510 CAN BUT I'M ASKING ABOUT THEM
02:39 - 05.160 THEY WOULDN'T BE HARMED BY THAT
02:39 - 07.440 AND WHY ARE THEY NOT AGREED
02:39 - 08.350 THEY'RE NOT IF THEY'RE NOT
02:39 - 10.400 AGGRIEVED IF THE IF THE NETWORK
02:39 - 12.370 IS INADEQUATE BECAUSE THAT
02:39 - 14.300 DOESN'T AGREE THAT THAT THE
02:39 - 16.520 SERVICES ARE BENEFITS YEARS
02:39 - 18.760 OKAY, SO PROVIDERS AND AGREED
02:39 - 20.290 IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SERVICES
02:39 - 21.690 TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR TO
02:39 - 23.010 PROVIDE FOR ANY BIT OF HISTORY
02:39 - 24.580 THAT SUN AND THEY BENEFIT OR
02:39 - 26.500 HARM. NOT A PROVIDER.
02:39 - 30.320 AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT
02:39 - 31.670 AGREED IN THIS INCIDENT EVEN
02:39 - 32.080 EVEN IF
02:39 - 34.180 THERE WERE NETWORK ASK YOU
02:39 - 36.390 ADDED COULD SEE PROBLEM THE
02:39 - 37.760 DEPARTMENT I DON'T THINK THERE
02:39 - 38.460 IS, BUT THAT
02:39 - 41.600 THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT A HARM TO
02:39 - 42.900 PROVIDERS THAT THE HARM AND THE
02:39 - 44.020 BENEFITS ARE IS BECAUSE THEN
02:39 - 44.790 THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
02:39 - 46.760 RECEIVE THE SERVICE IS UP FROM
02:39 - 49.310 TITLE TO PROBE IS THE DOWNSIDE.
02:39 - 54.220 THEY'RE ALREADY CERTIFIED AND
02:39 - 55.620 AND PART OF THE NETWORK THEY'VE
02:39 - 57.140 BEEN PROVED TO BE.
02:39 - 59.470 >>A PROVIDER. WHAT IS THE
02:39 - 01.430 DOWNSIDE OF ALLOWING THEM TO BE
02:40 - 02.170 IN IN
02:40 - 03.200 NETWORK PROVIDER.
02:40 - 05.280 >>I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION
02:40 - 06.730 FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
02:40 - 08.690 BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THAT THAT
02:40 - 10.490 WOULD BE I THINK THE MCO AND
02:40 - 12.100 THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO
02:40 - 13.630 ANSWER THAT BUT THE DOWNSIDE
02:40 - 14.920 WOULD BE IF YOU START ALLOWED
02:40 - 16.080 THE DOWNSIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT
02:40 - 17.690 WOULD BE WHEN YOU START
02:40 - 18.160 ALLOWING
02:40 - 20.190 ANYONE THAT'S IT INTO A
02:40 - 22.060 NETWORK. OKAY THAT HAD AS A
02:40 - 23.680 LICENSED AND THAT IS IN THE
02:40 - 26.010 WORLD THAT BECOMES FEE FOR
02:40 - 26.950 SERVICE THAT THAT
02:40 - 29.470 THAT DOESN'T IT'S YOU LOSE
02:40 - 30.730 THESE EFFICIENCIES.
02:40 - 33.570 WHAT MANAGED CARE ISN'T IN THE
02:40 - 36.870 COST EFFECTIVENESS. OF WHAT
02:40 - 38.110 MANAGED CARE PROVIDES AND
02:40 - 39.190 THAT'S AND THAT'S LAID OUT IN
02:40 - 40.360 THE INSURANCE LAW THAT'S WHAT
02:40 - 41.950 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOUND.
02:40 - 46.010 >>HOW DOES IT REDUCE THE
02:40 - 48.110 EFFICIENCIES. HOW DOES IT
02:40 - 49.530 CREATE EFFICIENCIES.
