GOVERNOR'S OFFICE Catalog of Nonregulatory Documents Under Governor Ridge's Executive Order 1996-1, agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor must catalog and publish non-regulatory documents such as policy statements, guidance manuals, decisions, rules and other written materials that provide compliance related information. The following compilation is the sixth list of the Administration's non-regulatory documents. This list will be updated and published annually on the first Saturday in August.
This catalog is being provided to ensure that the public has complete access to the information necessary to understand and comply with state regulations. We have made every effort to ensure that the catalog includes all documents in effect as of August 1, 2001; however, due to the breadth and changing nature of these documents, we cannot guarantee absolute accuracy. Facilitating access to information is a critical component of the Ridge Administration's initiative to enhance the partnership between the regulated community and the state.
THOMAS J. RIDGE
Governor
ADMINISTRATION
Editor's Note: The Index of Issuances, Manual M210.3, issued by the Governor's Office of Administration, Directives Management System, includes Executive Orders, Management Directives and Manuals. New or revised documents to the Index are published monthly in the PA Bulletin and the entire index is revised yearly in the PA Code.
AGING
DECISIONS:
Office of Chief Counsel
Contact: Jacqueline Welby, Assistant Counsel (717) 783-2529
* Reynolds vs. Department of Aging, 570 A.2d 1373 (Pa. Commw. 1990).
* Pennsylvania Department of Aging v Lindbergh, 469 A.2d 1012 (Pa.1983).
* Suburban/Bustleton v Department of Aging, 579 A.2d 426 (Pa. Commw. 1990).
* McGuire v Department of Aging, 592 A.2d 830 (Pa. Commw. 1991).
* Dickey v Department of Aging, 615 A.2d 990 (Pa. Commw. 1992).
* In the Interest of M.B., 686 A.2d 87 (Pa. Commw. 1996).
* Calabro v Department of Aging, 689 A.2d 34 (Pa Commw. 1997).
* Calabro v Department of Aging, 698 A.2d 596 (Pa. 1997).
* Schaffren v Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 17493 (Middle Dist. Pa., 1997).
* Scanlon v. Department of Aging, 739 A.2d 635 (Pa. Commw. 1999)).
INTERNAL GUIDELINES
* Pharmaceutical Program (PACE)
Contact: Gretchen Beard, Chief of Compliance Division (717)-787-7313
PACE PROVIDER BULLETINS: 2001
* January 26, 2001--Prescription Records: Notified Providers that the Department of Aging will accept the ''daily hardcopy record'' identified in Section 22.62, (c),(3) of Chapter 22, Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly, as being a certification statement which will contain verbiage clearly identifying the prescriptions and stating that the pharmacist, identified by his or her signature, attests to the identified prescriptions' validity, accuracy and completeness. Reminder that Section 22.62 (c) and (d) state that ''hardcopy prescriptions'' and ''other records necessary to disclose the full nature and extent of prescription drugs . . . dispensed by a provider shall be retained for 4 years. . .''.
* February 23, 2001--Sarafem®: Effective February 26, 2001, the PACE Program will deny all claims for Sarafem®. This action is being taken based on the manufacturer's package insert which states, ''Sarafem® is indicated for treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).''
* March 9, 2001--Immunosuppressants: Notified Providers that effective April 1, 2001, Medicare has eliminated the time limitation for Medicare recipients receiving immunosuppressant drug benefits. This change re-establishes coverage for disabled Medicare recipients as well as Medicare recipients over age 65 who had previously exceeded the Medicare time limit for immunosuppressant drug coverage. Effective April 1, 2001, all medical exceptions for immunosuppressants will calculate the PACE reimbursement based on the percentage NOT reimbursable by Medicare, which is currently 20%.
* March 16, 2001--Mandatory Substitution Coumadin®: Notified Providers that effective April 16, 2001, the PACE Program will mandate substitution for all new claims for Coumadin®.
* March 16, 2001--Ketoprofen Reminder: Notified Providers that as stated on page V.20 of your PACE Provider Manual, section m, ''Ketoprofen being compounded for off-label use to treat arthritis will be disallowed when identified in utilization review reports.''
* March 23, 2001--PACE--CRDP Cardholders Reminder: Notified Providers that PACE is payor of last resort.
* March 30, 2001--Renagel®: Notified Providers that effective Monday, April 9, 2001, PACE will deny all claims for Renagel®. No additional medical exceptions will be approved prior to the receipt of supporting diagnostic and treatment information.
* April 20, 2001--Non-Participating Manufacturers: Notified Providers of manufacturers not participating in the PACE Program.
* April 20, 2001--Mandatory Substitution for Coumadin® Clarification: Notified Providers that Cardholders whose prescription history contains Coumadin® usage and therefore received a Medical Exception should submit the Coumadin® claim to PACE with a DAW code of ''1''. PACE will not disallow Coumadin® claims on future audits in those instances in which a medical exception was granted to continue Coumadin® therapy even in the absence of Brand Medically Necessary documentation. Cardholders with no history of Coumadin® usage are subject to the Program's mandatory substitution regulations unless a Medical Exception is authorized.
* May 11, 2001--Imitrex®: Notified Providers that effective May 14, 2001, PACE Will Deny Claims for all forms of sumatriptan (Imitrex®). No medical exceptions will be approved prior to the receipt of a cardiovascular evaluation stating the patient is free of cardiovascular disease.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 2000
* February 4, 2000--Medical Exception Authorization. Notified Providers that requests for Medical Exceptions for medications routinely prepared during non-processing hours will not be considered. Requests for Emergency Medical Exceptions for medications dispensed under exceptional circumstances during non-processing hours may be reviewed.
* February 4, 2000--Other Prescription Coverage. Notified Providers that effective February 14, 2000, PACE will edit claims for PACE cardholders identified by the following insurance carriers: Healthguard; Highmark; Qualmed; Health America; and KHP Central/Senior Blue. Claims submitted to PACE for cardholders identified by these companies will deny if the provider submits the claim with an incorrect Other Coverage value of ''0''--''Not Specified'' or ''1''--''No Other Coverage Identified.''
* February 11, 2000--Alupent® Billing. Notified Providers that to assist providers in maintaining billing consistency, PACE is changing its reimbursement calculation for Alupent® 14 gm-10ml, NDC 00597007017 from price per ml to price per gram, effective with dates of service of February 19, 2000 and thereafter. Providers submitting a claim for 1 inhaler of Alupent® 14 gm-10 ml, NDC 00597007017 should submit a quantity of 14 in the metric decimal quantity field.
* February 11, 2000--Medicare Billable Pharmaceuticals Additions. Notified Providers effective February 14, 2000, PACE will reject the following medications at the point-of-service: Synvisc®; Hyalgan®; Polygam®; Imovax®; Leukine®; and Aredia® because PACE has been advised that, with the proper diagnosis, physicians may submit these claims to Medicare.
* March 3, 2000--Duplicate Therapy Edit. Notified Providers that effective March 13, 2000 and thereafter, PACE is implementing a Duplicate Therapy Edit for benzodiazepines and miscellaneous sedative hypnotics.
* March 24, 2000--Non-Participating Manufacturers. Notified Providers of manufacturers not participating in the PACE Program.
* March 24, 2000--Propulsid® Boxed Warning Revision. Notified Providers that Janssen Pharmaceutica has notified physicians of important changes to its Boxed Warnings, Drug Interactions and Dosage and Administration sections. Highlights of the changes included: 1) A 12-lead ECG should be obtained before Propulsid® is administered; 2) Propulsid® should not be initiated if the QTs value exceeds 450 milliseconds; and 3) Propulsid® is contraindicated in patients with electrolyte disorders (hypokalemia, hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia). Serum electrolytes should be assessed in diuretic-treated patients before initiating Propulsid® and periodically thereafter.
* March 24, 2000--Dentist Prescribers. Notified Providers that effective April 3, 2000, and thereafter, claims containing a dentist's license number in the prescriber license number field and submitted for pharmaceuticals other than antibiotics, analgesics, non-steroidal or fluoride preparations will reject with NCPDP Error 88, accompanied by the DUR response ''CH''.
* March 24, 2000--Duplicate Therapy Edit. Notified Providers effective April 17, 2000 and thereafter, PACE is augmenting its Duplicate Therapy Edit for Benzodiazepines and Miscellaneous Sedative Hypnotics with the inclusion of Ambien® and Sonata®.
* March 31, 2000--Oral Antidiabetic Agents. Notified Providers effective June 5, 2000 and thereafter PACE will review claims submitted for oral antidiabetic agents for maximum daily dose.
* March 31, 2000--Antirheumatic Drug Therapy. Notified Providers that effective June 5, 2000 and thereafter, PACE will review claims submitted for the antirheumatic drug etanercept (Enbrel®).
* March 31, 2000--COX-2 Inhibitors. Notified Providers that effective June 5, 2000 and thereafter, PACE will review claims submitted for the COX-2 inhibitors (Celebrex®) and rofecoxib (Vioxx®) for maximum daily dose.
* March 31, 2000--Antiplatelet Agent PLETAL®. Notified Providers effective June 5, 2000 and thereafter, PACE will review claims submitted for the antiplatelet agent cilostazol (Pletal®) for maximum daily dose of 200 mg.
* March 31, 2000--Skeletal Muscle Relaxants. Notified Providers effective June 5, 2000 and thereafter, PACE will review claims submitted for skeletal muscle relaxants for both maximum daily dose and duration of therapy.
* March 31, 2000--Rezulin®. Notified Providers that effective March 22, 2000 PACE no longer reimburses for Rezulin®. This action is in response to the Warner Lambert Company's voluntary withdrawal of Rezulin® from the marketplace on Tuesday, March 21, 2000.
* April 7, 2000--Propulsid® Reimbursement. Notified Providers effective April 10, 2000 PACE will deny all claims received for cisapride (Propulsid®). Physicians desiring their patients to continue taking cisapride (Propulsid®) have been advised they may request a Medical Exception. These exception requests will be considered only until the product is withdrawn from the market by Jansssen Pharmaceutica effective July 14, 2000.
* April 7, 2000--Dispensing Date. Reminded Providers that claims are to be submitted to PACE on the date they are dispensed. Advised PACE Providers enrolled as Nursing Home Providers as well as those providers servicing nursing homes that effective with dates of service of June 1, 2000 and thereafter, claims submitted with incorrect dates of service will have those claims disallowed.
* May 12, 2000--Mandatory Substitution Dilantin®. Notified Providers effective May 22, 2000, PACE is mandating substitution for Dilantin®,
* May 12, 2000--Generic Refills. Reminder to Providers that Section 22.55(e) of Title 28 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Code states: ''Prescription refills, where permitted by the practitioner, shall be completed using the identical product (same distributor and manufacturer) as dispensed on the original, unless the person presenting the prescription and the practitioner authorize, in advance, a different manufacturer's generic equivalent product. Advance authorization is not required in an emergency, but the physician shall be notified by the pharmacist as soon as possible thereafter.''
