Licensing

All community and life sharing homes have standard requirements and regulations to ensure the health and safety of individuals residing within the homes. The Title 55 Pa. code refers to the regulations related to developmental programs and aims to strengthen services for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism and their families.

Chapter 6100 Regulations

• The purpose of this chapter is to specify payment, program, and operational requirements for providers supporting individual with intellectual disabilities.
  55 Pa. Code Chapter 6100. Services For Individuals With An Intellectual Disability Or Autism

Chapter 6400 Regulations

• This chapter specifies the expected standards for community homes supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism and outlines the requirements to operate a community home for individuals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  Chapter+6400+Regulatory+Compliance+Guide+(RCG).pdf

Chapter 6500 Regulations

• This chapter sets forth minimum requirements for life sharing homes that support individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism.
  55 Pa. Code Chapter 6500. Life Sharing Homes

Incident Management Bulletin

• The purpose of this bulletin is to specify the operating procedures and directions for the incident management process. The process is a subset of a larger risk management process within quality management to outline policies and structures to support persons with intellectual disabilities or autism residing in a community home.
  Bulletin+00-21-02+Incident+Management+3_1_21+(1).pdf