02:40 - 51.570 >>FOR ALLOWING WHAT WOULD BE
02:40 - 52.490 CREATE WOULD CREATE
02:40 - 53.750 INEFFICIENCIES IF THE
02:40 - 55.790 DEPARTMENT HAD TO GET INVOLVED
02:40 - 56.820 WITH ALL OF THESE
02:40 - 58.570 INDIVIDUALIZED ABOUT PROVIDER
02:40 - 00.540 NETWORK DECISIONS THAT WOULD
02:41 - 01.720 CREATE EFFICIENCIES FOR
02:41 - 03.740 THE DEPARTMENT. SO THAT'S WHAT
02:41 - 05.160 I MEANT BY THAT IS IF IT'S A
02:41 - 06.660 VERY INDIVIDUAL DECISION CAN BE
02:41 - 08.230 CHALLENGE EVERY INDIVIDUAL
02:41 - 09.270 DECISION COULD BE CHALLENGING
02:41 - 12.380 GOES WAY BEYOND JUST JUST THIS
02:41 - 13.820 DECISION AND BE EVERY DECISION.
02:41 - 16.520 AND THAT IS INEFFICIENT AND
02:41 - 17.590 THAT IS NOT WHAT THE GENERAL
02:41 - 18.850 ASSEMBLY INTENDED WHEN THEY
02:41 - 21.040 AUTHORIZED DHS TO PAY FOR.
02:41 - 25.000 SERVICES THROUGH MANAGED CARE
02:41 - 25.760 SO.
02:41 - 29.700 AGREE IN THE SENSE OF
02:41 - 30.580 WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WHAT AN
02:41 - 31.610 AGGRIEVED PARTY WOULD BE THAT
02:41 - 32.870 BE A BENEFICIARY.
02:41 - 35.690 >>AND I THINK SOMEBODY ASKED
02:41 - 36.430 THIS EARLIER.
02:41 - 39.340 WHAT IS THE
02:41 - 41.490 REMEDY LIKE ARE YOU SUGGESTING
02:41 - 42.940 A CIVIL LAWSUIT AND THEN AS
02:41 - 44.140 THAT AGAINST A GOVERNMENTAL
02:41 - 45.200 ENTITY IS THAT THEN
02:41 - 47.450 WHAT'S HAPPENING. WHAT WOULDN'T
02:41 - 49.540 WITH A PRIVATE ENTITY SAY.
02:41 - 52.500 THEN SERVING
02:41 - 54.710 HAND OF A GOVERNMENT ENTITY AND
02:41 - 55.910 TRY AND USE GOVERNMENTAL
02:41 - 58.500 IMMUNITY. I SOMETHING JUST
02:41 - 59.780 ISN'T SITTING RIGHT WITH ME
02:41 - 03.160 THAT. 97% OF.
02:42 - 05.590 I'M GOING TO SAY THE MONEY FOR
02:42 - 07.600 LACK OF A BETTER WORD BUT IT'S
02:42 - 08.830 IT'S LIKE TRYING TO THROW
02:42 - 11.790 LEFTOVER TINY BONE TO THEM
02:42 - 13.080 INSTEAD OF THE BIG TO SEE ONE
02:42 - 14.280 OR WE SAY, BUT YOU DO GET THE
02:42 - 15.240 CHANCE OF GETTING OUT OF
02:42 - 17.660 NETWORK. SO WHAT'S THE REMEDY
02:42 - 20.110 HERE FOR WE PERCEIVED AS MAYBE
02:42 - 21.180 THE AGGRIEVED PARTY, BUT YOU'RE
02:42 - 22.450 SAYING IS NOT THE AGGRIEVED
02:42 - 22.880 PARTY.
02:42 - 25.830 I THINK THE REMEDY WOULD WOULD
02:42 - 27.330 THERE IS NO REMEDY AGAINST THE
02:42 - 28.650 DEPARTMENT THE REMEDY WOULD
02:42 - 29.760 HAVE TO LIE WITH.
02:42 - 31.370 >>THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION
02:42 - 32.490 IF THERE IS A LAW THAT'S BEEN
02:42 - 33.360 VIOLATED AND I THINK
02:42 - 35.590 THEY ACTUALLY THERE THERE IS
02:42 - 36.940 SOMETHING THE REPRODUCE RECORD.