* May 19, 2000--LOTROXEX®. Notified Providers that in the package insert that accompanies Lotronex®, Glaxo Wellcome Inc. states that ''Lotronex® has NOT been shown to work in men with IBS.''(Irritable Bowel Syndrome). Effective June 12, 2000, all claims for Lotronex® will be denied with NCPDP Code 70, PACE Code 055 ''Drug not covered''. At a future date this edit will be converted to a DUR drug--gender denial. In the interim, providers should contact Provider Services to receive a Medical Exception for female cardholders.
* May 19, 2000--Zyvox®. Notified Providers effective June 5, 2000, PACE will deny all claims for Zyvox®. Medical Exceptions for the antibiotic linezoid (Zyvox®) will only be considered upon receipt of the appropriate documentation from the cardholder's physician. Providers should note that no evidence supports Zyvox® for use in the management of antibiotic associated colitis (AAC). No medical exceptions will be approved prior to the receipt of supporting diagnostic and treatment information.
* May 26, 2000--Dispensing Date Update. Notified Providers enrolled as Nursing Home Providers and those who service nursing homes affected by the PACE Provider Bulletin of April 7, 2000, that the implementation date cited in this notification has been delayed thirty days until July 1, 2000.
* June 9, 2000--Provider Update: Generic substitution for Dilantin®: Notified Providers as stated in the Provider Bulletin of May 12, 2000,PACE notified the physicians of all PACE cardholders currently receiving Dilantin® of the impending mandatory substitution and provided a Medical Exception Form if the prescriber did not wish the cardholder to receive the generic.
* July 14, 2000--PACENET Deductible Reminder: Notified Providers that any providers refusing to submit PACENET deductible claims through the on-line claims adjudication system at the time of presentation or prior to dispensing the prescription are in violation of their PACE/PACENET Provider Agreement. Failure to abide by the terms and conditions of the Provider Agreement could result in provider termination and/or suspension of payments by the Department of Aging until such non-compliance is corrected.
* August 4, 2000--Dispensing Date & Nursing Home Providers: Notified Providers our Bulletin of April 7, 2000, instructed that all claims for cardholders residing in nursing homes are to be submitted to PACE on the date that they are dispensed. Subsequently, the Department has reviewed issues raised by nursing home providers and providers who service nursing homes regarding this requirement. Although the Department recognizes that it cannot dictate a nursing home's medication dispensing policy, the Program does encourage the submission of claims for those chronic maintenance drugs to be on a monthly basis. The authorizations apply ONLY to those cardholders residing in nursing homes who are subject to the nursing home's controlled environment and internal drug utilization review policy.
* August 18, 2000--Vaniqa®: Notified Providers that PACE will NOT reimburse for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gillette's Vaniqa® (eflornithine HCL) cream recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of unwanted facial hair in women.
* September 15, 2000--Other Prescription Coverage: Notified Providers that effective October 16, 2000, PACE will edit claims for PACE cardholders with dual coverage. Providers enrolled in other third party point-of-sale prescription plans must have the ability to ''dual bill.'' PACE is to be billed after the claim is adjudicated by the primary insurer but prior to dispensing.
* November 10, 2000--Reminder of Other Prescription Coverage: Notified Providers that PACE denies claims for cardholders identified as having other insurance if the provider submits the claim with an incorrect ''other coverage'' value.
* December 1, 2000--Manufacturers' Rebate: Notified Providers that Act 128-1992 amending the Lottery Fund Preservation Act, in part, requires all pharmaceutical manufacturers to have in effect a rebate agreement with the PACE Program if they wish to have their products covered. Sidmak Laboratories, Labeler Code 50111 is being added to PACE's non-participating list. Sidmak's products are no longer reimbursable effective December 18, 2000.
* December 15, 2000--Sidmak Laboratories Reinstatement: Notified Providers that the Department of Aging advises that Sidmak Laboratories, Labeler Code 50111 will continue to participate in the Manufacturers' Rebate Program. Providers should disregard the previous December 18, 2000 termination announcement.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1999
* February 19, 1999--Optometrists's Prescribing Privileges: Provides PACE Providers with a list of medications permitted by Department of Health regulation to be prescribed by optometrists. Warns providers to not dispense and bill the Program for pharmaceuticals that are prohibited by regulation from being prescribed by optometrists.
* February 19, 1999--Optometrist's License Numbers: Notifies providers that Optometrists certified
* to prescribe and administer pharmaceutical agents for therapeutic purposes under section 4.1 of the Optometric
* Practice and Licensure Act are being issued a license with a suffix of ''T''.
* March 5, 1999--PACENET Deductible: Reminder to PACE Providers that the $500 PACENET deductible is accumulated based on each individual cardholder's enrollment year; not the calendar year.
* April 9, 1999--Notified PACE Providers that effective May 14, 1999, PACE will mandate substitution on the following medications: Lasix®, Depakene®, Mysoline®, Quinaglute Dura-tabs®, Mexitil®, Tegretol® and all sustained-release Theophylline preparations.
* April 9, 1999--Betoptic® Solution: Notified PACE Providers that Alcon Laboratories had informed PACE that it had discontinued production of Betoptic® solution in the 2.5 and 5 ml sizes.
* April 30, 1999--Propulsid® Drug to Drug Interactions: Notifies providers that effective May 10, 1999, PACE will review history across all providers and reject all prescriptions in the drug classes which are contraindicated for patients using Propulsid.
* May 7, 1999--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers that effective May 15, 1999, several new and revised maximum daily dose criteria, duration criteria and duplicate criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program.
* July 2, 1999--Trovan®(Trovafloxacin/Alatrofloxacin Mesylate): Notified Providers that effective July 6, 1999, PACE will deny all claims for Trovan®. In accordance with FDA recommendations, PACE will reimburse for Trovan® only through the Medical Exception Process.
* July 2, 1999 Medicare Reimbursable Chemotherapeutics: Notified Providers that effective July 12, 1999, the following pharmaceuticals will be included with those products being reimbursed by the PACE/PACENET Program at 20%: Oaklide® and Neumega®
* July 16, 1999--HISMANAL®. Notified Providers that effective July 26, 1999, PACE will no longer reimburse for HISMANAL®. This action is in response to Janssen Pharmaceutica informing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it has voluntarily decided to discontinue the manufacturing and distribution of HISMANAL® 10 mg tablets.
* July 16, 1999--Cellcept® and Prograf®. Notified Providers that effective July 26, 1999, PACE claims for Cellcept® and Prograf® may be submitted to the Program using the PACE On-Line Claims Adjudication System (POCAS) Medical Exception process.
* July 16, 1999--Drug Utilization Review Program Anti-obesity Agents. Notified Providers that effective July 26, 1999, maximum dose and initial duration of therapy criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program specifically for the anti-obesity class of medication.
* September 3, 1999--NEORAL® and SANDIMMUNE®. Notified Providers that effective September 13, 1999, PACE claims for Neoral® and Sandimmune® will be adjudicated by the Program using the PACE On-Line Cclaims Adjudication System (POCAS) Medical Exception process.
* October 20, 1999--Other Prescription Coverage. Notified Providers effective November 1, 1999, PACE cardholders identified by Highmark as possessing Security Blue prescription coverage, will have their claims denied by PACE IF the provider submits the claim with an incorrect Other Coverage value of: ''0''--''Not Specified'' or ''1''--''No Other Coverage Identified.''
* October 29, 1999--Multiple Point of Service Billing. Notified Providers whose software does not permit dual or multiple point-of-sale submissions may not bill cardholders for medications submitted to PACE after dispensing and experiencing a subsequent denial.
* November 5, 1999--RAXAR®. Notified Providers that Glaxo Wellcome has announced the voluntary withdrawal of RAXAR® tablets from the market. Any claims submitted for RAXAR® on or after November 3, 1999 will deny.
* November 19, 1999--PACENET Cardholders and Other Prescription Coverage. Reminded Providers that claims submitted to PACE during the PACENET cardholder's deductible period are to contain the dollar amount paid by the PACENET cardholder for the prescription. The out of pocket expense, borne by the cardholder, is the amount the Program accumulates toward the cardholder's $500 deductible.
* December 3, 1999--Medicare Reimbursable Agents. Notified Providers that effective December 13, 1999, PACE will deny claims submitted for all Medicare Reimbursable Agents. Providers attempting to bill for these products may contact Provider Services for a Medical Exception.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1998
* February 13, 1998--PACENET Deductible: Reminder to Providers that the PACENET $500 deductible is accumulated based on each individual's enrollment year, not the calendar year.
* February 13, 1998--PACE Required Documentation for ''Brand Medically Necessary'' (DAW Code 1) Prescriptions: Reminder to Providers who are being reimbursed for a Brand Name product having an A-rated generic because the Program has granted a cardholder medical exception or because the Program has elected not to require substitution must, by PACE regulation, have at the time of dispensing, a prescription on which the Prescriber has handwritten ''Brand Medically Necessary'' or ''Brand Necessary.''
* February 13, 1998--Clozapine (Clozaril): Notified Providers that Clozaril is subject to the PACE Program's mandatory substitution requirement. Generic clozapine is available from Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals.
* February 13, 1998--Use of NDC Codes and Calculation of Reimbursement: Reminder to PACE Providers that all claims submitted to the Program for reimbursement must accurately report the labeler code and product code of the drug dispensed. Reimbursement paid by the PACE Program will be based upon the package size as reported by the Provider.
* February 20, 1998--Other Prescription Coverage: Notified Providers that EOB Message ''041--Billable to Other Payor'' will soon be rejected with an Error Code 041.
* February 27, 1998--Bromfenac Sodium Capsules (DURACT): Reminder to Providers that DURACT is only intended for the short term (10 days or less) management of acute pain and is not indicated for long term use. Notified Providers effective March 2, 1998 PACE will reject all claims for DURACT at the point of sale. A one-time medical exception will be considered, upon request from the Provider, for a maximum 10-day supply at a maximum dose that does not exceed 150 mg per day. Written correspondence from the cardholder's physician will be necessary for reimbursement beyond ten days.
* February 27, 1998--Mibefradil Dihydrochloride (POSICOR): Notified Providers of advisory issued by Roche Laboratories Inc. of reported cases of interaction of POSICOR with certain HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors. PACE claims for POSICOR identified as being coadministered with either lovastatin or simvastatin will reject with the NCPDP Error ''88, DUR Reject''; PACE Error Code ''706,'' accompanied with the Conflict Code ''DD,'' the free text message of ''DRUG-DRUG,'' and the NDC of the drug in conflict.
* April 10, 1998--PACE Cardholders Enrolled in Medicare HMO's: Reminder to Providers that PACE Cardholders enrolled in Medicare certified HMO's are entitled to the same prescription medications under the Medicare certified HMO as those covered under Medicare Part ''B.'' This entitlement is not affected by a cardholder's decision not to subscribe to supplemental HMO offered prescription coverage.
