The authority of the Department to license drug and alcohol treatment activities is established under the powers and duties contained in Articles IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§ 901-922, 1001-1031, and 1051-1059) as transferred to the Department by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (P. L. 372) (71 P. S. § 751-25) and No. 4 of 1981 (P. L. 610) (71 P. S. § 751-31).
28 Pa. Code § 709.3