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ALERT! Berks County South Campus Closed Monday, October 5: The Berks County South Campus will be closed to staff and the public on Monday, October 5, to complete a scheduled electrical utility project. The South Campus Building will be without power from 8 am to 5 pm while Met-Ed conducts this work. For safety reasons, no one will be permitted to enter or access the South Campus building for any reason between 8 am to 5 pm on October 5.

The County appreciates the public’s understanding and apologizes for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause.

News Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Per an Administrative Order (linked below) all professional/corporate Court appointed guardians will see a fee increase for incapacitated persons who are recipients of Medicaid.

In consideration of the increase in permitted maximum monthly professional guardianship fees in Medicaid cases from $100 per month to $300 per month effective January 1, 2023, it is hereby ORDERED that all Berks County court-appointed professional guardians who had previously been authorized to receive monthly compensation of $100 per month from Medicaid in Berks County guardianship cases, are now authorized to receive $300 per month from Medicaid in those cases without the need the file a petition seeking a fee increase. Notice of this order shall be posted on the Berks County Orphans Court website and a copy of this order shall be sent to all known professional court-appointed guardians by the Berks County Clerk of Orphan's Court. This order is retroactive to January 1, 2023. 

Order-Increase in Guardianship Fees

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