* April 17, 1998--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers effective April 22, 1998, several new maximum daily dose criteria, duration criteria and duplicate therapy criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program. The criteria is as follows: Mibefradil HCl (POSICOR) 100 mg maximum dose/duplicate therapy edit; Carvedilol (Coreg) 100 mg maximum dose/duplicate therapy edit; Losartan (Cozaar) 100 mg maximum dose/duplicate therapy edit with the ACE Inhibitors; Quetiapine (Seroquel) 400 mg maximum dose; Hydrocodone and Ibuprofen (Vicoprofen) 37.5 mg maximum dose/duration edit: 10 days out of every 30.
* April 25, 1998--Mandatory Substitution Diltiazem Extended Release Capsules: Notified Providers effective April 29, 1998, the PACE Program will begin mandating substitution of Dilacor XR and Cardizem SR. This is a result of information received from the FDA granting therapeutic equivalence to capsules manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Watson Labs, Andrx and Teva Pharmaceuticals.
* May 8, 1998--Early Refill Edit: Notified Providers effective May 19, 1998, the additional classes will be added to the early refill edit: Intranasal Steroids; Topical Corticosteroids--Single Entity; Anti-diabetic Agents--Insulins; Bronchodilators; Conjugated Estrogens; Estrogens--Transdermal Patches; and Opiates. Reimbursement will not be made until 75% of the medication has been used.
* May 22, 1998--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers effective May 26, 1998 several new criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program and applied to all claims submitted on or after this date for the medication Viagra. The criteria added are: maximum daily dose of 50 mg. Claims submitted for greater than 50 mg daily will require a diagnosis and approval through the PACE medical exception process. Duration of therapy will be thirty tablets per month. PACE will only reimburse claims submitted for male cardholders. Claims submitted for female cardholders will be reversed.
* June 1, 1998--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers that Pfizer, Inc. has recently reiterated that patients taking nitrates in any form, including nitroglycerin and long-acting nitrates commonly used for chest pain, should not take Viagra. PACE will reject prescriptions for Viagra and Nitroglycerin at the point-of-sale in order to comply with this guideline for appropriate use.
* June 12, 1998 RECALL: Notified Providers that a Voluntary Class I recall has been initiated by Meridian Medical Technologies, manufacturer of both Epipen and Epipen Jr. Auto-Injectors. All PACE cardholders for whom reimbursement was made during this period have been instructed to return their product to their pharmacy for a lot number review.
* June 12, 1998--RECALL: POSICOR--Notified Providers that Roche Laboratories Inc. is withdrawing POSICOR from the market effective June 8, 1998. The PACE Program will deny reimbursement for claims submitted with dates of service of June 9, 1998 or thereafter will be denied.
* June 19, 1998--Cholinesterase Inhibitors: Notified Providers that effective June 22, 1998, several new maximum initial dose and maximum daily dose criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program. The criteria added are for Tacrine (Cognex®), initial maximum dose 40 mg/6 weeks; 80 mg/6 weeks; 120 mg/6 weeks and a maximum dose of 160 mg; and Donepezil (Aricept®), initial maximum dose 5 mg and a maximum dose of 10 mg.
* June 26, 1998--DURACT®: Notified Providers that effective June 22, 1998, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories is withdrawing Duract® capsules from the market. Accordingly, any Duract® claim submitted to PACE after June 22, 1998 is being denied.
* June 26, 1998--Early Refill Edit Applied to Ophthalmics: Notified Providers that effective July 6, 1998, PACE is applying the early refill edit criteria to ophthalmic preparations requiring that at least 75% of the medication, based on the day's supply submitted on the previous claim, has been used before PACE will consider reimbursement for a prescription refill.
* December 11, 1998--Meridia® Drug to Drug Interactions: Notified Providers that in order to comply comply with the manufacturers' warnings that Meridia® should not be used concomitantly with MAOI's (at least a two week interval after stopping an MAOI before commencing with Meridia®), PACE will review history across providers and reject all prescriptions for Nardil, Eldepryl and Parnate at the point of sale.
* December 31, 1998--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers that effective January 4, 1999, revised criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program and applied to all claims submitted on or after this date for the medication Viagra®. The criteria is as follows: Maximum Daily Dose--50 mg; Duration of Therapy decreased from thirty to eight tablets per month.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1997
* February 7, 1997--Brand Medically Necessary Update: Notified Providers that effective immediately PACE is no longer mandating generic reimbursement on the following brand medications: Lasix, Depakene, Tegretol, Mysoline, Quinaglute Duratabs (Quinidine Gluconate), Pronestyl SR, Mexitil, and All Sustained -Release Theophylline Preparations.
* February 14, 1997--Mandatory Substitution Nitoglycerin Transdermal Patch: Notified Providers that effective February 21, 1997, the PACE Program will being mandating substitution on both Nitro-Dur and Transderm-Nitro.
* March 1, 1997--PACENET: Reminder to Providers to encourage their older customers to make application for the new PACENET Program. Bulletin include income requirements, information regarding the crediting of out-of-pocket expenses; use of 1997 PACE applications to apply for both PACE and PACENET and a reminder to discard the old 1996 enrollment applications.
* March 28, 1997--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers that effective April 14, 1997, PACE will be adding new criteria to our Prospective Drug Utilization Review Program for HMG Co-A Reductase Inhibitors.
* May 9, 1997--PACENET Claim Submission: Provides explanation to Providers regarding the $500 deductible and submission of out-of-pocket prescription expenses for PACENET cardholders.
* June 20, 1997--Claim Timeliness: Reminder to Providers that PACE claims are to be submitted on the date of dispensing.
* July 11, 1997--Fragmin: Notified Providers that on July 18, 1997, PACE would reimburse claims submitted for Fragmin only when being prescribed for the prevention of deep venous thrombosis, which may lead to a pulmonary embolism following abdominal surgery or hip replacement. Further, since Fragmin is indicated for short-term treatment (five to ten days), PACE would apply a duration of therapy edit of not greater than 14 days to all incoming claims.
* August 7, 1997--Generic Update: Ranitidine: Notified Providers that Ranitidine currently being manufactured by Novopharm and Geneva is now available as a therapeutically equivalent generic for Zantac and effective Friday, August 15, 1997, PACE would be mandating substitution on Ranitidine.
* August 7, 1997--1997 Pharmacy Licensure: Reminder to Pharmacies that current pharmacy licenses expire August 31, 1997 and that PACE Regulations mandate that, ''Only pharmacies and dispensing physicians that are currently licensed by the Commonwealth are eligible to participate as providers in the PACE Program.''
* August 15, 1997--PACENET Claims: Reminder to Providers that they must submit all PACENET Cardholder prescription claims on POCAS to permit the accurate recording of the amount accumulating toward the $500 deductible.
* August 15, 1997--Other Prescription Coverage: Reminder to Providers that, by statute, the PACE Program is the payor of last resort and will accept responsibility only for those costs not covered by the cardholder's other prescription drug benefit program.
* August 15, 1997--Notified Providers effective August 18, 1997, several new maximum dose criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program. These new additions are: 1) Maximum daily dose and duplicate therapy (with ACE inhibitors) edit for angiotensin II antagonist inhibitor: Valsartan (Diovan) 320 mg; 2) Maximum initial dose and maximum daily dose for antipsychotic agent Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 2.5 mg (initial) 10 mg (maximum); 3) Maximum daily dose and duplicate therapy for the HMG Co-A Reductase Inhibitor: Atorvastatin (Lipitor) 80 mg (maximum); 4) Maximum daily dose and duplicate therapy for the beta blocker: Cavedilol (Coreg) 100 mg (maximum); 5) Maximum initial dose and maximum daily dose for the antidepressant: Mirtazapine (Remeron) 15 mg (initial) 45 (maximum); 6) Maximum dose and duplicate therapy for the calcium channel blocker Nisoldipine (Sular) 60 mg (maximum); and 7) Maximum initial dose and maximum daily dose for the antipsychotic: Clozapine (Clozaril) 25 mg (initial) 100 mg (maximum).
* August 29, 1997--Updated listing of Non-Participating Manufacturers.
* September 12, 1997--Reinstatement of Common Package Size: Notified Providers effective September 15, 1997, PACE will reinstitute the Common Package Size pricing which was discontinued in November, 1996.
* September 19, 1997--Audit Issues: Reminder to Providers their responsibilities regarding voiding claims' payments for prescriptions that are not picked up by cardholders as well as maintaining an accurate, current signature log to identify the individuals who are receiving the PACE prescriptions dispensed by the Provider.
* September 19, 1997--DAW/Product Selection Code: Reminder to Providers of the five codes used by POCAS.
* October 3, 1997--Injectable Chemotherapy Antineoplastics: Reminder to Providers that Injectable chemotherapeutic antineoplasic claims are only reimbursed based on the 20% not covered by Medicare.
* October 3, 1997--Claim Submission Timeliness: Reminder to Providers that they are required by contract to submit claims prior to dispensing.
* October 17, 1997--Other Prescription Coverage: Notification to Providers effective November 3, 1997, PACE is implementing edit criteria to ensure compliance with the Program's requirement of billing other prescription plans prior to billing PACE. Providers entering a TPL indicator identifying ''no other coverage'' for a cardholder identified as having other prescription coverage will have the claim denied with the NCPDP Error Code 41 ''Submit Bill to Other Payor.''
* November 14, 1997--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers effective November 24, 1997, the following new maximum daily dose criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program: Maximum daily dose edit for the centrally acting analgesic Tramadol (Ultram) 300 mg maximum for individuals 75 years of age or older and 400 mg for individuals younger than 75 years.
* November 14, 1997--Drug Utilization Review Program: Notified Providers effective November 24, 1997, the following new maximum daily dose criteria will be added to the PACE ProDUR Program: Edits for the miscellaneous sedative/hypnotics are as follows: Amobarbital (Amytal) 200 mg; Butabarbital (Butisol) 100 mg; Chloral Hydrate 1 gm; Pentobarbital (Nembutal) 100 mg; Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl) 500 mg; Secobarbital (Seconal) 100 mg; Amobarbital/Secobarbital (Tuinal) 50/50 mg.
* November 21, 1997--Reminder to PACE Providers to review their Remittance Advice and to pay particular attention to those claims with Message Codes 041 and 918, which address those claims for cardholders with other prescription coverage.
* November 21, 1997--Oral Anti-Nausea Medication: Notified Providers effective December 1, 1997, PACE will being reimbursing only 20% of the Average Wholesale Price of oral formulations of Kytril and Zofran. Remaining cost of the drug will have to be submitted to the regional Medicare carrier, United Health Care in Wilkes-Barre for reimbursement.
* December 26, 1997--Reminder to PACE Providers that claims submitted for brand name pharmaceuticals having an A-rated generic therapeutic equivalent will be denied unless a medical exception is granted or PACE does not mandate substitution for the product. PACE does not require substitution on these products with A-rated generics Warfarin Sodium (Coumadin); Carbamazepine (Tegretol); Phenytoin (Dilantin); or Furosemide (Lasix).
