GOVERNOR'S OFFICE Catalog of Nonregulatory Documents [26 Pa.B. 3692] __________
Pursuant to Governor Ridge's Executive Order 1996-1, agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor must catalog and publish all nonregulatory documents such as policy statements, guidance manuals, decisions, rules and other written materials that provide compliance related information. The following compilation is the first list of the Administration's nonregulatory documents. This list will be updated and published annually on the first Saturday in August.
This catalog is being provided to insure that the public has complete access to the information necessary to understand and comply with State regulations. Facilitating access to information is a critical component of the Ridge Administration's initiative to enhance to the partnership between the regulated community and the State.
AGING
DECISIONS:
Office of Chief Counsel
* Reynolds vs. Department of Aging, (570A.2d 1373 (PA Commw. 1990)).
Contact: Jacqueline Welby, Assistant Counsel (717)-783-2529
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: * Pharmaceutical Program (PACE)
Contact: Gretchen Beard, Chief of Compliance Division (717)-787-7313
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1996 * 1/08/96: Prilosec and Prevacid: Notified Providers these drugs would be edited for maximum duration for all claims dispensed on or after January 8, 1996.
* 1/26/96: Non-Participating Manufacturer List.
* 5/24/96: Biaxin Filmtabs (NDC: 00074248660): Notified providers of an error on the formulary file from 1/22/96 to 3/21/96.
* 5/24/96: Solopak Pharmaceuticals: Notified providers that Labeler Codes 39769 and 59747 would be participating in the PACE Program.
* 7/12/96: PACE Cardholders with PEBTF Prescription Coverage: Notified Providers that PACE Cardholders with drug coverage through the Commonwealth's Retired Employees Health Plan had been notified they were being canceled from the PACE Program.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1995 * 1/6/95: Drug Utilization Review Program: Addition of new criteria for antidepressants, antipsychotics and benzodiazepines.
* 2/17/95: Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and Benezodiazepines: Reminder to Pharmacy to carefully review both the reject codes and accompanying messages.
* 2/24/95: Toradol: Reimbursement restrictions.
* 2/24/95: Minitran: 30-day supply limit.
* 3/95: PACE Drug Utilization Review Criteria.
* 3/3/95: Medicare Update: Extended coverage for prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy to three years following hospital discharge for an organ transplant.
* 3/3/95: Maximum Initial Dose for selected antipsychotic, antidepressant or benezodiazepine agents.
* 3/27/95: Non-Sedating Antihistamines and Oral Antifungals Coadministration is Contraindicated. PACE will reject claims for Seldane, Seldane-D, Hismanal, Claritin, Claritin-D, Diflucan, Nizoral and Sporanox.
* 3/95: Third Party Billing Reminder: PACE is payer of last resort, pharmacy must bill other third parties first.
* 5/5/95: Brand Patent Expirations/Generic Substitutions.
* 7/95: CellCept Billing Instructions.
* 7/1/95: Claims Submissions: 90-day limit to file claims for reimbursement.
* 8/1/95: Injectable Chemotherapeutics: Effective 9/1/95 PACE Reimbursement for list of injectable chemotherapeutics limited to 20% of AWP.
* 8/18/95: Non-Participating Manufacturer List.
* 8/18/95: Drug Utilization Review Program: New maximum dose criteria added to the PACE ProDur Program effective 8/28/95 - Nefazodone (Serzone) 600 mg/day; Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 50 mg/day (initial) and 300 mg/day (maximum); Lansoprazole (Prevacid) 30 mg/day.
* 9/1/95: Common Package Size Reimbursement Listing.
* 9/1/95: Epoetin Alfa (EPO) Injections: Effective 9/11/95 PACE reimbursing only 20% of AWP for Epogen and Procrit.
* 9/6/95: Early Refill Edit: Additional classes added to the Early Refill Edit.
* 9/22/95: Drug Utilization Review Program: Effective 9/25/95 duplicate therapy edit applied to the following class of drugs: Proton Pump Inhibitors - Prilosec and Prevacid.
* 10/95: PACE POCAS Telecommunications Number: New direct number available to pharmacy providers for Primary Claim Submission: 950-5545.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1994 * 2/8/94: Reimbursement Criteria for Temazepam (effective 3/1/94).
* 5/23/94: Glyburide: Mandatory Substitution of Micronase and Diabeta.
* 5/94: Prograf Billing Instructions
* 5/94: Ophthalmics: Days Supply Provisions
* 5/94: Betaseron Billing Instructions
* 7/1/94: Ophthalmics: Noted billing discrepancies regarding pharmacies reporting of the days supply.
* 7/23/94: Narrow Therapeutic Index Exemption Listing (Revised)
* 8/94: Incorrect Physician License Numbers: Notice to Pharmacy Providers of Procedures to Disallow Claims Submitted with Wrong Prescriber I.D.
* 8/19/94: Physician/Medical Assistants: PACE Reimbursement of Prescriptions Written by Physician Assistants.
* 9/23/94: Serevent: PACE will no longer reimburse for more than 13 gm of Serevent per prescription.
* 9/26/94: Febatol - No PACE Reimbursement after 12/26/94.
* 9/30/94: Manufacturers' Rebate Update
* 10/3/94: DAW/Product Selection Code (Revised)
* 10/21/94: Oral Contraceptives: Effective 10/30/94 PACE no longer reimburses except through the Medical Exception process.
* 10/21/94: New Maximum Dose Criteria Added to the PACE ProDUR Program: Maximum daily dose and duplicate therapy criteria for NSAIDs (Trilisate; Disalcid; and Cataflam) and maximum daily dose criteria for miscellaneous anti-ulcer preparations (Propulsid and Reglan).
* 11/18/94: Oral Chemotherapeutics: Effective 12/15/94 PACE reimburses only 20% of AWP for Cyclophosphamide 25 mg/oral; Cytoxan 50 mg/oral; Etoposide/Vepesid 50 mg/oral; and Melphalan/Alkeran 2 mg/oral.
* 12/2/94: 30-Day Supply Requirement: Humulin and Solganal.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1993 * 1/1/93: PACE Legislative Changes Effective 1/1/93
- Dispense as Written (DAW) Codes
- Mandatory Generic Substitution when an ''A'' rated generic therapeutically equivalent drug is available.
- Pricing Information
- Consultation Fee Discontinued* 2/28/93: Deadline for PACE Provider Reenrollment and Conversion to 3.2 NCPDP
Telecommunications Standard for PACE.
Telecommunications Standard for Claims Submission.* 3/1/93: Standard Error Codes
* 3/1/93: Early Refill Edit
* 3/1/93: Halcion Error Code Revisions
* 3/1/93: Processing Requirements: Conversion to NCPDP Version 3.2
* 3/19/93: POCAS System Maintenance on 4/10/93 and 4/11/93.
* 5/14/93: Delay in Provider Reimbursement
* 5/21/93: Change in the ProDUR screening criteria for H2 Receptor Antagonists effective 6/1/93.
* 6/28/93: Implementation of PACE ProDUR Changes:
- Maximum daily dose for NSAIDs
- Maximum daily dose for Omeprazole, Sucralfate and Misoprostrol.
- Maximum daily dosage allowed for Famotidine (Pepcid) changed from 80 mg/day to 40 mg/day.* 6/28/93: Claims Processing Procedures When POCAS Is Not Available.
* 7/1/93: Non-Participating Manufacturers List
* 7/23/93: 30-Day Supply Requirements
* 7/23/93: Narrow Therapeutic Index Exemption Listing (Revised)
* 9/28/93: Manufacturers Rebate Update (Non-Participating Manufacturer List, effective 10/5/93 was attached.)
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1992 * 4/92: Provider Training Seminars (5/11/92 through 7/2/92)
* 5/29/92: Manufacturers' Rebate News: Center Laboratories
* 6/19/92: Manufacturers' Rebate News: Roxane Laboratories, Inc.
- Astra Pharmaceutical Products
- Ocumed
- IPR Pharmaceutical
- Immunex Corporation* 8/16/92: PACE Rescue Plan: Implementation of ProDUR; NCPDP Version 3.2 and related Program Changes
* 9/92: Dixon-Shane recoupments/pharmacy credits.
* 11/9/92: PACE Pharmacy Provider Manual
* 12/23/92: Narrow Therapeutic Index Exemption Listing
* 12/92: Generic Substitution on Oral Prescriptions (Included Poster and Informational Flyers).
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1991 * 6/21/91: Co-Pay Change ($4 to $6 effective 7/1/91)
* 8/14/91: General Program Issues:
- Claims Payment
- Cardholder Eligibility Changes (Income Eligibility Changed to $13,000 for Single and $16,200 for Married Couples)
- Nursing Home Providers
- Cosmetic Drugs (Effective 10/1/91 claims for Rogaine and Retin-A no longer paid)
- Paper Claims (Only claims for Compound Drugs or claims whose Quantity is in Excess of 9999 accepted as paper claims)
- Persantine and Dipyridamole (These two drugs must have an indication on the prescription that it is being used as an adjunct to Coumadin anticoagulants for the prevention of postoperative thromboembolic complications of cardiac valve replacement in order to be allowed payment by (PACE).
- Audit Issues (Telephone Prescriptions and Brand Medically Necessary Requirements).* 8/21/91: Final Instructions Concerning the PACE On-line Claims Adjudication System (POCAS).
* 9/27/91: Billing Instructions
- Cosmetic Drugs
- Exception Claim Processing
- POCAS, post payment review
- Nursing Home ClaimsDivision of Program & Regulatory Coordination
Contact: Robert Hussar, Division Chief (717)-783-8975
Current Aging Program Directives
Provided below is a comprehensive list of current Aging Program Directives and LAMP/OPTIONS Bulletins. Directives which do not appear on the list are no longer in effect. Current directives are as follows:
Program Area 01 - ''AAA Administration''
* 88-01-06 County Human Service Plan for FY 1990-93
* 88-01-07 Personnel Action Plan for Private Non-Profit Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)
* 90-01-01 County Human Service Plan Update for FY 91-93 (supplements APD #88-01-06)
* 90-01-05 Contract Management and Direct Service Provision by AAAs
* 91-01-01 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Lobbying
* 91-01-02 County Human Service Plan Update for FY 92-93 (supplements APD #88-01-06)
* 91-01-05 Area Agency on Aging Involvement in Corporate Eldercare Activities
* 92-01-01 Single Audit Act Audit Requirements
* 92-01-05 FY 1993-96 Three Year Area Plan Requirements
* 92-01-06 Minimum Standards for Governing Boards of Private Non-Profit Area Agencies on Aging
* 93-01-04 Providing AAA Funded Services to Domiciliary Care and Personal Care Home Residents
* 94-01-01 Fiscal Year 1994-1995 Area Plan Update Requirements (supplements APD #92-01-05)
* 94-01-02 Indirect Cost Policy for Department of Aging Contracts
* 94-01-04 Department of Aging Heat Emergency Plan
* 95-01-02 PrimeTime Health Program--Program Requirements and Allocations for FY 1995-1996) rescinds APD #94-01-06)
* 95-01-03 APPRISE Program--Program Requirements and FY 95/96 Allocations (rescinds APD #94-01-05)
* 95-01-05 Emergency Cooling Project
* 95-01-06 1915(c) Medicaid Waiver Under 60 Attendant Care Program (ACP) assessment Protocols
* 95-01-07 Addendum to APD #95-01-06
* 95-01-08 FY 1996-99 Three Year Plan Requirements
* 95-01-09 Assessments of Persons With ''An Other Related Condition'' Who Are Exceptional Admissions
* 96-01-01 Accounting Manual For Area Agency on Aging Programs
* 96-01-02 AAA Program Requirements, Planning Allocations, and Aging Services Block Grant For FY 1996-97
* 96-01-03 AAA Program Income Policies
* 96-01-04 FY 1996-97 Program And Financial Reporting Requirements
Program Area 02 - ''Home Delivered Meals''
See Program Area 03.
Program Area 03 - ''Congregate Meals''
* 90-03-01 Policies and Standards for the Department of Aging Funded Nutrition Service Programs
Program Area 04 - ''Socialization/Recreation/Education/Health Promotion''
* 85-04-03 The Senior Center Grant Program
* 86-04-01 Revisions to the Senior Center Grant Program
* 86-04-02 Senior Center Grant Program Extension
* 96-04-01 Senior Community Center And Satellite Center Policies and Standards
Program Area 05 - ''Employment Services''
* 92-05-01 Title V Agreement, Allocation Schedule and Reporting Requirements for FY 1992-93
* 95-05-01 Title V Agreement, Allocation Schedule and Reporting Requirements for FY 1994-95 (supplements APD #94-05-01)
* 95-05-02 Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program: Final Rule
Program Area 06 - ''Volunteer Services''
* 85-06-01 Volunteer Services
Program Area 07 - ''Passenger Transportation Services''
* 85-07-01 Policies for Transportation Services
Program Area 11 - ''Information and Referral''
* 85-11-01 Policies and Procedures for the Provision of I & R Services by AAAs
Program Area 23 - ''Care Management''
* See OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01.
Program Area 24 - ''Protective Services Intake/Investigation''
* 88-24-01 Older Adults Protective Services Program Requirements, Funding Provisions, Reporting Requirements and Grant Format
* 89-24-01 Protective Services for Older Adults Regulations
* 89-24-02 Required Standard Forms for Protective Services
* 92-24-01 Change in Report of Need Form (Supplements APD #89-12-02)
* 93-24-01 Protective Services Investigations
* 93-24-02 Protective Services Investigations (supplements APD #93-18-01)
Program Area 13 - ''Personal Care''
* See OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01.
Program Area 12 - ''Home Health''
* See OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01.
Program Area 19 - ''Home Support''
* See OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01.
Program Area 20 - ''Adult Day Care''
* See 6 Pa. Code Chapter 11, Sections 11.1 to 11.292.
Program Area 25 - ''Domiciliary Care''
* 85-25-01 Revised Social Adjustment Assessment Form and Reassessment Form for Domiciliary Care
* 85-25-02 Statewide Expansion of Domiciliary Care Program
* 85-25-03 State Supplement Security Income for Licensed Personal Care Boarding Home Residents
* 90-25-01 Domiciliary Care Services for Adults--Final Rulemaking
* 93-25-01 Keys Amendment Implementation as It Relates to the Domiciliary Care Program
* 95-25-01 Domiciliary Care Consumer Payment to Providers
Program Area 09 - ''Legal Assistance''
* 85-09-01 AAA Program of Legal Services to the Elderly
Program Area 10 - ''Ombudsman''
* 90-10-01 Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (rescinds APD #85-19-01)
* 95-10-01 Pennsylvania Ombudsman Reporting System (rescinds Reporting Section, PFR95-16 of APD #94-01-07)
Program Area 14 - ''Personal Assistance Service''
* 86-14-01 Program Instructions for Attendant Care for the Elderly
Program Area 18 - ''Medical Equipment, Supplies and Adaptive Devices''
* 89-18-01 Durable Medical Equipment, Supplies and Adaptive Devices
Program Area 29 - ''Other''
* 85-29-01 Changes in PSA Boundaries
* 85-29-02 Generic Policies and Procedures for the Request and Consideration of Waivers of PDA Policies
* 85-29-03 Statement of Departmental Policy Regarding the Allocation of Funds to Redesignated AAAs
* 85-29-04 PDA Fair Hearings and Appeals Regulations
* 85-29-06 Interdepartmental Cooperative Agreement between the PDA and DPW, Office of Mental Health
* 85-29-08 New Format for APDs and a List of Currently-Effective APDs
* 86-29-01 PACE Regulations
* 91-29-05 Department of Aging Energy Emergency Plan
* 92-29-03 Final Regulations -Family Caregiver Support Program (replaces Sections I-V of APD 92-22-02)
* 92-29-07 Advance Notice to Health Care Facilities Prior to Termination of Utility Service
* 94-29-01 Fiscal Year 1992-1993 Area Agency on Aging Self Evaluation Report (rescinds APD #92-22-06)
* 94-29-03 Family Caregiver Support Program--Program Requirements and Planning Allocations for FY 1994-95 (rescinds APD #93-22-02)
* 94-29-04 Emergency Operations Plan for the Department of Aging (rescinds APD #92-22-04)
* 95-29-01 Updated List of Currently Aging Program Directives, LAMP/OPTIONS Bulletins, 1994 Aging Information Memoranda and 1994 Technical Assistance Bulletins
* 95-29-02 Area Agency on Aging Annual Self Evaluation Report (rescinds APD #94-22-01)
* 95-29-03 Family Caregiver Support Program--Program Requirements and Planning Allocations for FY 1995-96
CURRENT OPTIONS/LONG TERM CARE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (LAMP) Bulletins
* 84-01 Pre-Admission Assessment Bulletin
* 84-02 Transmit Mental Health Bulletin
* 84-03 Funding Ceilings for Services for Level II Clients Diverted from Nursing Homes through LAMP
* 85-01 Level of Care Changes Procedures
* 85-02 LAMP and State Mental Hospital System (supplements LAMP Bulletin #85-05)
* 85-05 LAMP Residency Issues
* 89-01 LAMP Alternative Community Care Services Standards
* 89-03 Pre-Admission Assessment Site Requirements for Level of Care Decisions or Recommendations Regarding Heavy Care/Intermediate Services (replaces LAMP Decision Narrative and Instructions; LAMP Determination Report and Instructions; and Page 3, LAMP Assessment Instruction Manual)
* 89-08 Pre-Admission Assessment and Management Program: 1989-90 Reporting Requirements and Instructions for Provision of Services to Alternative Community Care Clients (revises LAMP Bulletin #84-04)
* 89-10 Interim Operations Manual, Volumes I & II
* 90-02 Pre-Admission Assessment (PAA) Site Requirements for Requesting Payment for PAA Assessment Activities for the July 1, 1990 through June 30, 1991 PAA Contract Period (rescinds LAMP Bulletin #89-05)
* 90-03 LAMP Site Requirements for Requesting Payment for Alternative Community Care Services (rescinds LAMP Bulletin #89-07)
* 90-04 Revised PA Pre-Admission Assessment Form (PPAF) and the Assessment Manual (rescinds PA Long Term Care Assessment and Management Program Assessment Instruction [Rev. 11/88] and PA Long Term Care Assessment and Management Program Assessment Manual [Rev. 1988 & 1989])
* 90-05 Protocol Requirements for Serving Medicaid Nursing Home Applicants and Medical Assistance Recipients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or Symptomatic Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV)
* 90-07 Transmit DPW/OMA Memo (8/30/90)
* 90-08 Policy Change in Referral Procedures for Individuals with Mental Retardation/Other Related Condition Diagnosis
* 91-01 Supplement 1 to OPTIONS-Level II Site Requirements for Requesting Payment for
OPTIONS-Level II Assessment Activities for the July 1, 1990 through June 30, 1991
OPTIONS-Level II Contract Period* 91-02 OPTIONS-Level II Program Requirements, Planning Allocations and Budget Format for the Twelve (12) Month Period July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1992 (supplements OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #90-06)
* 91-04 Definitions of OPTIONS-Level II Assessment Categories
* 91-05 Evaluation of PASARR-ID's
* 92-01 Amendments to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA)
* 92-02 OPTIONS-Level II Program Requirements, Planning Allocations and Budget Format for the Twelve (12) Month Period July 1, 1992 through June 30, 1993 (supplements OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #90-06 and #91-02)
* 92-04 Nursing Facility ''Yes'' or ''No'' Determinations
* 92-05 Pseudo MA Case Number
* 93-01 OPTIONS-Level I/Level II Integration (rescinds LAMP Bulletin #90-01, APD #90-10-01, APD #89-13-01, APD #89-14-01 and APD #89-15-01)
Supplement #1, Update to the Level I/Level II Integration Bulletin #93-01
Supplement #2, Office of Mental Health/OPTIONS/Office of Income Maintenance Protocols
Supplement #4, Update to the Level I/Level II Integration Bulletin #93-01
Supplement #5, OPTIONS Site Signature on MA51* 93-02 OPTIONS-Level II Program Requirements, Planning Allocations and Contract Format for the Thirty-Six (36) Month Period July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1996 (rescinds OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #90-06)
Supplement #1, OPTIONS-Level II Program Requirements, Planning Allocations and Contract Format for the Thirty-Six (36) Month Period July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1996* 94-01 The Revised Pennsylvania P readmission Screening and Annual Resident Review Identification (PA-PASARR-ID) Form (supplements OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01)
* 94-02 Instructions for the Completion of F orms for OPTIONS Level II Assessment Activity: OPT01 Client Reports, OPT01X Correction to Client History Forms, Administrative Review Reports, Transmittal Form for Tape Invoicing, Definitions for Assessment Categories (replaces OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #92-03)
* 94-03 OBRA Procedures to be Followed for the Preadmission Screening of Individuals with Mental Illness (Supplements OPTIONS-level II Bulletin #93-01)
* 94-04 OBRA Procedures for Individuals with Mental Retardation (Supplements OPTIONS-level II Bulletin #93-01)
* 94-05 Procedure for Applying for the Personal Care/Domiciliary care Supplement (Supplements OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01)
* 94-06 OPTIONS-Level II Program Requirements, Planning Allocations and Budget Format for the Twelve (12) Month Period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995.
* 95-01 Medical Assistance (MA) Estate Recovery Program (supplements OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01)
* 95-02 OPTIONS-Level II Program Requirements, Planning Allocations and Budget format for the Twelve (12) Month Period July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996
* 95-03 Nursing Facilities (NF) Requesting OPTION Sites to Assess NF Residents for Discharge
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AGRICULTURE
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Bureau of Plant Industry
* Fertilizer, Soil Condition and Plant Growth Substance Enforcement Action Penalty Matrix
Contact: John Breitsman (717-787-4843)
* Pesticide Enforcement Action Penalty Matrix
Contact: Joseph Uram (717-787-4843)
* Plant Pest Act Enforcement Action Penalty Matrix
Contact: Dale Stehr (717-787-4843)
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services
* rBST Labeling Information
* Application to Install or Remodel a Milking System
* Supplement to a Farm Refrigerated Bulk Milk Storage Tank and/or a Precooler Installation Application
Contact: James C. Dell (717-787-4316)
* Model Food service Self-Inspection Checklist
* Ice Manufacturing Plants Consumer Confidence Program Guidelines
* Listeria Handbook for Retail Food Establishments
* Procedures for Vacuum Packaging Foods in Reduced Oxygen Packages
* Retail Food Establishment Consumer Confidence Program Self-Inspection Checklist
Contact: Charles E. Radle (717-787-4315)
Bureau of Government Donated Food
* Farmers Market Nutrition Program - Farmer/Vendor Procedure Manual
* Women, Infants and Children (''WIC'') Clinic Procedure Manual
Contact: Edward Wadlinger (717-787-2940)
Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission
* Licensing Procedures and Standards for Applicants
Contact: Richard E. Sharbaugh (717-787-5196)
Bureau of Plant Industry
* Instructions for Licensing under the Pennsylvania Commercial Feed Law
* Instructions for Licensing under the Pennsylvania Fertilizer, Soil Conditioner and Plant Growth Substance Law
* Directions for Reviewing Specialty Fertilizer Registration in Pennsylvania
* Instructions for Licensing under the Pennsylvania Agricultural Liming Materials Act
Contact: John Breitsman (717-787-4843)
* Directions for Registering Pesticides in Pennsylvania
* Experimental Pesticide Use Permits
* Grower Record keeping Guidelines for Pesticide Applications made under an Emergency Exemption
* Directions for Soil Conditioner and Plant Growth Substance Registration in Pennsylvania
Contact: John Lake (717-787-4843)
Bureau of Ride and Measurement Standards
* Amusement Ride Operators' and Attendants' Manual
Contact: Charles Bruckner (717-787-6772)
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bureau of Farmland Protection
* Checklist for Review of an Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Recommendation
* Checklist for Evaluation of a County Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program
Contact: Raymond Pickering (717-783-3167)
Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services
* Summary of Enforcement Requirements for Violations of Bacterial Count, Somatic Cell Count and
* Antibiotic Residue Tests for Individual Milk Producer Samples
* Clarification of Enforcement Policy for a Producer Utilizing Two Bulk Milk Tanks
Contact: James C. Dell (717-787-4316)
* Tolerances for Egg Quality, below which a Warning Letter shall be Issued to a Store
* Tolerances for Egg Quality, below which Seizure of Eggs will be made at a Store
* Tolerances for Egg Quality, below which Prosecution will be initiated against a store
* Tolerances for egg quality, below which seizure of eggs will be made at a plant
Contact: Kim F. Miller (717-787-3294)
* Guidelines for Inspection of Food Concessions at Fairs
* Inspection Guidelines for Farmers Markets and Stands
Contact: Charles E. Radle (717-787-4315)
Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission
* Procedures with respect to Unlicensed Owners
Contact: Richard E. Sharbaugh (717-787-5196)
Bureau of Plant Industry
* Turfgrass Seed Certification Interagency and Inter-state Certification
Contact: Joe Garvey (717-787-5609)
OTHER: Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services
* Industry Responsibilities with respect to Broken Seals
Contact: James C. Dell (717-787-4316)
* Temperature Requirements for Safe Handling of Hot and Cold Foods
* Guidelines for Self-Service Bulk Food Displays
* Guidelines for Maple Syrup Operations
Contact: Charles E. Radle (717-787-4315)
Bureau of Plant Industry
* Pennsylvania Pesticide Hypersensitivity Registry Fact Sheet
Contact: John C.R. Tacelosky (717-787-4843)
BANKING
Nonregulatory public documents of the Department of Banking are divided into three indexed categories listed below: Letters from Several Secretaries of Banking to Regulated Entities; Guidance Available Regarding Compliance with Depository Institution Statutes and Regulations; and, Guidance Available Regarding Compliance with Licensee Statutes and Regulations. The contact person for all Department of Banking documents is Reginald Evans (717-787-1471).
SECRETARIES' LETTER The following is a historical list of letters to regulated entities from respective Secretaries of Banking providing guidance regarding compliance with statutes and regulations applicable to Pennsylvania state-chartered banking institutions, savings associations, credit unions, and nondepository institutions licensed to make mortgage and other types of loans in Pennsylvania.
* 1996 1-26-96 Letter regarding heavy snowfall and floods having had a profound impact upon many communities in Pennsylvania and the financial hardships imposed upon customers of banks, savings associations and credit unions by this devastation. 4-16-96 Letter regarding authority of Pennsylvania state-chartered banking institutions to sell annuities issued by insurance companies. * 1995 3-24-95 Letter containing Department's statement of policy regarding the Simplification and Availability of Bank Credit Act (Act 167 of 1994). 7-11-95 Letter regarding Act 39 of 1995, amends the provisions of Pennsylvania's Banking Code of 1965, as amended (''Banking Code'') to authorize full interstate banking and branching under Pennsylvania law and to facilitate the operations of interstate banks in Pennsylvania. 10-10-95 Letter to Presidents of Pennsylvania State-chartered Credit Unions forwarding Investment Powers, Standards and Accounting Guidelines for Pennsylvania state-chartered credit unions as required by Section 501(b)(7) of the Credit Union Code which was amended by House Bill 2563, codified as Act 146 of 1994, effective February 12, 1995. * 1994 3-29-94 Letter to the Chief Executive Officers of Pennsylvania State-Chartered Non-Depository Trust Companies regarding the Department revising its examination/assessment billing method for Non-Depository Trust Companies. 8-9-94 Letter to the Chief Executive Officers of Pennsylvania State-Chartered Banking Institutions, Savings Associations and Entities Licensed by the Department of Banking regarding enforcing the regulations of the Department of Banking Code, which provides for assessments of penalties and interest against financial institutions for failing to pay assessment and examination fees in a timely manner. 8-22-94 Letter to Chief Executive Officers of Pennsylvania Banking Institutions regarding bank holidays. 10-5-94 Letter to all Chief Executive Officers of Banks, Bank and Trust Companies, Trust Companies, Savings Banks, Savings Associations regarding federal law requirement that outside auditors be provided copies of respective reports of examination. 10-13-94 Letter to the Presidents of Pennsylvania State-Chartered Credit Unions requiring written notification to the Department regarding the establishment of automated teller machines at locations other than credit union's principal place of business. 11-8-94 Letter to all Chief Executive Officers of Banks, Bank and Trust Companies, Savings Banks regarding Assets pledged for uninsured trust deposits, and the Department's position that derivative products are too volatile to be so pledged pursuant to section 403 of the Banking Code. 11-17-94 Letter to the Presidents and Chief Compliance Officers of Pennsylvania First Mortgage Companies regarding mortgage companies disbursing loan proceeds in a form prescribed by applicable law. * 1993 12-9-93 Letter to the Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of Pennsylvania State-Chartered Banking Institutions regarding a new schedule for costs associated with the examination and supervision of state-chartered banks. * 1992 9-24-92 Letter to the Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of Pennsylvania State-Chartered Banking Institutions regarding evaluating the adequacy of capital and loan loss reserves separately. * 1991 5-2-91 Letter to all Pennsylvania State-Chartered Banks, Savings Associations, and Credit Unions, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, National Credit Union Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board and all State Financial Regulatory Agencies informing them that Settlers Trust Savings Bank has not been and is not currently chartered as a Pennsylvania state-chartered or federally chartered bank, bank and trust company, savings bank, or savings association. 7-29-91 Letter to all CEOs of Pennsylvania Chartered Savings Associations and all Pennsylvania Department of Banking Examiners interpreting section 510 of the Savings Association Code of 1967, as amended. 8-23-91 Letter to all CEOs of Pennsylvania Chartered Savings Associations and all Pennsylvania Department of Banking Examiners clarifying its 7-29-91 interpretation of section 510 of the Savings Association Code of 1967, as amended, which states that the Department will not object to and will not cite in an examination report a savings association employer for offering and providing favorable terms and rates on loans to such association's employees. 9-3-91 Letter to all Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Companies discussing the problems with late delivery of certificates of title by motor vehicle lenders upon satisfaction of the existing loan. Letter states that title must be released immediately upon satisfaction of a loan. * 1990 1-18-90 Letter discusses additional language added to Section 222 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act which adds a new Section 28 to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, which states that Savings Associations which are not insured by the FDIC shall provide certain disclosures. 3-5-90 Letter to CEOs of all federally-insured state-chartered banks and Savings Associations discussing the Resolution Trust Corporation, which is soliciting potential bidders for failing savings and loan associations. Letter requests institutions which are considering bidding to notify this Department before the bidding process begins. 4-30-90 Letter to all state-chartered credit unions issuing a new fee schedule for overhead assessments. 5-17-90 Letter to CEOs of all Pennsylvania banking institutions informing them that the Department has recently issued an opinion regarding the impermissible collateralization of interest rate swap agreements. 6-6-90 Letter to CEOs of state-chartered commercial banks and state-chartered credit unions informing them of the Department's opinion on the permissibility of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (''FHLB/P'') offering membership to other depository institutions in PA. Specifically, the FHLB/P would like to extend offers of membership to state-chartered commercial banks and state-chartered credit unions in PA. 6-11-90 Letter to CEOs and Boards of Directors of State-Chartered Credit Unions informing them that strict compliance with section 27 of the Credit Union Act, then codified as 15 Packs § 12327, is required whenever a state-chartered credit union plans to merge or consolidate with any other credit union. In the future, failure to submit a merger application to the Department prior to the consummation of a merger will be viewed as a violation of law. 7-10-90 Letter to CEOs of all Pennsylvania financial institutions informing them of the Department's opinion on the applicability of the ''Anti-takeover Law,'' Act 36 of 1990. 7-10-90 Letter to CEOs of all Pennsylvania Credit Unions informing them that credit unions must take immediate action in order to retain the power to indemnify their directors and volunteer officers. Also informing them that a special meeting of the board of directors should be called immediately to discuss adoption of a bylaw opting out of new provisions of the recently enacted ''Anti-takeover Law,'' Act 36 of 1990. 7-10-90 Letter to CEOs of Pennsylvania Financial Institutions informing them of an enforcement order by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance regarding Collateral Protection Insurance. Letter requests a summary of any existing collateral protection insurance programs to assist the Department in drafting regulations to determine reasonable fees for licensees under the Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act. 12-3-90 Letter to the Executive Officers of banking institutions regarding the new minimum requirements for Annual Audits performed by Certified Public Accountants. * 1989 4-13-89 Letter discusses House Bill 979, Act 173 of 1988 which makes several significant changes to the Banking Code including provisions which provide real estate investment and development authority to commercial savings banks; permit commercial and mortgage-backed securities powers; and, permit commercial and savings banks to make investments not presently permitted under statute in amounts up to 3% of assets with no more than 1% in any one investment. 8-11-89 Letter to PA savings associations which are insured by the Pennsylvania Savings Association Insurance Corporation regarding Section 222 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act, entitled ''Activities of Savings Associations'' which requires certain disclosures be made by non-federally insured savings associations. 9-29-89 Letter lists legal bank holidays for 1990. 11-1-89 Letter to CEOs of PA Banking Institutions discusses legal holidays for 1990. * 1988 4-6-88 Letter discusses the liquidation of TMIC Insurance Company and the need for some financial institutions to obtain alternate private mortgage insurance coverage. 5-31-88 Letter to realtors discusses Senate Bill 7 of 1988, the proposed Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Act. 6-3-88 Letter announces legislative amendments to sections 112 and 117 of the Banking Code. 6-27-88 Letter to CEOs of bank and trust companies discusses the review of assessment fees for trust companies and trust departments. Letter asks institutions to complete a Report of Trust Assets. 6-30-88 Letter announces increase in annual assessments of institutions. 7-15-88 Letter to lenders asking them to act with forbearance toward farmers who may have been experiencing financial difficulties due to poor weather conditions. 9-30-88 Letter mailed to state-chartered banking institutions asking for a Report of Condition and Report of Income as of the close of business on 9-30-88. 10-17-88 Letter lists legal bank holidays for 1989. 11-2-88 Letter announces survey to be conducted by the Department regarding low-cost deposit accounts availability at banks and savings associations. 11-3-88 Letter regarding survey of institutions offering low-cost checking and savings accounts. * 1987 1-6-87 Letter discusses permissibility of investment on mutual funds under the provision of section 307 the Banking Code. 1-16-87 Letter discusses Act 205 of 1986, amending various provisions of the Banking Code particularly section 1610 relating to fair pricing provisions. 2-5-87 Letter discusses permissibility of purchase or establishment of discount brokerage office subsidiaries under sections 311(b), 502(d) and 203(d) of the Banking Code. 3-23-87 Letter addressed to CEOs of all PA state-chartered banking institutions discusses sections 1407(a) and 1407(c) of the Banking Code, which revises the minimum requirements for Directors' audits performed by CPAs. 6-12-87 Letter to CEOs of savings associations, discusses mortgage interest rate commitments. 6-24-87 Letter discusses requirements under Section 403 of the Banking Code relating to report of condition and report of income. 8-28-87 Letter permits closing of institutions for Constitution Day celebration in Philadelphia, September 17, 1987. 11-4-87 Letter lists fixed and optional bank holidays for 1988. 12-11-87 Letter to bank and savings association CEOs regarding full-day hours during the holidays. * 1986 3-17-86 Letter announces CSBS Computer Audit & Control Conference for bankers. 6-26-86 Letter requests Report of Condition and Income as of the close of business on June 30, 1986. 8-21-86 Letter discusses ownership of stock by state chartered institutions of out-of-state bank holding companies, and sections 116 and 311 of the Banking Code. 9-30-86 Letter requests Report of Condition and Income as of September 30, 1986. 11-6-86 Letter contains a list of fixed and optional bank holidays for 1987. * 1985 1-30-85 Letter announces substantive amendments to section 408 of the Banking Code in Act 217 of 1984. 4-2-85 Letter announces CSBS Computer Audit & Control Conference for bankers. 4-29-85 Letter discusses requirements for directors' audits pursuant to section 1407(a) of the Banking Code and the relevant regulations. 5-16-85 Letter announces ''Day with the Secretary'' program. 5-31-85 Letter discusses brokered loan fraud. 6-14-85 Letter announces upcoming examination of all corporations licensed under Pennsylvania's Secondary Mortgage Loan Act. 9-25-85 Letter requests from banks report of condition and income as of the close of business on September 30, 1985. 11-4-85 Letter lists all fixed and optional bank holidays for 1986. 12-16-85 Letter announces Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday as a fixed holiday for state-chartered banking institutions. 12-20-85 Letter requests report of condition and income for 4th Quarter of 1985. * 1984 1-24-84 Letter discusses Section 307 of the Banking Code and investments in shares of money market mutual funds. 2-17-84 Letter discusses the technological revolution which is affecting the banking industry. The letter also announces a presentation of CSBS Computer Audit and Control Conference for Bankers to be held in Philadelphia, PA on April 23-26, 1984. 2-23-84 Letter discusses Section 319 of the Banking Code and variable rate consumer installment loans. 3-5-84 Letter is a reminder of the importance of making and maintaining arrangements to backup data processing equipment and provide for reconstruction of records. 6-14-84 Letter discusses section 307 of the Banking Code regarding Investment Securities (other than stock) and Office of Comptroller of the Currency revising its interpretation of ruling 7.1100, redefining capital and surplus for the purposes of investment limitations. 6-18-84 Letter announces Department's revisions to branch application forms. 7-13-84 Letter discusses amendment to Section 1910(d) of the Banking Code, which requires directors and officers to have an audit performed of the books and affairs of the institution at least once per year. 7-26-84 Letter discusses Senate Bill 1304, Act 128 of 1984, Senate Bill 1305, Act 129 of 1984 and amendments to sections 302, 303, and 401 of the Banking Code. 7-26-84 Letter discusses Senate Bill No. 1304, Act 128 of 1984 which amended sections 203, 306, 308, 310, 311, 404, 405, 505, 805, 908, 1415, 1609, 1910, 2002 of the Banking Code. 7-26-84 Letter discusses Senate Bill No. 1080, Act 125 of 1984 which amended sections 311, 404, 514, 610, 802, 1217, 1405, 1609, 1801 and 1809 of the Banking Code. 10-9-84 Letter discusses Section 105(b.1) of the Banking Code, establishment of additional offices in Pennsylvania by foreign banking organizations. 10-19-84 Letter announces banking legal holidays for 1985. 11-28-84 Letter discusses increasing fees and charges for traditional financial services. 12-12-84 Letter discusses requirement of section 1407 of the Banking Code regarding audit requirements. 12-20-84 Letter announces staff changes in the banking bureau of the Department. * 1983 1-3-83 Letter concerns substantial increase in the number of institutions advertising repurchase agreements. 1-17-83 Letter discusses recent amendments to Chapter 7 of the Banking Code. 1-24-83 Letter discusses exercising of compassion and forbearance in dealing with unemployed customers. 2-2-83 Letter discusses Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 overriding substantially equal payments requirements of Section 310 of the Banking Code. 2-15-83 Letter discusses mortgage loans requiring special consideration such as those affected by temporary unemployment of borrower. 2-28-83 Letter discusses annual audits requirement contained in Title 10 of the Pennsylvania Code, Section 17.1(a). 4-8-83 Letter indicates that Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 overrides state law to the extent that it permits adjustable-rate mortgages to be made or purchased by state-chartered banks, bank and trust companies, trust companies, and private banks. 4-12-83 Letter regarding electronic automation. 4-14-83 Letter discusses Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 and preemption of state law re: alternative mortgage loans and override of section 505 of the Banking Code. 10-7-83 Letter announces 1984 legal bank holidays. 10-13-83 Letter announces deletion of sections 14.1 and 14.2 from Title 10 of the Pa. Code. 12-1-83 Letter discusses impact of deregulation on industry. 12-5-83 Letter discusses annual audits of one-bank holding companies and multi-bank holding companies in compliance with Sections 1407 of the Banking Code. * 1982 3-26-82 Letter discusses the technological revolution which is affecting the banking industry. The letter also announces a presentation of CSBS Bank Executives EDP/EFT Conference to be held in Philadelphia, April 27-28, 1982. 4-2-82 Letter discusses the technological revolution which is affecting the banking industry. The letter also announces a presentation of CSBS Bank Executives EDP/EFT Conference to be held in Philadelphia, April 27-28, 1982. 4-5-82 Letter announces change of policy from using capital-to-deposit ratio as a measurement of capital adequacy to using capital-to-assets ratio. 6-4-82 Letter discusses House Bill No. 1889, Act 44 of 1982, which amended sections 113, 114, 115, 903, 904 and 905 of the Banking Code. 6-4-82 Letter discusses House Bill No. 1739, Act 79 of 1982, which amended sections 202, 308, 311, 319, 320, 407, 504, 506, 610, 702, 703, 1414, 2004 and 1609 of the Banking Code. 7-2-82 Letter to Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act licensees discusses Act 160 of 1982 and maximum permissible finance charges. 7-30-82 Letter addressed to thrift CEOs and discusses asset restatement accounting. 11-1-82 Letter lists legal bank holidays for 1983. 12-8-82 Letter discusses examination of PA Bank Holding Companies by Department. * 1981 1-21-81 Notice of authorization to close banks in Philadelphia for official celebrations. 10-9-81 Letter announces CSBS Computer Audit and Control Conference for Bankers. 10-13-81 Letter discusses sections 702(c) and 610(c) of the Banking Code. 11-20-81 Letter lists legal bank holidays for 1982. * 1980 1-2-80 Letter discusses federal law preemption of first lien residential mortgage rate portion of Pennsylvania usury law. 2-4-80 Letter discusses conversions of PA National Banks to State Charters. 2-14-80 Letter discusses Act 286 of 1980 and new requirements that only certified public accountants registered with Department of State may provide the attest function on financial statements. 3-13-80 Letter discusses proposed legislation requiring mandatory reserves to be maintained at the Federal Reserve. 5-29-80 Letter discusses Act 51 of 1980, amending various provisions of the Banking Code. 6-10-80 Letter discusses Section 318 of the Banking Code and permissible interest computations. 6-17-80 Letter discusses Chapter 7 and Section 103 of the Banking Code, and Section 202 of the Banking Code of 1933, as amended, regarding legal reserves of PA nonmember banks. 7-7-80 Letter announces ''Day with the Secretary'' program. 10-28-80 Letter discusses proposed amendments to Department regulations pertaining to Legal Reserve Funds, 10 Pa. Code, Chapter 11. 11-7-80 Letter lists legal bank holidays for 1981. * 1979 7-26-79 Letter discusses outstanding mortgage loans. 10-3-79 Letter discusses to what extent PA banks may invest in mortgage-backed pass-through certificates sold by banks through an underwriting syndicate. 10-8-79 Letter discusses Outstanding Mortgage Loans 10-9-79 Letter discusses Outstanding Mortgage Loans 10-26-79 Letter regarding a Conference on technological revolution involving electronics. 11-1-79 Letter discusses attempts to curb inflation and to maintain stability and balance in Pennsylvania. 11-16-79 Letter discusses legal bank holidays. 11-29-79 Letter discusses whether a bank or a bank and trust company may charge the Federal Reserve discount rate plus 1% on a residential mortgage loan. * 1975 3-7-75 Letter discusses instructions for filing documents with the Corporation Bureau of the Department of State. * 1966 3-14-66 Letter discusses Saturday Banking Hours. [Continued on next Web Page]
[Continued from previous Web Page] INDEX OF GUIDANCE AVAILABLE
REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTION STATUTES AND REGULATIONSThe following is a list of applications and instructions to assist depository institutions in complying with various provisions of the statutes and regulations respectively applicable to Pennsylvania state-chartered banking institutions, thrift institutions, and credit unions.
* Branch Applications:
De Novo Branch - Bank, Savings Association, Credit Union, Non-Depository Trust Company
Purchase of Assets/Assumption of Liabilities - Bank, Savings Association
Remote Service Facility - Savings Association
Branch Relocation - Bank, Savings Association
Relocation of Remote Service Facility - Savings Association
Relocation of Main Office - Savings Association
Branch Discontinuance - Bank, Savings Association
Foreign Bank Office* Conversions
National Bank to State Bank
Savings Association to Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Bank to Stock Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Association to Stock Savings Association
Federal Credit Union to State Credit Union* Mergers
Banks
Savings Associations
Credit Unions* Charters
Bank
Interim Bank
Savings Association
Interim Savings Association
Credit Union
Non-Depository Trust Company* Dissolutions
Savings Association
Bank* Intrastate Acquisitions
Bank Holding Company
Thrift Holding Company* Interstate Acquisitions
Thrift Holding Company* Other
Change in Bank Control - Individuals
Mutual Holding Company Reorganizations
Trust Department - Bank, Savings Association
Bank SubsidiariesINDEX OF GUIDANCE AVAILABLE REGARDING COMPLIANCE
WITH LICENSEE STATUTES AND REGULATIONSInstructions for license applications, and Guidelines for compliance are available regarding each of the following statutes and, to the extent that regulations have been promulgated, their respective underlying regulations:
. Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Act,
. Secondary Mortgage Loan Act,
. Consumer Discount Company Act,
. Money Transmitter Act,
. Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act, and
. Pawnbrokers License Act.In addition to the above indices, the Department of Banking maintains interpretive letters addressing the applicability of statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Banking to specific fact patterns. The Department may provide a summary of the Department's position on a particular issue or a redacted interpretive letter when appropriate in response to particular questions previously addressed by the Department, in order to assist the public and members of the lending industry in complying with laws administered by the Department. The Department of Banking will continue to issue interpretive letters on a case basis when appropriate regarding new issues raised by persons requesting such interpretive information.
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bonds Office
* Private Activity Bonds
Contact: Kim Kaufman (717-783-6112)
Bureau of Community and Economic Development
* Enterprise Zone Program
Contact: Dave Messner (717-787-7402)
Loans Office
* Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund
* Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Contact: Gerald Kapp (717-787-6245)
Minority Lending Office
* Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority
Contact: Isabelle Smith (717-783-1127)
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Housing and Infrastructure
* Administrative Manual
Contact: Riley Stoy (717-783-3910)
* Building Energy Conservation
Contact: John Boyer (717-783-7847)
* Civil Rights Manual
Contact: Riley Stoy (717-783-3910)
* CDBG Grantee Monitoring Systems
* CDBG Grantee Performance Evaluation Report Handbook
* Economic Development Handbook
* Environmental Review Guide
* Housing Rehabilitation Guide
* Labor Standards Handbook
* Procedures for Closeout of Contracts
* Procurement/Contract Guide
* Sample Construction Contract Documents
* Special Assessments Guide
Contact: Riley Stoy (717-783-3910)
Entrepreneurial Assistance Office
* Pennsylvania Small Business Operations and Resources Guide
Contact: Linda Goldstein (717-783-8950)
Travel and Tourism Office
* Tourist Promotion Agency Matching Fund Program Manual
Contact: Keith Gingrich (717-787-5453)
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bonds Office
* Conventional Bond Financing (Taxable) Guidelines
* Exempt Facility & Small Issue Bonds Guidelines
* Industrial Development Authority Financing Guidelines
* Pennsylvania Capital Access Program Guidelines
* Tax-Exempt Bond Financing Guidelines
Contact: Kim Kaufman (717-783-6112)
Bureau of Community and Economic Development
* Small Business First Program Guidelines
Contact: Linda Goldstein (717-783-8950)
Community Empowerment Bureau
* Community Development and Finance Corporation Grant and Loan Program Guidelines Community Services Block Grant Program Guidelines
* Comprehensive Services Program Guidelines
* Employment and Community Conservation Program Guidelines
* Neighborhood Assistance Program Guidelines
* Neighborhood Assistance Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Program Guidelines
* Weatherization Program Guidelines
Contact: Dennis Darling (717-787-1984)
Grants Office
* Industrial Development Assistance Fund Program Guidelines
* Industrial Sites Reuse Program Guidelines
* Infrastructure Development Program Guidelines
Contact: Scott Dunkelberger (717-787-7120)
* Job Creation Tax Credit Fund Guidelines
* Opportunity Fund Guidelines
Contact: Scott Dunkelberger (717-787-7120)
Housing and Infrastructure Bureau
* Community Development Block Grant Guidelines
Contact: Riley Stoy (717-783-3910)
* Downtown Pennsylvania Program Guidelines
Contact: Dave Chitister (717-787-7156)
* Emergency Shelter Grant Program Guidelines
* Home Investment Partnerships Program Guidelines
* Housing and Community Development Program Guidelines
Contact: Dave Chitister (717-787-7156)
* Section 108 (of the Housing and Community Development Act) Loan Guarantee Program Guidelines
Contact: Riley Stoy (717-783-3910)
International Trade Office
* Trade Event Grant Program Guidelines
* Regional Export Matching Grant Program Guidelines
Contact: Susan Sloane (717-787-7190)
Loans Office
* Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund Program Guidelines
Contact: Gerald Kapp (717-787-6245)
Local Government Services Center
* Local Government Capitol Projects Loan Program Guidelines
* Municipalities Financial Recovery Act Program Guidelines
* Regional Police Assistance Program Guidelines
* Shared Services Program Guidelines
Contact: Fred Reddig (717-783-4657)
Strategic Planning and Program Operations
* Enterprise Zone Program Guidelines
Contact: Dave Messner (717-787-7402)
* Small Communities Planning Assistance Program Guidelines
* State Planning Assistance Grant Program Guidelines
Contact: Dallas Dollase (717-787-7400)
Workforce Development and Technology Office
* Ben Franklin Technology Center Program for Technological Innovation Guidelines
* Customized Job Training Program Guidelines
* Job Link Program Guidelines
* Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center Program Guidelines
Contact: Terri Kaufman (717-787-4148)
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bureau of Forestry
* State Forest Natural Areas
Contact: Dan Devlin (717-787-3444)
* Transfer or Exchange of State Forest Land
* Campsites
Contact: Warren Ely (717-787-2014)
Bureau of State Parks
* State Park User Fees
Contact: Gary Smith (717-783-3307)
* Transfer or Exchange of State Park Land
* State Park Natural Areas
Contact: Greg Schrum (717-787-6674)
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Forestry
* Cooperative Gypsy Moth Suppression Program Procedure for Cooperator Participation Manual
* Cooperative Gypsy Moth Suppression Program Operating Procedure and Deadlines Manual
Contact: Larry Rhoads (717-948-3941)
* Forest Fire Warden Manual
Contact: Fred Wilcox (717-787-2925)
* Forest Camp Lease Manual
* Right-of-Way Manual
Contact: H. E. Kelly (717-787-2015)
* Snowmobile Instructor's Manual
* ATV Instructor's Manual
Contact: W. Paul Szabara (717-783-7941)
* Forest Products Permit
Contact: Michael Kusko, Jr. (717-787-4009)
* Camping Permit
Contact: William Slippey (717-787-2014)
* District Forester Permit
Contact: Michael Kusko, Jr. (717-787-4009)
* Road Use Agreement
Contact: H. E. Kelly (717-787-2015)
* Special Activities Agreement
Contact: William Slippey (717-787-2014)
* License for Right of Way
Contact: H. E. Kelly (717-787-2015)
* Prospecting Permit
Contact: Roger Dorsey (717-787-2015)
* Seismic Survey Permit
Contact: John Walker (717-787-2015)
* Hard Mineral Permit
Contact: Roger Dorsey (717-787-2015)
Bureau of Recreation and Conservation
* Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Program, Policy, Procedures and Implementation Manual, January 1996
* Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Program Guidelines
* Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Program Management Guidelines
* Procedures Manual for Pennsylvania Recreation Trails Program
Contact: Marian Hrubovcak (717-787-2316)
* Keystone Acquisition and Development Manual and Forms
Contact: Darrel Siesholtz (717-783-2656)
* Keystone Planning, Implementation and Technical Assistance Manual and Forms
Contact: Greg Gove (717-787-7276)
* Keystone Land Trust Grant Manual and Forms
Contact: Darrel Siesholtz (717-783-2656)
* Swimming Pool Management Manual
Contact: Greg Gove (717-787-7672)
* Heritage Parks Program Manual and Forms
Contact: Tim Keptner (717-772-3839)
Bureau of State Parks
* Boat Docks
* Rights-of-Way and Antenna Sites
* Marina Manuals
Contact: Gary Smith (717-783-3307)
EDUCATION
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bureau of Community and Student Services
* Secretary of Education's Plan to Require and Assist Each School District to Establish and Maintain a Program of Appropriate Counseling and Support Services to Students Experiencing Problems Related to the Use of Drugs, Alcohol and Dangerous Controlled Substances. The Plan was submitted to the General Assembly on April 22, 1991, as Required by Pennsylvania Act 211 of 1990.
Contact: Biagio Musto (717-772-2429)
Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards, Policies and Procedures for State Approval of Certification Programs and for the Certification of Professional Educators for the Public Schools of Pennsylvania
Contact: S. Terry Lehr (717-787-3470)
* Certification and Staffing Policies and Guidelines Policies Regarding Education
* Certification and Staffing Requirements for Public Schools
* Policy Regarding Teacher Certification Audits Related to Lapsed Certification
Contact: Rick Eiserman (717-783-6726)
* Letter Announcing New Standard Assessment Scores and New Policy Regarding Testing of all Candidates Adding New Endorsement Areas
* Announcement Raising Certification Application Fees
Contact: Rickey Haas (717-772-4737)
* Policy on Evaluation Procedure for Certificate Preliminary Education Evaluation on Credentials
Contact: Vance Edinger (717- 772-4737)
* Policy for Processing Applications for Certification: Master's Equivalency
* Policy Regarding Rubber Stamped Signatures on Applications
* Processing Procedure for Submission of Teacher Certification Application by Colleges and Universities
* Student Teaching Requirements for Teacher Certification in Pennsylvania
Contact: Rickey Haas (717-772-4737)
Commissioner's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
* In-School Youth Programs at Community Colleges
* Community Colleges Reimbursement for Equivalent Full-Time Students Enrolled in Stipend Programs
* Student Tuition at Pennsylvania's Community Colleges
* Debt Service at Community Colleges
* Continuing Education Guidelines for Community Colleges
Contact: Barbara Senier (717-787-4313)
Bureau of Postsecondary Services
* Private Licensed School Memoranda - Student Complaint Questionnaire
* Private Licensed School Memoranda - Board Policy on the Use of the Term Tuition ''Savings''
Contact: James G. Hobbs (717-783-8228)
Scranton State School for the Deaf
* Various internal and external policy statements relating to the operation of Scranton State School for the Deaf, such as: Student Immunization, Child Abuse, AIDS, Human Growth and Development, Admission Policy, the Recognition of Scrant on State School for the Deaf as a Magnet School and Student Drug and Alcohol Policy, etc.
Contact: Dorothy S. Bambach (717-963-4040)
Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education
* The Occupational Competency Assessment Program
Contact: K.C. Simchock (717-783-6592)
Equal Educational Opportunity Office
* Goals for Equal Opportunity at Pennsylvania's Publicly-Supported Institutions of Higher Education.
Contact: Carrie M. Patterson (717-787-4637)
Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, HIV/AIDS Policy, September 20, 1994
Contacts: Marian D. Sutter (717-787-9862) & John L. Emminger (717-772-2167)
* Pennsylvania State Board of Education AIDS Policy - Admissions/Readmissions of Students or Staff Persons with AIDS, March 1987
Contacts: Marian D. Sutter (717-787-9862) & John L. Emminger (717-772-2167)
* Driver and Traffic Safety Education Program Guide
Contact: H. David Secrist (717-783-4382) Procedures for Establishing a Private Driver Training School
Contact: Robert Roush (717-783-6595)
Thaddeus Stevens State School of Technology
* Faculty Manual
Contact: Linda Quinn (717-299-7747)
School Services Office
* Basic Education Circulars - (Updated and indexed collection of Pennsylvania Department of Education statements consisting of advice, guidance and interpretation of laws and regulations. Basic Education Circulars are organized to co rrespond to the related state and federal laws and regulations affecting schools. They cover several areas of the School Code, including Title 24 of Purdon's Statutes - Articles 1-25, State Board of Education Regulations - Title 22 of the Pennsylvania Code, Chapters 1-23, 237 and 342, and related federal laws, regulations and court cases. These topics include: - Teacher Certification Audits - Teacher Certification Evaluation - Determination of Students ' Residence - Reimbursement for School Construction - Student Records - Special Education - Student Transportation - Early Intervention - Home Education Programs - Protection of Pupil Rights - Payments for Education - Graduation of Seniors.)
Contact: Sarah Pearce (717-783-3750)
Bureau of Special Education
* State Plan under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Part B
Contact: William W. Penn (717-783-6913)
Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management
* School Construction Policies and Procedures.
Contact: Bradford J. Furey (717-787-5480)
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[Continued from previous Web Page] GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Special Education
* Early Intervention Guidelines
* Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
* Special Education Information System
* Instructional Support
* Effective Behavior Support
* Transition Beyond School
* Facilities Related to Children with Disabilities
* Special Education Mediation Services
* Education of Students with Hearing Loss
* School District Special Education Plan Guidelines
* Intermediate Unit Special Education Plan Guidelines
* Procedures for Requesting Technical Assistance
* Education of Mentally Gifted Students
* Comprehensive System for Personnel Development Submission Packet
* Comprehensive System for Personnel Development Technical Assistance Opportunities
Contact: William W. Penn (717-783-6913)
Bureau of Information Systems
* Secondary Vocational-Technical Education Individual Student Data System Instruction Manual, 1995-96
Contact: Barbara T. Kern (717-783-2897)
* Adult Vocational-Technical Education Data Collection Instruction Manual, 1995-96
Contact: Judith E. Polliard (717-783-2897)
* Elementary/Secondary Professional Personnel Instruction Manual, 1995-96
Contact: Jeanne S. Hobaugh (717-787-2644)
Bureau of State Library
* Revised Classification Scheme for Pennsylvania State Publications, 1996 - Provides Call Numbers to be Used in Classifying Pennsylvania State Publications
Contact: Mary Lou Sowden (717-783-5983)
Library Development Office
* Guidelines for Negotiating Agreements, 1996 - Guidance for District Library Centers in Negotiating Service Agreements With Local Libraries
* Guidelines for Statewide Library Card System, 1992 - Rules for Public Libraries Participating in the Statewide Library Card System
* A Handbook for District Library Consultants, Second Edition, 1986 - Guidance for Librarians who take positions as district library Center Consultant Librarians
* A Handbook for Public Library Trustees, Fourth Edition, 1993 - Guidance for People Serving as Trustees for Pennsylvania Public Libraries
Contact: Barbara W. Cole (717-783-5722)
Educational Resources and Learning Technologies Office
* ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA Curriculum Guide, 1991 - Library Lesson Plans with Lesson Objectives
* Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Media Programs, 1989 - Suggestions for Implementing Quality Library Programs in Pennsylvania
* Pennsylvania Online: A Curriculum Guide for School Library Media Centers, 1990 - Guidance for Librarians in the Instruction and Management of Online Services
Contact: John Emerick (717-787-6704)
Bureau of Community and Student Services
* Even Start Program Reporting Requirements
* Pregnant and Parenting Teen Evaluation Packet
* Education Leading to Employment and Career Training Monthly Attendance Instructions
Contact: Jim Buckheit (717-783-9290)
* Pennsylvania's Education for Homeless Children and Youth State Plan Amended 1995
Contact: Leslie Peters (717-772-2813)
* Even Start Family Literacy Program Request for Grants, Report, Administrative Requirements, Monitoring Program Information and Family Literacy Program Self-Evaluation Questionnaire
Contact: Don Paquette (717-772-2813)
* Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities 1996-97 Application for Local Educational Agencies, Intermediate Educational Agencies or Consortia
Contact: Marlene Kanuck (717-783-9294)
* Governor's Program: Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Law Enforcement Partnerships Application & Guidelines (1995-96)
* Student Assistance Program in Pennsylvania
* Guidelines for Student Assistance Program Implementation
Contact: Biagio Musto (717-772-2429)
Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Pennsylvania Teacher Intern Certification Program Handbook
Contact: Theona Waxbom (717-787-3470)
* Guidelines for the Preparation of Self- Study Materials for Certification Programs in Education in Pennsylvania
Contact: Samuel Marcus (717-787-3470)
Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education
* Application Guidelines - Pennsylvania Act 143 of 1986 and Federal Adult Education Act
Contact: Cheryl Keenan (717-772-3737)
* Pennsylvania Literacy Corps - Program Year 1996-97 - Application Guidelines
* Federal Adult Education Act, Section 353, 1996-97 Guidelines for Special Experimental and Staff Development Projects
Contact: Cheryl Keenan (717-772-3737)
Bureau of Postsecondary Services
* Guidelines for the Approval of Degree Programs
Contact: Dee Ann Koller (717-772-3623)
* Materials Related to the Approval of Postsecondary Institutions Requesting a Certificate of Approval to Award the Associate in Specialized Business and/or the Associate in Specialized Technology Degree
Contact: Sydney M. Grobman (717-772-2623)
* Eisenhower Postsecondary Grant Application Guidelines
Contact: Linda J. Benedetto (717-772-3623)
Commissioner's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
* Instruction Manual - Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators
* Chart of Activities for a Group Wishing to Establish a Domestic Nonprofit Degree - Granting Institution in Pennsylvania or a Foreign Nonprofit Degree-Granting Corporation Wishing to Operate in Pennsylvania
Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-787-6576)
Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education
* Annual State Sex Equity Plan
Contact: Tom Winters (717-787-8022)
* Guidelines for Community College Variable Stipend Program
Contact: John Bonchalk (717-783-8506)
* Cooperative Education Guidelines for Administration
Contact: Jane Acri (717-783-6867)
* Guidelines for Submission of Applications for Approval of Nurse Aide Training Program
Contact: Carolyn Forlizzi (717-783-6965)
* How to Apply Chapter 5 to Home Economics
Contact: Roberta Brown (717-772-4968)
* Implementing a Statewide System of Core Performance Measures and Standards for Vocational-Technical Education in Pennsylvania
Contact: James H. Bishop (717-783-8506)
* Tech Prep Instructions for Fifth and Sixth Year Continuation Funding
* Tech Prep Instructions for Second Year Funding
Contact: Lee Burket (717-787-5293)
* Job Training Partnership Act State Education Grant Agreement Guidelines, July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997
Contact: Glendean Davis (717-783-6629)
* Managing Local Plans: A Guide to Accountability for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990, P.L. 101-392
* Managing Local Plans Part II: Connecting Outcome-Based Education to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990, P.L. 101-392
Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4851)
* New Choices/Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers and Single Pregnant Women Services Guidelines, 1994-1996
* New Options/Sex Equity Guidelines, 1994-1996
Contact: Tom Winters (717-787-8022)
* Secondary and Postsecondary Perkins Local Plans, Improvement Plans and Joint State/Local Improvement Plan Guidelines, 1994-1996
Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4851)
* Secondary Vocational-Technical Education Program Approval Application Procedure
Contact: Edward Holtzinger (717-787-8804)
* Tech Prep Education Program Guidelines, 1995-1996
* Tech Prep Program Approval in Pennsylvania Interpretative Questions and Answers
Contact: Lee Burket (717-787-5293)
Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services
* Pennsylvania Strategic Planning Program: Guidelines for Local School, 1993-94
* Strategic Planning Guidelines for Phase II Schools, 1994-95
* Strategic Planning Guidelines for Phase III Schools, 1995-96
* Pennsylvania Strategic Planning Program Approval Procedures
* Pennsylvania Strategic Planning: Equitable Representation
Contact: Richard Schirato (717-783-1028)
* Instructions for Completing PDE 3044-45, Programs and Services for Students of Limited English Proficiency
Contact: Myrna M. Delgado (717-783-6649)
* Writing Assessment Handbook
Contact: John Weiss (717-787-4234)
* Reading Assessment Handbook
Contact: Mary Keepers (717-787-4234)
* Mathematics Assessment Handbook
Contact: James Masters (717-787-4234)
* Handbook for Assessment Coordinators
Contact: James Hertzog (717-787-4234)
* Writing Sample Administration Manual
Contact: John Weiss (717-787-4234)
* Reading & Math Administration Manual - Elementary
* Reading & Math Administration Manual - Middle
* Reading & Math Administration Manual - High School
* Assessment Updates (Series)
Contact: James Hertzog (717-787-4234)
* A Guide to Portfolios
Contact: Robert Gundling (717-787-4234)
* Guidelines for Sex Education in Public Schools of Pennsylvania Contacts: Marian Sutter (717-787-9862) & John L. Emminger (717-772-2167)
* Pennsylvania Department of Education Guidelines for Approved In-Service Credit
* Pennsylvania Department of Education In- Service Course Writers and Reviewers Manual
Contact: Pat Stewart (717-783-1028)
* Induction and Professional Development Guidelines, May 1993
Contact: Mary Kandray (717-783-2862)
Thaddeus Stevens State School of Technology
* Student Handbook, 1996-97
* School Catalog, Fall 1996 - Spring 1998
Contact: Paul Cameron (717-299-7751)
Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management
* Planning Construction Workbook, Forms Used to Apply for Commonwealth Reimbursement for a School Construction Project
Contact: Bradford J. Furey (717-787-5480)
* Financial Instructions for the 1996-97 Job Training Partnership Act State Education Programs, Regular State Education Programs
Contact: Linda Brubaker (717-783-6870)
* Guidelines for Approval of Capital Expenses for Community Colleges
* Application for State Assistance for Construction of Community College Facilities
* Space Approval Formula for Community Colleges
* Procedures for Funding Institutional Equipment Grant Program
Contact: Larry Snell (717-787-5993)
DECISIONS: Office of Chief Counsel Teacher Tenure Appeal Opinions
* Patricia Peiffer v. Lake-Lehman School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 9-93
* William Dopko, et al. v. Riverside Board of School Directors, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 2-94
* Callie Anderson, et al. v. Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 16-94
Contact: Carolyn Angelo (717-787-5500)
Certification Appeal Committee Decisions
* Leonid Khazin, Certification Appeal #95-06
* Dr. Fred G. Loveland, Certification Appeal #95-07
* Karen Linker, Certification Appeal #96-01
* David G. Stephany, Certification Appeal #96-02
Contact: Donald E. Lunday (717-787-6344)
Teacher Decertification Decisions
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Benjamin Lucciola, DI-87-07
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Malachi Robinson, 1996-3
Contact: M. Patricia Fullerton (717-787-5500)
Food and Nutrition Decision
* Lower Kensington Environmental Center Youth Services, Child Care Food Program 1995-1
Contact: Roger R. Seip (717-787-5500)
Professional Standards and Practices Commission Adjudications, Memoranda and/or Orders
* Joseph A. Vance, DI-95-21
* Michael Dohanic, RE-92-04
* William A. Pagats, DI-95-15
* John D. Cooper, DI-95-18
* Richard Colelli, DI-94-05
* Andrew J. Byrne, DI-92-27
* Denise Farr (Kaufman), DI-95-27
* Clement Mihaly, DI-95-03
* Martin Baracca, DI-92-08
* Gary E. Heitzman, DI-95-32
* Michael Rose, DI-91-13
* Henry P. Monyer, DI-95-25
* Stephen A. Knox, DI-95-26
* Paul A. LeClair, DI-95-31
* Sally Ann Ponder, DI-95-28
Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-787-6576)
Special Education Appeal Panel Decisions
* In Re: The Educational Assignment of :
* Lynn K., #701
* Laura B., #702
* Shannon T., #703
* Jonathan G., #704
* Gregory P., #705
* Robert R., #706
* Willie F., #707
* Kristopher C., #708
* Karrie M., #709
* Laurie P., #710
* Black B., #711
* Michael G., #712
* Joel P., #713
* Ralph L., #714
* Michael F., #715
* Joshua T., #716
Contact: William Penn (717-783-3750)
Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Revocation/Suspension of Teacher Certification
Contact: Rick Eiserman (717-783-6726)
Bureau of Postsecondary Services
* License Revocation Against the Northeast Institute of Education in Scranton, PA effective May 17, 1996
Contact: James G. Hobbs (717-783-8228)
Commissioner's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
* Adjudications - Memoranda and Orders of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission That May Suspend or Revoke Certificates of Educators. They May Also Stipulate a Private or Public Reprimand with Regard to an Educator.
Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-787-6576)
Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education
* Community College Variable Stipend Program
Contact: John Bonchalk (717-783-8506)
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bureau of Special Education
* Compliance Monitoring System
* Procedures for Complaint Management
* Higher Education Initiative Grant Application Form
Contact: William W. Penn (717-783-6913)
Library Development Office
* Commonwealth Libraries' Relationship With District Library Centers, 1994 - Guidance for Library Development Office Staff and District Library Center Personnel in How Commonwealth Libraries and District Library Centers Work Together
Contact: Barbara W. Cole (717-783-5722)
Bureau of Management Services
* Right-to-Know Act Management Guide - Provides the Department's Policy on Providing Public Access to Agency Records
* Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Procedures/Management Guides - Provides the Department's Procedures for Providing Alternate Formats, Accommodations and Accessibility to Persons with Disabilities
Contact: Mitch Akers (717-783-9791)
Bureau of Community and Student Services
* Successful Students' Partnership Dropout Prevention Program Funding Application Guidelines
* Pregnant and Parenting Teen Funding Application Guidelines
* Education Leading to Employment and Career Training Funding Application Guidelines
* Single Parent/Teen Parent Program Competitive Funding Guidelines
* Learn and Serve America Request for Applications Guidelines
* Safe Schools Grants Application Guidelines
Contact: Jim Buckheit (717-783-3755)
* Certificate of Eligibility of Migrant Education Children to Enroll in Program
* State Parent Involvement Committee Members for Migrant Education Program
* Travel Expense Policy for Reimbursement to Parents of Migrant Education Children Participating in State Parent Involvement Committee Meeting
* Equal Educational Opportunities to Pennsylvania Children Regardless of their Legal Status
Contact: Manuel Recio (717-783-6466)
Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel - Policy for Certification of Educational Professionals Across State Jurisdictions
Contact: Vance Edinger (717-772-4508)
* Policy Regarding Acceptance on Educational Testing Service Facsimile Score Reports
Contact: Ron Simanovich (717-787-3470)
* Administrative Policy Confidentiality of Professional Discipline Cases
Contact: Rickey Haas (717-772-4737)
* Moratorium of the Issuance of Program Specialist Certificate
* Policy Establishing Procedure for Expediting Application for Teacher Certification
Contact: Rickey Haas (717-772-4737)
* Program Approval for Teacher Certification Programs: Chairperson's Handbook
* Program Approval for Teacher Certification Programs: Team Member's Handbook
* General Standards Interpretation and Guidelines: Review Team Worksheets
Contact: Samuel Marcus (717-787-3470)
Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education
* Program Monitoring Review Field Guide, August 1995
Contact: Cheryl Keenan (717-772-3737)
Bureau of Postsecondary Services
* Procedures Guidelines - Pennsylvania State Approving Agency, Division of Veterans/Military Education
* Operation Plan - Pennsylvania State Approving Agency, Division of Veterans/Military Education
Contact: Dr. Jane A. Stockdal (717-787-2414)
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* On-Site Reapproval of Approved Nurse Aide Training Programs
Contact: Carlyn Forlizzi (717-783-6965)
* Federal Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Local Performance Review/Report
Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4851)
* Program Administration Manual: Policy and Procedures for Perkins Subgrants and Related State Grants (effective 8/1/96)
Contact: Jeff Bostic (717-787-8022)
* Establishing & Operating Effective Local Advisory Committees
Contact: Peggy Dell (717-787-8804)
* Pennsylvania Department of Education Methods of Administration for Complying with Civil Rights Guidelines in Vocational Education
Contact: Jimmy Futrell (717-787-8022)
* State Plan for Vocational and Applied Technology Education, 1966-1998
Contact: Jeff Bostic (717-787-8022)
* Technical Preparation Articulation Agreements - PENN*LINK Announcement Describing Articulation Agreements
Contact: Lee Burket (717-787-5293)
Equal Educational Opportunity Office
* Manual for Deriving Indicators of Equal Opportunity for Higher Education in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Contact: Carrie M. Patterson (717-787-4637)
* Act 101 Manual - This item describes the use and non-use of Act 101 funds for participating institutions. (Please note that this document is currently under review by the Commissioner's Office. The last publication is for the 1994-95 funding year. A date for distribution has not been established.)
* Act 101 Guidelines - This item makes clear the requirements for institutions that want to participate in Act 101 programs. (Please note that this document is currently under review by the Commissioner's Office. The last publication is for the 1994-95 funding year. A date for distribution has not been established.)
Contact: Kathleen Kennedy (717-783-9188)
Bureau of Correction Education
* Guidelines for Education Programs in Adult State Correctional Institutions
* Guidelines for Education Programs in Youth Development Centers, Youth Forestry Camps and Youth Secure Units
Contact: William D. Mader (717-783-9224)
Thaddeus Stevens State School of Technology
* Faculty Manual
Contact: Linda Quinn (717-299-7747)
OTHER: Bureau of State Library
* Disaster Response and Recovery Manual
* State Library of Pennsylvania Collection Development Policy
Contact: Mary Lou Sowden (717-783-5983)
* State Library of Pennsylvania Information Services Guidelines
Contact: Susan Payne (717-783-5986)
Bureau of Community and Student Services
* After School Tutorial Partnerships
Contact: Pam Kolega (717-783-6469)
* Project Summer Migrants Access Resources Through Technology Operational Guide
Contact: Paula Stoup (717-783-6465)
Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Certification Testing Booklets
Contact: Ron Simanovich (717-787-3470)
* Application Booklets - Titles include: (1) Applicants Prepared Outside of Pennsylvania (2) Applicants Prepared in Pennsylvania (3) Level II Certification (4) Emergency Certification (5) Master's Equivalency
Contact: Rick Eiserman (717-783-6726)
* Teacher Certification Information Handouts
Contact: Vance Edinger (717-772-4508)
Commissioner's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
* Higher Education Gift Disclosure
Contact: Evelyn A. Mayer (717-787-7572)
* Professional Standards and Practices Commission - Pa. Code Title 22 - Chapter 233 Bylaws - Statement of Policy, Annual Report, Statute (22 P.S. §§ 2070.1-2070.18)
Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-787-6576)
* Postsecondary and Higher Education Operating Institutions of Higher Education in Pennsylvania Legally Authorized to Grant Degrees
Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-787-6576)
Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education
* The Area Vocational-Technical School Organization - A Technical Assistance Manual
Contact: Peggy Dell (717-787-8802)
Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services
* Pennsylvania Comprehensive Reading Plan II, Reading, Writing and Talking Across the Curriculum.
Contact: Diane Dickson (717-787-5482)
* ''Blue Ribbon Schools, Elementary & Secondary School Recognition Programs'' U.S. Department of Education Publication.
* ''Blue Ribbon Schools Nomination Packet'' U.S. Department of Education Publication.
Contact: Robert Burrows (717-783-1028)
Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management
* Standard Contract for Food Service Management Services
Contact: Amy Wert (717-787-3186) or (800-331-0129)
* School Construction Fact Sheet - A Brief Description of School Construction Procedures
Contact: Bradford J. Furey (717-787-5480)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1996) Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* C96-1 Nuclear Power Plant Safety Grant Application Funding Guidance
* C96-2 Requirements for Preparation of Annual Update of County Hazardous Material Emergency Response Preparedness Assessment
* C96-3 Hazardous Material Response Fund (HMRF) Grant Program for Funding Year 1996-1997
Bureau of Administration
* C96-4 State and Local Assistance Program Annual Submission
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1995) Bureau of Training & Education
* C95-1 Exercise Programs
* C95-7 Audio-Visual Loan Program
* C95-8 Radiological Preparedness Program
* C95-9 Weather Emergency Preparedness Week
Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* C95-4 Planning Guidance for Mass Fatalities Incidents
* C95-6 Guidance for Enforcement of the Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act (1990-165)
* C95-8 Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipment, Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Fund (RTERF) Application Funding Guidance
* C95-10 Nuclear Power Plant Accident Emergency Worker Dosimetry and Potassium Iodide (KI)
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1994) Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* C94-2 Guidance for Reimbursement Under Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) Grant Program
Bureau of Training & Education
* C94-3 Guidance for Special Financial Assistance in PEMA's Hazardous Materials Exercise Program
* C94-5 PEMA's FFY 1995 Training Schedule
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1993) State Fire Commissioners Office
* C93-1 Guidance for Appropriate Emergency Response to Spills or Leaks from Vehicle Fuel Tanks or Heating System Fuel Supply Tanks or Lines
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1992) Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* C92-5 ''Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986'' (SARA) Title III/Act 165 Matters
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1991) Executive Office
* C91-2 Provisional and Final Certification of Hazardous Material Response Teams in Pennsylvania
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1990) Bureau of Training & Education
* C90-1 Audio-Visual Library Catalog
* C90-3 Disaster Case Studies
Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* C90-4 Bomb Threats, Searches, EOP Support and Explosive Material Disposal
* C90-9 SARA Title III Records Retention & Disposition: Interim Guidance
GUIDANCE & INFORMATION CIRCULARS (1989) Executive Office
* C89-2 Evacuation Authority
Bureau of Training & Education
* C89-3 Selected Emergency Management Reference Materials
* C89-7 PEMA's Correspondence Courses
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (1996) Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* D96-1 Expenditure of Act 165-Generated Revenues at the County Level
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (1995) State Fire Commissioners Office
* D95-2 Instructor Classification System and Code of Professionalism
State Fire Commissioner's Office & Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* D95-3 Hazardous Material Response Teams in Pennsylvania
Bureau of Administration
* D95-4 Emergency Equipment, Materials and Supplies
Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* D95-5 Review of SARA Off-Site Response Plans and Maintenance of State Emergency Operations Center Chemical Preparedness Data Base
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (1994) Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* D94-1 Hazardous Material Response Fund (HMRF) Grant Program for Funding Year 1994-1995
Bureau of Operations
* D94-4 Radiological Preparedness Program Training Requirements
* D94-5 Testing Program and Protocol for State Emergency Voice Alerting Network (SEVAN)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (1993) Bureau of Operations
* D93-5 Pennsylvania Emergency Incident Reporting System (PEIRS)
Bureau of Administration
* D93-7 Classification and Compensation Plan for County and Local Emergency Management Organizations
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (1992)
Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* D91-1 Change 1, Annex E to the Commonwealth's Emergency Operation Plan
State Fire Commissioner's Office
* D91-3 Firefighter's Memorial Flag
* D91-4 Guidelines for the Operation of a Fire Service Certification Advisory Committee
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (1990) Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* D90-1 Mass Care Service (Rescinds#69)
Bureau of Training & Education
* D90-3 Emergency Management Training and Education
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (1991) Bureau of Plans & Preparedness
* D89-5 Change to Generic County EOP
Bureau of Administration
* D89-6 Official Publications of PEMA
CURRENT PEMA DIRECTIVES UNDER OLD SYSTEM * EM Directive #1 4/24/79 Official Publications of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
* EM Directive #14 8/6/79 Files Retention and Disposition
* EM Directive #33 11/17/80 Official Enrollment of Emergency Management Personnel
Bureau of Administration
* EM Directive #67 4/19/84 Affirmative Action
Bureau of Training and Education
* EM Directive #77 6/1/85 Training or Test Authorization Request
CURRENT PEMA DIRECTIVES UNDER OLD SYSTEM Bureau of Administration
* 3/10/81 Payment of Compensation Benefits for Accidental Injury Sustained by Duly Enrolled Emergency Management Volunteers
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bureau of Policy and Communications
* Environmental Quality Board Policy for Processing Petitions Title 25, Part 1, Subpart A, Chapter 23
* Model Procedure for Meaningful Public Participation Title 25, Part 1, Subpart A, Chapter 24
Contact: Barbara Sexton 717-783-8727
Bureau of Water Quality Management
* Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Title 25, Part 1, Subpart A, Chapter 16
Contact: Ed Brezina 717-787-9637
Bureau Mining and Reclamation
* Compliance with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Title 25, Part 1, Subpart A, Chapter 13
Contact: Nevin Strock 717-783-8845
* Policy for Emergency Mine Subsidence Relief Title 25, Part 1, Subpart A, Chapter 14
Contact: Ruane Lawrence 717-783-9586
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Land, Recycling and Waste Management
* Applicable, Relevant or Appropriate Regulations Procedures Manual DEP Code: 253-4500-620
* Off-site Audit Manual for Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program DEP Code: 253-5700-621
Contact: Josephine Valenci 717-787-9870
Bureau of Air Quality Management
* Continuous Source Monitoring Manual DEP Code: 274-0300-001
* Source Testing Manual DEP Code: 274-0300-002
Contact: Ralph Scanlan 717-787-9702
Bureau of Radiation Protection Environmental Radiation
* Surveillance Manual DEP Code: 292-0400-001
* Nuclear Power Generating Station Incident Manual DEP Code: 292-0400-002
Contact: Ed Burtsavage 717-787-3720
Bureau of Dams, Waterways, and Wetlands
* Enforcement Manual DEP Code: 320-4000-001
* Design Criteria--Wetlands Replacement/Monitoring DEP Code: 323-0300-001
Contact: Mike Stover 717-787-6826
Bureau of Water Quality Management
* Ground Source Heat Pump Manual DEP Code: 361-0300-001
* Special Protection Waters Implementation Handbook DEP Code: 361-0300-002
* Industrial Waste Manual DEP Code: 362-0300-001
* National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Tech Guidance Manual DEP Code: 362-0400-001
* Field Manual for Compliance Orders DEP Code: 362-4000-002
* Domestic Wastewater Facilities Manual DEP Code: 364-0300-001
* Small Flow Sewage Treatment Facility Manual DEP Code: 364-0300-002
* Sewage Facilities Planning: Preparing Act 537 Update Revisions DEP Code: 364-0300-003
Contact: Lou Bercheni 717-787-4317
Bureau of Water Supply and Community Health
* Field/Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-101
* Total Coliform Rule Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-102
* Bottled, Vended, Retail and Bulk Water Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-103
* Health Effects/Risk Management Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-104
* Inorganic, Volatile Organic and Synthetic Organic Chemicals Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-105
* Surface Water Treatment Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-106
* Staff Handbook, Lead and Copper Rule DEP Code: 383-0400-107
* Permitting and Plan Review Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-108
* Data Management Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-109
* Compliance Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-110
* Safe Drinking Water Program General Information Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-111
* Financial Assistance Manual Staff Handbook DEP Code: 383-0400-113
Contact: Donna Pollinger 717-787-5017
Bureau of Land and Water Conservation
* Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Control Manual DEP Code: 392-2134-008
Contact: Pat Marrocco 717-787-5267
Bureau of Land and Water Conservation
* Earth Disturbance Permit Policies/Procedures DEP Code: 392-2134-010
Contact: Pat Marrocco 717-787-5267
Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
* Operators' Manual DEP Code: 550-0300-001
* Oil and Gas Wastewater Permitting Manual DEP Code: 550-2100-002
* Guidelines for Submitting Oil/Gas Bonds DEP Code: 550-2501-101
Contact: Frank Bialas 717-772-2199
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
* Engineering Manual DEP Code: 563-0300-101
* Overburden Analysis Manual DEP Code: 563-0300-102
Contact: Dottie Shellehame 717-787-5103
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
* General Bureau Information DEP Code: 580-0400-001
* Engineering and Technical Support DEP Code: 580-0400-002
* Miner Training DEP Code: 580-0400-003
Contact: Glenn Ziegler 717-787-1376
Decisions Bureau of Policy and Communications
* Secretary's Directive on Review of Existing Regs/Technical Guidance Docs DEP Code: 012-0900-002
Contact: Nina Huizinga 717-783-8727
* Money Back Guarantee Program DEP Code: 012-2000-001
Contact: Kim Nelson 717-772-1856
Bureau of Land, Recycling and Waste Management
* Bond Forfeiture DEP Code: 250-2500-310
* Exclusionary Siting Criteria - Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal DEP Code: 251-2000-704
* Revisions to Exclusionary Siting Criteria Document DEP Code: 251-2000-705
* Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program DEP Code: 251-2200-502
* Establishment of Household hazardous Waste Program DEP Code: 251-2200-515
* Greenfield Program Implementation DEP Code: 253-0200-616
* MOU Between HSCA, Chief Engineer, and Field Operations DEP Code: 253-0600-607
* Environmental Emergency Response Actions DEP Code: 253-4500-608
* Single Permit for Multiple Agricultural Usage Sites DEP Code: 254-2154-740
Contact: Josephine Valenci 717-787-9870
Bureau of Air Quality Management
* Employer Trip Reduction Policy DEP Code: 271-5000-001
* Compliance Assurance Policy for Cement Kilns with CEMS DEP Code: 273-4000-001
* Compliance Assurance Policy for Hospital Waste Incinerators DEP Code: 273-4000-002
* Enforcement Policy for CEMs on Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units DEP Code: 273-4000-004
* Enforcement Policy--CEMS and Coal Sampling/Analysis Systems DEP Code: 273-4000-005
* Chapter 127 Penalty Policy DEP Code: 273-4130-002
* Waste Derives Liquid Fuel Policies DEP Code: 275-2101-009
* Air Toxics Policies DEP Code: 275-2101-010
* Volatile Organic Compounds DEP Code: 275-2101-015
Contact: Ralph Scanlan 717-787-9702
Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands
* Delegation of Chapter 105 Functions to Mineral Resources DEP Code: 320-0200-001
* Delegation of Authority DEP Code: 320-0200-002
* Delegation of Chapter 105 functions to County Consv Districts DEP Code: 320-0600-001
* Interagency Agreement with Susquehanna River Basin Commission DEP Code: 320-0600-002
* Agreement with Army Corps of Engineers DEP Code: 320-0600-003
* Delegation of Chapter 105 functions to Mineral Resources DEP Code: 320-2100-001
* Delegation of Chapter 105 functions to Field Ops/Oil and Gas Mgmt DEP Code: 320-2100-002
* Wetlands Protection Action Plan DEP Code: 323-0200-001
* Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project DEP Code: 323-0200-002
Contact: Mike Stover (717) 797-6827
Bureau of Water Quality Management
* Cooperation with Other Agencies DEP Code: 360-0700-001
* Correspondence Covering County Health Departments DEP Code: 360-0700-002
* Initiating, Reviewing, Adopting Policies and Procedures DEP Code: 360-0900-001
* Groundwater Protection Strategy DEP Code: 361-0800-001
* National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program Implementation DEP Code: 362-0600-001
* Agreement between Oil/Gas Mgmt & Water Quality on Pollution Discharge DEP Code: 362-0600-002
* Policy for Permitting Surface Water Diversions DEP Code: 362-2000-003
* Understanding Between Water Resources and WQM DEP Code: 364-0600-001
* Approving Grant Increases DEP Code: 364-5510-012
* DEP & Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Agreement DEP Code: 364-5511-012
Contact: Lou Bercheni 717-787-4317
Bureau of Water Supply and Community Health
* Attorney General Opinion 361 DEP Code: 382-2130-003
* Rescission of Water Rights DEP Code: 382-2130-004
* Policy for Regulation of Interbasin Transfers DEP Code: 382-2130-005
* Metering of Withdrawals under Orders of Confirmation DEP Code: 382-2130-006
* Permit Life DEP Code: 382-2130-008
Contact: Donna Polinger 717-787-5017
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* General Policy on Review of Erosion/Sediment Control Plans DEP Code: 392-2200-011
Contact: Pat Marrocco 717-787-5267
Bureau of Field Operations
* Policy for Model Permit Application Process DEP Code: 400-2000-300
* Settlements in Lieu of Civil Penalties or Fines DEP Code: 400-4130-001
* Policy for Authorizing Emergency Response Expenditure DEP Code: 400-5900-102
* Policy for Emergency Response Critiques DEP Code: 400-5900-103
* Policy for Authorities of DEP On-Scene Coordinators DEP Code: 400-5900-104
* Policy for Emergency Response Contracting DEP Code: 400-5900-105
* Policies for Authorities of DEP's Director of Emergency Response DEP Code: 400-5900-107
* Policy for Contracting with Fire Companies or HAZMAT Teams DEP Code: 400-5900-108
* Policy for Authorization of Emergency Transport/Storage of Hazardous Waste DEP Code: 400-5900-109
* Policy for Field Order Authorization of Emergency Response Team DEP Code: 400-5900-110
* Confined Space Safety Policy DEP Code: 400-5900-115
* Electrofishing Safety Policy DEP Code: 400-5900-116
Contact: Kris Lutz 717-787-5028
Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
* Chapter 105 Dam Permit Application Memorandum of Understanding DEP Code: 550-2139-001
* Chapter 105 Joint Permit Application Memorandum of Understanding DEP Code: 550-2137-001
* Chapter 105 General Permits Memorandum of Understanding DEP Code: 550-2141-001
Contact: Frank Bialas 717-772-2199
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
* Interagency Agreement with Fish and Boat Commission DEP Code: 560-0600-101
* MOU Between PA Game Commission and DER DEP Code: 560-0600-102
* Interagency Agreement, US Dept Agriculture DEP Code: 560-0600-103
* Interagency Agreement, Historical/Museum Commission DEP Code: 560-0600-104
Contact: Dottie Shellehame 717-787-5103
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
* Interagency Agreement, Waste Management DEP Code: 560-0600-105
* Office of Surface Mining MOU DEP Code: 560-0600-204
* MOU with Laboratories DEP Code: 560-0600-205
Contact: Dottie Shellehame 717-787-5103
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bureau of Policy and Communications
* Data Standards for Name and Addresses DEP Code: 012-0830-001
Contact: Kim Nelson 717-772-1856
Bureau of Land, Recycling and Waste Management
* Chemical Analysis DEP Code: 250-2000-767
* Permit Exemption for Use of Food Processing Sludge DEP Code: 250-2100-746
* Permit Applications with Out-of-State Notarizations DEP Code: 250-2100-751
* Quality Assurance Program DEP Code: 250-3100-401
* Execution of Release Forms by BWM Field Inspectors DEP Code: 250-3120320
* Purge Water from Groundwater Sampling DEP Code: 250-3130-763
* WQM Guidance for Compliance with Act 101 and 108 DEP Code: 250-3140-507
* Open Burning-Consolidation/Clarification of Past Practice DEP Code: 250-4000-760
* Issuance of Notice of Violation DEP Code: 250-4110-306
* DEP Code: 250-4160-307
* Calculation of Civil Penalties DEP Code: 250-4180-302
* Referral of Solid Waste Management Act Violations to Env Crimes DEP Code: 250-4700-317
* Review of CDBG/Small Community Project Grant Applications DEP Code: 250-5500-204
* Risk Assessment Guidelines for Facilities Burning Hazardous Waste DEP Code: 251-0300-402
Contact: Josephine Valenci 717-787-9870
Bureau of Land, Recycling and Waste Management
* Joint Permit Review of Hazardous Waste Incinerators, BWM and AQC DEP Code: 251-0600-710
* Hazardous Waste Permit Review Procedures DEP Code: 251-2000-701
* Time Frames for Application of Hazardous Waste Exclusionary Siting Criteria DEP Code: 251-2000-706
* Closure/Post Closure of Interim Hazardous Waste Facilities DEP Code: 251-2000-707
* Joint Review of Hazardous Waste Facilities Requiring WM/AQC Permits DEP Code: 251-2000-711
* Responding to Applications for RCRA Emergency Permits DEP Code: 251-2000-714
* Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, Preapplication Meetings DEP Code: 251-2100-203
* Hazardous Waste Permit Denial Guidance DEP Code: 251-2100-752
* Change of Ownership/Transfer of Permit DEP Code: 251-2100-754
* Review Procedure for Hazardous Waste Transfer Facilities for PBR Status DEP Code: 251-2149-713
* Reimbursement to Host County for Hazardous Review DEP Code: 251-5500-758
* Approval of Alternate Recycling Program DEP Code: 252-2200-514
* Annual Facility Reports From Municipal Waste Facilities DEP Code: 252-3100-513
* Review of Residual and Hazardous Waste Source Reduction Strategy DEP Code: 252-6600-516
* Property Access to Hazardous Sites DEP Code: 253-3100-602
* Investigations and Notice per Section 501 of Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act DEP Code: 253-3100-604
* Response Justification Documents DEP Code: 253-3800-603
* Preparation of Hazardous Sites Assessment Reports DEP Code: 253-3800-635
* Guidance for Application of Section 1301 Under HSCA DEP Code: 253-4000-601
* Gathering Information Under Section 503 of HSCA DEP Code: 253-4100-605
* Searches for Responsible Persons under HSCA DEP Code: 253-4100-617
* Acquisition of Property under Section 511 of HSCA DEP Code: 253-4100-628
* Implementation of Section 708 NBAR Provision of HSCA DEP Code: 253-4100-630
* Section 709 Guidance of Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program DEP Code: 253-4130-639
* Mixed Funding Settlements under Section 505(h) of HSCA DEP Code: 253-4130-640
* Filing Liens under Section 509 of HSCA DEP Code: 253-4200-615
* Pennsylvania Applicable/Relevant and Appropriate Requirements DEP Code: 253-4500-606
* Statement of Decision and Response to Public Comment DEP Code: 253-4500-611
* Mitigating Remedies Under the Orphan Sites Program DEP Code: 253-4500-613
* Listing Sites on Pennsylvania Priority List DEP Code: 253-4500-619
Contact: Josephine Valenci 717-787-9870
* Response Category Selection DEP Code: 253-4500-624
* Development of Administrative Records under HSCA DEP Code: 253-4500-637
* Issuance of Grants for Technical Evaluations under HSCA DEP Code: 253-5500-612
* Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans DEP Code: 253-5700-609
* Community Relations Activities for State HSCP and Federal Superfund Program DEP Code: 253-5700-632
* Guidance for Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program use of DEP Laboratories DEP Code: 253-5700-633
* Prep of Analysis of Alternatives/HSCA Proposed Response Document DEP Code: 253-5700-634
* End of Project Report DEP Code: 253-5800-610
* Limited Interim Response Actions & Operation/Maintenance Contracts DEP Code: 253-5800-614
* Change Orders for Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Contract Management DEP Code: 253-5800-618
* Interim Incident Report DEP Code: 253-5800-622
* Daily Activity Report DEP Code: 253-5800-623
* Subcontractor Approval Process in HSCA Contracts DEP Code: 253-5800-625
* Handling Invoices from Interim Responses and Contractors DEP Code: 253-5800-626
* Weekly Activity Report DEP Code: 253-5800-627
* Prevailing Minimum Wage DEP Code: 253-5800-629
* Requesting Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Contractual Services DEP Code: 253-5800-631
* Workplan/Procedure for IRSC and GTAC Contracts DEP Code: 253-5800-636
* Environmental Emergency Response Program Response Actions DEP Code: 253-5800-638
* Differences Between Construction/Demolition Waste & Clean Fill Definitions DEP Code: 254-2000-715
* Areas Where Municipal Waste Landfills are Prohibited DEP Code: 254-2153-721
* Use of Double Liners on Slopes of Existing Landfills DEP Code: 254-2153-722
* Leak Detection Tests for Installed Liners DEP Code: 254-2153-723
* Permitting of Passive Gas Systems for Municipal Waste Landfills DEP Code: 254-2153-724
* Use of Waste Tires/Tire Derived Materials at Landfills DEP Code: 254-2153-748
* Municipal Sludges Allowed at Agricultural Utilization Sites DEP Code: 254-2154-720
* Disposition of Existing Permitted Construction/Demolition Landfills DEP Code: 254-2157-716
* Pumping Requirements for Construction/Demolition Landfills in Noncoal Mines DEP Code: 254-2157-717
* Liners for Construction/Demolition Waste Landfills DEP Code: 254-2157-718
* Issuance of Emergency Municipal Waste Transfer Approvals DEP Code: 254-2158-745
* Management of Municipal Ash Waste from Resource Recovery Facility DEP Code: 254-2160-762
* Design Requirements/Sewage Sludge Storage Impoundment DEP Code: 254-2161-734
* Approval of Beneficial Use Order of DEP DEP Code: 254-2163-719
* Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge Products DEP Code: 254-2163-741
* Management of Waste Tires DEP Code: 254-2163-742
* Clarification of the Identification of Infectious Waste Generators DEP Code: 254-2167-702
* Commingling of Infectious & Chemotherapeutic Waste in one Container DEP Code: 254-2167-703
* Procedures for Container/Vehicle Decontamination & Small Spill Cleanup DEP Code: 254-2167-708
* Clarification of Requirements Related to Storage Bags DEP Code: 254-2167-709 of Permit-By-Rule Provision for Mixed Waste w/ Residual Waste DEP Code: 254-2167-712
* Temp Storage & In-Transit Provisions during Transport or Transfer DEP Code: 254-2167-725
* Approval of Act 101 Municipal Waste Management Plan Revisions DEP Code: 254-2212-504
* Procedure for Amending Act 101 Sect 902 Recycling Program Grants DEP Code: 254-2213-517
* Forfeiture of Vehicles as Authorized by Act 101 DEP Code: 254-4000-315
* Proper Identification/Disposal of Mixed Municipal/Residual Waste DEP Code: 254-4000-749
* Mandatory Civil Penalty Provisions of Munic/Residual Waste Regs DEP Code: 254-4184-304
* Lead Policy DEP Code: 255-5100-100
* Approval of Act 101 Municipal Waste Management Plans DEP Code: 257-2212-501
* Checklist for Act 101 Plan Review and Approval DEP Code: 257-2212-503
* Form Letters for Act 101 Approval DEP Code: 257-2212-506
* Guidance for Preparation of Sub-County Plans DEP Code: 257-2212-508
* New Waste Streams Review DEP Code: 258-2000-764
* General Permitting Procedure DEP Code: 258-2000-765
* Municipal Waste-Like Permitting Guidance DEP Code: 258-2000-766
* Implementation Guidance DEP Code: 258-2000-768
* Disposal of Municipal-Like Residual Waste DEP Code: 258-2100-747
* Coproduct Determinations in Residual Waste Program DEP Code: 258-2100-769
* Interim Operating Requirements for Permitted & Unpermitted Facilities DEP Code: 258-2181-771
* Criteria/Use of Various Materials as Clean Fill DEP Code: 258-2182-773
* Cleanup Standards under the Residual Waste Regulations DEP Code: 258-5100-761
Contact: Josephine Valenci 717-787-9870
Bureau of Air Quality Management
* Revisions to AQC Compliance Assurance Policy for Mun Waste Incinerators DEP Code: 273-4000-003
* Incorporation of 1992 Air Pollution Act Penalty Provisions into CEMS DEP Code: 273-4000-006
* Air Pollution Control Act/Permitting & Civil Penalty Procedures DEP Code: 273-4100-005
* Appendix 3 Asbestos Demolition/Renovation Civil Penalty Policy DEP Code: 273-4130-001
* Guidance for Application of Regional Civil Assessment Procedure DEP Code: 273-4130-003
* Compliance Docket Procedure DEP Code: 273-4130-004
* Stage 2 Penalty Assessment Guidance DEP Code: 273-4130-005
* Stage One Penalty Assessment Guidance DEP Code: 273-4130-006
* Air Quality Operating Permit Protocol DEP Code: 275-2101-001
* Air Quality Operating Permit Permitting Procedures DEP Code: 275-2101-002
* Air Quality Operating Permit Exemptions DEP Code: 275-2101-003
* Air Quality Operating Permit Modification/Reactivation DEP Code: 275-2101-004
* Delegation Conditions and Policy Performance Test Waivers DEP Code: 275-2101-005
* Air Quality Operating Permit Requirements DEP Code: 275-2101-006
* Best Available Technology and Other Permitting Criteria DEP Code: 275-2101-007
* Hazardous Waste Incineration DEP Code: 275-2101-008
* Public Notification DEP Code: 275-2101-011
* New Source Review Requirements and Permit Emission Limitations DEP Code: 275-2101-012
* Subchapter C/Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate DEP Code: 275-2101-013
* Prevention of Significant Deterioration DEP Code: 275-2101-014
* Continuous Source Monitors DEP Code: 275-2101-016
* Penalty Policy DEP Code: 275-2101-017
Contact: Ralph Scanlan 717-787-9702
Bureau of Radiation Protection
* X Ray Machine Registration Procedures DEP Code: 291-2308-001
* Radon Certification Inspection DEP Code: 294-3500-001
Contact: Ed Burtsavage 717-787-3720
Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands
* Guidelines for Determining Bonds DEP Code: 320-2505-001
* Chapter 105 Dam Permit Application DEP Code: 321-2139-001
* Land Acquisition Policies DEP Code: 321-2139-002
* Criteria and Fees for Dam Safety Limited Power Permits DEP Code: 321-2140-001
* Annual Inspection Policy DEP Code: 321-3120-001
* Annual Inspection Report Form DEP Code: 321-3140-001
* Category 3 Dam Inspection Report Form DEP Code: 321-3140-002
* Code: 322-2137 Chapter 105 Joint Permit Application DEP -001
* Criteria and Fees for Waterways Management Limited Power Permits DEP Code: 322-2140-001
* Chapter 105 General Permits DEP Code: 322-2141-001
Contact: Mike Stover 717-787-6826
Bureau of Water Quality Management
* Pollution Reports DEP Code: 361-2000-001
* Evaluation/Process for Thermal Discharge Federal Water Pollution Act DEP Code: 361-2000-002
* Determining Water Quality Based Point Source Effluent Limits DEP Code: 361-2000-003
* Water Quality Analysis Template, Release 4, 2a, Users Guide DEP Code: 361-2000-004
* Water Quality Analysis Template (WQAT 2.04), Release 4, 2, Reference DEP Code: 361-2000-005
* Implementation Guidance Design Conditions DEP Code: 361-2000-006
* Water Quality Analysis Model (6.3) DEP Code: 361-2000-007
* Osmotic Pressure DEP Code: 361-2000-008
* Land Application of Treated Sewage and Industrial Waste DEP Code: 361-2000-009
* Implementation Guidance/Sec. 95.6 Phosphorus Discharges/Lakes/Ponds/Impound DEP Code: 361-2000-010
* PENTOXSD Technical Reference Guide DEP Code: 361-2000-011
* PENTOXSD Users Guide DEP Code: 361-2000-012
* Stream Surveys DEP Code: 361-3200-001
* Ambient Fixed Station Water Quality Network Monitoring DEP Code: 361-3200-002
* Cause/Effect Surveys DEP Code: 361-3200-003
* Aquatic Life Use Attainability Studies; Flow Water & Impoundment DEP Code: 361-3200-004
* Aquatic Life Special Water Quality Protection Survey DEP Code: 361-3200-005
* Toxics Surveys DEP Code: 361-3200-006
* Stream Enrichment Risk Analysis DEP Code: 361-3200-007
* Advanced Treatment Model Calibration Verification Surveys DEP Code: 361-3200-008
* Guidance for Ambient Ground Water Quality Surveys DEP Code: 361-3200-009
* Standardized Biological Field Collection DEP Code: 361-3200-010
* Total Maximum Daily Load/Waste Load Allocation Toxics Survey DEP Code: 361-3200-012
* Evaluation of Phosphorus to Lakes, Ponds, Impoundments DEP Code: 361-3200-013
* Guidance for Establishing Fixed Station Ground Water DEP Code: 361-3200-014
* Quality Assurance Work Plan for Groundwater Quality Monitoring Stations DEP Code: 361-3200-016
* Permitting DEP Code: 362-2000-001
* Permitting Guidance Conditioned Water Discharges DEP Code: 362-2000-004
* Subsurface Disposal of Carwash Waste DEP Code: 362-2000-005
* Permit Requirements for Carwashes and Laundries DEP Code: 362-2000-006
* Conducting Technical Reviews of Water Quality Management (Part II) Permit DEP Code: 362-2000-007
* Technical Guidance for Permitting Landfill Leachate Discharges DEP Code: 362-2183-001
* Pollution Discharge Elimination/Petroleum Marketing Terminals DEP Code: 362-2183-002
* Technology-Based Control Requirements for Water Treatment Plant Wastes DEP Code: 362-2183-003
* Development of Permit Requirements for Steam Electric Industry DEP Code: 362-2183-004
* Calculating Effluent Limitations for Sequencing Batch Reactors DEP Code: 362-2187-001
* Review/Coordination of Chapter 94 Reports and Act 537 Planning DEP Code: 362-2206-001
* Calculation of Contingent Penalties for Effluent Violations DEP Code: 362-4000-001
* Guidance for Civil Penalty Calculation for Effluent Violations DEP Code: 362-4180-001
* Civil Penalty Assessment Procedures for Pollution Incidents DEP Code: 362-4180-002
* Calculation of Civil Penalties for Willfulness DEP Code: 362-4180-003
* Storage Tanks Program Guidance DEP Code: 363-0900-001
* ASNT Level II Certification DEP Code: 363-0900-002
* Posting Registration Fee Payments to the old Fee System DEP Code: 363-0900-003
* Modification Activities for Categories AMMX and AMNX DEP Code: 363-0900-004
* Tanks Data System Revision Procedures/Documentation Requirements DEP Code: 363-0900-005
* Stationary/Nonstationary Tanks DEP Code: 363-0900-006
* Registration Roles of Regional Offices DEP Code: 363-0900-007
* Change of Tank Ownership Registration Procedures DEP Code: 363-0900-008
* Exemption From Reg Fees for Volunteer Fire Cos/Volunteer EMS Orgs DEP Code: 363-0900-009
* Sump Tanks DEP Code: 363-0900-010
* Modification and Maintenance Issues DEP Code: 363-0900-011
* Storage Tank Cleaning Activities DEP Code: 363-0900-012
* Underground Tank Tightness Testing DEP Code: 363-0900-013
* Applicability of 40 CFR Subpart 280, Sub G to Previously Closed Tanks DEP Code: 363-0900-014
* Implementation of Act 16 DEP Code: 363-0900-015
* ASNT Level II Certification DEP Code: 363-2318-001
* PE Certification for Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) DEP Code: 363-2318-002
* Upgrade Requirements/Substantial Modification of Underground Storage Tanks DEP Code: 363-2318-003
* Commercial Heating Oil Tanks (CHOTs) DEP Code: 363-2318-004
* Permeability of Secondary Containment & Emergency Containment DEP Code: 363-3300-002
* Penalty Assessment Matrix DEP Code: 363-4180-001
* Regulatory Review Process and Sewage Advisory Committee DEP Code: 364-0700-001
* Experimental Sewage Treatment Works DEP Code: 364-2000-002
* Publicly Owned Treatment Works/Small Flows Discharge DEP Code: 364-2188-001
* Alternative Sewer Systems DEP Code: 364-2188-007
* Determination and Documentation/Sewage Facilities/Act 537 Planning DEP Code: 364-2206-001
* Act 537 Planning: Enforcement Actions/Plan Updates/Implementation Notices DEP Code: 364-2206-002
* Act 537 Planning Coordination with Wastewater Enforcement Strategy DEP Code: 364-2206-003
* Act 537 Official Sewage Plans Revision - Private Request DEP Code: 364-2206-004
* Act 537 Plan Content Control, Municipally Initiated Official Sewage Plan DEP Code: 364-2206-005
* Act 537 Plan Review - Acceptance of Complete Plan DEP Code: 364-2206-006
* Consistency Determinations in New Land Development Planning DEP Code: 364-2207-001
* Residual Tract Waiver from Act 537 Planning DEP Code: 364-2207-002
* Request for Non-Building Waiver DEP Code: 364-2207-003
* Impact/Subsurface Disposal on Ground Water Nitrate-Nitrogen Levels DEP Code: 364-2207-004
* Act 537 Minor Module Review DEP Code: 364-2207-005
* Act 537 PRC Recommendations DEP Code: 364-2207-006
* Minor Module Review Clarification DEP Code: 364-2207-007
* Verification of Prior Testing DEP Code: 364-2208-001
* Municipal Guidance Reconstructive Planning DEP Code: 364-2208-002
* Notice of Marginal Conditions DEP Code: 364-2208-003
* General Methods for Testing Permeability DEP Code: 364-2208-004
* Sewage Treatment Plant Operation During Modification DEP Code: 364-3110-001
* Mercury Seals for Trickling Filters and Comminutors DEP Code: 364-3110-002
* Capital Grants for Sewerage Construction DEP Code: 364-5500-001
* Processing Change Orders DEP Code: 364-5510-001
* Infiltration/Inflow Analysis & Sewer System Evaluation Survey DEP Code: 364-5510-002
* Changes in Project Scope for EPA Sewerage Constr Grants Projects DEP Code: 364-5510-003
* Preparation of Federal Grant Agreement/Amendment Documents DEP Code: 364-5510-004
* Architectural/Engineering Contracts/Subagreements Review DEP Code: 364-5510-005
* Operations/Maintenance/Management in Construction Grants Program DEP Code: 364-5510-006
* Construction Grant Payment Review and Outlay Management Procedures DEP Code: 364-5510-007
* Force Account Review DEP Code: 364-5510-008
* Federal Grants Project Closeout DEP Code: 364-5510-009
* Management of Construction Grant Funds DEP Code: 364-5510-010
* Wage Rates DEP Code: 364-5510-011
* PENNVEST Wastewater Projects Inspection/Change Order Review DEP Code: 364-5511-001
* Performance Certification for PENNVEST Funded Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-002
* Wage Rate Determinations/Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-003
* Value Engineering Analysis, Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund DEP Code: 364-5511-005
* Capital Financing Plan - PENNVEST Funded Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-006
* Cost Effectiveness Review - PENNVEST Funded Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-007
* Innovative/Alternative Technology Review - PENNVEST Funded Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-008
* Recreation and Open Space Opportunities - PENNVEST Funded Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-009
* User Charge System and Sewer Use Ordinance Review DEP Code: 364-5511-010
* Infiltration and Inflow Analysis - PENNVEST Funded Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-011
* State Environmental Review Process for Pennsylvania DEP Code: 364-5511-013
* Reviewing, Approving, Certifying MBE/WBE Proposals for WPCRF Projects DEP Code: 364-5511-014
* PA Sewage Facilities Act 537, Enforcement Reimbursement DEP Code: 364-5512-001
* Act 537 Sewage Facilities Planning Grants DEP Code: 364-5512-002
* Act 339 State Grants for Operating Sewage Treatment Plants DEP Code:: 364-5513-001
Contact: Lou Bercheni 717-787-4317
Bureau of Water Supply and Community Health
* Review of Water Allocation Permit Applications DEP Code: 382-2130-001
* Surveillance Strategy and Implementation Guidelines DEP Code: 383-3120-101
* Subsidiary Water Allocation Permit Requirement DEP Code: 382-2130-002
* Constant Gallons per Capita per Day (GPCD) DEP Code: 382-2130-007
* Emergency Permits DEP Code: 382-2130-010
* Recognizing Succession to Water Rights as a Result of Changes of Ownership DEP Code: 382-2130-012
* Surface Water Identification Protocol DEP Code: 383-0810-206
* Guidance for Construction and Operation Permits DEP Code: 383-2000-108
* Pilot Plant Filtration Studies for Filtration of Surface Sources DEP Code: 383-2000-208
* Permitting of Vended Water Systems DEP Code: 383-2126-103
* Permitting of Retail Water Facilities DEP Code: 383-2126-203
* Permitting of Bulk Water Hauling Systems DEP Code: 383-2127-103
* Review/Approval of Existing Well Water Source Public System Use DEP Code: 383-2200-108
* Field Related Compliance DEP Code: 383-3000-101
* Program Guidance on the Total Coliform Rule DEP Code: 383-3000-102
* Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Issues DEP Code: 383-3000-107
* Understanding Compliance Reports DEP Code: 383-3000-109
* Understanding TCR Compliance Reports DEP Code: 383-3000-202
* Lead and Copper Rule Questions and Answers DEP Code: 383-3000-207
* Filter Plant Performance Evaluations and Response DEP Code: 383-3120-106
* Giardia Sampling and Response DEP Code: 383-3130-106
* New Source Sampling Requirements for Surface Water Sources DEP Code: 383-3130-108
* Comm/Nontransient Noncomm Water Systems/New Source Sampling Requirements DEP Code: 383-3130-208
* Transient Noncommunity Water Systems: New Source Sampling Reqs DEP Code: 383-3130-308
* Total and Fecal Coliform in Public Water Distribution Systems DEP Code: 383-3301-102
* Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Bottled and Vended Water DEP Code: 383-3301-103
* Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Chemical Contaminants DEP Code: 383-3301-105
* Lab Reporting Instructions for Public Systems Using Filtered Surface Water DEP Code: 383-3301-106
* Laboratory Reporting Instructions, Lead and Copper Rule DEP Code: 383-3301-107
* Inorganic/Organic Chemical and Radiological Analysis DEP Code: 383-3301-205
* Lab Reporting Instructions/Public Systems Using Unfiltered Surface Water DEP Code: 383-3301-206
* Laboratory Reporting Procedures for Total Trihalomethanes DEP Code: 383-3301-305
* Laboratory Reporting Instructions, Unregulated Chemical Contaminants DEP Code: 383-3301-405
* Model State Information System Public Water File Users Manual DEP Code: 383-3310-109
* MSIS Public Water File Inventory Report Print Modules DEP Code: 383-3310-209
* MSIS Users Manual Connecting Wang to a PC DEP Code: 383-3310-309
* MSIS Violation Creation and Maintenance Assistance Instructions DEP Code: 383-3310-409
* Customized Reports from MSIS DEP Code: 383-3310-509
* Pennsylvania Vulnerability Assessment Summary DEP Code: 383-3500-105
* Guidance for Surface Water Identification DEP Code: 383-3500-106
* PENNVEST Guidance DEP Code: 383-5500-113
* Small Water Systems Regionalization Grant Program DEP Code: 383-5500-213
* County Water Supply Planning/Wellhead Protection Grant Program DEP Code: 383-5500-313
* Formation of Water Authorities Grant Program DEP Code: 383-5500-413
Contact: Donna Pollinger (717) 787-5017
Bureau of Land and Water Conservation
* Conservation District Fund Allocation Program DEP Code: 391-5500-001
* NPDES Permit: Discharge of Storm Water from Construction Activities DEP Code: 392-2191-014
* Complaint Handling/Problem Assessment for Consv Districts DEP Code: 392-3000-012
* Inspection of Earth Disturbance Sites DEP Code: 392-3000-013
* Chesapeake Bay Nonpt Source Pollution Abatement Program DEP Code: 393-5500-002
* Chesapeake Bay Financial Assistance Funding Program Guidance DEP Code: 393-5500-004
* Coastal Program Federal Consistency Review Procedures DEP Code: 394-2000-017
Contact: Pat Marrocco 717-787-5267
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[Continued from previous Web Page] Bureau of Field Operations
* Emergency Operations Plan DEP Code: 400-5900-101
* Procedures for Emergency Contracting to Extinguish Mine Fire DEP Code: 400-5900-111
* Gasoline Fume Emergency Criteria DEP Code: 400-5900-112
* Chlorine Safety Procedures DEP Code: 400-5900-113
* Hazardous Material and Hazardous Atmosphere Safety Policy DEP Code: 400-5900-114
Contact: Kris Lutz 717-787-5028
Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
* Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual DEP Code: 550-2000-001
Contact: Frank Bialas 717-772-2199
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
* Scheduling Inspections DEP Code: 560-0600-201
* Appropriate Enforcement Action, Joint OSM Inspections DEP Code: 560-0600-203
* General Information, Municipal Mining DEP Code: 561-2000-711
* Name Changes DEP Code: 561-2000-713
* Numbering System DEP Code: 561-2100-250
* Permit Inventory DEP Code: 561-2100-701
* Address Records, Coal DEP Code: 561-2100-702
* Status Codes, LUMIS DEP Code: 561-2100-703
* Mapping DEP Code: 561-2100-750
* Discretionary Criteria, Unsuitable for Mining DEP Code: 561-2114-101
* Eligibility for Small Operator Assistance Program DEP Code: 561-2305-101
* SOAP Review Procedures DEP Code: 561-2305-102
* SOAP Application Processing, Preassignment DEP Code: 561-2305-201
* SOAP Application Processing, Work Orders DEP Code: 561-2305-202
* SOAP Application Processing, Report Review DEP Code: 561-2305-203
* SOAP Application Processing, Applicant Notification DEP Code: 561-2305-204
* SOAP Grant Requests DEP Code: 561-2305-301
* SOAP Grant Closeouts DEP Code: 561-2305-302
* Tracking, SOAP Accounting DEP Code: 561-2305-505
* Tracking, Complaints DEP Code: 561-3900-704
* Grant and Loan Applications DEP Code: 561-5500-101
* Licensing, Name Changes DEP Code: 562-2000-703
* Licensing, Municipal Mining DEP Code: 562-2100-704
* Sealing Mine Openings, Bituminous DEP Code: 562-2112-316
* Sealing Mine Openings, Anthracite DEP Code: 562-2112-317
* Blasting, Preblast Surveys DEP Code: 562-2112-502
* Blasting, Vibration Limits DEP Code: 562-2112-503
* Blasting, Licensing DEP Code: 562-2402-501
* Licensing, Water Supply Replacement DEP Code: 562-2500-702
* Verification, Licenses DEP Code: 562-2500-801
* Inspections DEP Code: 562-3000-102
* Inspections, Bond Forfeiture DEP Code: 562-3000-104
* Field Evaluations DEP Code: 562-3000-105
* Inspections: Applicant Violator System DEP Code: 562-3000-110
* Compliance, Applicant Violator System DEP Code: 562-3000-802
* Sample Identification Number DEP Code: 562-3200-201
* Sample Identification DEP Code: 562-3200-202
* Samples Criteria DEP Code: 562-3200-203
* Handling Samples DEP Code: 562-3200-204
* Planting Season DEP Code: 562-3200-205
* Effluent Standards DEP Code: 562-3200-206
* Administration, Annual Reports DEP Code: 562-3300-804
* Equipment DEP Code: 562-3400-106
* Aerial Surveillance DEP Code: 562-3600-103
* Citizen's Requests DEP Code: 562-3900-401
* Citizen's Request, Investigation DEP Code: 562-3900-402
* Citizen's Request, Appeals DEP Code: 562-3900-403
* Violations Patterns DEP Code: 562-4000-302
* Time Extension DEP Code: 562-4000-304
* Administration, LUMIS Enforcement DEP Code: 562-4000-803
* Compliance/Enforcement Procedures DEP Code: 562-4100-301
* Compliance Orders DEP Code: 562-4100-303
* Enforcement, Alternative DEP Code: 562-4100-307
* Bond Forfeiture DEP Code: 562-4170-308
* Debt Collection DEP Code: 562-4170-318
* Civil Penalty Assessments DEP Code: 562-4180-306
* Civil Penalty, Reclamation in Lieu of Cash DEP Code: 562-4180-309
* Bond Replacement DEP Code: 562-4180-310
* Penalties, Civil Collection DEP Code: 562-4180-311
* Exploration, Coal DEP Code: 563-2000-102
* General Noncoal, Petition Process DEP Code: 563-2000-103
* Exploration, Anthracite Mines DEP Code: 563-2000-105
* Permit Review, PHMC DEP Code: 563-2000-201
* Permit Review, Admin/Technical DEP Code: 563-2000-203
Contact: Dottie Shellehame 717-787-5103
* Homeowner Notification of Right to Pre-Blast Survey (Industrial Minerals) DEP Code: 563-2000-204
Contact: Mike Getto 787-7846
* Application Review, Exceptions to Sect 86.102 DEP Code: 563-2000-207
* Application Review, Right of Entry DEP Code: 563-2000-208
* Review Process, Bituminous Coal Blast Plan DEP Code: 563-2000-223
* Technical Review, High Quality Watersheds DEP Code: 563-2000-601
* Technical Review, Sewage Sludge Utilization DEP Code: 563-2000-602
* Technical Review, Coal Mining DEP Code: 563-2000-609
* Technical Review, Perennial Streams DEP Code: 563-2000-655
* Renewal, Permits DEP Code: 563-2100-216
* Noncoal SMCRA DEP Code: 563-2111-101
* Noncoal SMCRA, Construction Projects DEP Code: 563-2111-102
* Noncoal Operations DEP Code: 563-2111-111
* Application Review, Boundary Corrections DEP Code: 563-2112-203
* Application Review, Mining Permit DEP Code: 563-2112-205
* Coal Ash Placement at Coal Mining Activities DEP Code: 563-2112-206
* Application Review, Coal Mining Activity Completeness DEP Code: 563-2112-211
* Application Review, Land Use Changes DEP Code: 563-2112-212
* Application Review, Coal Mining Activity Preapplication DEP Code: 563-2112-214
* Application Review, Accepted Coal Mining Activity DEP Code: 563-2112-215
* Application Review, Alkaline Addition to Surface Mines DEP Code: 563-2112-217
* Application Review, Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment DEP Code: 563-2112-219
* Application Review, Coal Extraction DEP Code: 563-2112-222
* Technical Review, Innovative Mining Techniques DEP Code: 563-2112-603
* Technical Review, Auger Mining DEP Code: 563-2112-604
* Technical Review, Water Supply Replacement DEP Code: 563-2112-605
* Technical Review, Vibration Limitations DEP Code: 563-2112-606
* Technical Review, Anthracite Coal Rejects DEP Code: 563-2112-607
* Technical Review, Constructed Wetlands DEP Code: 563-2112-608
* Determining Eligibility of Pre-Existing Pollutional Discharges DEP Code: 563-2112-610
* Determination of Effluent Standards for Pre-existing Pollutional Discharges DEP Code: 563-2112-611
* Monitoring and Compliance for Subchapter F/G permits DEP Code: 563-2112-612
* Technical Review, Underground Coal Mining DEP Code: 563-2112-652
* Technical Review, Ventilation Boreholes DEP Code: 563-2112-653
* Technical Review, Mine Stability DEP Code: 563-2112-654
* Technical Review, Liners DEP Code: 563-2112-656
* Technical Review, Public Water Protection Zones DEP Code: 563-2112-657
* Bonding, Noncoal In-Lieuity DEP Code: 563-2500-401
* Bonding, Special Conditions DEP Code: 563-2504-401
* Bonding, Processing DEP Code: 563-2504-402
* Bonding, Anthracite Deep Mine Emergency Program DEP Code: 563-2504-405
* Bonding, Direct Submittal DEP Code: 563-2504-407
* Bonding, Methods DEP Code: 563-2504-408
* Bonding, Phased Deposit DEP Code: 563-2504-409
* Bonding, Releases DEP Code: 563-2504-411
* Bonding, Surface Mine with Post Mining Discharges DEP Code: 563-2504-412
* Bonding, Adjustments for Post Mining Discharges DEP Code: 563-2504-450
* Bonding, Interim Bond Rates DEP Code: 563-2504-451
* Inspection at Citizen's Request DEP Code: 563-3900-404
* Application Review, Primacy Repermitting DEP Code: 563-4000-201
* Civil Penalty, Noncoal DEP Code: 563-4180-306
Contact: Dottie Shellehame 717-787-5103
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
* Equipment/Mine Plan Approval DEP Code: 580-2200-001
* Procedures for Processing Requests to Adopt New Items or Methods DEP Code: 580-2200-004
* Miner Certification DEP Code: 580-2300-001
* Mine Safety Inspections DEP Code: 580-3000-001
* Mine Safety Electrical Inspections DEP Code: 580-3000-002
* Accident Investigations DEP Code: 580-3000-003
* Mine Subsidence Safety Inspections DEP Code: 580-3000-004
* Clarification of Pertinence of DEP Statutes re Coal Processing Facilities DEP Code: 580-3000-005
* Emergency Response DEP Code: 580-5900-001
Contact: Glenn Ziegler 717-787-1376
OTHER: Bureau of Policy and Communications
Policies/Procedures for Implementing History Code DEP Code: 012-0700-001
Contact: Nina Huizinga 717-783-8727
Policy for Development, Approval and Distribution of Regulations DEP Code: 012-0820-001
Contact: Barbara Sexton 717-783-8727
* Policy for Development, Approval and Distribution of Technical Guidance DEP Code: 012-0900-001
Contact: Nina Huizinga 717-783-8727
Bureau of Land, Recycling and Waste Management
* Policy/Procedure for Institutional Ctrls Pursuant to Subsec 512(a) of HSCA DEP Code: 253-4100-646
* Policy/Procedure for Periodic Post-Remediation Review under HSCA DEP Code: 253-4500-645
* Policy/Procedures for Municipal Waste Facilities - Equivalency Approvals DEP Code: 254-2100-727
* Policy/Procedures for Infectious Waste Definition DEP Code: 254-2167-726
Contact: Josephine Valenci 717-787-9870
Bureau of Radiation Protection
* Policy and Procedures Summary, Radiation Control Division DEP Code: 291-0400-001
* Policy and Procedures, Nuclear Safety Division, Nuclear Safety Section DEP Code: 293-0400-001
* Low Level Radioactive Waste Section Policies and Procedures DEP Code: 293-0400-002
* Radon Division's Policies and Procedures DEP Code: 294-0400-001
* Radon Certification Policy DEP Code: 294-2309-001
Contact: Ed Burtsavage 717-787-3720
Bureau of Field Ops
* Deputy Chief Counsel/Field Operations Compliance Policy/Procedures DEP Code: 400-4000-001
Contact: Kris Lutz 717-787-5028
Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
* Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Policy DEP Code: 550-4000-001
* Technical Services Manual DEP Code: 550-2100-003
Contact: Frank Bialas 717-772-2199
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
* Coordination with the PHMC DEP Code: 560-0700-301
* Fish and Boat Commission Coordination DEP Code: 560-0700-302
* Game Commission Coordination DEP Code: 560-0700-303
* Surface Mine Review, Water Quality DEP Code: 560-0700-304
* PHMC Noncoal Coordination DEP Code: 560-0700-305
Contact: Dottie Shellehame 717-787-5103
OTHER - EXTERNAL GUIDELINES (FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC) Bureau of Water Supply and Community Health
* Summary of Key Requirements, Comm Water Systems DEP Code: 383-0810-101
* Summary of Key Requirements for Total Coliform Rule DEP Code: 383-0810-102
* Summary of Key Requirements for Phase 2 & Phase 5 Wellhead Protection Rule DEP Code: 383-0810-105
* Surface Water Filtration Rule DEP Code: 383-0810-106
* Summary of Key Requirements for Lead and Copper Rule DEP Code: 383-0810-107
* Summary of Key Requirements for Transient Noncommunity Water Systems DEP Code: 383-0810-201
* Summary of Key Requirements for Bottled Water Systems DEP Code: 383-0810-203
* Summary of Key Requirements for Transient Noncommunity Water Systems DEP Code: 383-0810-210
* Working Guide to the Lead and Copper Rule DEP Code: 383-0300-107
* Summary of Key Requirements, Nontrans/NonComm Water Systems DEP Code: 383-0810-301
* Summary of Key Requirements for Vended/Bulk Water Hauling DEP Code: 383-0810-303
* Public Water Supply Manual, Pt 1 DEP Code: 383-0810-111
* Public Water Supply Manual, Part 2 DEP Code: 383-2125-108
* Public Water Supply Manual Part 3 DEP Code: 383-2126-303
* Public Water Supply Manual Part 4 DEP Code: 383-2128-108
* Public Water Supply Manual, Pt 7 DEP Code: 383-3100-111
* Public Water Supply Manual Part 5 Sect. 1 & 2 DEP Code: 383-3110-111
* Public Water Supply Manual, Pt 5 DEP Code: 383-3110-211
* Public Water Supply Manual, Pt 6 DEP Code: 383-5900-111
Contact: Donna Pollinger 717-787-5017
Bureau of Land and Water Conservation
* Coastal Programs Project Application Guidelines DEP Code: 394-5500-015
* Coastal Program Information Booklet DEP Code: 394-5500-016
Contact: Pat Marrocco 717-787-5267
OTHER - LISTINGS Bureau of Policy and Communications
* Guidance Document Inventory DEP Code: 012-0900-004
Contact: Nina Huizinga 717-783-8727
Bureau of Dams/Waterways/Wetlands
* Certification for Corps Nationwide Permits DEP Code: 320-2316-001
Contact: Mike Stover 717-787-6826
GENERAL SERVICES
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bureau of Contract Administration and Business Development
* Contract Compliance--Prequalification of Vendors and Nonconstruction Contractors, 4 Pa. Code § 68.1
* Contract Compliance--Construction Contracts, 4 Pa. Code § 68.101
* Internal Guidelines for MBE/WBE Certification, 4 Pa. Code § 68.201
Contact: Donetta M. D'Innocenzo (783-3119)
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Construction
* Administrative Procedures
Contact: David McCarty (787-6330)
Bureau of Contract Administration and Business Development
* Commonwealth Contract Compliance Program Guidelines
* Contract Compliance Review for Contractors (Construction and Non-Construction)
* Contract Compliance Orientation and Training Manual
Contact: Donetta M. D'Innocenzo (783-3119)
Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
* Bureau of Engineering and Architecture Procedure Manual
Contact: Bob Glenn (787-3709)
Bureau of Police and Safety
* Capitol Police Duty Manual
Contact: Eugene Marzullo (787-9013)
Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management
* Forms Management
* Standard (STD) Forms Management
Contact: Donald E. Gibas (787-3707)
Bureau of Purchases
* Field Purchasing Manual
Contact: Kelly B. Hazzard (787-4718)
Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
* Commodity Distribution Center Catalog
Contact: Ronald Wolf (787-5940)
Bureau of Vehicle Management
* Automotive Service Facilities
* Commonwealth Automotive Credit Card Code List
Contact: James Martin (787-3162)
Professional Selections and Project Control Office
* Instructions to Bidders
Contact: Ann Fischer (787-4479)
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Departmental Procedures (By Category)
Brenda Bowman (783-1163)
Administrative Management
* Office Copying Machines
* Requesting Publication of Advertisement
* Reproduction/Duplicating
* Signature Authorization
* Providing Public Notices of Agency Meetings
* Requesting Computer Services
* Request/Authorization of User Access
* Requesting Personal Computers
* Dept. of General Services Management Bulletin
* Service of Legal Documents upon Department Employees
Publications Management
* Processing Subscriptions and Sales of Pennsylvania Code
* Book Store Operations
* Processing Department Publications
Records Management
* Establishing a Records Management Program
* Transfer of Records to the State Records Center
* Destruction of Records
Forms Management
* Establishing a Forms Control File
* Creating, Revising or Deleting a Form
Organization and Functions
* Organization and Functions
* Executive Offices
* Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management
* Deputy Secretary for Procurement
* Bureau of Vehicle Management
* Bureau of Telecommunications and Information Technology Services
* Bureau of Purchases
* Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
* Deputy Secretary for Central Services
* Bureau of Police and Safety
* Bureau of Buildings and Grounds
* Bureau of Space and Facilities Management
* Bureau of Real Estate
* Deputy Secretary for Administration
* Contract Administration and Business Development
* Fiscal Management Unit
* Bureau of Management Services
* Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management
* Bureau of Personnel
* Commonwealth Media Services
* Deputy Secretary for Public Works
* Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
* Bureau of Technical Support
* Bureau of Construction
* State Art Commission
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[Continued from previous Web Page] PERSONNEL * Time and Attendance Reporting
* Partial and Full Day Closings of District Offices and Field Offices
* Disciplinary Actions
* Employe Leave
* Childbirth Leave
* Position Vacancies (Processing, Announcing, and Filling Vacancies)
* Employe Conduct and Behavior (Powers and Duties of the Capitol Police)
* Standards of Conduct and Behavior
* Performance Standards
* State Employe Assistance Program
* Employe Performance Evaluations
* Position Classification
* Approval for Overtime Compensation
* Employe Arrests
* Restricted Activities; Supplementary Employment and Honoraria
* Exit Interview Program
* Rapid Promotion Examinations
* Classified Service Promotion Without Examination
* Working Out of Classification
* Statement of Financial Interests - State Ethics Act
* Statement of Financial Interests - Governors Code of Conduct
* Work Schedule Changes due to Use of Public Transportation or Car Pooling
* Worker's Compensation Insurance and Work-Related Disability Leave Programs
* Identification, Employment and Character Verification Checks
* Maintenance, Access and Release of Employe Information
* Career Counseling Program
* Unemployment Compensation Insurance
* Community Work Experience Program
* Student Internship
* Group Life Insurance Program
Training
* Training
* Employe Recognition Programs
Labor Relations
* Employe Grievances
* Health and Welfare Trust Funds
* Driver's License Suspension/Revocation Policy
Insurance
* Processing Premium Invoices - Net of Commissions
* Processing Premium Invoices - Net of Commissions (Bonds)
Maintenance
* Office Equipment Repair Services
Surplus Property
* Numbering Sales of Surplus Property
* Competitive Bid Sales of Surplus State Property
* Notification of Availability of Surplus/Unserviceable Property
* Receipting Processing Debit Memorandums
* Adjustment of Inventory Balances
Procurement
* Service Purchase Contracts
* Emergency Purchases - Commodities Not Exceeding $50.00
* Preparation and Processing of form STD-173, Purchase Requisition
* Preparation and Processing form STD-182, Field Limited Purchase Order
* Confirmation Purchases, Using form STD-182, Field Limited Purchase Order
* Processing form STD-174, Supplies and Forms Encumbrance
* Processing form STD-182, Field Limited Purchase Order (Fund 38-Capitol Facilities Fund)
* Processing form STD-173, Purchase Requisition (Fund 38-Capitol Facilities Fund)
* Acquisition of Equipment (Rented/Leased with Purchase Option or Purchased)
Contract Compliance
* Pre-Qualification of Vendors
* Pre-Qualification of Contractors
Travel
* Approvals for Acquisition and Use of Hotel and Transportation Orders or
* Reimbursement for Lodging and/or Travel by Common Carrier
* Per Diem/Mileage Allowance - Field Personnel
Personal Property
* Manual for Personal Property Control
* Commonwealth Owned Personal Property Subject to Inspection
Real Property
* Leasing Real Estate for Commonwealth Use
* Sale of Commonwealth Owned Property
Space and Facilities Management
* Rules and Regulations - Commonwealth Parking
Communications
* Cellular telephone service
Emergency and Disaster
* Committee for Emergency Management (DGS)
* Emergency/Disaster Procedures (General)
* Emergency/Disaster Procedures - Bureau of Management Services
* Emergency/Disaster Procedures - Bureau of Personnel
Police
* Rules and Regulations
* Ticket Processing Procedure
* Jurisdictional Boundaries
Fire and Safety
* Departmental Accident Prevention Program
* Department Safety Award
Financial Management
* Budget Preparation and Control
Auditing
* Internal Audits
Mail and Messenger
* Processing Mail to Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Floors, North Office Building
* Processing Bureau of Purchases Mail
* Receipt and Delivery of Bids
* Delivery of Mail to 22nd and Forster Streets
* Processing (Daily) Mail for Pittsburgh
* Processing Mail for Offices Located at 18th and Herr Streets
* Processing (Daily) Mail for Philadelphia
* Processing Mail to Comptroller's Office - Post Office - Harristown - 17th Street
* Mailing of Bid Requests
Security - Internal
* DGS Employe Identification Program
OTHER: A. Administrative Circulars Bureau of Buildings and Grounds
* Christmas Trees and Decorations
Contact: Charles W. Bowser (787-3893)
Bureau of Capitol Police
* Traffic Restrictions - July 9th and 10th
Contact: Eugene Marzullo (787-9013)
Bureau of Contract Administration and Business Development
* Name-Change - Minority and Women Business Enterprise Office
Contact: Donetta M. D'Innocenzo (783-3119)
Bureau of Financial Management Services
* Local Bid/Local Award for Commodity Purchases
Contact: Barbara E. Sexton (787-5051)
Bureau of Purchases
* Fuel Receipts, Calendar Year 1995
Contact: Kelly B. Hazzard (787-4718)
Bureau of Real Estate
* Availability of State Surplus Real Property For Transfer to Commonwealth Agencies - Allegheny County
* Availability of State Surplus Real Property for Transfer to Commonwealth Agencies - Bucks County
* Availability of State Surplus Real Property for Transfer to Commonwealth Agencies - Mifflin County
Contact: George P. Manakos (787-2834)
Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
* Availability - Commonwealth Telephone Directory
* Calendar Bases, Calendar Refills, Diaries and Date Books for 1997
* Inventory of General Services' Commodity Distribution Centers
Contact: Ronald Wolf (787-9038)
Bureau of Vehicle Management
* Placing of Decals and Logos on Commonwealth Vehicles Winterization of State Vehicles and Commonwealth Garage Parking and Hours of Operation
* State Employes Purchasing Vehicles at the Commonwealth Auction
* Use of Seat Belts in Commonwealth Fleet Vehicles
* Automotive Fleet Preventive Maintenance Schedule
Contact: James Martin (787-3162)
Commonwealth Travel/Information Center
* Relocation of the Commonwealth Travel/Information Center Department of General Services
Contact: Barbara E. Sexton (787-5051)
Professional Selections and Project Control Office
* Submission of Construction Requisitions Financed by Lapsing Funds
Contact: Ann Fischer (772-3399)
B. Management Directives Automated Technology Acquisition Office
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Telephone Network
* Telephone Line Inventory
* Radio Frequency Spectrum Management
* Telecommunications Embedded Base Equipment Inventory
* Processing of Telephone and Telegraph Charges
* PANET and TELPAK Cost Reimbursement
* Procurement of Pagers
* Telecommunications Contingency Planning
* Radio Frequency Spectrum Management
Contact: Barbara L. Shelton (787-5295)
Bureau of Buildings and Grounds
* Contracting for Bargaining Unit Work
Contact: Charles W. Bowser (787-3893)
Bureau of Contract Administration and Business Development
* Affirmative Action/Contract Compliance Program
* Affirmative Action Program
* Guidelines for Investigating and Resolving Discrimination Complaints
Contact: Donetta M. D'Innocenzo (783-3119)
Bureau of Financial and Management Services
* Contractor Responsibility Program
* Mail Delivery Between Harrisburg and the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia State Office Building
* Processing Automated Mail
* Master Lease Program
Contact: Barbara E. Sexton (787-5051)
Bureau of Police and Safety
* Enforcement of Fire and Panic Regulations
* Guidelines for Reporting Bombs and Bomb Threats
Contact: Eugene Marzullo (787-9013)
Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management
* Graphic Design, Typesetting, Reproduction, and Printing Services
* Acquisition and Disposition of Graphic Services Equipment
Contact: Donald E. Gibas (787-3707)
Bureau of Purchases
* State Contracts Information Document
* Contractor Responsibility Program
Contact: Kelly B. Hazzard (787-4718)
Bureau of Real Estate
* Reporting Surplus Real Property
* Lease Amendment Exceptions for Leasehold Improvements Costing Less Than $5,000
* Use of Form STD-291, Request for Lease Action and Budget Approval
* Repairs, Alterations, and Improvements to Commonwealth Buildings
* Under the Direct Supervision of the Department of General Services
* Inventory of Commonwealth Real Property
Contact: George P. Manakos (787-2834)
Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management
* Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance and Accident Reporting
* Agency Insurance Coordinators
* Reporting of Employe Liability Claims
* Safety and Loss Prevention Program
Contact: Joseph R. Delia (787-2492)
Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Property
* Release and Receipt of Surplus State Property
* Transfer or Sale of Surplus State Property
* Recovery of Precious Metals
Contact: Ronald Wolf (787-5940)
Bureau of Vehicle Management
* Temporary Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles
* Rates and Billing for Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth Automotive Fleet
* License Plates for Commonwealth-Owned Vehicles
* Commonwealth Vehicle Invoices
* Permanent Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles
* Use and Condition Inspections of Commonwealth-Owned Motor Vehicles
* Motor Vehicle Authorization List
* Emission Control Test Program - Commonwealth Automotive Fleet
* Repairs and Maintenance, Commonwealth Automotive Fleet
* Coal Sampling and Reporting
Contact: James Martin (787-3162)
Commonwealth Agency Recycling Office
* Implementation of Act 1988-101, Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act
Contact: John Rarig (772-2300)
Commonwealth Media Services
* Commonwealth Media Services
Contact: Carlton Sherwood (787-9777)
Commonwealth Travel/Information Center
* Changes to Commonwealth Telephone Directory and Employe Locator File
Contact: Barbara Sexton (787-5051)
Executive Office
* Disposition of Personal Property and Equipment Purchased with GSA Bond Moneys
Contact: Barbara Sexton (787-5051)
C. External Guidelines Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
* Professional Agreement and General Conditions to that Agreement
Contact: Bob Glenn (787-3709)
Bureau of Contract Administration
* The Pennsylvania Minority and Women Business Enterprise Office
Contact: Donetta M. D'Innocenzo (783-3119)
Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
* Drug Reduction Property Program
* State Surplus Property Program
* Federal Surplus Property Program
Contact: Ronald Wolf (787-5940)
Executive Office
* ''Doing Business With The Department of General Services''
Contact: Julie Ohlsen (787-3197)
HEALTH
POLICY STATEMENTS: Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs (ODAP)
* Certificate of Need Review for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities, April 1993.
* Confidentiality and Student Assistance Programs, January 1992.
* Disclosure of Confidential Information to the Criminal Justice System, October 1992.
* Oral Polio Vaccine, December 1991.
* Provision of Outpatient Treatment Services Within the School Setting, November 1994.
* Reporting of Communicable Diseases, December 1992.
* Tuberculosis Testing, September 1992.
Contact: Hector Gonzales 783-8200
Bureau of Health Planning
* Certificate of Need List of Clinically Related Health Services, January 16, 1993.
* Examination of Certificate of Need Files, December 22, 1990.
* Hospital Based Skilled Nursing Facilities, November 5, 1994.
* Prohibited Communications With the Department, December 3, 1994.
* Public Meeting Procedures, circa 1987.
Contact: Jack Means 787-5601
* State Health Services Plan
Contact: Louis Wolkoff 783-3865
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Community Program Standards
* Free Standing Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Health Care Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Inpatient Hospital Activities Detoxification, Treatment and Rehabilitation Activity Guidelines
* Prevention and Intervention Facility Guidelines
Contact: Cheryl Williams 783-8765
Bureau of Health Planning
* Ambulance Services Licensure Manual
* Emergency Medical Services Complaint Investigation Manual
* EMS Training Manual
* Medical Command Facility Accreditation and Physicians Recognition Manual
* Prehospital Care Personnel Manual
* Trauma Patient Triage Protocols
Contact: Kum S. Ham Ph.D. 787-8740
* Application Filing Procedures and Fees, February 20, 1993.
Contact: Jack Means 787-5601
* Quality Assurance Guidelines
Contact: Andrew Major 787-8015
State Center for Health Statistics and Research:
* Application for Access to Protected Data, revised November 1995
* User's Guide for Access to Protected Data, revised November 1995
Contact: Craig Edelman 783-2548
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
* Case Management and Tracking Protocol for Community Health Nurses, August 1995 revision.
* Newborn Screening Procedural Manual for Health Care Practitioners, guidelines under development.
Contact: Debbie Stubljar 787-7192
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bureau of Health Statistics & Research
* Policy and Procedures for Assisted Conception Birth Registrations, September 1995.
Contact: Donna Ritchey
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* Complaint Investigations, Licensing Alert 2-96, April 19, 1996.
* Group Counseling, Licensing Alert 2-94, November 29, 1994.
* Licensed Capacity, Licensing Alert 1-94, November 29, 1994.
* Physical Examinations, Licensing Alert 1-96, April 19, 1996.
* Psychosocial Histories, Licensing Alert 4-96, April 19, 1996.
* Relocation, Licensing Alert 3-94, November 29, 1994.
* Scheduling of Licensing Inspections, Licensing Alert 3-96, April 19, 1996.
* Unannounced Visits, Licensing Alert 5-96, April 19, 1996.
Contact: Cheryl Williams 783-8765
* ''Background Letter Regarding Provisions of the Abortion Control Act''
* Transfer Agreement vs. Policy and Procedure for Routine Emergency Services as a Requirement for Abortion
Contact: Robert Bastian 783-1379
Bureau of Health Planning
* Prehospital Care Response Report
* State Emergency Medical Services System Development Plan
Contact: Kum S. Ham Ph.D. 787-8740
Bureau of Health Statistics & Research
* Application for Certified Copy of Birth or Death Record, Form H105.102.
* Applying for a Birth Certificate, Form H302.145P revised April 1995.
* Searching Your Family Tree, Form H105.182P revised April 1995.
* Publication Request Form
Contact: Donna Ritchey 783-2548
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
* Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children, statement by the Centers for Disease Control, October 1991 edition (federal guidelines adopted by PA).
* Protocol for Early Intervention Services Program Referrals.
Contact: Debbie Stubljar 787-7192
Bureau of Quality Assurance
* Long Term Care Provider Bulletin No. 22, July 1, 1991, revised June 1995.
* Medicare Certification Letter (May 1988)
* Licensure Guidelines (September 1988)
* Criteria for Exceptions to State Regulation 211.12(7)(I) Staffing (December 1988)
* Influenza in Nursing Homes (February 1989)
* Licensure Guidelines - Pennsylvania Long Term Care Regulation 201.18(j)(2) Patient Funds (April 1989)
* Heavy Care/ICF Services (April 1989)
* Influenza and TB Control (November 1989)
* L-tryptophan (LT) Update (January 1990)
* Deficiencies at Exit Conference (February 1990)
* Draft of Proposed Resident Rights Provision Long Term Care Regulation 201.29 (June 1990)
* HSQR Letter-Sarrassat and Sullivan Long Term Care Survey Modifications (June 1990)
* Physician's Participation in Resident Care Planning (July 1990)
* Nurse Aide Registry (July 1990)
* Salmonella Enteritidis-Guidelines for Eggs (July 1990)
* Exception Regulation 211.9. 211.1 Pharmacy and Infection Control Committee Composition and Functions (July 1990)
* MRSA Guidelines (August 1990)
* HSQ Letter Regarding Admission/Discharge/Transfer (September 1990)
* Transmission of Physicians Orders by Fax (November 1990)
* Resident Assessment State Designated Instrument (effective January 31, 1991) (December 1990)
* Sarrassat/Sullivan-Medicare Billing Notice and Billing Requirements (March 1991)
* Admission/Treatment of AIDS, AIDS Related Conditions (May 1991)
* Nurse Aide Abuse (July 1991) (Revised June 1995)
* Resident Assessment/Plan of Care Requirements for State Licensure (June 1991)
* Nurse Aide-Enrollment Information (July 1991)
* Use of Geri Chair-Conflict in State and Federal Regulations (October 1991)
* Visiting Hours-State Regulations in Conflict-OBRA (October 1991)
* Resident Assessment-HSQR Letter Regarding Documentation Requirements HCFA (November 1991)
* Potential Hazards of Restraint Devices-FDA Alert (January 1992)
* Nurse Aide Registry Update (March 1992)
* Resident Assessment-HSQR Letter Clarification of Assessment Requirements and Use of Section II Background Information (April 1992)
* Training of Companions/Sitters in T18 or 19 Facilities (April 1992)
* Advisory Bulletin Regarding Accidental Ingestion of Ceramic Glazes (July 1992)
* Sclavo TB Testing Products (October 1992)
* Adjustment of Licensure Fees (January 1993)
* Disposition of Patient Medications (April 1993)
* Advance Directives for Health Care/Durable Power of Attorney/Do Not Resuscitate Orders (May 1993)
* Exception/Waiver Requests (June 1993)
* Federal Clarification of RAI Issues-Amended (August 1993)
* MDS PA Supplement Data Transmission Confidentiality (August 1993)
* Potential Hazard of Unrefrigerated Garlic, Spice-in-oil Mixes (September 1993)
* Incident/Accident Reporting Procedures (December 1993)
* Taping of Exit Conference (January 1994)
* Precautions for Excessive Temperatures (June 1994)
* Informal Dispute Resolution (September 1995)
* Minimum Data Set (MDS)-How to Count Assessment Days
* Ban on Use of Egg Breaking Centrifuges
Contact: Marian Hart 787-1816
* Inpatient Care in Outpatient Settings
* Guidelines to Determine the Issuance of Separate or Multiple Hospital License(s) Immediate Presence
Contact: William White 783-8980
INSURANCE
NOTICES: Executive Office
* 1996-01 Deregulation of Accident and Health Forms
* 1996-02 Lloyd's of London Notice
* 1996-03 Calculation of Maximum Interest Rate Chargeable by Insurance Premium Finance Companies
* 1996-04 Risk-Bearing Capital Reporting Requirements
* 1996-05 Prepaid Pennsylvania Premium Taxes
* 1996-06 Amendments to the Unfair Insurance Practices Act; Prohibiting Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage to Victims of Domestic Violence
* 1996-07 Limited Liability Companies
* 1996-08 Department Mailing of Surplus Lines Notices
* 1996-09 Notice of Requirement to File Loss Cost Statistical Data for Workers' Compensation
* 1996-10 Repeal of Outdated Bulletins, Notices and Statements of Policy
Contact: Patricia R. Seif, 717-787-4298
OTHER: Bureau of Administrative Hearings
* Act 78 Automobile Digest
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Automobile Insurance Administrative Hearings* Act 205 Homeowners Digest
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Homeowners Insurance Administrative Hearings* Act 143 Agency Digest
Administrative Hearing Officer Decisions on Insurance Agency Administrative HearingsContact: Galen Waltz 717-783-2126
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
* Apprenticeship and Training Council Policy Manual
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-3681)
Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety
* Universal Accessibility Interpretation
1) April 3, 1995
2) April 24, 1995
3) February 29, 1996Contact: James S. Varhola (717-787-3329)
* Partitions Enclosing Exit Access (November 26, 1984)
* Approved Hot Air Furnaces (November 28, 1994)
* Outside Exit Stairs (February 6, 1985)
* Story Height Classification for C-2 or C-4 Occupancy with Multi-Level Living Units (February 19, 1985)
* Automatic Fire Alarm Systems C-4 Occupancy (February 26, 1985)
* Automatic Fire Alarm Systems C-2 Occupancy (February 26, 1985)
* Adult Day Care Centers (April 16, 1985)
* Minimum Width of Doors (May 8, 1985)
* Minimum Exits - C-2 Occupancy (June 21, 1985)
* Minimum Exits - D-O Occupancy (June 17, 1985)
* Solid Core Wood Doors (March 24, 1986)
Contact: Edward Leister (717-787-3323)
Bureau of Workers' Compensation
* Health and Safety--Statement of Policy (Pa. Bulletin Vol. 25, No. 37; September 16, 1995)
Contact: Len Negley (717-772-1917)
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Benefits and Allowances
* UCP-1 - This is Your Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Handbook (November, 1995)
Contact: Pete Cope (717-787-3547)
Bureau of Worker and Community Right to Know
* Tier II Chemical Inventory Reporting Requirement and Fee Instructions; Facility Reporting Requirements.
* Title III List of Lists (Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act [EPCPA] and Section 112[r] of the Clean Air Act, as amended)
* Hazardous Substance Survey Form - Compliance Materials for Public Sector Employees
* Hazardous Substance Survey Form - Employer Information Packet (Private Sector)
* Leader's Guide for Right to Know Training Program
* Right to Know Training Guidelines for Public Sector Employees
* Workbook for Public Sector Employees in Providing Right to Know Training
Contact: Tom Ward, Jr. (717-783-1826)
Bureau of Workers' Compensation
* Guidelines for Workplace Safety Committees and Accident and Illness Prevention Programs in Pennsylvania
* Safety Pays: Workplace Safety Committee Incentive Program (Pamphlet)
* Application and Instructions for Certification of Workplace Safety Committee
* ''Workers' Compensation and the Injured Worker'' Brochure
Contact: Len Negley (717-772-1917)
* Application and Summary of Requirements for Self-insurance
* Instructions Accompanying Application to Have a Letter or Surety Bond Executed
* Guidelines for Filing Actuarial Reports
Contact for George Knehr (717-783-4476)
* Application and Instructions for Executive Officer and Religious Exceptions to the Workers' Compensation Act
Contact: Carol Ori (717-783-5421)
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation - Bureau of Program Operations
* Pennsylvania OVR Counselor Policy Manual
Contact: Roger Barton (717-772-3511)
Prevailing Wage Division
* Pennsylvania Construction Wage Survey (Instruction booklet)
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-4763)
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bureau of Labor Standards
* Hazardous Occupation Exempt for Diversified Occupation Students
* Operating Procedures for Special Education Students in Work Situation During School Hours
* Interpretation of Section 4 of the Child Labor Law
Contact: Helen R. Friedman (717-787-4670)
OTHER: Bureau of Labor Standards
Abstracts:
* Summary of Wage Payment and Collection Law
* Equal Pay Law
* Minimum Wage Act Poster and Fact Summary
* Abstract of Child Labor Law
* Employment of Minors as Ambulance Attendants/Junior Firefighters
Contact: Helen Friedman (717-787-4186)
Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety Application and Checklist
* Plan Review Checklist
* Procedure for Submission of Plans with Certification Form, Certificate of Design and Energy Conservation Act Exception Form
Contact: Edward Leister (717-787-3323)
Bureau of Worker and Community Right to Know
* Compliance Checklist for Public Sector Employees
* Occupational Exposure to Lead - Employer Fact Sheet
* Employee Workplace Notice - Pennsylvania Worker and Community Right to Know Program
* Community and Emergency Response Booklet (IUP)
* ''Is Your Patient a Lead Exposed Worker?'' (Brochure for Health Care Providers)
* ''After the Inspection: What Happens Next?'' (Pamphlet)
Contact: Tom Ward, Jr. (717-783-1826)
Industrial Board
* Internet Information (Frequently-asked Questions)
Contact: Linda Troutman (717-787-6114)
Prevailing Wage Division
* Prevailing Wage Poster
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-4763)
MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
POLICY STATEMENTS: * ADA policy statement
* HIV/AIDS policy statement
* Sexual harassment policy
* Substance abuse in the workplace policy
* Discrimination complaint policy and procedures
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
* Affirmative action policy statement
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796
* Emergency fire evacuation plan
* Operation of clubs within National Guard facilities
* Privately owned weapons on National Guard facilities
* Smoking policy
Contact: Joseph Holt (717) 861-8849
* Emergency fire evacuation plan, veterans' homes
Contact: George Almasi (717) 861-8903
* Public affairs airlift policy
Contact: Colonel Ewing (717) 861-8825
* Resident abuse policy and procedures
* Staff/resident fraternization policy, Veterans' homes
Contact: John Patten (717) 861-8853
* Use of state armories and fundraising on state/federal properties
Contact: LTC Rusnic (717) 861-8580
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: * Adherence to work hours/wear of military uniform
* Bomb threat plan - DMVA contains classified information.
* Curtailment of activities at FTIG due to inclement weather.
* Photo ID cards for state civilian employees at FTIG
* Retired guardsmen involvement
* Notification of VIP visits to FIG and DMVA organizations
* Work schedule
Contact: Joseph Holt (717) 861-8849
* Discrimination complain process
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796
* Employee orientation checklist
* Review of procedures for responding to PHRC/EEOC complaints
* Sexual harassment: Your rights and responsibilities
* Work rules/standards of conduct
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
OTHER/GUIDANCE/INSTRUCTIONAL MANUALS: * Personnel manual
* DMVA guide to classification
* Employee handbook
* Guide to managing the official personnel folder
* Leave manual for the DMVA
* Employee safety handbook
* DMVA guide for controlling sick leave abuse and time and attendance problems
* PA worker and community right to know training booklet
* Training guidelines manual
* Work-related disability leave and modified light duty manual
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8853
* Affirmative action plan
* Contract compliance plan for DMVA
* DMVA workforce profile 1996
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796
* Organizational and functional statement for the DMVA
* Index of administrative publications (contains classified information) Pamphlet 310-1
* Military publications index of blank forms (contains classified information) Pamphlet 25-32
Contact: Joseph Holt (717) 861-8849
* Patient care policy manual, Veterans' Homes
* State home construction grant program
* Veterans Administration guidelines for state Veterans' Homes
Contact: George Almasi (717) 861-8903
* Adjutant General's biennial report
Contact: Fred Walters (717) 861-8720
* Directory of agencies providing information to veterans
* PA Veterans' Memorial
* Telephone director for Veterans organizations
* Scotland Schools admission packet
Contact: John Patten (717) 861-8901
* Hollidaysburg Veterans Home
* Southwestern PA Veterans Center
Contact: George Almasi (717) 861-8903
* Rules and regulations for control and use of armories of the Commonwealth of PA
Contact: LTC Rusnic (717) 861-8580
* PA National Guard Americans at their best
* PA Air National Guard fact sheet
* PA Army National Guard fact sheet
* PA Soldier's and Sailors' Home
* Stationing the Guard - a PA National Guard economic impact report
Contact: Major Cleaver (717) 861-8468
PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
OTHER: * Annual Report.
Contact: Doris Shappell, 787-6208
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PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Public School Employes' Retirement System POLICY STATEMENTS: * Paying of Benefits when PSERS has been Notified of Pending or Completed Divorce Action
* Purchase of Service Waiving of Payroll Deductions
* Paying Death Benefits when Ex-Spouse is Last Named Beneficiary
* Contested Death Benefits
* Maternity Leave of Absence
* Elimination of Frozen Present Value
* Crediting Service For Lockouts
* Method of Payment For Purchase of Service
* Return to School Service for an Emergency Annuitant
* Direct Rollover Limitations
* Overpayments and Direct Rollovers
* Alternate Retirement Dates and Termination Date
* Special Retirement Incentive 30-Year Window
* Inactive Interest
* Employment and Income Restrictions for Disability Annuitants
* Interpretation of Declaration of Intent to Retire Under Mellow
* Multiple Service Election
* Leaving Service Before Age 62 With Less Than Ten Years of Service
* Converting Hours to Days
* Crediting Purchases of Service during a Non-Qualifying Year
* Definition of ''School Year''
* Rate of Contribution
* Paying Death Benefits and Collecting Overpayments from Deceased Members' Accounts
* Activated Military Leave (Approved Military Leave of Absence)
* Paying Death Benefits and Collecting Overpayments from Deceased Members' Accounts
* Cadet Nurse Service
* Birthday Rule for Determining Eligibility for Retirement Benefits
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
GUIDANCE MANUALS: * PSERS Member Handbook (Current Ed. 1995)
* PSERS Retired Member Handbook (Current Ed. 1993)
* PSERS Update
* PSERS Videos:
Working For Your Future
A Foundation For Your Retirement
Here When You Need Us
Enjoying Your Retirement
Making the Most of Your Retirement Dollars* PSERS Pamphlets:
Let's Talk: About Leaving Employment
Let's Talk: About Taxes on Your Retirement Account
Let's Talk: About Disability Benefits
Let's Talk: About Being Retired
Let's Talk: About Your Retirement and Divorce
Let's Talk: About Death Benefits
Let's Talk: About Purchasing Credit for Service* PSERS Retirement Chalkboard (Active Members Newsletter)
* PSERS Benefits Hotline (Retired Members Newsletter)
* PSERS Reporting Unit Bulletin
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
DECISIONS: * PSERS Board of Trustees Adjudications
Topics:
Act 1991-23 (''Mellow Bill'')
Change of Option
Cost of Living Increase
Credited Years of Service
Death Benefit
Disability
Effective Date of Retirement
Final Average Salary
Frozen Present Value
Forced Maternity Leave
Health Care Premium Assistance
Membership Eligibility
Merchant Marine
Multiple Service Credit
Overpayment
Payment of Interest
Pension Forfeiture
Purchase of Service
Reinstatement
Retirement-Covered Compensation
MiscellaneousContact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: * PSERS Investment Policy
* PSERS Board Minutes and Resolutions
* Sample Domestic Relations Order and Instruction Memo
* PSERS Employer Reference Manual
* Board Bylaws
* Board Election Guidelines
* Asset Allocation Plan
* Board Corporate Governance Voting Policy
* PSERS Policy on Public Information
* PSERS Business System Final Requirements Document
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
OTHER: * PSERS Annual Financial Report (Includes Mission Statement)
* Actuarial Report (annual and 5 year)
* Actuarial Tables
* Health Options Program Enrollment Package
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733
Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System
POLICY STATEMENTS: * Paying and Tracking Outside Bills and Assets Portability
GUIDANCE MANUALS: * PMRS Notes & News
* PMRS Pamphlets:
Plan Benefit Summary (individualized for each municipality)
Evaluating Your Pension Plan
Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System* Individual Municipality Plan Benefit Agreements
* PMRS Procedures Manual (1984)
DECISIONS: * PMRS Board of Trustees Adjudications
Topics:
Death Benefit
Pension Forfeitures
Purchase of Service
Vesting
MiscellaneousINTERNAL GUIDELINES: * PMRS Investment Guidelines and Proxy Voting
* Investment Consultant Quarterly Reports
* Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
* Annual Report Summary
* Actuarial Reports (Annual Evaluation and 5 year Experience Study Report)
* Actuarial Tables
* Sample Domestic Relations Order and Instruction Memo
* PMRS Board Minutes and Resolutions
* PMRS Policy on Public Information
PUBLIC WELFARE
(Editor's Note: Statements of Policy are in upper and lower case. Notices of Rule Change are in all capitals. Notices of Rule Change adopted more than 180 days before deposit are starred (*).
Office of Income Maintenance - Contact: Patricia O'Neal (717-787-4081) POLICY STATEMENTS: Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number * 1983 Ch. 166 Computation of CWEP Hrs. 10/25/83 166-83-57 Ch. 275 Postmark Date as the Recpt. Indicator for Appeals and for Request for Reconsideration 03/15/84 275-84-10 * 1984 Ch. 297 Change in Reimbursement Policy for AFDC/SSI 03/15/84 297-84-1 * 1985 Ch. 187 Definition of Child Born Out-of-Wedlock 11/08/85 00-85-23(T) * 1988 Ch. 100 Health Insurance Provisions for Single Point of Contact (SPOC) 05/25/88 100-88-2 * 1989 Ch. 275 Instructions for Applying the Court Ruling in Juras vs. DPW 06/30/89 275-89-1 * 1990 Ch. 183 Additions to/Deletions from a Budget Group 01/08/90 183-90-01 Ch. 183 Cash Assistance Clarifications: Residence and Income 12/28/90 183-90-05 * 1991 *CH. 289 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 07/05/91 0289-91-01 *CH. 140 MANDATORY CONTINUATION OF MA THROUGHOU PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM PERIOD 08/20/91 0140-91-01 * 1993 *CH. 178 MA-EXCLUSION OF RESOURCES FOR SSI-RELATED, AFDC-RELATED AND GA-RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 21 AND FOR SSI-RELATED, AFDC-RELATED AND GA RELATED FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 21 06/18/93 178-93-01 *CH. 141 CHRONICALLY NEEDY NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION 07/19/93 141-93-01 *CH. 166 PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM 08/21/93 166-93-01 * 1994 *CH. 257 REVISIONS TO 55 PA. CODE CHAPTER 177 (RESOURCES) AND 257 (REIMBURSEMENT) 06/24/94 257-94-01 *CH. 141 REVISIONS TO 55 PA. CODE CHAPTERS 171, 147, 166, 177, 178 AND 181: CHANGES TO THE GA NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS, RELATED MA BENEFITS AND CWEP 09/01/94 141-94-01 *CH. 227 REVISIONS TO 55 PA. CODE CHAPTER 277 CORRECTION OF UNDERPAYMENTS TO FORMER RECIPIENTS 11/22/94 227-94-01 * 1995 *CH. 257 MA ESTATE RECOVERY - CHAPTER 178 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES; CHAPTER 257 - REIMBURSEMENT 06/01/95 257-95-01 *CH. 141 REVISIONS TO 55 PA. CODE CHAPTER 141, 178, AND 181: ELIMINATION OF THE TRANSITIONALLY NEEDY (TN) COMPONENT OF THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE (GA) PROGRAM 07/12/95 141-95-01 * 1996 CH. 125 ACT 1995-20 PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONS SENTENCED OR CHARGED FOR A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR 04/05/96 125-96-01 CH. 141 CHANGES TO AFDC, GA AND MA REQUIREMENTS AS MANDATED BY THE WELFARE REFORM ACT OF 1996, ACCT NO. 1996-35 07/05/96 141-96-01 GUIDANCE MANUALS: * Cash Assistance Handbook
* Food Stamp Handbook
* Medical Assistance Eligibility Handbook
* Nursing Care Handbook
* Supplemental Handbook
* Medicaid in Pennsylvania
* Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Final State Plan Actions for Support
Office of Medical Assistance - Contact: Suzanne Love (717-787-1870) POLICY STATEMENTS: Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number * 1981 Ch. 1251 Clarification of M.A. Bulletin #22-80-01 08/19/81 22-81-01 Ch. 1121 Info. Concerning Claims Submitted as Compounded Prescriptons 06/30/82 19-82-02 * 1983 Ch. 1181 Req. to Hold & Report Unclaimed Patient Funds 12/01/83 24-83-04 * 1984 Ch. 1101 Third Party Resource and Copay 11/01/84 99-84-15 Ch. 1163 Physician Attestation Statement 12/31/84 01-84-15
11-84-25* 1985 Ch. 1141 Decision Concerning Prof. Component Billing 01/25/85 01-85-01 Ch. 1181 Life Care Contracts 02/07/85 24-85-01 Ch. 1123 Policy Clarification 03/21/85 05-85-02 Ch. 1141 Physician Assistant Use 04/22/85 01-85-05 Ch. 1245, 1163 Ambulance Transportation 04/22/85 11-85-08 Ch. 1181 Allowable Depreciation 05/20/85 34-85-03 Ch. 1163 Psych. Inpatient Adm of Patients with D/A and Psychiatric Diagnoses 05/31/85 13-85-04 Ch. 1101 Copayments/Guidelines/Exemption for Pregnancy & Ability to Pay 10/17/85 99-85-12 Ch. 1153 Require. for Treatment Plans & Doc. of Treatment 10/31/85 29-85-01
33-85-02Ch. 1181 Effect. Date of Change Recipient Level of Care Changes 12/17/85 34-85-11 Ch. 1149 Clarification of Treatment Plan Requirements for Orthodontists 02/11/86 03-86-1 Ch. 1163
Ch. 1151Offset of Investment Income 02/21/86 11-86-04
12-86-02
13-86-01* 1986 Ch. 1181 Bona Fide Use of a Recipients' $25 Personal Care Allowance 03/14/86 34-86-04 Ch. 1181 Policy Clarification Available Income That Exceeds the Patient Pay Amount 05/06/86 34-86-05 Ch. 1101.75(a)(5) Policy Clarification 07/23/86 19-86-06 Ch. 1101 Policy Clarification Re: Provider's Signature 09/19/86 99-86-06 Ch. 1101 Professional License No. 10/13/86 11-86-12
12-86-05
Ch. 1101 Preclusion of Convicted Persons, Not Providers, from Participation or Involvement in the MA Prg. 10/24/86 99-86-09 Ch. 1123 Durable Medical Equipment Warranties 10/28/86 05-86-02
19-86-07Ch. 1101 Records Maintenance and Avail. Requirements 11/05/86 23-86-02 Ch. 1181 PACE Program 12/09/86 34-86-10 * 1987 Ch. 1101 Physicians' Response. Home Health Services 01/12/87 01-87-01 Ch. 1223 Letter of Agreement-D&A Single County Authorities 01/23/87 11-87-01
12-87-01
13-87-01Ch. 1223 Contractual Agreement Single County Authority 02/12/87 28-87-01 Ch. 1149 Palliative Emerg. Treat. 04/24/87 03-87-02
27-87-01* 1987 Ch. 1101 Records Maint. and Avail. Require. for Chiropractors 04/27/87 07-87-01 Ch. 1249 Reimbursement-Home Health Services in PCH 05/22/87 23-87-01 Ch. 1101 Professional Lic. No. 06/10/87 10-87-01 Ch. 1101 Defin. Exm. of Emerg. 07/06/87 99-87-07 * 1987 Ch. 1223 Nonrecompensable Services Drug Screens 07/29/87 11-87-05
12-87-04
16-87-01
28-87-02Ch. 1101/
Ch. 1123Coverage for Motorized Wheelchairs 07/30/87 05-87-02
01-87-08
19-87-06
Ch. 1181 Medicare Rate Applied as Upper Limit of Payment 08/10/87 34-87-04 Ch. 1101 Policy Relating to Apnea Monitors 09/02/87 01-87-15
05-87-04
19-87-09
Ch. 1150 Spec. Enroll. Req. to Bill Tech. Comp. of Ped. Pneumograms 10/07/87 05-87-05
19-87-10* 1988 Ch. 1181 Limitations on Payment for Reserved Beds 02/12/88 1181-88-01 Ch. 1181 Medicare Part B Adjustments 06/22/88 1181-88-04 Ch. 1101 Policy Clarification Regarding Physician License 07/01/88 1101-88-01 Ch. 1249 Clarification of Condition Under Which MA Recipients Are considered Homebound 09/26/88 1249-88-01 Ch. 1181 Clarification of Proc. When Bed Changes Occur 12/31/88 1181-88-03 Ch. 1181 OBRA--Nursing Home Reform 12/31/88 1181-88-08 * 1989 Ch. 1181 Elimination of Funded Depreciation Requirements 07/15/89 1181-89-01 Ch. 1181 Updated List of OBRA Evaluation Agencies and Terminology to Describe Type 08/05/89 1181-89-02 Ch. 1101 Policy Reminder Regarding Practitioner License Requirements 09/09/89 1101-89-02 * 1989 Ch. 1181 OBRA--Sanctions 10/07/89 1181-89-04 Ch. 1181 OBRA--Transfers and Discharges 10/07/89 1181-89-03 Ch. 1181 Establishment of a Uniform Period for the Recoupment of Overpayments--COBRA 10/21/89 1181-89-05 Ch. 1163 Assignment of DRG (Neonate) 11/18/89 1163-89-01 Ch. 1181 Initial Resident Reviews Required by OBRA-87 Legislation 12/23/89 1181-89-06 * 1990 Ch. 1150 Payment Policy for Consultations 04/27/90 1150-90-01 Ch. 1249 Use of Medicare Form HCFA-485 06/08/90 1249-90-01 Ch. 1181 Dual Participation Requirements for Medicare and Medical Assistance (Revised) 09/28/90 1181-90-02 * 1991 Ch. 1150 Second Opinion Procedure List 03/22/91 1150-91-01 *CH. 1101
CH. 1121
CH. 1123
CH. 1241
EPSDT - OBRA '89 08/02/91 1101-91-01
1121-91-02
1123-91-01
1241-91-01* 1992 *CH. 1141
*CH. 1153CLOZAPINE SUPPORT SERVICES 01/31/92 1141-92-01
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Ch. 1181 Charging Nursing Facility Residents for Bed Hold Days When a Hospital Stay Exeeds Fifteen Days 05/01/92 1181-92-03 Ch. 1181 Reimbursement for Hospital Reserved Bed Days 05/01/92 1181-92-04 Ch. 1181 Nursing Facility: OBRA '87 Forms (PASARR-ID) 06/17/92 1181-92-02 Ch. 1241 Revised EPSDT Immunization Guidelines 12/11/92 1241-92-01 * 1993 *CH. 1153 ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FEE SCHEDULE FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE 01/01/93 1153-93-01 * 1993 *CH. 1165 PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE 01/01/93 1165-93-01 *CH. 1121 CHANGES IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS 07/09/93 1121-93-01 *CH. 1149 DENTAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS 07/09/93 1149-93-01 *CH. 1101
1101-93-03BASIC HEALTH CARE FOR ADULT 07/21/93 GENERAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS (FELIX ET. AL. V. CASEY ET. AL.) STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT * 1993 *CH. 1101
1101-93-04UPDATE TO EXCEPTIONS PROCESS AND CRITERIA UNDER THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE BASIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGE 07/21/93 Ch. 1241 Centers for Disease Control Blood Lead Testing 09/03/93 1241-93-01 Ch. 1101 Business Arrangements Between Nursing Facilities and Pharmacy Providers 10/08/93 1101-93-05 1994 Ch. 1241 Update to Blood Lead Testing Guidelines 04/08/94 1241-94-01 *CH. 1239 M.A. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RECIPIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 05/17/94 1239-91-01 *CH. 1121 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES DRUG COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NEEDY IN NURSING FACILITIES 06/24/94 1121-94-01 *CH. 1249
1249-94-02PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF HOME 07/01/94 HEALTH SERVICES (REVISED) *CH. 1121 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT MULTISOURCE BRAND NAME DRUGS 08/26/94 1121-94-02 * 1994 *CH. 1121
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1101-94-01GENERAL ASSISTANCE RESTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF ACT 49 09/02/94 * 1995 Ch. 1181 Reimbursement of Nurse Aide Training and Testing Fees 04/06/95 1181-95-01 CH. 1153 ACCESSING OUTPATIENT WRAPAROUND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 09/08/95 1153-95-01 CH. 1157 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN NON-JCAHO 09/08/95 1157-95-01 CH. 1165 UPDATE-JCAHO-ACCREDITED RTF SERVICES 09/08/95 1165-95-01 Ch. 1163 Revision of Utilization Guidelines for Inpatient Hospital Drug & Alcohol Services 11/06/95 1163-95-01 * 1995 *CH. 1153 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION 12/30/94 1153-95-01 CH. 1163 PAYMENT POLICY FOR ABORTION SERVICES 12/15/95 1163-95-02 * 1996 CH. 1101
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[Continued from previous Web Page] GUIDANCE MANUALS: * Provider Handbook 01 - Physician
* Provider Handbook 03 - Dentist
* Provider Handbook 04 - Podiatrist
* Provider Handbook 05 - Medical Supplier
* Provider Handbook 06/08 - Short Procedure Unit/Ambulatory Surgical Center
* Provider Handbook 07 - Chiropractor
* Provider Handbook 09 - Birth Centers
* Provider Handbook 10-I - Independent Medical/Surgical Clinic
* Provider Handbook 11-I - Inpatient Hospital (Encompasses provider types General Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital, Private Mental Hospital, State Mental Hospital and Extended Acute Psychiatric Care
* Provider Handbook ll-O - Outpatient Hospital (Encompasses provider types General Hospital, and Rehabilitation Hospital
* Provider Handbook 15 - Optometrist
* Provider Handbook 16 - Independent Laboratory
* Provider Handbook 17 - Health Maintenance Organization
* Provider Handbook 18 - Ambulance Company
* Provider Handbook 19 - Pharmacy
* Provider Handbook 20 - Portable X-Ray Provider
* Provider Handbook 21 - Renal Dialysis Center
* Provider Handbook 22 - Funeral Director
* Provider Handbook 23 - Home Health Agency
* Provider Handbook 26 - Rural Health Clinic
* Provider Handbook 28 - Drug and Alcohol Clinic
* Provider Handbook 29 - Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic
* Provider Handbook 30 - Family Planning Clinic
* Provider Handbook 31 - Midwives
* Provider Handbook 33 - Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Facility
* Provider Handbook 36-L - Nursing Facility Services (Encompasses provider types State Mental Retardation Center, Private ICF/MR,State Restoration Center, County Nursing Facility and Private Nursing Facility
* Provider Handbook 37 - Hospice
* Provider Handbook 41 - Psychologist
* Provider Handbook 42 - Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility
* Provider Handbook 43 - Physical Therapist
* Provider Handbook 44 - Certified RN Anesthetist
* Provider Handbook 48 - Family Based Rehabilitation Service
* Provider Handbook 49 - Certified RN Practitioner
* Provider Handbook 50 - Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Provider
* Provider Handbook 53 - Extended Acute Psychiatric Care
* Provider Handbook 54 - Nutritionist
* Provider Handbook 55 - PA Department of Aging (PDA) Waiver
* Provider Handbook 56 - Attendant Care
Office of Social Programs - Contact: Edward Spreha (717) 783-8741 POLICY STATEMENTS: Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number * 1993 Ch. 2620 Increase in Personal Needs Allowance for Residents of Personal Care Homes 08/16/93 2620-93-02 GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Social Services
* Attendant Care Program Fiscal Manual
* 1996-1997 Attendant Care Program Requirements (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually.)
* 1991-1992 Community Services Program for Persons with Physical Disabilities (CSPPPD)
* Home and Community-Based Services Waiver (Note: A CSPPPD Document on the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Waiver, #0235.)
* Homeless Assistance Program--Instructions and Requirements for 1996-1997 - (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually.)
* Human Services Development Fund--1996-1997 Instructions and Requirements - (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually.)
* Human Services Development Fund (HSDF)--Instructions and Requirements Supplements: Supplement A--Eligibility for Adult Services Funded Through the HSDF
* Supplement B--Services Definitions - Adult Services
* Supplement C--Services Definitions - Generic Services
* Human Services Development Fund--1995-1996 Program Overview
(Note: Revised/Reissued Annually. A Resource Characterizing Allowable Expenses and Documenting Counties' Specific Proposed HSDF Expenditures.)* HSDF-Funded Service Coordination Staffing/Activities/Expenses--Documentation and Networking Resource
* Medical Assistance Transportation Program--Instructions and Requirements
* Medical Assistance Transportation Program--Policy Clarifications Manual Interpretive Guidelines for Personal Care Home Regulations--Chapter 2620
* Operating A Personal Care Home
* Personal Care Home Administrator Training Requirements
Office of Children, Youth & Families - Contact: Brian G. Kahler 717-787-5199 POLICY STATEMENTS: Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number * 1980 Ch. 3001.1 Clarification of Policy Re: Certification of Certain Non-Residential Services 10/28/80 99-80-12 Ch. 3140 Funding of Basic Ed. Components of Private Day Treatment Center Programs 10/29/80 99-80-22 * 1981 Ch. 3490 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse in Institutions, Schools, Facilities & Agencies 09/30/81 3490-81-02 * 1982 Ch. 3140 Elig. Reg. Relating to Adjudicated Delinquent Youth Under the Title IV-E Placement Maint. Prog. 10/01/82 3140-82-01 * 1983 Ch. 3130 Clarification of the Definition of ''Accept for Service'' 02/04/83 3130-83-03 Ch. 3700 Waiver for Foster Family Homes by Foster Family Care Agencies 02/04/83 3700-83-01 Ch. 3130 Clarification of County C & Y Agency Requirements with Respect to Fee Setting 02/04/83 3130-83-04 Ch. 3130 Participation on Agency Administrative Review Panel 02/04/83 3130-83-06 Ch. 3130 Clarif. on Caseworker-to-Family Case Load Ratio & Case Management Functions 02/04/83 3130-83-07 Ch. 3140 Clarif. of Adoption Asst. to Relatives in Adoption Cases 05/02/83 3140-83-07 Ch. 3140 Response. of the Co. for Legal Representation for Children and Parents 06/10/83 3140-83-09 * 1983 Ch. 3140 Reimbursement to Parents for the Cost of Child Visits 08/15/83 3130-83-11 Ch. 3130 Child Placement Regist. Index 08/29/83 99-83-18 * 1984 Ch. 3140 Reimbursement Rates for Placements in VisionQuest Wilderness & Wagon Train Programs 01/12/84 3140-84-01 Ch. 3001 Transmittal of Interdpt. Memo. on Nonimmunized Students Excluded from Attending School 07/08/84 99-84-13 * 1984 Ch. 3490 Release of Child Abuse Info. to the Media 08/15/84 99-84-20 Ch. 3700 Reimbursement for Relative Foster Parents 09/01/84 3130-84-07
3700-84-02Ch. 3140 VisionQuest Policy 09/07/84 3140-84-05 * 1985 Ch. 3001.5 Unannounced Visits to Licensed & Approved Facilities/Agencies 08/20/85 99-85-18 Ch. 3130 Non-Mandatory Regis. Requirement for Individ. 18 Yrs. & Older with PA Adoption Cooperative Exch. 09/16/85 99-85-24 Ch. 3490 Providing Copies of Child Abuse Reports to Subjects 11/20/85 99-85-28 Ch. 3490 Abandoned Children and the Child Protective Services Law 12/02/85 99-85-29 * 1986 Ch. 3140 Continuing Eligibility for Adoption Assistance 04/15/86 3140-86-02 Ch. 3490 Law Enforcement Officials as Perpetrators of Suspected Child Abuse 07/15/86 3490-86-04 Ch. 3350 Screening Prospective Adoptive Parents Pursuant to Act 33 of 1985 09/02/86 3350-86-01 Ch. 3140 Title IV-E Elig. Issues 09/18/86 3140-86-05 * 1987 Ch. 3490 Implementation of Child Protective Svc. Policies Relating to Alleged Medical Neglect of Disabled Infants 05/01/87 3490-87-01 Ch. 3170 Fin. Part. in Costs of Co. Human Svc. Depts. 08/31/87 3140-87-02
3170-87-01
Ch. 3490 Sharing Child Abuse Info Among DPW Offices 09/01/87 3490-87-03 * 1987 Ch. 3140 Personal Incident Costs 10/01/87 3140-87-05 Ch. 3130 Child Placements with Emergency Caretakers 10/15/87 3130-87-07 * 1989 Ch. 3350
Ch. 3490Adoption Record Disclosure Definition of Founded Report of Child Abuse 06/06/89
06/08/893350-89-01
3490-8901* 1992 Ch. 3040 Establishing Waiting List Service Priorities 06/27/92 3040-92-01 * 1994 Ch. 3130 County Children and Youth Agency Responsibility for Juveniles in Police Custory 03/19/94 3130-93-02 Ch. 3270 Overpopulation of Indoor 07/30/94 3001-94-01 Ch. 3280 Child Care Space * 1995 Ch. 3040 Application in County of Residence for the Subsidized Child Day Care Program 10/30/95 3040-95-01 Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280
Ch. 3290Certified Childcare Professiona Credential 11/01/95 3001-95-01 * 1996 Ch. 3040 Subsidized Child Day Care Number of Days of Enrollment for Service 07/06/96 3040-96-01 Ch. 3001 Day Care - Supervision of Children 3001-96-01 Ch. 3001 Day Care - Posting DPW Inspection Summaries 3001-96-02 Ch. 3001 Day Care - Inaccessibility of Above Grounhd Swimming Pools 3001-96-03 Ch. 3001 Day Care - Departmental Access to Facility Premises 3001-96-04 GUIDANCE MANUALS: * Update of Policies and Procedures for Juveniles in Detention
* 96-97 Title IV-E Independent Living Program Guidelines and Application Process
* Act 151 Amendments
* Clearance Statements for School Employees
* Certification and Training for Children and Youth Workers
* Maximization of the Office of Children, Youth and Families' Grant Funds
* Office of Children, Youth and Families Bulletin Board System
* Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System
* Title IV-A EA Fiscal Procedures/EA Delinquency Prohibition
* FY 97-98 County Children and Youth Needs-Based Plan and FY 96-97 Implementation Plan Instructions
* Education Portions of ''Non-Educational'' Residential Placements
* Federal Regulations Affecting Children's Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
* Children Living on Their Own: Referrals from School Districts
* Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Invoicing
* Distribution of OCYF Children and Youth Survey and Evaluation Manual
* Indirect Costs Guidelines for County Children and Youth Agencies
* Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994: Procedures to Implement
* Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN) Policies and Procedures
* Continuity of Health Care for Children in the Custody of County Children and Youth Agencies
* Emergency Assistance Initiative - County Child Welfare Services
* Needs-Based Plan and Fourth Quarter Invoice Submission
* Supreme Court Decision A.Y. v. Department of Public Welfare and Allegheny County Children and Youth
* Amendments to the Child Protective Services Law that became effective July 1, 1995
* Family to Family Restructuring Foster Care Initiative Grants
* Revised Waiver Procedure for Regulations Governing Children and Youth Social Service Programs
* Request for Medical Assistance Benefits for Juveniles Placed in County Juvenile Detention Centers
* EPSDT Protocol for Children in Placement
* Consent to EPSDT Child Screening
* County Children and Youth Program Title XX and Title IV-B Procedures
* Random Moment Time Study/Federal Funding Components
* Surveying and Evaluating Satellite Offices of Private Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
* Compliance with the Conflict of Interest Provisions of Chapter 3680 - Administration of Private Children and Youth Social Service Agencies
* Notice to Implement Maher vs. White Court Opinion - Civil Action No. 90-96-74
* Medical Assistance for Children
* Automatic MA Enrollment for Children Placed by County Children and Youth Agencies and Juvenile Probation Officers
* Planning Permanent Families for Children Residing in Mental Retardation Residential Facilities
* County Children and Youth Agency Responsibility for Juveniles in Police Custody
* Audit Clause Language for Use in All County Child Welfare Service Provider Contracts
* Interagency and Intergovernmental Agreements
* Coordination of Child Support Collections Between County Children and Youth Agencies and County Domestic Relations Sections
* Transmittal of Regulations Amending Chapter 3130 Administration of County Children and Youth Social Service Programs
* County Claiming for Child Welfare Training Costs
* Services for Children in Foster Family Care Who are Placed Out-of-County
* Mother/Infant Foster Care - Title IV-E
* Statements of Policy - Amendments to Chapter 3130 Due Process Protections for Parents and Children
* Title IV-D Collections/Title IV-E Invoicing
* Intercountry and Independent Interstate Adoptions
* Submission of Title IV-E Invoices and Quarterly Expenditure Reports
* COBRA (P.L. 99-272) Changes to Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and Placement Maintenance Costs Incident to Special Needs Adoption
* Screening Student Interns
* Status of OCYF Regulations
* Early Intervention Services and Referrals by County Children and Youth Agencies for Handicapped or ''At Risk'' Preschool Children
* County Children and Youth Advisory Committee Guidelines
* Indirect Costs Under the County Costs Allocations Plan Guidelines
* Reporting Unusual Incidents at Facilities and Agencies Licensed or Approved by the Office of Children, Youth and Families
* Changed Procedure for Conducting MA Eligibility Redeterminations for Children Not Receiving Title IV-E Benefits
* Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
* Reporting of Indirect Costs - County Children and Youth Services
* Interstate Compact on Juveniles
* Instruction for Completing the Revised Child Protective Services Investigation Report
* PA Adoption Cooperative Exchange Standard Operating Procedures Manual
* Jurisdiction of Office of Hearing and Appeals in Family Service Plans Cases
* Model Case Plan Forms and Instructions
* Revision to Child Placement Registration Index
* Application of Chapter 3700 Regulations When Relatives Provide Substitute Family Care
* Implementation of Allowable Costs for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Program
* Audit Requirements for the County Children and Youth Audit Reports
* Description of the PA Children and Youth Information System
* 3130.31(4) Case Management Responsibilities When a Report of Suspected Child Abuse is Received Involving a Case Already Accepted for Service
* Clarification of Eligibility Requirements Re: Adjudicated Delinquent Youth Under Title IV-E Placement Maintenance Program
* 3140.203(2), 3140.203(b)(6) and 3140.204(d) Adjustment to Adoption Assistance (Subsidy) Agreements
* Issuance of OCYF Complaint Policy Procedures
* Notice of Right to Appeal for Spanish Speaking Clients
* Eligibility Determination Procedures for Placement Maintenance, Adoption Assistance, Medical Assistance
* Release of Inspection/Monitoring Reports
* Guidelines for Approving Foster Families to Have More than Six Children in a Home
* Contracts for the administration of the Local Management Agencies
* Local Management Agency Policy and Procedures Manual
* ''Dear Contractor Letters'' - a series of letters providing contract clarifications for subsidized child day care
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: * Children and Youth Survey and Evaluation manual
* Needs-Based Plans and Budgets: A Guide to Program Decisions
* Child Death Review Policy and Procedures
* Children and Youth System Policy and Procedures Manual: Accessing Mental Health Services Provided in a Residential Treatment Facility
* A Guide to Foster Parenting
* Application of Child Day Care Service Regulations 10/21/94, Class I Bulletin, 00-94-10
* Procedures for the Regulation of Child Day Care Facilities 2/13/95, Class I Bulletin, 00-95-03
* Waivers of Child Day Care Service Regulations 7/3/95, Class I Bulletin, 00-95-07
* Youth Development Center/Youth Forestry Camp Policy Manual
Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation - Contact: Kim Krill - 717-787-3504 & Matt Jones 717-783-5058 POLICY STATEMENTS: Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number * 1981 Ch. 4000 Procedures for Charging & Collecting of Tuition Expenses for School-Age Residents in MR & MH Residential Facilities 09/02/81 199-81-01 * 1982 Ch. 4000 Respon. for Collection of Tuition Exp. Under Act 199 or 1980 for Out-of-State Residents 03/17/82 199-82-01 Ch. 4000 Notice of Assessments (Joint MH/MR Bulletin) 04/16/82 99-82-15 * 1985 Ch. 4000 County Indirect Cost Allocation Plan Guideline Update--Maintenance In Lieu of Rent as a Direct Cost (Joint MH/MR Bulletin) 8/22/85 99-85-17 * 1986 Ch. 6000 Procedures for Review of Service Eligibility and Termination Decisions 01/17/86 99-86-01 * 1987 Ch. 4305 Community MH/MR Liability 05/21/87 4305-87-2 * 1988 Ch. 4305 Quarterly Liability Summaries 01/29/88 4305-88-01 * 1995 Ch. 4000 Room and Board Payments for Mental Health Only Children in Residential Facilities Which Are Not JCAHO Accredited 04/03/95 4000-95-01 Office of Mental Health - Contact: Kim Krill (717) 787-3504 POLICY STATEMENTS: Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number * 1981 Ch. 5001 Expiration of 4th Provisional Cert. of Compliance 12/15/83 99-83-49 * 1984 Ch. 5250 Guidelines for Delivery of MH Forensic Svs. to Persons in Co. Jails & Persons on Prob. or Parole 08/27/84 99-84-38 * 1985 Ch. 4210 Readmission from Community Placement Within 30 Days of Discharge 05/30/85 99-85-21 Ch. 5001 Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Protecting Patients 03/11/85 99-85-10 * 1986 Ch. 5001 Implementation of Act 33 of 1985 03/19/86 99-86-11 Ch. 5100 Involuntary Outpatient Commitment 05/08/86 99-86-14 * 1987 Ch. 4210 Dis. Plan. Response. for SMH Child/Adoles. Prog. & Co. MH/MR Program 01/16/87 99-87-10 Ch. 5100 Guidelines for Assessing & Documenting the Dangerousness of Mentally Ill Adults 01/16/87 99-87-07 Ch. 5100 Not. of Grievance & Appeal Proc. Involuntary Outpatient Commitment 09/08/87 99-87-23 * 1993 Ch. 5221 Intensive Case Management Record Requirements 09/21/93 5221-93-01 POLICY STATEMENTS: Office of Mental Retardation - Contact: Matt Jones (717) 783-5058 Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number * 1981 Ch. 6000 Policies and Procedures Governing Admissions, Commitment, Transfers, and Discharges at State-Operated Mental Retardation Facilities 12/01/81 99-81-51 * 1982 Ch. 6000 OMR Guidelines to Co. for Client Info with OVR 11/22/82 99-82-33 * 1983 Ch. 6000 Level of Care Documentation 03/23/83 42-456.600- 83-01 Ch. 6000 DPW Policy/Support Svcs for Persons with MR and Their Families 10/14/83 99-83-24 * 1984 Ch. 6000 Therapeutic Leave Gdlines for 2176 Waiver Facilities & State/Non-State ICFs/MR 08/01/84 99-84-08 Ch. 6000 Inspection of Care Process Facility Documentation 08/30/84 42.456.1-84-01 Ch. 6000 Community Residential Program Slot & Funding Adj. 12/27/84 99-84-20 Ch. 6000 Supplement & Amendment to DPW Policy on Support Svcs for Persons with MR and Their Families 12/27/84 99-84-21 * 1985 Ch. 6000 Beneficiary Choice Under 2176 Waiver Prg. 02/06/85 99-85-02 Ch. 6000 Assessment & Elig. Procedures for Persons in the 2176 Waiver Prg. 04/01/85 99-85-04 * 1986 Ch. 6000 Need for ICF/MR Level of Care 12/31/86 99-86-11 * 1987 Ch. 6000 Revised Fair Hearing Proc. Related to Svcs. Under 2176 Waiver Prog. 06/10/87 99-87-08 Ch. 6000 Doc. Requirements-Waiver Requests Increases for Worker's Comp. Costs 09/25/87 99-87-15 Ch. 6000 Submission of Cost Rpts (MA-11s) to OMR 10/09/87 99-87-16 Ch. 6000 Conversion of Comm. Res. MR Facilities 10/23/87 99-87-17 Ch. 6000 DPW Reimbursement Guide. Hepatitis B in Comm. MR Fac. 11/25/87 99-87-06 * 1988 Ch. 6000 Mandatory Child Abuse and Criminal History Clearances 05/31/88 6000-88-02 Ch. 6000 Preventing, Managing and Reporting Unusual Incidents and Deaths 08/01/88 6000-88-04 Ch. 6000 Licensing Policy and Procedure Manual 08/30/88 6000-88-03 Ch. 6000 Administration and Management of Client Funds 10/05/88 6000-88-08 * 1989 Ch. 6000 Guidelines for Enhancing and Conducting Direct and Independent Assessment 10/16/89 6000-89-01 Ch. 6000 Public Law 99-457, Part H, Adoption of the 14 Components as Policy 08/10/89 6000-89-02 * 1990 Ch. 6000 Provider Agreements Under the 2176 09/18/90 6000-90-04 Ch. 6000 Supplemental Grant Agreement for the 2176 Waiver 10/05/90 6000-90-03 Ch. 6000 Family-Driven Family Support Services 12/12/90 6000-90-01 Ch. 6000 Support for Independent Living 12/12/90 6000-90-02 Ch. 6000 Therapy and Other Specialized Services 12/18/90 6000-90-05 Ch. 6000 Policy on Employment for Persons with Mental Retardation 12/26/90 6000-90-06 * 1991 *CH. 4225 SCREENING, EVALUATION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS 06/20/91 4225-91-05 Ch. 6000 County Fiscal Management for the 2176 Waiver 08/12/91 6000-91-01 Ch. 4000 Services for Children in Foster Family Care Who Are Placed Out-of-County 11/22/91 4000-91-01 * 1995 Ch. 6600 Medications Administration Training for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded 09/05/95 6600-95-01 * 1996 Ch. 6000 Criteria for Approval of New Intermediate Care Facilities for People with Mental Retardation 04/06/96 6000-96-01 * 1996 Ch. 6000 Procedures for Funding Reserved Hospital and Leave Days Under 2176 Waiver 04/15/96 6000-96-02 GUIDANCE MANUALS: * Work Incentives for SSI and 2176 Waiver Recipients
* Obtaining Criminal Clearances on Prospective Employees
* Applicability of Appropriate Life Safety Codes
* CRF Reporting - Revised Procedures for 2176 Waiver Recipients
* Substitute Decision-Making for Medical Treatment
* Adult Day Services Performance Guidelines for Counties
* Residential Data System Instructional Manual
* Correction to Residential Data System Instructional Manual
* Positive Approaches
* Licensing Policies and Procedures for ICFs/MR
* Applicability of OMB Circular A-133 for Non-State ICFs/MR
* Information on Public Law 102-119 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
* Issuance of Audit Guidelines for Non-State Operated ICFs/MR County Responsibilities for Waiver Case Management
* County Responsibilities for Waiver Funded Habilitation in a Private Home
* Supporting People in the Community
* Amendments to Licensing Policy and Procedure Manual
* At-Risk Definition for Infants and Toddlers
* Definition and County Responsibility of Surrogate Parent for Infants and Toddlers
* Amendments to Licensing Policy and Procedure Manual
* Licensing Weighting System for Community Homes for Individuals with Mental Retardation
* Licensing Weighting System for Family Living Homes
* Early Intervention Program Issues for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
* Community Resource Development in Family Support Services Projects
* Targeted Service Management and Third Party Liability
* Targeted Service Management Technical Assistance Packet
* Movement of Funds in ICFs/MR
* Definition and Procedures for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delays
* Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers
* Early Intervention Medical Assistance Eligible Service Coordination
* Targeted Service Management and 180-Days Invoice Exceptions
* Early Intervention Reporting System Roles and Responsibility
* Payment for Sign Language Interpreters
* Assessments: Lifetime Medical Histories
* Targeted Service Management Handbook
* Facilitated Communication - Best Practices and Guidelines
* Site Visits and Access to Records by Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
* Educational and Vocational Training in ICFs/MR
* Screening, Evaluation and Assessment for Infants and Toddlers
* Early Intervention Principles
* Individualized Family Service Plan
* Licensing Inspection Instrument for Family Living Homes Regulations
* Licensing Inspection Instrument for Community Homes Regulations
* Licensing Inspection Instrument for Adult Training Facilities Regulations
* Licensing Inspection Instrument for Vocational Facilities Regulations
* Coordination of Vocational Training and Supported Employment Under the 2176 Waiver
* Early Intervention Due Process System
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[Continued from previous Web Page] INTERNAL GUIDELINES: * Choking Prevention and Management
* State Employees Acting in Voluntary Capacity to Control Client Funds
* Distribution of Mental Retardation Bulletins
* Western Center Settlement Agreement
OTHER: * Work Incentives for SSI and 2176 Waiver Recipients
* P.L. 99-457, Part H, State Interagency Coordinating Council
* Mission Statement
* New Federal ICF/MR Regulations
* Children's Cardiac Program
* Department of Health Programs for Young Children
* Family Support Services Advisory Councils
* Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
* SSI Benefits for Children
* Resources for Children with Sensory Impairments
* Joint Statement by the Department of Public Welfare and the Department of Aging
* Opportunities and Supports for Older Persons with Mental Retardation
* Special Innovative Services Expenditures Under Family Support Services
* Increased Medical Assistance Fees for Dental Services
* Medical Assistance for Children
* Providing Services to Persons with Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
* Federal Regulations on Occupational Exposure to Blood borne Pathogens
* Facilitated Communication
* Revised Medications Administration Training
* 1993-94 Annual Report
* Listing of Participating Targeted Service Management Providers
* Medical Assistance Funded Services for Children
* Approved 2176 Waiver Renewal
* 1996 FTA Section 16 Capital Associates Program
* Act 28 of 1995
* Medications Administration Training
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* REV-816G Corp Tax Bulletin #92, Act 90 of December 1983
* REV-816I Corp Tax Bulletin #94, Shares Tax-Banks & Title Insurance Co.
* REV-816M Corp Tax Bulletin #108 Act 21, 1989 Shares Tax Base Rate
* REV-816N Corp Tax Bulletin #95 Credits/Gross Premiums Tax Liability
* REV-851B PA Inheritance & Estate Tax Act, 1982
* REV-851C PA Inheritance & Estate Tax Act, 1991
* REV-851D PA Inheritance & Estate Tax Act, 1994
* REV-851E PA Inheritance & Estate Tax Act, 1995
* REV-1026 Information on Motor Carrier Road Tax
* REV-1076 Tax Bulletin 53A Instructions for Securing Bulk Sales Certificate
* REV-1200 C Corporation Tax Instruction Book (order by year needed)
* REV-1220 Certificate of Exemption for Sales & Use Tax
* REV-1250 Realty Tax Act and Regulations
* REV-1361 Instructions for Liquid Fuels Tax
* REV-1501 Instruction Book Inheritance Tax Resident
* REV-1501B Inheritance Tax Life Estate Booklet
* REV-1613 PIT Pamphlet No. 1, Savings & Thrifts
* REV-1633 PIT Pamphlet No. 2, Taxation of Shareholders
* REV-1643 Listing of Tax Exempt PIT Obligations
* REV-1689 Schedule D-1 Installment Sales
* REV-1729 Farming Information Booklet
* REV-1730 PA Realty Transfer Tax General Information
* REV-1736 Instruction Book/Inheritance Tax Nonresident
* REV-1737 Nonresident Inheritance Tax Returns/Schedules
* REV-1742 PIT Pamphlet No. 3, Gain or Loss on Property Acquired prior to June 1, 1971
* REV-1746 Taxation of PA Motor Fuels Booklet
* REV-1748 Use Tax & You Brochure
* REV-1799 Information Concerning Appeals/Time Limitations
RULES/REGULATIONS/PRONOUNCEMENTS (Note: As current inventories of Rules and Regulations are replenished, form numbers will convert to the actual regulatory section they pertain to. All regulations and revenue pronouncements issued by the Department of Revenue are published in Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Code. The Department does not reprint all of these documents. If you need to review a regulation or revenue pronouncement that is not included in this list, please consult Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Code.)
* Ruling 3 Dry Ice for Packaging Ice Cream
* Ruling 4 Gas Used by a Manufacturer
* Ruling 7 Pump/Conveying Water to Products
* Ruling 8 Recapping & Retreading of Tires
* Ruling 50 Exemption of Electrical Co-Op Corporations
* Ruling 60 Construction Contractor/Cutting/Bending
* Ruling 61 Construction of Exempt Public Utility Facilities
* Ruling 62 Construction Contractor Installing Stained Glass Windows
* Ruling 63 Fixed Price/Construction Contract
* Ruling 64 Outdoor Advertising Signs
* Ruling 65 Contractors Renting Equipment
* Ruling 72 Frozen Food Lockers
* Ruling 73 Golf Bag Carts and Lockers
* Ruling 80 Saws & Blades to Butchers
* Ruling 81 Soda Fountains
* Ruling 85 Rental of Equipment Between Affiliated Interests
* Ruling 101 Religious Articles
* Ruling 102 Sacramental Wines
* Ruling 103 Credit Unions
* Ruling 111 Game/Fish/Animals & Birds
* Ruling 130 Purchase Replacement Parts/Auto
* Ruling 131 Use of Auto Other than Resale
* Ruling 140 Purchase of Medical Supplies & Equipment
* Ruling 141 Fabrication of Dental Prosthetics
* Ruling 143 Manufacture/Sale/Repair Optical Lenses
* Ruling 150 Clothing
* Ruling 161 Sign Painters
* Ruling 170 Automobile Towing Services
* Ruling 173 Taxidermy Services
* Ruling 180 Main Place of Business in PA
* Ruling 190 Carbonator for Soda Fountain
* Ruling 192 Ice Making Equipment
* Ruling 193 Merchandising Equipment
* Ruling 194 Sale of Equipment to Restaurants
* Ruling 195 Sales Order Books
* Ruling 203 Commercial Vendors/Greeting Cards
* Ruling 204 Decorative Cottage Cheese Containers
* Ruling 205 Barbers/Beauticians Equipment/Materials/Supplies
* Ruling 206 Trading Stamps
* Ruling 208 School Textbook Exemption
* Ruling 211 Taxes Paid/Purchases Resold
* Ruling 212 Flags
* Regulation 155 License of Club Secretaries and Other Vendors
* Regulation 204 Wrapping Supplies
* Regulation 206 Sales to US Government/Federal
* Regulation 207 Sales to Commonwealth/Political Subdivisions
* Regulation 208 Sales to Ambassadors/Ministers
* Regulation 209 Utility Services Fuel/Oil/Gas Residential
* Regulation 224 Dairying
* Regulation 227 Public Utilities
* Regulation 228 Mining
* Regulation 230 Photographers & Photofinishers
* Regulation 302 Credit and Layaway Sales
* Regulation 400 Registration
* Regulation 401 Keeping of Records
* Regulation 500 Tax Examinations & Assessments
* Regulation 601 Board of Finance & Revenue
* Regulation 800 Imposition & Computation of Tax
* Regulation 900 Transient Vendors
* Regulation 901 Board of Appeals Regulation
* SEC06.01-06.22 Tax amnesty
* SEC09.04 Pronouncement/Public Transportation Assistance Taxes
* SEC09.14 Pronouncement/Passenger Car Rental Tax
* SEC31.04 Rentals or Leases of Tangible Personal Property
* SEC3l.05 Persons Rendering Taxable Services
* SEC31.06 Persons Rendering Nontaxable Services
* SEC31.07 Use Tax
* SEC31.1-31.3 Scope of Taxable and Exempt Transactions
* SEC31.11-31.16 Construction Contractors
* SEC31.21 Advertising Agencies
* SEC31.22 Duplicating
* SEC31.23 Auctioneers
* SEC31.24 Florists
* SEC31.26 Financial Institutions
* SEC31.27 Morticians and Funeral Directors
* SEC31.28 Vending Machines and Auto Sales Devices
* SEC31.29 Books, Printed Matter and Advertising Materials
* SEC31.30 House Trailers and Mobile Homes
* SEC31.41-31.50 Vehicles
* SEC32.02 Exemption Certificates
* SEC32.03 Sales for Resale
* SEC32.04 Isolated Sales
* SEC32.05 Multi-State Sales
* SEC32.21 Charitable, volunteer Firemen's, Religious Org/Nonprofit Education Inst.
* SEC32.32 Manufacturing/Processing
* SEC32.33 Farming
* SEC32.36 Printing
* SEC33.02 Purchase Price
* SEC34.01-34.03 Tax Returns
* SEC34.04 Direct Payment Permit
* SEC35.02 Interest/Additions/Penalties/Crimes & Offenses
* SEC35.03 Lien for Taxes
* SEC38.03 Hotel Occupancy
* SEC41.02 Concrete Transit Mixing Unit
* SEC41.05 Integrated Plants
* SEC41.06 Processing for Wholesale Distribution
* SEC41.09 Research Exemption
* SEC42.1-42.5 Broadcasting
* SEC43.00 Water Well Drillers
* SEC44.01 Dairy Farm Paper Towels
* SEC44.02 Cooperative Agricultural Associations
* SEC45.02 Automobiles for Attorneys
* SEC45.03 Street Repairs
* SEC46.07 Nonresident Contractors
* SEC46.08 Industrialized Housing
* SEC46.09 Financial Institutions Security Equipment
* SEC47.01 Coin Operated Amusement Devices
* SEC47.02 Films for Commercial Exhibitions
* SEC47.06 Miniature Golf Course
* SEC47.10 Riding Academies and Stables
* SEC47.17 Lease or Rental of Vehicles and Rolling Stock
* SEC47.18 Totalizator Equipment
* SEC48.01 Utility Services Used by Exempt Organizations
* SEC50.01 Purchases & Sales by Wholesalers
* SEC51.04 Remittances for Payment of Sales Tax on Certain Vehicles
* SEC53.02 Footwear, Footwear Accessories and Footwear Repairs
* SEC54.01 Delivery Charges
* SEC55.05 Cleaning of Animals
* SEC57.02 Gas Used by Restaurants
* SEC57.07 Purchase of Soft Drinks by Liquor Licensees
* SEC58.02-58.02 Taxable & Exempt Personal Property
* SEC58.03 Timbering Operations
* SEC58.08 Commercial Airport and Aircraft Operators
* SEC58.10 Water Softeners & Conditioners
* SEC58.13 Carpeting and Other Floor Coverings
* SEC60.01 Pronouncement/Bldg. Maintenance or Bldg. Cleaning Services
* SEC60.02 Pronouncement/Lawn Care Services
* SEC60.03 Pronouncement/Disinfecting or Pest Control Services
* SEC60.04 Pronouncement/Help Supply Services
* SEC60.05 Pronouncement/Employment Agency Services
* SEC60.06 Pronouncement/Lobbying Services
* SEC60.07 Pronouncement/Sale and Preparation of Food & Beverages
* SEC60.08 Pronouncement/Secretarial & Editing Services
* SEC60.09 Pronouncement/Premium Cable Services
* SEC60.10 Pronouncement/Adjustment and Collection Services
* SEC60.11 Pronouncement/Credit Reporting Services
* SEC60.12 Pronouncement/Self Storage Services
* SEC60.13 Pronouncement/Computer Services
* SEC60.14 Pronouncement/Zero Emission Vehicles
* SEC60.15 Pronouncement/Sales Tax Refund Procedures Regarding Contracts
* SEC60.16 Pronouncement/Local Sale Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax
* SEC60.17 Pronouncement/Sale of Food/Beverages Sold to Nonprofit Associations
BUREAU OF BUSINESS TRUST FUND TAXES, DEPT. 280900, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-0900,
TELEPHONE (717) 783-5472* REV-330 Electronic Funds Transfer Program Guide
* REV-331A Authorization Agreements for EFT Payments
* REV-335 Payment by EFT Regulation
* DAS3 Magnetic Media Reporting Instructions
BUREAU OF CORPORATION TAXES, DEPT. 280700, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-0700,
TELEPHONE (717) 787-8211.* E69 Important 1967 Legislative Changes
* E70 Important 1969 Legislative Changes
* E71 Important 1970 Legislative Changes
* E72 Important 1970 Legislative Changes
* E73 Important 1971 Legislative Changes-Tentative Tax-Reports & Payments
* F74 Important 1971 Legislative Changes
* F75 1972 Disaster Relief Policy with respect to CNI/CIT
* F76 1973 CNI/CIT
* F77 1974 CNI/CIT
* F78 1974 Tentative Tax-Reports & Payments Rates/CNI/CIT
* F79 1975 CNI/CIT
* F81 1976 Recycling Process
* F82 1977 New Address for Mailing Tax Reports and Remittances
* F83 1978 Important 1977 Legislative Changes Tax Rate
* F84 1979 Addressing Report and Remittances
* REV-816 Corp Tax Bulletin F-85 1982 CNI/CIT
* REV-816A Corp Tax Bulletin F-86 1982 CNI Tax. Delays application of depreciation changes in 1981 Federal Economic Recovery Tax Act
* REV-816B Corp Tax Bulletin F-87 1982 Gilbert Asso, Inc. v. Commonwealth
* REV-816C Corp Tax Bulletin 88 1983 CNI/Interest Rate/Oil Franchise Rate/Installment Payment of Tentative CNI Tax/Mutual Thrift Inst./ PURTA/Employment Incentive Payments Credits
* REV-816D Corp Tax Bulletin 89 1983 Tentative CNI/Method 2 Election
* REV-816E Corp Tax Bulletin 90 1983 CNI Tax
* REV-816F Corp Tax Bulletin 91 1984 Act No. 90/Election to be Taxed as a PA S Corp.
* REV-816H Corp Tax Bulletin 93 1984 Act No. 29/Reporting and Payment of Public Utility Realty Tax Liability
* REV-816J Corp Tax Bulletin 96 Fixed Formula-Valuation of Capital Stock/ Domestic and Foreign Corporations
* T-CT-1 Corp Tax Bulletin 98 1985 Gross Premiums Tax-Foreign Fire Insurance Co.
* T-CT-2 Corp Tax Bulletin 99 1985 Economic Revitalization Tax Credit
* T-CT-3 Corp Tax Bulletin 100 1985 Estimated CNI System
* T-CT-4 Corp Tax Bulletin 101 1986 Capital Stock/Franchise Tax Regulated Investment Co.
* T-CT-5 Corp Tax Bulletin 102 1986 Act No. 77-Reduction in rates for CNI/$50,000 Deduction Capital Stock Value/Change in Definition of Net Worth
* T-CT-6 Corp Tax Bulletin 103 1987 Act No. 58-Reduction in Capital Stock/Foreign Franchise/Tentative Capital Stock/Tentative Franchise Tax Rates
* T-CT-7 Corp Tax Bulletin 104 1988 Notice to Mutual Thrift Institution Taxpayers
* REV-1743 Corp Tax Bulletin 105 1988 Tentative Capital Stock/Franchise Tax Method 2 Election
* DCT09 Corp Tax Bulletin 106 Notice to Mutual Thrift Institution Taxpayers
* REV-816L Corp Tax Bulletin 107 1989 Shares Tax-Banks, Bank & Trust Co., Trust Co.
* DCT13 Corp Tax Bulletin 109 Notice to Mutual Thrifts Inst./ Change in Base Rate
* DCT18 Corp Tax Bulletin 110 Major Filing Changes for 1991
* REV-176 Corp Tax Bulletin 111 1991 Major Changes on or after January 1, 1991
* REV-173 Corp Tax Bulletin 112A Notice regarding Recomputation of Safe Harbor and Recovery Payments
* REV-174 Corp Tax Bulletin 112B Notice of PA Corporations Fiscal Years beginning in July 1991 through and including December 1991
* DCT27 Corp Tax Bulletin 113 1991 Utilities Gross Receipts/PURTA
* DCT28 Corp Tax Bulletin 115 1991 Tax for Financial Inst. for Shares Tax/Mutual Thrift
* DCT29 Corp Tax Bulletin 114 1991 Annuities for Gross Premiums Tax Retroactive to July 1, 1991
* REV-440 Corp Tax Bulletin 116A 1994 Act 48 Changes
* REV-440A Corp Tax Bulletin 116B 1994 Act 48 Amended Shares Tax/Allowing Apportionment
* REV-440C Corp Tax Bulletin 116C 1995 Act 48 Concerning Business Trusts
* REV-440D Corp Tax Bulletin 117 1995 Double Weighted Sales Factor, Tax Rate Changes Fixed Formula, Processing Exemptions, Insurance Gross Premiums Tax, Utilities Gross Receipts Tax, Commercial Printers & Tax Amnesty
* DCT35 Special Notice/Mutual Thrift Instructions Conversion to Estimated Payment System
BUREAU OF MOTOR FUEL TAXES, DEPT. 280646, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-0646,
TELEPHONE (717) 783-1025.* DMF49 Policy Statement Motor Carrier
BUREAU OF AUDITS, DEPT. 281001, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-1001, TELEPHONE (717) 787-6499. * DAU14 Pamphlet Criminal Tax Evasion
PRESS OFFICE, DEPT. 281100, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-1100, TELEPHONE (717) 787-6960. * DPO4 Tax Update
BUREAU OF RESEARCH, DEPT. 281100, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-1100, TELEPHONE (717) 787-6300. * DOP3 Compendium of Revenue
* DOP4 Personal Income Tax Statistics
* DOP7 Statistical Supplemental to Tax Compendium
BUREAU OF INDIVIDUAL TAXES, DEPT. 280600, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-0600, TELEPHONE: (717) 783-1159 * DEX42 Property Tax Statistical Report
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL, DEPT. 281061, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-1061, TELEPHONE: (717) 787-1382 * OCCPLR Office of Chief Counsel Private Letter Rulings (Fee Charged)
PA STATE LOTTERY, 2850 TURNPIKE INDUSTRIAL PARK, MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057, TELEPHONE:
(717) 986-4714 (*Or from Lottery Retailer Outlets)* Annual Reports
* Where Does the Lottery Go? Brochure
* Lottery Fund Benefits Programs Brochure
* Comparative Statement of Income and Expenditures
* *Instant Ticket Game Brochures
* *Daily Number Brochures
* *Cash 5 Brochures
* *Wild Card Lotto Brochures
* *Big 4 Brochures
* *Keystone Jackpot Brochures
* *Winning Numbers Lists
* *RSL-3 Lottery Retailer License Application
* *RSL-209 Standard Claim Form
* *RSL-291 On-Line Payout Odds Card
* *RSL-355 Beneficiary Statement
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PENNSYLVANIA SECURITIES COMMISSION
GUIDANCE MANUALS: * Monthly Pennsylvania Securities Commission Bulletin and Annual Report
* Compendium of Commission and Staff Positions, Summary of Significant Commission Orders and Compilations of Staff No-Action Letters
Contact: G. Philip Rutledge (717)783-5130
STATE
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Dentistry
Amalgams, 49 Pa. Code § 33.213
* Referrals, 49 Pa. Code § 33.214
* Lasers, 49 Pa. Code § 33.215
Contact: June Barner - (717) 783-7162
State Board of Nursing
* Interpretations; Scope of Practice, 49 Pa. Code §§ 21.401-21.414
* ''Guidelines for the LPN providing nursing care in home for a ventilator dependent patient.''
* ''Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing Position Statement on Unlicensed Activity'' (7/88)
* LPN's role in care and maintenance of central venous lines (not within scope - letters to individual writers) (within scope - ''LPN and Central Venous Lines'' memo (11/94)
Contact: Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142
State Board of Pharmacy
* Emergency Access to Pharmacy
* Sale of Outdated Over-the-Counter Drugs
Contact: W. Richard Marshman - (717) 783-7157
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
* Case Management Guidelines Manual for the Professional Health Monitoring Programs
Contact: Robert Wolf - (717) 783-4857
State Board of Barber Examiners
* Policy Manual
Contact: Kathleen Davis - (717) 783-3402
State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
* Policy Manual
Contact: Shirley Klinger - (717) 783-4866
State Board of Cosmetology
* Policy Manual
Contact: Sara Sulpizio - (717) 783-7130
State Board of Nursing
* Staff suggestions for the development and submission of feasibility and curriculum proposals
Contact: Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142
Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
* Implementation Manual for the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Act for County Election Officials
Contact: Terri Marquis - (717) 783-5280
DECISIONS: Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Architects Licensure Board
* Architect's Participation in Design Build Projects
Contact: Kathleen Davis - (717) 783-3398
State Board of Nursing
* Education-related policies adopted by Board action:
Definition of a nursing education ''program'' (5/95)
Closing of nursing education program before enrolled students graduate (6/95)
Policy on approval of clinical agencies (2/88)
Utilization of clinical agencies on ''Provisional Approval'' status 1/95
Use of clinical agencies during labor union strikes (1/95)
Definition of an observational experience (10/90)
Approval of program director (9/88)
Use of preceptors to supervise clinical practice of students (1/95)
Approval of curriculum changes (10/88)
Definition of program completion (3/94)
TPP applications (10/90)
Deletion of transcript requirement from PA programs (10/90)
Retaking exam by legal order (2/91)* Letters related to specific Board decisions:
Out of State M.D. orders
RN functioning as surgical first assistant
Administration of IV Conscious Sedation (2)
RN performing micropigmentation
LPN and range of dosage medications
LPN and assessments
RN taking orders from a CRNP
CRNP prescriptive authority - Legal Opinion
Graduate registered nurse who fails exam
Board Position re: ICFs/MR & CLAs as patient's/clients home
Nurses Teaching Radiation Technicians
Temporary Practice Permit Board Granted Extensions (policies)
Recommendations for Self Administration of Medications (policy) 1996Contact: Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Accountancy
* Application Date - 49 Pa. Code § 11.54(c)
State Board of Dentistry
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: June Barner - (717) 783-7162
State Board of Medicine
* Interim Procedures: Disciplinary cases involving Lyness concerns
Contact: Cindy Warner - (717) 783-1400
State Board of Nursing
* Endorsement/International Graduates
Authority for Policy on Endorsements
Authority to Discontinue Requirement for Transcript
PN Endorsement Equivalency Evaluation
Endorsement of Applicants Who are Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and Were Endorsed by Another U.S. Jurisdiction Without Examination
Special Circumstance for Canadian Whose Examination Was Not Equivalent
Endorsement of Applicants from Puerto Rico
High School Transcript Requirement
Guidelines for the Delegation of Medication Administration
Orders from a CRNP, Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Physician Assistant
Orders from a Certified Physician Assistant
A Decision Making Model for determining RN/LPN Scope of Practice (1996) with letter as cover
List of Board approved Medication Courses for the LPN licensed by waiver
Curriculum Guidelines for the Approval of a CRNP Program
Criteria for Approval of a ''Self Study Modules'' format for an LPN IV Therapy Education Program (11/95)
LPN and Central Venous Lines (1994)
Verbal Clarification of Physicians Order from PharmacistContact: Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142
State Board of Optometry
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Deborah Orwan - (717) 783-7134
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Gina Bittner - (717) 783-4858
State Board of Psychology
* Probable Cause Screening Committee-Section 8(d) Internal Operating Procedures
Contact: Cheryl Lyne - (717) 783-7155
State Board of Veterinary Medicine
* Probable Cause Screening Committee-Section 25(b) Internal Operating Procedures
Contact: Robert Kline - (717) 783-1389
OTHER: Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
* Secretary's advisories to county election and voter registration officials Election Calendars
* Becoming a Notary Public in Pennsylvania
* Instructions for filing as a candidate of a Minor Political Party
* Campaign Finance Reporting Law Pamphlet
* Instructions for filing as an Independent Candidate
* Nomination Petitions
* Nomination Papers
Contact: Terri Marquis, (717) 783-5280
Bureau of Charitable Organizations
* Registration packets for charitable organizations, professional solicitors, and professional fundraising counsels
Contact: Elissa Brown (717) 783-1720
Corporations Bureau
* Uniform Commercial Code Filing Guide
* Pennsylvania's Corporation Laws, A Guide to Compliance
Contact: Karen Vance (717) 783-9210
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Nursing
* RN, CRNP & LPN Approved Schools/Programs
Contact: Ann Steffanic (717) 783-7142
State Real Estate Commission
* Applications - Experience Requirements for Broker Applicants/Point System
Contact: Melissa Wilson (717) 783-3658
STATE POLICE
GUIDANCE MANUALS Bureau of Criminal Investigation
* Flammable and Combustible Liquids Handbook
Contact: Sergeant Edward Kauffman (717) 783-5529
Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
* Liquor Laws Guide
Contact: Alice Belmont (717) 540-7410
Bureau of Records and Information Services
* Important Information For Pennsylvania Firearm Purchasers
Contact: Corporal Albert Picca (717) 783-5598
TRANSPORTATION
POLICY STATEMENTS: Bureau of Equal Opportunity
* Sexual Harassment Pamphlet
* Affirmative Action Brochure
* ADA Brochure
Bureau of Design
* Standards for Hazardous Glulam Timber Bridge Design (Pub. 6)
* Design Manual Part 1 (Pub.10)
* Design Manual Part 2 (Pub. 13)
* Design Manual Part 3 (Pub. 14)
* Design Manual Part 4 (Pub. 15)
* Design Manual Part 5 (Pub. 16)
* Design of Local Roads (Pub. 70)
* Roadway Construction Standards (Pub. 72)
* Bridge Design Standards (Pub. 218)
* Bridge Design Standards (Pub. 218M)
* Bridge Construction Standards (Pub. 219)
* Bridge Construction Standards (Pub. 219M)
* Right-of-Way Encroachments and Outdoor Advertising Sign Control (Pub. 266)
* Roadway Specifications (Pub. 408-94)
* Roadway Specifications (Pub. 408-96)
Bureau of Environmental Quality
* Design Manual Part 1A, Environmental Impact Assessment and Related Procedures (Pub. 24, 2/96)
* Waste Site Evaluation Procedures for the Highway Project Development Process (Pub. 281, 5/93)
Bureau of Maintenance & Operations
* Oversize/Overweight Special Hauling Permits Holiday Movement Restrictions (annual letter)
* Pavement Policy Manual (Pub. 242)
Bureau of Construction & Materials
* Geotechnical Engineering Manual (Pub. 293)
Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering
* School Student Walking Routes (Pub. 46, Chapter 9, 2/96)
* Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines (Pub. 54, 11/90)
* Traffic Signing Standards, TC-7700 Series (Pub. 111, 6/90)
* Traffic Signal Standards, TC-7800 Series (Pub. 148, 6/89)
* Traffic Signal Design Handbook (Pub. 149, 3/92)
* Guidelines for the Maintenance of Traffic Signal Systems (Pub. 191, 1989)
* Engineering and Traffic Studies (metric) (Pub. 201M, 1995)
* Work Zone Traffic Control (metric) (Pub. 203M, 1995)
* Flagging Handbook (Pub. 234, 2/95)
* Handbook of Approved Signs (Pub. 236, 5/92)
* Sign Blank Specifications (Pub. 306, 1995)
* Traffic Engineering (Approval & Installation of Traffic Control Devices) (MPS #414)
Center for Program Development and Management
* Statewide Transportation Policy Plan
Bureau of Municipal Services
* Mileage Addition Guidelines (Policies concerning adding local road mileage to a municipalities Liquid Fuels Road Inventory.)
* Liquid Fuels Allowable Expenditures (Expenditures that a municipality may make utilizing Liquid Fuels Funds.)
GUIDANCE MANUALS: Bureau of Driver Licensing
* Pennsylvania Driver's Manual
* Commercial Driver's Manual
* Motorcycle Operator Manual
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
* Harassment/Sexual Harassment Manual
Bureau of Municipal Services
* Liquid Fuels Annual Qualifying Package (Yearly forms a municipality must complete to receive their annual Liquid Fuels Allocation.)
Bureau of Office Services
* Conducting Business with the PA Department of Transportation
* RFP/Contracting Procedures Manual (Pub. 300)
Bureau of Design
* Relocation Assistance Information (Pub. 47)
* Contract Proposal Preparation Guide (Pub. 51)
* Contract Proposal Preparation Guide (Metric Edition) (Pub. 51M)
* When Your Land Is Needed for Highway Use (Pub. 83)
* Local Public Agency Project Guidelines (Pub. 98)
* Surveying and Mapping Manual (Pub. 122M)
* Specifications for Consultant Engineering Agreements (Form 442)
Bureau of Maintenance & Operations
* Trucker's Handbook (Pub. 194, 3/92)
* Posting and Bonding Procedures for Municipal Highways (Pub. 221, 3/90)
* Highway Occupancy Permit Handbook (Pub. 282, 9/93)
* Guide for Obtaining Minimum Use Driveway Permits
* How to Apply for a Super Load Permit
* Trucker's Guide to Pennsylvania
* Pennsylvania STAA Truck Routes (Listing of approved routes for 102 inch wide tractor trailers.)
Bureau of Construction & Materials
* Access to Contracts Management System by Outside Agencies (MPS #419)
* Procedures for Administration for Municipal Projects (Pub. 39)
Center for Program Development and Management
* Congestion Management System (CMS) Planning Guidance
* Local Bridge Program Operational Manual
* Transportation Enhancements Program Guidance
* State Transportation Program Guidance
* Major Metropolitan Transportation Investments/Major Investment Studies Guidance
* PennDOT User's Guide to Transportation Planning & Programming
Office of the Deputy Secretary for Planning
* Transportation Partnerships Guidelines Manual
Bureau of Municipal Services
* Turnback Manual (Provide information on the process of turning a road back to local jurisdiction.)
DECISIONS: Bureau of Equal Opportunity
* Affirmative Action Plan
* DBE Plan
* Contract Compliance Plan
INTERNAL GUIDELINES: Bureau of Office Services
* Model Stockpile Guidelines
* Procurement Manual
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
* DBE Orientation Course Manual
Bureau of Design
* Appraisal Guide (Pub. 94M)
* Right-of-Way Manual
Bureau of Environmental Quality
* Environmental Impact Statement Handbook (Pub. 278, 8/93)
* Categorical Exclusion Evaluation Handbook (Pub. 294, 8/95)
* Public Involvement Handbook (Pub. 295, 9/95)
* Needs Study Handbook (Pub. 319, 8/96)
* PennDOT Project Level Air Quality Handbook (Pub. 321, 3/96)
Bureau of Maintenance & Operations
* Maintenance Manual (Pub. 23)
* Guide Rail Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 33)
* Pavement Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 36)
* Drainage Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 73)
Bureau of Construction & Materials
* Finals Unit Manual (Pub. 11) (Guidance for Highway Construction Project Closeouts)
* Field Computation Guidebook (Pub. 21)(Guidance for Highway Construction Projects)
* Contract Documentation System Field Operations Manual (Pub. 320)
* Construction and Materials Management (MPS #404) (How to Record, Document & Attest Materials in a Highway Construction Project
* Cooperation with Outside Agencies: Highway Construction and Materials Testing (MPS #407)
* New Product Evaluations (MPS #418)
Bureau of Transportation Systems Performance
* Traffic Monitoring Program Guidance
Center for Program Development and Management
* Single Occupancy Vehicle Capacity Adding Project (SOVCAP) Guidance
* Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Program Guidance
Bureau of Municipal Services
* Abandonment/Vacation/Deletions Procedure Letter (Policies and procedures governing the abandonment, vacation, and deletion of roads from the state road system and their return to local jurisdiction.)
OTHER: Bureau of Office Services
* Publication Sales List
Bureau of Design
* Construction Items Catalog (Pub. 7)
* Construction Items Catalog (metric edition) (Pub. 7M)
* Construction Cost Catalog of Standard Construction Items (Pub. 287)
Bureau of Environmental Quality
* Getting Involved Brochure (Pub. 304, 10/94)
Bureau of Construction & Materials
* Aggregate Producers (Pub. 34, 1995) (Listing of Approved Quarries)
* Approved Construction Materials (Pub. 35, 1995) (Listing of Approved Manufacturers of Highway Products)
* Producers of Bituminous Mixtures (Pub. 41, 7/94) (Listing of Approved Bituminous Plants)
* Producers of Redi-Mix Concrete (Pub. 42, 7/94) (Listing of Approved Concrete Producers)
* Contract Plan Reading for Inspectors (Textbook - Training Manual) (Pub. 211)
* Contract Plan Reading for Inspectors (Quizbook) (Pub. 212)
* Contract Plan Reading for Inspectors (Final Exam) (Pub. 213)
* Plan Book for the Course in Contract Reading (Training Manual) (Pub. 214)
* Slope Stability Program, PASTABL (Metricated)
* Prequalification and Contractor Evaluation (MPS #405)
* Highway Contract Claims (MPS #406)
Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering
* Bicycling Directory of Pennsylvania (Pub. 316, 1995-96)
Center for Program Development and Management
* Transportation Conformity - State Implementation Plan
Bureau of Municipal Services
* Liquid Fuels Calendar (Tool for municipalities highlighting policies, procedures and information to assist with road and street maintenance.)
* Treasurer's Account Book (Accounting system for local governments.)
Bureau of Public Transportation
* Public Transportation in PA - A User's Guide (Consumers guide to Public Transportation Services.)
* PA Urban Transit Statistical Report 94/95 (Statistics for urban public transportation providers.)
* PA Rural and Small Urban Public Trans. Program (Statistics for rural and small urban public trans. providers.)
* Senior Citizen Shared-Ride Program (Background info, statistics, trends, etc. for Shared-Ride Program.)
* PA Public Transportation Directory
All of the non-regulatory compliance-related documents listed above are available from the Department of Transportation Publications Office. In some cases, due to the length of the document, a duplication fee will be charged. Please contact the Publications Office at PA Department of Transportation, Distribution Services Unit, P.O. Box 2028, G-123 Transportation & Safety Building, Harrisburg, PA 17105, telephone number (717) 787-6746 for more information. Documents are also available from the State Library, Government Publications Section at 219 Forum Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120 and are available through inter-library loan.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1269. Filed for public inspection August 2, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
