Section 3170.41. Generally

(a) The Department will participate in the cost of county agency personnel, including salaries, benefits, and other related expenses. For county agency employes the Department will only participate in the cost of personnel hired in accordance with merit system procedures and directly assigned to the children and youth social service program and under the supervision of the county agency director. However, county employes other than employes of the county child welfare agency who are providing social services under the county’s children and youth social service agency and who are not covered by an approved merit system as of January 1, 1978, shall not be required to be reappointed through the merit system in order to retain their current position.

(b) For those nonmerit system employes, salaries will be reimbursed up to the limit of county civil service personnel compensation plan, or, where applicable and documented, up to the limit of Commonwealth compensation levels when the salary levels result from a collective bargaining agreement.

(c) Employes hired or reclassified after January 1, 1978, shall be appointed in accordance with the approved merit system in use by the county.

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Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3170.11 (relating to purpose); 55 Pa. Code § 3170.22 (relating to direct provision of services); 55 Pa. Code § 3170.23 (relating to purchase of service); 55 Pa. Code § 3170.83 (relating to establishing rates); and 55 Pa. Code § 3170.85 (relating to responsibility of county).