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1996
* January 8, 1996--Prilosec and Prevacid: Notified Providers these drugs would be edited for maximum duration for all claims dispensed on or after January 8, 1996.
* January 26, 1996--Non-Participating Manufacturer List.
* May 24, 1996--Biaxin Filmtabs (NDC: 00074248660): Notified providers of an error on the formulary file from 1/22/96 to 3/21/96.
* May 24, 1996--Solopak Pharmaceuticals: Notified providers that Labeler Codes 39769 and 59747 would be participating in the PACE Program.
* July 12, 1996--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.
* August 2, 1996--Other Insurance Coverage: Reminder to Providers to exercise reasonable diligence in ascertaining the existence of other prescription benefits before billing the PACE Program.
* October 18, 1996--Injectable Chemotherapeutics: Reimbursement restrictions (20% of Average Wholesale Price) applied to injectable chemotherapy medications when administered through a home infusion pump or in a physician's office.
* October 18, 1996--Vaccine Reimbursement: Notified Providers of a change in the reimbursement of vaccines to be implemented on November 11, 1996 for claims with a date-of-service on or after that date. The change is as follows: Vaccines used to provide immunization against pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza will no longer be reimbursed by the PACE Program. Vaccines used to provide immunization against hepatitis B will be reimbursed at 20% of the Average Wholesale Price.
* October 18, 1996--Bronchodilator Drugs: Notified Providers that effective November 11, 1996, PACE will begin reimbursing only 20% of Average Wholesale Price for the following products: Acetylcysteine 10%; Acetylcysteine 20%; Albuterol Sulfate 0.083%; Albuterol Sulfate 0.5%; Cromolyn Sodium; Isoetharine HCI 0.1%; Isoetharine HCI 0.125%; Isoetharine HCI 0.167%; Isoetharine HCI 0.2%; Isoetharine HCI 0.25%; Isoetharine HCI 1.0%; Isoproternol HCI 0.5%; Isoproternol HCI 1.0%; Metaproternol Sulfate 0.4%; Metaproterenol Sulfate 0.6%; and Metaproterenol Sulfate 5.0%.
* November 21, 1996--PACE Legislative Changes: Notified Providers of increased income limits ($14,000 maximum for singles and $17,200 maximum for married); and Mandatory Substitution of A-Rated Multiple-source products.
* November 21, 1996--PACENET Requirements: Notified Providers of income limits for PACENET cardholders (Between $14,000 and $16,000 if single; Between $17,200 and $19,200 if married); Annual Deductible ($500 per person) which PACE Providers are expected to enter PACENET Enrollee's out-of-pocket prescription expenses in POCAS; Mandatory Copayments ($8 per prescription for non-innovator, multiple-source (generic) products; and $15 per prescription for single-source and innovator multiple-source products); Mandatory Substitution of A-Rated Multiple-source products after deductible is met; and the claims reimbursement formula for PACENET claims would be AWP--10% + $3.50 dispensing fee.
* November 22, 1996--Third Party Liability: Notified Providers that a PACE cardholder's I.D. card could currently contain two indicators that may affect coverage. The first indicator is a ''Y'' appearing in the lower right quadrant of the I.D. card meaning the cardholder has informed PACE that they have other third party insurance that is to be billed before PACE. The second indicator is an ''L'' appearing in the lower right quadrant of the I.D. card. This ''L'' means the cardholder has been restricted into receiving their PACE benefits at one specific provider.
* November 22, 1996--Lovenox: Notified Providers that effective December 9, 1996, PACE will reimburse claims submitted for Lovenox only when being prescribed for the prevention of deep venous thrombosis, which may lead to a pulmonary embolism following hip or knee replacement surgery or general surgery which includes abdominal, gynecologic, urologic or thoracic. Further, since Lovenox is indicated for short-term treatment (seven to ten days), the Program will apply a duration edit of not greater than 14 days to all incoming claims.
* November 22, 1996--Oral Vancomycin: Notified Providers that PACE would be applying a duration of therapy edit of not greater than 14 days for all incoming claims for oral Vancomycin.
* November 22, 1996--Bronchodilator Drug Update: Reminder for Providers that reimbursement for the bronchodilator solutions used in either IPPB machines or nebulizers is limited to 20% of the Average Wholesale Price by PACE and suggested that Providers who do not currently have a Medicare provider number contact the National Supplier Clearinghouse in North Carolina to request an application.
* November 22, 1996--Non-Participating Manufacturers effective November 27, 1996.
* December 1, 1996--Processing PACENET Claims: Provides information to assist pharmacies in the processing of claims for cardholders enrolled in PACENET.
* December 13, 1996--Imitrex Tablets: Notified Providers that effective December 30, 1996, all claims for Imitrex will not be reimbursed for a quantity greater than nine or a days' supply less than or equal to 25.
* December 13, 1996--Nimotop: Notified Providers that effective December 30, 1996, claims for Nimotop will be denied at the point-of-sale. After determining the diagnosis, providers can contact the POCAS operators and obtain a Medical Exception. Although this medication is approved only for use in subarachnoid hemorrhage, there are several other off-label uses for which reimbursement will be made.
* December 13, 1996--Revision: Non-Participating Manufacturer List.
* December 20, 1996--Mandatory Generic Substitution: Advises providers to direct cardholder questions about the new mandatory substitution policy to the Cardholder Services toll-free number (1-800-225-7223).
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* January 1, 1995--Drug Utilization Review Program: Addition of new criteria for antidepressants, antipsychotics and benzodiazepines.
* February 17, 1995--Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and Benezodiazepines: Reminder to Pharmacy to carefully review both the reject codes and accompanying messages.
* February 24, 1995--Toradol: Reimbursement restrictions.
* February 24, 1995--Minitran: 30-day supply limit.
* March 1995--PACE Drug Utilization Review Criteria.
* March 3, 1995--Medicare Update: Extended coverage for prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy to three years following hospital discharge for an organ transplant.
* March 3, 1995--Maximum Initial Dose for selected antipsychotic, antidepressant or benezodiazepine agents.
* March 27, 1995--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.
* March 1995--Third Party Billing Reminder: PACE is payer of last resort, pharmacy must bill other third parties first.
* May 5, 1995--Brand Patent Expirations/Generic Substitutions.
* July 1995--CellCept Billing Instructions.
* July 1, 1995--Claims Submissions: 90-day limit to file claims for reimbursement.
* August 1, 1995--Injectable Chemotherapeutics: Effective 9/1/95 PACE Reimbursement for list of injectable chemotherapeutics limited to 20% of AWP.
* August 18, 1995--Non-Participating Manufacturer List.
* August 18, 1995--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.
* September 1, 1995--Common Package Size Reimbursement Listing.
* September 1, 1995--Epoetin Alfa (EPO) Injections: Effective 9/11/95 PACE reimbursing only 20% of AWP for Epogen and Procrit.
* September 6, 1995--Early Refill Edit: Additional classes added to the Early Refill Edit.
* September 22, 1995--Drug Utilization Review Program: Effective 9/25/95 duplicate therapy edit applied to the following class of drugs: Proton Pump Inhibitors--Prilosec and Prevacid.
* October 1995--PACE POCAS Telecommunications Number: New direct number available to pharmacy providers for Primary Claim Submission: 950-5545.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1994
* February 8, 1994--Reimbursement Criteria for Temazepam (effective 3/1/94).
* May 23, 1995--Glyburide: Mandatory Substitution of Micronase and Diabeta.
* May 1994--Prograf Billing Instructions
* May 1995--Ophthalmics: Days Supply Provisions
* May 1994--Betaseron Billing Instructions
* July 1, 1994--Ophthalmics: Noted billing discrepancies regarding pharmacies reporting of the days supply.
* July 23, 1994--Narrow Therapeutic Index Exemption Listing (Revised)
* August 1994--Incorrect Physician License Numbers: Notice to Pharmacy Providers of Procedures to Disallow Claims Submitted with Wrong Prescriber I.D.
* August 19, 1994--Physician/Medical Assistants: PACE Reimbursement of Prescriptions Written by Physician Assistants.
* September 23, 1994--PACE will no longer reimburse for more than 13 gm of Serevent per prescription.
* September 26, 1994--Febatol--No PACE Reimbursement after 12/26/94.
* September 30, 1994--Manufacturers' Rebate Update
* October 3, 1994--DAW/Product Selection Code (Revised)
* October 21, 1994--Oral Contraceptives: Effective 10/30/94 PACE no longer reimburses except through the Medical Exception process.
* October 21, 1994--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).
* November 18, 1994--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.
* December 2, 1994--30-Day Supply Requirement: Humulin and Solganal.
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1993
* January 1, 1993--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* February 28, 1993--Deadline for PACE Provider Reenrollment and Conversion to 3.2 NCPDP Telecommunications Standard for PACE. Telecommunications Standard for Claims Submission.
* March 1, 1993--Standard Error Codes
* March 1, 1993--Early Refill Edit
* March 1, 1993--Halcion Error Code Revisions
* March 1, 1993--Processing Requirements: Conversion to NCPDP Version 3.2
* March 19, 1993--POCAS System Maintenance on 4/10/93 and 4/11/93.
* May 14, 1993--Delay in Provider Reimbursement
* May 21, 1993--Change in the ProDUR screening criteria for H2 Receptor Antagonists effective 6/1/93.
* June 28, 1993--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.* June 28, 1993--Claims Processing Procedures When POCAS Is Not Available.
* July 1, 1993--Non-Participating Manufacturers List
* July 23, 1993--30-Day Supply Requirements
* July 23, 1993--Narrow Therapeutic Index Exemption Listing (Revised)
* September 28, 1993--Manufacturers Rebate Update (Non-Participating Manufacturer List, effective 10/5/93 was attached.)
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1992
* April 1992--Provider Training Seminars (5/11/92 through 7/2/92)
* May 29, 1992--Manufacturers' Rebate News: Center Laboratories
* June 19, 1992--Manufacturers' Rebate News: Roxane Laboratories, Inc.
--Astra Pharmaceutical Products
--Ocumed
--IPR Pharmaceutical
--Immunex Corporation* August 16, 1992--PACE Rescue Plan:Implementation of ProDUR; NCPDP Version 3.2 and related Program Changes
* September 1992--Dixon-Shane recoupments/pharmacy credits.
* November 9, 1992--PACE Pharmacy Provider Manual
* December 23, 1992--Narrow Therapeutic Index Exemption Listing
* December 1992--Generic Substitution on Oral Prescriptions (Included Poster and Informational Flyers).
PACE Provider Bulletins: 1991
* June 21, 1991--Co-Pay Change ($4 to $6 effective 7/1/91)
* August 14, 1992--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).* August 21, 1991--Final Instructions Concerning the PACE On-line Claims Adjudication System (POCAS).
* September 27, 1991--Billing Instructions
--Cosmetic Drugs
--Exception Claim Processing
--POCAS, post payment review
--Nursing Home ClaimsDivision of Program & Regulatory Coordination
Contact: Robert Hussar, Division Chief (717)-783-6207
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''
--88-01-07 Personnel Action Plan for Private Non-Profit Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)
--91-01-01 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Lobbying
--91-01-05 Area Agency on Aging Involvement in Corporate Eldercare Activities
--92-01-01 Single Audit Act Audit 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
--94-01-02 Indirect Cost Policy for Department of Aging Contracts
--94-01-04 Department of Aging Heat Emergency Plan
--95-01-05 Emergency Cooling Project
--95-01-09 Assessments of Persons With ''An Other Related Condition'' Who Are Exceptional Admissions
--97-01-02 Accounting Manual For AAA Programs
--97-01-03 Interim Revision of the OPTIONS Assessment Reporting Forms OPT01 and OPT 01X
--98-01-02 Area Agency on Aging Program Income Policies
--00-01-01 FY 2000-2004 Four-Year Plan Requirements
--00-01-04 PDA Waiver Paid Claims Reconciliation
--00-01-06 PDA Contract Procurement Requirements for Area Agencies on Aging
--00-01-07 OPTIONS Procedures Manual
--01-01-01 FY 2000-2001 Block Grant Amendments
--01-01-02 AAA Utilization of Federal Funds in Provision of Caregiver Services
--01-01-03 AAA Program Requirements, Planning Allocations, and Aging Services Block Grant Format
--01-01-04 FY 2001-2002 Program and Financial Reporting RequirementsProgram Area 02--''Home Delivered Meals''
See Program Area 03.
Program Area 03--''Congregate Meals''
--Policies and Standards for the Department of Aging Funded Nutrition Service Programs
Program Area 04--''Socialization/Recreation/Education/Health Promotion''
--96-04-01 Senior Community Center And Satellite Center Policies and Standards
--98-04-01 PrimeTime Health Program
Program Area 05--''Employment Services''
--95-05-02 Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program: Final Rule
--96-05-02 Title V S.C.S.E.P.: Eligibility and Assessment Forms
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 22--''Assessments''
--See APD #95-05-09 and Book I of APD #00-01-07.
Program Area 23--''Care Management''
--See APD #00-01-07.
Program Area 24--''Protective Services Intake/Investigation''
--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 #89-24-02)
--93-24-01 Protective Services Investigations
--93-24-02 Protective Services Investigations (supplements APD #93-18-01)
--97-24-01 Protective Services Report of Need and Investigation Summary and Assessment Form
--00-24-01 Perpetrator Designation and Notification in P.S. Cases
Program Area 13--''Personal Care''
--See APD #00-01-07.
Program Area 12--''Home Health''
--See APD #00-01-07.
Program Area 19--''Home Support''
--See APD #00-01-07.
Program Area 20--''Adult Day Care''
--See 6 Pa. Code Chapter 11, Sections 11.1 to 11.292.
Program Area 25--''Domiciliary Care''
--85-25-02 Statewide Expansion of Domiciliary Care Program
--90-25-01 Domiciliary Care Services for Adults--Final Rule making
--93-25-01 Keys Amendment Implementation as It Relates to the Domiciliary Care Program
--00-25-01 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''
--98-10-01 Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Program Area 14--''Personal Assistance Service''
--See APD #00-01-07.
Program Area 18--''Medical Equipment, Supplies and Adaptive Devices''
--See APD #00-01-07.
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
--85-29-04 PDA Fair Hearings and Appeals Regulations
--85-29-06 Interdepartmental Cooperative Agreement between the PDA and DPW, Office of Mental Health
--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
--94-29-04 Emergency Operations Plan for the Department of Aging (rescinds APD #92-22-04)
--96-29-01 Statement of PDA Intent Re: Allocation To New Area Agencies
--97-29-01 Retention of AAA Records
--97-29-02 Emergency Operations Plan for the Department of Aging.
--98-29-01 List of Current Aging Program Directives (APDs) and Options Level II bulletins
--00-29-01 Department of Aging Energy Emergency Response Plan
CURRENT OPTIONS/LONG-TERM CARE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (LAMP) Bulletins
--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
--95-01 Medical Assistance (MA) Estate Recovery Program (supplements OPTIONS-Level II Bulletin #93-01)
AGRICULTURE
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
* Scrapie Containment and Eradication Strategy
Contact: Phillip Debok (717-783-8300)
* Chronic Wasting Disease Containment and Eradication Strategy
Contact: Phillip Debok (717-783-8300)
Bureau of Plant Industry
* Fertilizer, Soil Conditioner 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)
Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission
* Pennsylvania's Nutrient Management Plan Implementation Grants Program Application Form and Guidelines
Contact: Karl Brown (717-787-8821)
GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
* Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System User Guide
Contact: Dr. Helen Acland (717-787-8808)
Bureau of Food Distribution
* Farmers Market Nutrition Program--Farmer/Vendor Procedure Manual
* Woman, Infants and Children (''WIC'') Clinic Procedure Manual
* Self Declaration of Need: Income Poverty Guidelines for TEFAP
Contact: Edward Wadlinger (717-787-2940)
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: Lenchen Radle (717-787-4315)
Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission
* Guidelines for Medications in Racehorses
Contact: Anton J. Leppler (717-787-5196)
* Licensing Procedures and Standards for Applicants
Contact: Anton J. Leppler (717-787-5196)
Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission
* Guidelines for Medications in Racehorses
Contact: Benjamin H. Nolt, Jr. (717-787-1942)
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)
* IPM for Pennsylvania Schools: A How-To Manual
Contact: Lee B. Bentz (717-772-5204)
Bureau of Ride and Measurement Standards
* Amusement Ride Operators' and Attendants' Manual
Contact: Charles Bruckner (717-787-6772)
Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission
* Best Management Practices Manual for Pennsylvania Livestock and Poultry Operations
Contact: Karl Brown (717-787-8821)
* Pennsylvania's Nutrient Management Act Technical Manual
Contact: Karl Brown (717-787-8821)
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: Lenchen Radle (717-787-4315)
Bureau of Market Development
* Agricultural Fair Program State Premium Guideline Book
Contact: Ron Miller (717-787-5342)
Bureau of Plant Industry
* Turfgrass Seed Certification Interagency and Interstate Certification
Contact: Joe Garvey (717-787-5609)
* Plant Pest Act Enforcement Action Penalty Matrix
Contact: Walt Blosser (717-772-5205)
Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission
* Procedures with respect to Unlicensed Owners
Contact: Anton J. Leppler (717-787-5196)
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: Lenchen 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 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 David H. Bleicken (717) 787-1471.
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SECRETARIES' LETTERS
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.
2001 3-13-01 Department's position is that partially-exempt entities under the MBBA may request and be granted relief from the requirement that they maintain an office in Pennsylvania, provided that each partially-exempt entity receives approval from and enters into an agreement with the Department to maintain its records at a particular out-of-state location pursuant to Section 8(a)(2) of the MBBA, 63 P.S. § 456.089a)(2). 2000 1-18-00 Department's General Position on Internet Banking 3-30-00 Pennsylvania State-Chartered Banks, Bank and Trust Companies and Savings Banks May Establish and Operate Messenger Services Branches. 11-29-00 Governor Ridge signed into law as Act 89 of 2000, the Bank Parity Bill, HB 2533 of 2000. 1999 1-22-99 Record Keeping Guidelines under the Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Act. 1-22-99 Record Keeping Guidelines under the Consumer Discount Company Act. 1-22-99 Record Keeping Guidelines under the Secondary Mortgage Loan Act. 3-29-99 Partially Exempt Entity Version of the MBBA Record Keeping Guidelines is intended to be a progressive step towards enhancing the ability of partially exempt entities to conduct business in Pennsylvania and offer competitive products and services to Pennsylvania consumers. 5-12-99 Letter states that state-chartered banking institutions and offices of national banks located in Pennsylvania may remain open for business on January 1, 2, and 3, 2000, in order to address customers' questions and concerns regarding Year 2000 computer transaction issues. 5-26-99.1 Letter interprets section 1414 of the Banking Code of 1965 as permitting Pennsylvania state-chartered banks, bank and trust companies, and savings banks to charge interest on loans to their executive officers to the same extent as permitted under Federal Reserve ''Regulation O.'' 1998 1-15-98 Year 2000 readiness and credit underwriting criteria for state-chartered banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, and trust companies. 1-23-98 Year 2000 readiness and credit underwriting criteria for credit unions. 2-2-98 Year 2000 readiness for licensees under the Consumer Discount Company Act, Money Transmitter Act, Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Act, Secondary Mortgage Loan Act and Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act. 8-24-98 Bank Holidays for 1999. 12-23-98 Letter regarding Act 132 of 1998 which provides for a fair and orderly phasing out of the Pennsylvania Savings Association Insurance Corporation. 1997 1-31-97 Letter regarding federal regulatory agencies having adopted a revised Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System which has been known as CAMEL. 4-24-97 Letter discusses the effect that the year 2000 will have on Computer Systems. 6-9-97 Letter regarding Electronic Submission of Call Reports. 8-2-97 Bank Holidays for 1998. 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. 11-25-96 Letter discusses the adjustment to the overhead assessment methodology for nondepository trust 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 3-24-94 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. 3-24-95 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. 8-9-95 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. 8-22-95 Letter to Chief Executive Officers of Pennsylvania Banking Institutions regarding bank holidays. 10-5-95 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. 1993 9-24-93 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 CEO's of Pennsylvania Chartered Savings Associations and all Pennsylvania Department of Banking Examiners interpreting sectio9n 510 of the Savings Association Code of 1967, as amended. 8-23-91 Letter to all CEO's 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 CEO's 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 CEO's 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 CEO's 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 CEO's 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 CEO's 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 CEO's 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 CEO's 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 an existing collateral protection insurance program 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 Accounts. 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. 9-28-89 Letter lists legal bank holidays for 1990. 11-1-89 Letter to CEO's 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 CEO's 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 of 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 section 311(b), 502(d) and 203(d) of the Banking Code. 3-23-87 Letter addressed to CEO's of all PA state-chartered banking institutions discusses section 1407(a) and 1407(c) of the Banking Code, which revises the minimum requirements for Directors' audits performed by CPA's. 6-12-87 Letter to CEO's 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 CEO's 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. 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 7.110, 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. 10-9-84 Letter discusses section 105(b.1) of the Banking Code, establishment of additional office 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 Pennsylvania 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 27-18, 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 CEO's 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 conversion 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. 3-3-80 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. POLICY STATEMENTS
* 10 Pa. Code §§ 13.61--13.68--Exception to Definition of ''Branch''
* 10 Pa. Code § 21.61--Insurance and Annuities (Act 40 of 1997 was enacted after issuance of this Statement of Policy)
* 10 Pa. Code § 41.3a--Calculation of Consumer Discount Company Act default charges--Statement of Policy
* 10 Pa. Code Chapter 81--Check Cashers--Statement of Policy
INDEX OF GUIDANCE AVAILABLE REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTION STATUTES AND REGULATIONS
The 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:
DeNovo 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 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 Associations
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 Subsidiaries
INDEX OF GUIDANCE AVAILABLE REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH LICENSEE
STATUTES AND REGULATIONS
Instructions 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,
* Pawnbrokers License Act,
* Check Cashers Licensing Act, and
* Credit Services 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
I. POLICY STATEMENTS:
Office of Community Development and Housing
Enterprise Development Area Initiative
Ed Geiger (717-787-5327)Private Capital and Loans Office
Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Kim Kaufman (717-783-1109)Strategic Planning Operations Office
Community Revitalization Assistance Office
Oliver Bartlett (717-720-7352)II. GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Travel, Film, and Economic Development Marketing Office
Regional Marketing Initiative
Rick Dunlap (717-787-5453)Tourist Promotion Agency Matching Fund Program Manual
Keith Gingrich (717-787-5453)Center for Entrepreneurial Assistance
Entrepreneurial Guide: Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania
Neil Fowler (717-720-7423)Office of Community Development
Building Energy Conservation
John Boyer (717-720-7413)
CDBG Grantee Monitoring Systems
CDBG Grantee Performance Evaluation Report Handbook
Civil Rights Manual
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
Scott Dunwoody (717-720-7402)III. DECISIONS:
IV. INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
Economic Development Assistance Office
Customized Job Training
Educational Improvements Tax Credits
Industrial Sites Reuse Program
Infrastructure Development Program
Job Creation Tax Credit Fund
Local Economic Development Assistance Program
Opportunity Fund
Scott Dunkelberger (717-787-7120)Local Government Services Center
Land Use Planning and Technical Assistance Program
Neil Kinsey (1-888-223-6837)
Local Government Capital Project Loan Program
Sharon Grau (1-888-223-6837)
Municipalities Financial Recovery Act Program
Fred Reddig (1-888-223-6837)
Regional Police Assistance Program
Bill Gamble (1-888-223-6837)
Shared Municipal Services Program
Fred Reddig (1-888-223-6837)Office of Community Development
Community Development Block Grant
Community of Opportunities
Emergency Shelter Grant Program
Home Investment Partnerships Program
Housing and Community Development Program
Pennsylvania Access Grant Program
Section 108 (of the Housing & Community Dev. Act) Loan Guarantee Program
Small Communities Planning Assistance Program
Ed Geiger (717-787-5327)Office of Community Services
Community Services Block Grant Program
Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Grants
Employment and Community Conservation Program
Family Savings Account
Neighborhood Assistance Comprehensive Service Program
Neighborhood Assistance Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Program
Neighborhood Assistance Program Weatherization Program
Dennis Darling (717-787-1984)
Community Services Block Grant Directives
Rhonda Denius (717-787-1984)
Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Program
Fred Abrams (717-787-1984)Office of International Business Development
Export 2000 Block Grant
Market Access Grant
Lois Batcheler (717-787-7190)Office of Policy and Technology
Ben Franklin Technology Center Program for Technological Innovation
Bill Cook (717-787-4147)
Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center Program
Tom Palisin (717-787-4147)Private Capital and Loans Office
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority:
Conventional Bond Financing (Taxable)
Exempt Facility & Small Issue Bonds
Tax-Exempt Bond Financing
Kim Kaufman (717-783-1109)
Industrial Development Bond Financing:
Revenue Bond & Mortgage Program
Kim Kaufman (717-783-1109)
Pennsylvania Capital Access Program
Carlton Ketchen (717-783-1109)
Community Development Bank Program:
Accreditation Standards
Capacity Building Grants
Pennsylvania Community Development Bank Business Plan
State Accreditation Guidelines and Application
Underwriting
Carlton Ketchen (717-783-1109)
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority:
Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund Program
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Program
Kim Kaufman (717-783-1109)Small Business Financing Office
Childcare Challenge Grant Program
Community Economic Development Loan Program
Export Finance Program
Non-Profit Day Care Loan Program
Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority
Pollution Prevention Assistance Account
Small Business First Program
Underground Storage Tank Upgrade Loan ProgramStrategic Planning and Program Operations
Enterprise Zone Program
David Messner (717-787-7400)
Keystone Opportunity Zone
Richard Hudic (717-787-7400)IV. OTHER
Office of Community Development and Housing
Community Development Block Grant Program Description
Consolidated Plan
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CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Bureau of Forestry
State Forest Natural Areas
Contact: Dan Devlin (717-787-2105)Transfer or Exchange of State Forest Land
Contact: Dan Devlin (717-787-2105)Bureau of State Parks
State Park User Fees
Contact: Gary Smith (717-783-3303)Transfer or Exchange of State Park Land
Contact: Ed Deaton (717-787-6674)State Park Natural Areas
Contact: James Barr (717-787-6674)Bureau of Recreation and Conservation
Land Acquisition Grants
Contact: Darrel Siesholtz (717-783-2661)GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Forestry
Cooperative Forest Insect Pests Suppression Program--Procedure for Cooperator Participation Manual--County/
Municipal Cooperator
Cooperative Forest Insect Pests Suppression Program--Procedure for Cooperator Participation Manual--Other Agency
Cooperator
Cooperative Forest Insect Pests Suppression Program--Procedure for Cooperator Participation Manual--Forest
Stewardship Cooperator
Cooperative Gypsy Moth Suppression Program Operating Procedure and Deadlines Manual
Contact: Larry Rhoads (717-948-3941)Forest Fire Warden Manual
Contact: Fred Wilcox (717-783-7956)Wildland/Urbanface Guidance Document
Contact: Fred Wilcox (717-783-7956)Forest Camp Lease Manual
Right-of-Way Manual
Contact: C. Edward Bortzfield (717-787-2014)Snowmobile Instructor's Manual
ATV Instructor's Manual
Contact: W. Paul Szabara (717-783-7941)Forest Products Permit
Contact: Gary Rutherford (717-787-4009)Camping Permit
Contact: William Slippey (717-783-7941)District Forester Permit
Contact: Gary Rutherford (717-787-4009)Road Use Agreement
Contact: C. Edward Bortzfield (717-787-2014)Special Activities Agreement
Contact: William Slippey (717-783-7941)License for Right of Way
Contact: C. Edward Bortzfield (717-787-2014)Prospecting Permit
Contact: Roger Dorsey (717-787-4835)Seismic Survey Agreement
Oil and Gas Leases
Surface Use Agreements
Gas Storage Leases
Agreements of Consent to Assignments
Coal Agreements
Contact: John Walker (717-787-4835)Hard Mineral Agreement
Contact: Roger Dorsey (717-787-4835)Bureau of Recreation and Conservation
Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Program Guidelines
Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Program Management Guidelines
Contact: Marian Hrubovcak (717-787-2316)Community Conservation Partnership Grants Manual and Forms
Contact: Darrel Siesholtz (717-783-2661)Procedures Manual for Pennsylvania Recreation Trails Program
Contact: Greg Gove (717-787-2662)Swimming Pool Management Manual
Contact: Greg Gove (717-787-2662)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 (717-783-3303)
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Standards and Practices Unit
* Inmate Handbook--Policy Nos. DC-ADM-003--822
Contact: J.D. Shutt (717) 975-4860
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
Contact: Kim Swarner (717-783-6777)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: J. Frank Meehan (717-772-4737)* Certification and Staffing Policies and Guidelines Regarding Education Certification and Staffing Requirements for Public Schools
Contact: Anne Shuster (717-783-6730)* Policy on Evaluation Procedure for Certificate of Preliminary Education Evaluation of Credentials
* Memorandum to inform school entities of Letters of Master's and Bachelor's Equivalency
* Memorandum to inform school entities of Emergency Permits
* Memorandum to inform school entities with information on requirements of Act 48 of 1999
* Commonly Asked Questions on Act 48
* Newsletter articles for public information on Act 48
Contact: Susan Stewart (717-787-3356)* Memorandum to Pennsylvania teacher preparing colleges and universities announcing six new Praxis series assessments for beginning teachers effective November 1, 1997 and the qualifying scores for these assessments.
* Memorandum to teacher preparing colleges and universities providing instruction and policies for the use of new application forms for professional educator certification.
* Memorandum to provide for new processing procedures for Emergency Certificates.
* Memorandum to Pennsylvania teacher preparation institutions announcing changes to the Pennsylvania Certification Testing program effective September 1, 2001.
* Memorandum to Pennsylvania teacher preparing institutions announcing changes to major reviews and changes to the Pennsylvania Teacher Testing Program for the 1998-99program year.
* Memorandum: Important Notice on Tests Required (March 2000)
* Memorandum: Important Notice on Tests Required (March 2001)
* Memorandum: Important Notice on Tests Required (April 2001)
Contact: Frank Reardon (717-783-4313)* Memorandum: Important Notice Regarding Title II, Section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1998
* Guidelines for Reporting Pennsylvania Institutions of Higher Education Responses to Title II, Section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1998 & General Standards for the Institutional Preparation of Professional Educators--Chapter 354
Contact: Marjorie Blaze (717-783-6794)
* Professional Educator Memorandum-01 (February 2001) Guide to Interpreting Chapter 354
Contact: Frank Meehan (717-782-4737)* Specific Program Guidelines for State Approval of Professional Educators (January 2001)
Contact: Clifton Edwards (717-782-2499)Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education
* Application Guidelines--Program Year 2000-2001--Pennsylvania Act 143 of 1986, The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title II (Adult Education and Family Literacy Act), and Federal Even Start Family Literacy Program (Title 1, Part B of Improving America's Schools Act)
* Pennsylvania Literacy Corps--Program Year 2000-2001--Application Guidelines
* Federal Workforce Investment Act, Section 223, Program Year 2000-2001--Guidelines for State Leadership Activities
* Application Guidelines, Section 231--Funds for Workforce Development Services for the two-year period 1999-2001
* Policy Guidance is issued to Adult Basic and Literacy Education funded programs and sets forth Bureau Policy on learner assessment practices and reporting, 1999-2001
* Policy Guidance is issued to agencies funded by the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education and sets forth Bureau Policy for reporting agency program performance data to the Bureau, 1999-2001
* Policy Guidance is issued to Adult Basic and Literacy Education funded agencies and sets forth Bureau Policy on funding the operations of the Professional Development Centers 2000-2001
* Policy Guidance is issued to Adult Basic and Literacy Education funded programs to establish policy on adult education participation in the Team Pennsylvania CareerLink System and to set requirements pertaining to the Memorandum of Understanding between adult education agencies and local workforce investment boards, 2000-2002
* Policy Guidance is issued to Adult Basic and Literacy Education funded family literacy programs to establish policy and requirements pertaining to the Pennsylvania Family Literacy Summer Reading Program, 2000-2003
Contact: Cheryl Keenan (717-772-3737)Secretary's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
* In-School Youth Programs at Community Colleges
* Continuing Education Guidelines for Community Colleges
* Tuition Compliance Calculation at Community Colleges
Contact: Sandra Edmunds (717-787-4313)* Community College Workforce Development Challenge Grants Application Guidelines 2000-2002
Contact: Richter L. Voight (717-787-5041)* Education for Corporations Interested in Receiving Authority to Offer Academic Programs in Pennsylvania Leading to Collegiate Level Degrees
Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-787-7572)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''
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Final Rulemaking--Chapter 73 Regulations
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Scholarships
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Revised Board Policy on the Use of the Term Tuition ''Savings''
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Revised Scholarships Policy
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Certificates of Preliminary Education and Correspondence High School Programs
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Return of Title IV Funds--Definition of Withdrawal Date
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Board; Calendar; Act 174; Procedures
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Bonds, Statement of Reasonable Service and Business Ethics, Multi-branch Training Schools
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Applications for Approval of New Programs
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Review Form for New Program
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Student Information Publications
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--License and User Fees
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Clock Hour/Lesson/Semester Credit/Quarter Credit
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Statement Concerning Transfer of Credit Hours
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Act 174 of 1986 and Chapter 73 Regulations
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Tuition Change Report--Description and Instructions
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Contract Bond Form
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Board-Approved Private Surety Fund
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Termination; Leave of Absence
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Financial Reporting--Annual Reporting Rescinded; Biennial Reporting Reinstated
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Revised Qualification Form for Instructional Staff
* Private Licensed School Memoranda--Allowable Administrative Fee and Refunds of $25.00 or Less
Contact: Patricia Landis (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 Scranton State School for the Deaf as a Magnet School and Student Drug and Alcohol Policy, etc.
Contact: Dorothy S. Bambach (570-963-4040)Bureau of Career and Technical Education
* Pennsylvania State Plan for the Administration of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998
Contact: Jane Acri (717-772-4177)Bureau of Career and Technical Education
* Pennsylvania State Plan for the Administration of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998
Contact: Jane Acri (717-772-4177)Equal Educational Opportunity Office
* Goals for Equal Opportunity at Pennsylvania's Publicly-Supported Institutions of Higher Education
Contact: Carrie M. Patterson (717-783-9531)Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, HIV/AIDS Policy, September 20, 1994
* Pennsylvania State Board of Education AIDS Policy--Admissions/Readmissions of Students or Staff Persons with AIDS, March 1987
Contact: Shirley A. Black (717-772-0067)* Driver and Traffic Safety Education Program Guide
* Procedures for Establishing a Private Driver Training School
Contact: Robert Roush (717-783-6595)Bureau of Special Education
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Guidance Regarding Extended School Year Services (January 3, 1997)
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Superintendent's Signature on the PDE-4010, Application for Educational Assignment to Approved Private School for School-Aged Children (May 14, 1997)
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: Periodic Reporting Requirements of IDEA '97
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: Linking IEP Goals and Objectives/Benchmarks to the General Education Curriculum
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: The General Education Curriculum and IDEA '97
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): 2000 Cut-Off Date for NEW PDE-4010 (April 18, 2000)
Contact: John Tommasini (717-783-6134)* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Transition to School Age from Early Intervention--Questions & Answers (February 12, 1997)
* Revised Policy on Transfer of Records from MAWAs to School Districts (August 31, 2000)
Contact: Dr. Richard Price (717-783-6879)* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Institutionalized Children's Programs/Program Approval Change, Joint Memo from the Bureau of Special Education and the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management (April 4, 1997)
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Revised Special Education Forms and Formats (May 3, 2000)
Contact: Patricia Hozella (717-783-6137)* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: Transition Individualized Education Program (IEP) Format
Contact: Patricia Hozella (717-783-6137)* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Reporting of Scores of Students With Disabilities on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Alternate Assessment (October 21, 1999)
Contact: Ellen Romett (717-772-3260)* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): IDEA Regulations Section 300.142(e)(f)(g)(h)(i) Relating to Methods of Ensuring Service (February 24, 2000)
Contact: Edward Copeland (717-783-6883)* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Distribution of IDEA Funds to Districts (June 8, 2000)
* Memorandum to Intermediate Units (Penn*Link): Support for the Purchase of Assistive Technology Equipment (August 4, 1999)
Contact: Patricia Hozella (717-783-6137)* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Reporting Students Assigned to Instruction in the Home and Homebound Instruction (April 3, 2000)
Contact: Dr. Dennis McLaughlin (717-783-6877)Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management
* School Construction Policies and Procedures (This booklet describes how reimbursement is calculated along with examples and formulas.)
Contact: Carle Dixon Earp (717-787-5480)* Community Colleges Reimbursement for Equivalent Full-Time Students Enrolled in Stipend Programs
* Debt Service at Community Colleges
Contact: Larry Snell (717-787-5993)GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Special Education
* Early Intervention Guidelines
Contact: Dr. Richard Price (717-783-6879)* Special Education Information System
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Support for the Purchase of Assistive Technology Equipment (August 4, 1999)
* Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Age of Majority and the Pennsylvania Guidelines for Secondary Transition for Students with Disabilities (April 5, 2000)
Contact: John Tommasini(717-783-6134)* Effective Behavior Support
* Guidelines for Intermediate Unit Special Education Plans, 2000-2001
Contact: Patricia Hozella (717-783-6137)* Special Education Mediation Services
Contact: John Tommasini(717-783-6134)* Education of Students with Hearing Loss
Contact: John Tommasini (717-783-6134)* Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
* School District Special Education Plan Guidelines
* Intermediate Unit Special Education Plan Guidelines
* Procedures for Requesting Technical Assistance
* Comprehensive System for Personnel Development Submission Packet
Contact: Patricia Hozella (717-783-6137)* Education of Mentally Gifted Students
Contact: Barbara Thrush (717-783-6881)* Disabilities Education Act-Part B Program Guidelines for Local Education Agency Applications for 2001/2002
Contact: Dr. Dennis McLaughlin(717-783-6877)Bureau of Information Systems
* Secondary Career and Technical Education Instruction Manual for the Individual Student Data System, 2000-2001
Contact: Rosemary Tatkovski (717-787-2644)* Adult Career and Technical Education Instruction Manual, 2000-2001
Contact: John S. Creason (717-787-7289)* Elementary/Secondary Professional Personnel Instruction Manual, 2000-01
Contact: Jeanne S. Hobaugh (717-783-6761)* Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Instruction Manual, 2000-2001
Contact: Marcia McCormick (717-783-6763)* Elementary/Secondary Professional Personnel Instruction Manual, 2000-01, Charter Schools
Contact: Jeanne Hobaugh (717-783-6761)Bureau of State Library
* Revised Classification Scheme for Pennsylvania State Publications, 1998--Provides Call Numbers to be Used in Classifying Pennsylvania State Publications
Contact: Mary Lou Sowden (717-783-5964)Bureau of Library Development
* Guidelines for Negotiating Agreements, 1996--Guidance for District Library Centers in Negotiating Service Agreements With Local Libraries
* Guidelines for Statewide Library Card System, 1997--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
* Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Information Programs, 1999--Suggestions for Implementing Quality Library Programs in Pennsylvania
* Measuring Up To Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs and Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools--recent research on the impact of school library programs on academic achievement.
* The Pennsylvania School Library Information Specialist TOOLKIT for Implementing Information Literacy in schools--defines information literacy standards integrated into curricular areas.
Contact: Douglas Long (717-783-5727)Bureau of Community and Student Services
* Pregnant and Parenting Teen Evaluation Packet
* Education Leading to Employment and Career Training Monthly Attendance Instructions
Contact: Dorothy Hershey (717-783-7089)* Education for Homeless Children and Youth Application for Continuation Funds, Fiscal Year 2001-02
Contact: Sheldon Winnick (717-772-2066)* Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Guidelines and Related Laws
* Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Guidelines and Local Educational Need Proposal
* Guidelines for the Commonwealth Student Assistance Training System
Contact: Kim Swarner (717-783-6777)Deputy Secretary's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
* Basic Education Circulars (BECs)--(Updated and indexed collection of Pennsylvania Department of Education guidance statements on state and federal basic education laws and regulations. These guidance statements cover several areas of the School Code within Title 24 of Purdon's Statutes, Articles 1-25, State Board of Education Regulations--Title 22 of the Pennsylvania Code, Chapters 1-23, 342 and 349, and other state and federal laws, regulations and court cases: Topics include among others: Early Intervention--Department of Education Services--Employee Rating Form--School and Student Records--Home Education Programs--Special Education--Payments for Education--Graduation of Seniors--School Construction--Safe Schools--Copyright Law)
Contact: Sarah Pearce (717-787-4860)* Child Labor Laws and Employment of Minors
Contact: Stephen Fisher (717-787-6016)
* Guidelines and Application for the Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth Program
* Guidelines and Application for Private Alternative Education Institutions
Contact: Nancy Avolese (717-705-6908)Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Pennsylvania Teacher Intern Certification Handbook and Institutional Listing (Revised, 1998)
Contact: Theona Waxbom (717-783-6796)* Programs Approved for Teacher Education in Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities
* Education Testing Service Praxis Series Registration Bulletin
Contact: J. Frank Meehan (717-772-4737)* Pennsylvania Department of Education Application and Instructions for Professional Educator (Includes background information, application forms, and directions.
* Alternative Certification
* Teacher Certification Information Sheets (Various handout papers used to respond to queries on professional educator certification in Pennsylvania.)
Contact: Susan Stewart (717-787-3356)* Guidelines for the Preparation of Self-Study Materials for Certification in Pennsylvania
Contact: J. Frank Meehan (717-772-4737)* Certification for Charter School Professional Staff
* Application Booklets (revised April 2001)
* Applicant Prepared Outside of Pennsylvania
* Emergency Permits and Act 97 Waivers
* Letter of Equivalency for Master's Degree
* Professional Educator Certificate (Revised 4/01)
* Letter of Equivalency for Master's Degree (issued 3/00)
* Letter of Equivalency for Bachelor's Degree (issued 3/00)
* Application information and form
* Letter of Equivalency with seal
* Emergency Permit with seal (issued 3/00)
* Private School Certificate Application (revised 5/00)
* Requirements of Act 48 of 1999
* Application for Voluntary Inactive Certification (Form 338R)
* Approval notice for Voluntary Inactive Certification
* Application for Removal of Voluntary Inactive Certification (Form 338R2)
* Approval notice for Removal of Voluntary Inactive Certification
* Four and five-year notices for educators and school entities
Contact: Susan Stewart (717-787-3356)Bureau of Postsecondary Services
* Pennsylvania Department of Education Guidelines for the Approval of Degree Programs
Contact: Paula Fleck (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: Paula Fleck (717-772-3623)* Eisenhower Postsecondary Grant Application Guidelines
Contact: Linda J. Benedetto (717-772-3623)Deputy Secretary's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
* Chart of Activities for a Group Wishing to Establish a Domestic Nonprofit/For-Profit Degree-Granting Institution in Pennsylvania or a Foreign Nonprofit/For-Profit Degree-Granting Corporation Wishing to Operate in Pennsylvania
Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-787-7572)Bureau of Career and Technical Education
* Guidelines for Community College Variable Stipend Program
Contact: Barry Oswald (717-787-8804)* Application Information on Federal Career and Technical Education State Leadership Funding
* Application Information on Federal Career and Technical Education State Leadership Funding for Graduate Research
* Application Information on Career and Technical Education State Economic Development Funding
* Application Information on Innovative Learning and Workforce Development Grants
* Application Information on Innovative Learning and Workforce Development Grants for Agriculture Programs
Contact: John Bonchalk (717-772-4177)* Application Information on Career and Technical Education Registered Apprenticeship Programs
* Cooperative Education Guidelines for Administration
Contact: Rebecca Burns (717-787-8804)* Guidelines for Submission of Applications for Approval of Nurse Aide Training Program
Contact: Carlyn Forlizzi (717-772-0814)* Implementing a Statewide System of Core Performance Measures and Standards for Vocational-Technical Education in Pennsylvania
* A Guide to Student Occupational Competency Testing in Pennsylvania
* Pennsylvania Student Occupational Competency Testing
Contact: Paul Munyofu (717-783-6867)* Tech Prep Program Approval in Pennsylvania Interpretative Questions and Answers
* Tech Prep Secondary and Postsecondary Guidelines 2000-2004
Contact: Emmanuel Constantine (717-787-8804)* 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 Technical Assistance Manual for Perkins One-Stop Partners in Pennsylvania Career Link Centers
* Secondary & Postsecondary Perkins Local Plan Guidelines 2000-2004
Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4177)* Secondary Vocational-Technical Education Program Approval Application Procedure
Contact: Forrest Keiser (717-787-8804)* Innovative Learning and Workforce Development Funding
Contact: Jane Acri (717-772-4177)* New Choices/New Options Career Development for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, Single Pregnant Women and Individuals Interested in Nontraditional Vocational Education
Contact: Glendean Davis (717-787-8022)* National Skill Standards Provider List: A Resource Guide
Contact: David Closky (717-772-0814)Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services
* 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 Technical Assistance Manual for Perkins One-Stop Partners in Pennsylvania Career Link Centers
* Secondary & Postsecondary Perkins Local Plan Guidelines 2000-2004
Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4177)* Secondary Vocational-Technical Education Program Approval Application Procedure
Contact: Forrest Keiser (717-787-8804)* Innovative Learning and Workforce Development Funding
Contact: Jane Acri (717-772-4177)* New Choices/New Options Career Development for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, Single Pregnant Women and Individuals Interested in Nontraditional Vocational Education
Contact: Glendean Davis (717-787-8022)* National Skill Standards Provider List: A Resource Guide
Contact: David Closky (717-772-0814)* Guidelines for Sex Education in Public Schools of Pennsylvania
Contact: Shirley Black (717-772-0067)
* Pennsylvania Department of Education Guidelines for Approved In-Service Credit
* Pennsylvania Department of Education In-Service Course Writers' and Reviewers' Manual
Contact: Carol Bellew (717-783-2960)* Induction and Professional Development Guidelines, May 1993
Contact: Carol Bellew (717-783-2960)Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
* View Book
* Student Handbook, 2001-02
Contact: Paul Cameron (717-299-7751)* School Catalog, Autumn 2000-2001
Contact: Donn E. Pittenger (717-299-7793)Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management
* Planning and Construction Workbook. (Forms Used to Apply for Commonwealth Reimbursement for a School Construction Project)
Contact: Carle Dixon Earp (717-787-5480)* 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
* Procedures for Funding Engineering Schools Equipment Grant Program
Contact: Larry Snell (717-787-5993)* Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines
* Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA-B) 2001-2002 Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines for Rider H--Program Application of LEA; Rider I--Support Services and Rider J--Direct Services
* Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA-B) 2001-2002 Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines for Approved Private Schools
* Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA-B) 2001-2002 Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines for Institutions of Higher Education and other Nonpublic School Entities
* Procedures for Commonwealth Reimbursement of the Special Education Cost of Wards of the State
* Out-of-State Special Education Placements Approval and Reimbursement (jointly with the Bureau of Special Education [John Tommasini])
Contact: Ralph Girolamo (717-783-6535)Office of Educational Initiatives
* Charter School Manual
Contact: Dr. Dale Baker (717-787-9819)Empowerment Office
* Applications Mandate Waiver Mandate Application Instructions for Mandate Waiver Programs Application
Contact: Ron Stainbrook (717-705-8014)
* Guidelines
Education Empowerment: a Guide for Pennsylvania School Districts Mandate Waiver Mandate Application Instructions for Mandate Waiver Programs Applications
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[Continued from previous Web Page] DECISIONS:
State Charter School Appeal Board
* Vitalistic Therapeutic Center Charter School (Bethlehem Area SD) CAB # 1999-6
* William Bradford Academy Charter School (Keystone Oaks SD) CAB # 1999-8
* Wonderland Charter School (State College Area SD) CAB # 1999-3
* Sugar Valley Rural Charter School (Keystone Central SD) CAB # 1999-4
* Phoenix Academy Charter School (Phoenixville Area SD) CAB # 1999-10
* Hills Academy Charter School (Penn Hills SD) CAB # 1999-12
* Collegium Charter School (West Chester Area SD) CAB # 1999-9
* Vitalistic Therapeutic Center Charter School (Allentown City SD) CAB # 1999-5
* Shenango Valley Regional Charter School (Hermitage and Sharon City SD) CAB # 1999-11
* Ronald G. Brown Charter School (Harrisburg City SD) CAB # 1999-1
* Edith & Eloise Academy (Steel Valley and Pittsburgh School Districts) CAB # 1999-13
* Creative Educational Concepts Charter School (Chester Upland SD) CAB # 1999-15
* Souderton Charter School Collaborative (Souderton Area SD) CAB # 1999-2
* Bucks County Montessori Charter School (Pennsbury SD) CAB # 1999-7
* Environmental Charter School (Palisades SD) CAB # 1999-14
* W.E.B. Dubois Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-10
* William Bradford Academic Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-1
* Dimensions of Learning Academic Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-7
* Rising Sun Academy Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-4
* Leadership Learning Partners Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-8
* Delaware Valley High Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-5
* Lincoln-Edison Charter School (York SD) CAB # 2000-11
* Independence Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-2
* Kemetic Institute charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-6
* Genesis Charter School (Philadelphia SD) CAB # 2000-9
* Legacy Charter School (Council Rock SD) CAB # 2000-14
* Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School (Bethlehem Area SD) CAB # 2000-12
* Vitalistic Therapeutic Center Charter School (Bethlehem Area SD) CAB # 2000-15
* Dr. Lorraine K. Monroe Academy Charter School (Millcreek Township SD) CAB # 2000-16
Contact: Ernest N. Helling (717-787-5500)Office of Chief Counsel Teacher Tenure Appeal Opinions
* Patricia A. Gorman v. East Allegheny School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 4-96
* In Re: Petition of Stroudsburg Area School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 6-96
* Bridget E. Kelly v. Stroudsburg Area School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 6-96A
* Joseph G. Cesari v. North Schuylkill School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 2-96
* Deborah N. Collins v. Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 3-96
* Renee Czubowicz-Drouse v. Mid Valley School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 6-95
[Continued from previous Web Page] 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
* Rairdan M., #806-A
* Henry T., #820A
* W. Thomas F., #835
* Barbara B., #836
* Allison S., #837
* Daniel S., #838
* Kristopher M., #839
* Jonathan A., #840
* Lindsay S., #841
* David N., #842
* Ronny D., #843
* Zachary H., #844
* Robert M., #845
* Richard G., #846
* Student X, #847
* Kevin L., #848
* Jonathan K., #849
* Christopher C., #850
* Tyler H., #851
* Sue Ann G., #852
* Samuel L., #853
* Jared M., #854
* Joseph P., #855
* Alexandra A., #856
* Richard B., #857
* Alex Q., #858
* Joel K., #859
* Sarah A., #860
* Katherine R., #861
* Joshua G., #862
* Emily S., #863
* Ashley P., #864
* Steven B., #865
* Andrew G., #866
* Mary A., #868
* James C., #869
* Louis C., #870
* Jaclyn B., #872
* Daniel O., #873
* Joel K., #875
* Laura C., #877
* William L., #878
* Kristin C., #879
* Hugh B., #880
* Christina B., #881
* Christina B., #881A
* Vincent V., #882
* Blake B., #883
* Grant G., #884
* Colin C., #885
* Hakeem M., #886
* Sarah V., #887
* Erin S., #888
* Jonathan L., #889
* Sharon J., #890
* Shellie J., #891
* Trisha K., #892
* Sarah T., #893
* Chelsie L., #894
* Stephen O., #895
* Gwynne W., #896
* Joseph C., #897
* Cory B., #898
* Daniel S., #899
* Christopher S., #900
* Jonathan E., #901
* Benjamin P., #902
* Jonathan S., #903
* Tanisha W., #904
* Bryce M., #905
* Joseph F., #906
* Zachary K., #907
* Elizabeth L., #908
* Roman C., #909
* Alex Q., #911
* Seth P., #912
* Rashawn S., #913
* Alisha S., #914
* Michael F., #915
* Scott B., #916
* Marquis B., #917
* Derrick B., #918
* Allyson S., #919
* Jonathan A., #920
* Laura B., #922
* Christopher B., #923
* Chad R., #924
* Michael W., #925
* Daniel L., #926
* Kimberly M., #927
* Dustin T., #928
* Michael W., #929
* Scott F., #930
* Louis C., #931
* Natalie W., #932
* Stephen L., #933
* Elisabeth S., #934
* Charles F., #935
* Craig K., #936
* Kevin L., #937
* Matthew K., #938
* Joseph M., #939
* Natasha A., #940
* Avery W., #941
* Madison K., #942
* Christopher F., #943
* Jason L., #944
* Daquez P., #945
* Brandon C., #946
* Thomas S., #947
* Kristi H., #948
* Matthew S., #949
* Rebecca S., #950
* Moses E., #951
* John H., #952
* Kyle B., #953
* David N., #954
* Justin B., #955
* Kurt L., #956
* #957--Not Filed
* Kenneth F., #958
* Glenn R., #959
* Choice T., #960
* Thomas D., #961
* Jay W., #962
* Jared M., #963
* Paul M., #964
* Jessica N., #965
* Michael C., #966
* Tiffani L., #967
* Mark S., #968
* Kevin K., #969
* Michael K., #970
* Samantha K., #971
* John K., #972
* Andrew K., #973
* Robert K., #974
* Steven K., #975
* Scott C., #976
* Alfred M., #977
* Kenneth F., #978
* Andrew S., #979
* Derek B., #980
* Jillian B., #981
* Mark D., #982
* