Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 56.354 - Length of postponement; renewalsService may not be terminated for the time period specified in a medical certification. The maximum length of the certification shall be 30 days.
(1)Time period not specified. If no length of time is specified or if the time period is not readily ascertainable, service may not be terminated for at least 30 days.(2)Renewals. Certifications may be renewed in the same manner and for the same time period as provided in § § 56.352 and 56.353 (relating to postponement of termination pending receipt of certificate; and medical certifications) and this section if the customer has met the obligation under § 56.356 (relating to duty of customer to pay bills). In instances when a customer has not met the obligation in § 56.356 to equitably make payments on all bills, the number of renewals for the customer's household is limited to two 30-day certifications filed for the same set of arrearages. In these instances, the public utility is not required to honor a third renewal of a medical certificate and is not required to follow § 56.358(3) (relating to right of public utility to petition the Commission). The public utility shall apply the dispute procedures in § § 56.381 and 56.382 (relating to public utility company dispute procedures). When the customer eliminates these arrearages, the customer is eligible to file new medical certificates.The provisions of this § 56.354 amended May 31, 2019, effective 6/1/2019, 49 Pa.B. 2815.The provisions of this § 56.354 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 1301, 1401-1419, 1501 and 1509.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 56.355 (relating to restoration of service).