02:42 - 38.200 I DON'T I DON'T HAVE THE PAGE
02:42 - 39.690 NUMBER MEMORIZED BUT
02:42 - 42.430 WHEN WHEN PIERCE
02:42 - 44.630 OC IT'S REACHED OUT AND SAID
02:42 - 46.040 THAT THEY WERE VIOLATING THE
02:42 - 47.820 LAW BY THE DENIAL OF A DEEP
02:42 - 49.470 THREAT AND THE VARIOUS LEGAL
02:42 - 50.830 ACTIONS TO TAKE AGAINST AN
02:42 - 52.140 ITEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY
02:42 - 53.680 PURSUE THAT, BUT THEY PURSUE
02:42 - 54.720 THE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE
02:42 - 56.540 DEPARTMENT. SO THAT'S WHERE THE
02:42 - 57.800 REMEDY LIES IF THERE IS A
02:42 - 58.250 REMEDY.
02:42 - 00.380 BUT I THINK THE POINT IS WHAT
02:43 - 01.540 WE'RE TRYING TO WHAT WE'RE
02:43 - 03.520 TRYING TO MAKE HERE IS THAT
02:43 - 07.260 THAT THESE THAT WHAT HAPPENED
02:43 - 08.250 WAS THAT DAY.
02:43 - 10.380 DID THIS IS WHETHER OR NOT THE
02:43 - 11.670 ISSUE HERE IS WHETHER OR NOT
02:43 - 13.830 BHA HAS JURISDICTION OVER THESE
02:43 - 15.990 APPEALS AND THESE ARE NOT
02:43 - 18.040 DECISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND
02:43 - 19.610 FOR THAT REASON ALONE.
02:43 - 21.810 >>WHAT YOU SAID THAT THEY HAD
02:43 - 23.490 OVERSIGHT AND THIS IS MY WORD,
02:43 - 25.380 NOT YOURS BUT THEY'RE THERE
02:43 - 28.150 FINGERPRINT. IS INVOLVED IN
02:43 - 30.470 THIS DECISION RAPPING TO PRINT
02:43 - 30.950 THE
02:43 - 33.660 DHS YES DHS SAYS FINGERPRINT IS
02:43 - 35.440 NOT INVOLVED IN INDIVIDUALIZED
02:43 - 36.870 PROVIDER NETWORK DECISIONS NO
02:43 - 38.000 WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE WIND
02:43 - 38.960 WHICH PROVIDE OR GET IN A
02:43 - 40.400 NETWORK WHICH PROVIDED IT IS
02:43 - 42.650 OUT OF NETWORK. SO EARLIER WHEN
02:43 - 44.360 YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT JUST
02:43 - 45.660 HAVING OVERSIGHT.
02:43 - 49.000 CAN YOU CLARIFY DO
02:43 - 50.540 REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY I KIND
02:43 - 52.910 OF TRIGGERED A PROPERTY, THEY
02:43 - 54.160 APPEAL TO SO THE GOVERNMENT
02:43 - 55.270 THIS GOVERNMENT ENTITY HAS
02:43 - 56.270 OVERSIGHT BUT THAT WAS THE
02:43 - 58.840 DUE PROCESS TO TO RESPOND TO
02:43 - 59.390 THAT SAT WITH
02:43 - 01.580 THE DECISION RIGHT SO THE THE
02:44 - 03.570 THE THE OVERSIGHT IS FROM
02:44 - 05.240 NETWORK ADVOCACY IS DETERMINING
02:44 - 05.500 WHETHER
02:44 - 07.650 OR NOT THE NETWORK IS ADEQUATE,
02:44 - 08.450 THERE'S THERE'S ENOUGH
02:44 - 10.220 PROVIDERS AND NETWORK TO MEET
02:44 - 11.980 THE NEEDS OF MAY BENEFIT SERIES
02:44 - 13.810 THAT'S THE OVERSIGHT DHS HAS
02:44 - 15.690 HERE IN THE HARM THERE IF
02:44 - 15.940 THERE'S
02:44 - 18.430 NOT ENOUGH IS TO AN BENEFITS
02:44 - 19.410 HERE IT IS NOT TO
02:44 - 21.290 A PROVIDER. IT'S NOT TO A
02:44 - 22.240 PROVIDER BECAUSE THAT MEANS
02:44 - 23.940 THAT I AM A BENEFICIARY CANNOT
02:44 - 25.090 GET THE SERVICES THAT IT'S
02:44 - 26.950 SEEKING THERE PROVIDERS AND PUT
02:44 - 28.760 ANOTHER WAY COUNCIL IS IT THAT
02:44 - 30.490 YOU DON'T CARE WHO
02:44 - 32.630 THEY ARE YOU JUST CARE THAT
02:44 - 34.640 THEY ARE THE PROVIDERS THAT
02:44 - 37.130 YEAH IT'S AND IS JUST LONG AS
02:44 - 38.910 THEY'RE LICENSED CREDENTIALED
02:44 - 40.590 YES, WE DON'T CARE WHO THEY ARE
02:44 - 42.330 CORRECT AND IS THERE A MANDATE
02:44 - 42.650 TO EACH
02:44 - 44.810 PARTICULAR COUNTY AS TO HOW
02:44 - 46.960 MANY PROVIDERS THEY CAN HAVE IN
02:44 - 48.440 THEIR NETWORK. THE MANDATE
02:44 - 51.940 WOULD BE BASED WE WILL BE BASED
02:44 - 53.140 ON HOW MANY.
02:44 - 55.280 SO NO THERE'S NOT IT'S NOT LIKE
02:44 - 56.770 A MAN THEY WERE TAKING THE 5
02:44 - 58.420 YOU NEED 3 YOU NEED IT CAIN
02:44 - 00.000 NEEDS TO BE SUFFICIENT THE
02:45 - 01.700 NETWORK NEEDS TO BE SUFFICIENT
02:45 - 03.560 DOES THAT MEAN WHO DETERMINES
02:45 - 05.120 WHAT SUFFICIENT MEANS
02:45 - 07.850 TO DIE. THE DEPARTMENT HAS SOME
02:45 - 10.080 SEVERE DATES LISTED IN FEDERAL
02:45 - 12.090 MANAGED CARE REGULATIONS WHITE
02:45 - 13.490 DIFFERENT STANDARDS THE FEDERAL
02:45 - 14.560 GOVERNMENT CMS IS GOING TO BE
02:45 - 16.220 LOOKING FOR AND IT'S YOU KNOW
02:45 - 17.520 IT THEY LOOK AT HOW MANY
02:45 - 18.830 PROVIDERS ARE ARE HOW MANY AND
02:45 - 19.920 THEY BENEFIT TREES MIGHT NEED
02:45 - 21.300 THIS SERVICE, OKAY HOW
02:45 - 23.910 WHETHER OR
02:45 - 25.810 NOT DID THE PROVIDERS THAT ARE
02:45 - 27.160 CURRENTLY IN NETWORK ARE TAKING
02:45 - 29.230 NEW PATIENTS AND THINGS LIKE
02:45 - 30.470 THAT SO THERE THERE IS A THERE
02:45 - 31.980 IS A LIST OF MULTIPLE THINGS
02:45 - 33.590 THAT ARE LOOKED AT. OK AND
02:45 - 34.850 THAT'S BY FEDERAL STATUTE.
02:45 - 36.530 THAT'S WHY FEDERAL STATUTE IS
02:45 - 38.290 PASSED ON I BELIEVE THROUGH
02:45 - 40.760 THESE THE ZONE, THE PSR THROUGH
02:45 - 42.150 THAT THESE CONTRACTS, OKAY.
02:45 - 47.060 I CAN SEE YOU KNOW THE TIME,
02:45 - 48.730 YES, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY
02:45 - 49.760 MUCH FIRST ONE'S
02:45 - 51.920 DONE POINT RACHEL THANK YOU
02:45 - 53.950 WANT TO FIND A GOOD MESSAGE.
02:45 - 00.730 THE DIFFICULTY THAT THE COURT
02:46 - 02.150 SEEMS TO BE HAVING HERE IN THIS
02:46 - 04.380 CASE IS THAT THERE ARE SOME.
02:46 - 06.720 SOME REALLY UNUSUAL
02:46 - 07.740 CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE
02:46 - 09.700 DEPARTMENT IS CREATED FIRST.
02:46 - 13.340 KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A
02:46 - 15.630 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDED.
02:46 - 19.030 MANAGED CARE PROVIDER NETWORK,
02:46 - 20.560 THIS MEANS IT'S TAXPAYER
02:46 - 22.570 DOLLARS CBH DOESN'T ON THE
02:46 - 24.200 NETWORK, CHESTER COUNTY DOESN'T
02:46 - 25.770 OWN THE NETWORK. THEY'RE NOT
02:46 - 27.240 THIS NETWORK IS NOT FUNDED
02:46 - 29.840 BY COUNTY DOLLARS IT'S NOT
02:46 - 31.360 FUNDED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE
02:46 - 34.700 PREMIUMS. THEREFORE THE ONLY
02:46 - 36.520 PARTY THAT IS PROVIDING
02:46 - 38.010 THE MONEY AND THE ONLY
02:46 - 39.070 GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT CAN
02:46 - 40.520 PROVIDE OVERSIGHT IS THE
02:46 - 42.010 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
02:46 - 43.690 AND AS I SAID EARLIER.
02:46 - 45.980 THE DEPARTMENT COULD HIRE ITS
02:46 - 47.040 OWN EMPLOYEES TO MAKE
02:46 - 48.830 THESE DECISIONS AND THERE BE NO
02:46 - 50.080 DOUBT THAT PIERCES IT WOULD
02:46 - 51.270 HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL UNDER
02:46 - 53.120 1, ONE '02. JUST BECAUSE THE
02:46 - 55.100 DEPARTMENT HIRED A CONTRACTOR
02:46 - 57.090 TO DO IT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT
02:46 - 58.340 AND THAT
02:46 - 59.810 CASE THAT THIS COURT NEEDS TO
02:46 - 01.380 KEEP IN MIND THAT MAKES THAT
02:47 - 03.410 SHOW IS MOON AREA SCHOOL
02:47 - 05.140 DISTRICT VERSUS GORE'S OWN IT.
02:47 - 06.810 THE SUPREME COURT SAID IN THAT
02:47 - 09.170 CASE THAT THAT SHOT THE
02:47 - 10.900 CONTRACTORS IN THIS CASE.
02:47 - 13.060 THE GOVERNMENT. THE
02:47 - 14.800 DEPARTMENT'S AGENTS SERVANTS
02:47 - 16.540 AND EMPLOYEES THIS COURT.
02:47 - 18.290 IN THE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
02:47 - 20.710 YEARS. HANDED OUT TO ADDITIONAL
02:47 - 22.520 STATIONS DECISIONS ONE IN
02:47 - 24.800 NARBERTH AND THE OTHER IN MY
02:47 - 26.630 GRILL, HOLDING THAT PRIVATE
02:47 - 28.740 COMPANIES THEIR CONTRACT WITH
02:47 - 30.020 THE GOVERNMENT TO PERFORM
02:47 - 31.440 GOVERNMENT SERVICES ARE DEEMED
02:47 - 33.460 TOO LITERALLY THE EMPLOYEES OF
02:47 - 34.560 THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR
02:47 - 36.930 SERVANTS. I'M SORRY FOR SERVICE
02:47 - 38.660 OR RIGHT, BUT BUT THAT IN THOSE
02:47 - 40.110 2 CASES THIS COURT HELD THAT
02:47 - 40.410 THEY WERE
02:47 - 43.510 ACTUALLY EMPLOYEES ONCE THEIR
02:47 - 45.340 SERVANTS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES.
02:47 - 47.660 PIERCE O SEATS HAS BEFORE RIGHT
02:47 - 48.130 UNDER 1,
02:47 - 50.130 ONE '02 TO APPEAL THOSE
02:47 - 51.520 DECISIONS ARE THE GOVERNMENT
02:47 - 53.340 AGENTS SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES.
02:47 - 53.890 THAT'S
02:47 - 55.600 WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS CASE
02:47 - 56.720 MACAU THERE WHERE IT DOESN'T
02:47 - 58.850 HAVE TO BE MORE THAN JUST THE
02:47 - 00.390 RELATIONSHIP DOESN'T THERE HAVE
02:48 - 01.330 TO BE MORE.
02:48 - 03.640 INVOLVEMENT
02:48 - 06.080 DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS THINGS OF
02:48 - 07.940 THAT NATURE, YOU KNOW NOT JUST.
02:48 - 10.600 >>WE HAVE THE DHS HAS HIS
02:48 - 12.390 CONTRACT WITH THESE COMPANIES.
02:48 - 15.060 AND HAS NOTHING ELSE TO DO WITH
02:48 - 16.960 THEM OTHER THAN THAT CONTRACT.
02:48 - 18.360 SO YOU CAN HAVE A MASTER
02:48 - 19.990 SERVANT RELATIONSHIP JUST BASED
02:48 - 21.580 UPON A CONTRACT
02:48 - 23.670 WOULD YOU AGREE WITH ME AND I
02:48 - 24.870 WOULD AGREE WITH YOU AND AND
02:48 - 27.300 THE GOES ONLY CASE EXPLAINS
02:48 - 27.830 THAT.
02:48 - 29.760 >>WITH THAT THE AGENCY THE
02:48 - 31.220 GOVERNMENT AGENCY HAS TO HAVE A
02:48 - 33.220 RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL
02:48 - 35.240 ONLY THE RIGHT TO CONTROL HOW
02:48 - 37.230 ITS CONTRACTORS PERFORM THE
02:48 - 39.020 SERVICES IN THE HEALTH CARE
02:48 - 41.720 CHOICES. CONTRACT AT ISSUE IN
02:48 - 43.370 THIS CASE. THE DEPARTMENT OF
02:48 - 45.330 HUMAN SERVICES, RESERVED MORE
02:48 - 47.600 THAN 20 DIFFERENT 20 DIFFERENT
02:48 - 49.610 CATEGORIES OF CONTROL RIGHT TO
02:48 - 51.370 DICTATE EXACTLY HOW
02:48 - 53.580 CHESTER COUNTY AND SEE CBH
02:48 - 55.770 OPERATE EVERY MINUTE ASPECT.
02:48 - 57.420 WELL, THE ENTIRE HEALTH
02:48 - 58.660 CHOICES, MANAGED CARE DELIVERY
02:48 - 00.460 SYSTEM KEEP IN MIND. THIS IS A
02:49 - 02.560 MAJOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAM AND A
02:49 - 03.950 BIT PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL
02:49 - 07.000 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAS SHOT
02:49 - 08.630 INTO MANAGED CARE HEALTH
02:49 - 09.960 CHOICES. THAT'S WHERE IT'S
02:49 - 11.550 BEING RUN. THIS CAUGHT THE
02:49 - 13.340 CONTRACTS IN QUESTION THAT'S
02:49 - 14.650 WHY OUR PAPER SO BIG.
02:49 - 16.980 IT'S 500 PAGES YOU KNOW WANG
02:49 - 17.180 WITH A
02:49 - 18.870 PEN TISSUES AND THE APPENDICES
02:49 - 20.640 CONTAIN THESE REGULATIONS WHICH
02:49 - 22.380 ARE DICTATING THE DEPARTMENT IS
02:49 - 23.980 DICTATING TO PARTIES THAT
02:49 - 25.600 ARE NOT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
02:49 - 27.080 ARE NOT PART OF THE CONTRACT.
02:49 - 28.710 THAT'S TO SAY HOW JOYCE
02:49 - 30.120 PROVIDERS. SO
02:49 - 32.220 MEDICAL PROVIDERS ARE NOT
02:49 - 33.980 PARTIES TO THESE CONTRACTS AND
02:49 - 35.840 YET THESE CONTRACT TO DICTATE
02:49 - 37.780 TO MY CLIENT, EVERYTHING
02:49 - 38.330 INCLUDING
02:49 - 40.100 TREATMENT PLANNING. CLINICAL
02:49 - 42.200 DECISION MAKING ALL OF THIS IS
02:49 - 44.060 VESTED IN PRIVATE COMPANIES
02:49 - 46.330 THAT CONTRAVENED THE MANAGED
02:49 - 47.880 CARE COMPANIES. THERE HAS BEEN
02:49 - 49.050 DICTATING TO HEALTH CARE
02:49 - 50.700 PROVIDERS, WHETHER THEY CAN BE
02:49 - 52.270 IN OR OUT THE MEDICAL
02:49 - 54.390 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHAT KIND
02:49 - 56.330 CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING THEY
02:49 - 59.260 MAKE WHAT MISTER LIGHT LEFT OUT
02:49 - 01.520 IN HIS DESCRIPTION WAS WHERE
02:50 - 03.330 COULD WE POSSIBLY GO TO GET
02:50 - 05.040 RELIEF WHEN WERE AGGRIEVED
02:50 - 07.370 SO THE THOUGHT WAS WHAT ABOUT
02:50 - 08.500 THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
02:50 - 10.930 WELL SINCE WE PEER ASSOCIATES
02:50 - 12.610 DOESN'T HAVE A CONTRACT WITH
02:50 - 14.640 THE COUNTY OR CCB AGE RIGHT NOW
02:50 - 17.310 WHAT ARE THE REALLY FEET IS IT
02:50 - 19.040 GOING TOWARD NO HE'S NOT REACH
02:50 - 21.450 A CONTRACT ACTION NOTE, IT'S A
02:50 - 23.380 GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. MISTER
02:50 - 24.830 WRIGHT MENTIONED THAT YOU KNOW
02:50 - 26.790 IN MANAGED CARE THE NETWORK
02:50 - 28.240 PROVIDERS MAKE ALL THESE
02:50 - 30.290 DECISIONS SURE IT DIES IT'S A
02:50 - 32.590 PRIVATE HEALTH, THE PLAN RIGHT,
02:50 - 34.470 A BLUE CROSS WHERE
02:50 - 36.360 UNITED HEALTHCARE THAT WITH ITS
02:50 - 38.010 OWN DOLLARS IS ERECTING ITS OWN
02:50 - 39.750 UNIVERSE OF HOW IT WANTS TO
02:50 - 41.470 SPEND ITS MONEY. BUT THIS ISN'T
02:50 - 42.830 THIS IS PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL
02:50 - 44.530 FUNDS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS
02:50 - 47.150 ABLE TO JUST USE THAT MODEL
02:50 - 49.920 IN TOTALITY THE STATUTE THAT
02:50 - 52.230 AUTHORIZES MANAGED CARE WHICH
02:50 - 54.930 62 P S 4, 4,
02:50 - 57.720 3.5. WE'RE ONLY AUTHORIZES THE
02:50 - 59.860 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO
02:50 - 01.680 MAKE PAYMENTS TO HEALTH
02:51 - 04.340 PLANTS THAT'S ALL THERE IS NO
02:51 - 05.820 AUTHORITY IN THAT REGULATION
02:51 - 07.320 FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE
02:51 - 09.430 DELEGATED IT'S CERTAINLY CAN
02:51 - 11.370 SEE RESPONSIBILITY TO DECIDE
02:51 - 14.370 THE CREW IS IN OR OUT OF THE
02:51 - 16.850 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR
02:51 - 19.160 EVEN MORE SO WHO CAN DECIDE
02:51 - 20.440 CASES AGAINST
02:51 - 22.620 THAT PROVIDER. THERE IS NO
02:51 - 24.800 TRIBUNALS FOR US TO BE BEFORE
02:51 - 27.490 EXCEPT ONE MORE NOTE TO BUREAU
02:51 - 28.740 OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS TRIED
02:51 - 30.490 YOU KNOW THAT IS THE ONLY
02:51 - 32.650 PROPER TRIBUNAL FOR THIS CASE
02:51 - 34.990 AND IT SHOULD HAVE IT AND BY
02:51 - 36.340 THE WAY THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
02:51 - 38.680 JUDGE IN THIS CASE. WE EMPLOYED
02:51 - 39.590 BY THE DEPARTMENT
02:51 - 41.440 AGREE EVEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE
02:51 - 42.840 LAW JUDGE IN THIS CASE FOUND
02:51 - 44.780 JURISDICTION UNDER 1, ONE '02.
02:51 - 46.920 IT WAS ONLY BY THE SECRETARY OF
02:51 - 48.670 THE DEPARTMENT TAKING
02:51 - 49.780 EXTRAORDINARY MEASURE
02:51 - 51.130 PERSONALLY INTERVENING IN THIS
02:51 - 52.920 CASE. AND ISSUING A ONE-PAGE
02:51 - 53.560 ORDER WITH
02:51 - 55.920 NO ANALYSIS DIRECTING THE BHA
02:51 - 57.490 TO DISMISS THIS APPEALED THAT
02:51 - 59.100 WE'RE EVEN HERE. THAT'S HOW
02:51 - 00.740 THAT HAPPENED. THANK YOU.
02:52 - 02.820 THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH WE
02:52 - 06.110 APPRECIATE THE VERY WELL ARGUED
02:52 - 07.220 AND WE HAVE A LOT TO THINK
02:52 - 07.600 ABOUT.