Chief, Licensing Operations Division, DDAP pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 38201
- Class code
- 38201
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief, Licensing Operations Division, DDAP is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 38201.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/27/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible administrative and professional work directing the Licensing Operations Division in the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP). The employee in this job directs the process to license new Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment providers and recovery houses to ensure that state and federal health and safety standards are met. Work involves directing license application reviews and facility inspections for potential new SUD providers and recovery houses; overseeing approval inspections for Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTP); directing investigations of complaints and unusual incidents; managing staff providing consultative and technical assistance to providers to ensure compliance with programmatic and regulatory requirements; and developing, implementing, and maintaining division policies and procedures.
Examples of the work
• Oversees the conduct of pre-survey reviews and on-site licensing inspections of new SUD treatment facilities and recovery houses. • Reviews, analyzes, and interprets proposed federal and state legislation and regulations to evaluate potential impacts on division operations. • Develops recommendations and revisions to agency regulations, standards, and policies governing statewide licensing activities for SUD treatment providers and recovery houses. • Conducts program evaluations to ensure program objectives are being met, outcomes are consistent with the department’s mission, and departmental resources are being used as effectively as possible.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional experience in a human services or social services program providing direct social services, case management services, substance use disorder services, program planning, program monitoring, or program evaluation, including one year of professional supervisory experience in substance use disorder services, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year of professional supervisory experience in substance use disorder services.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.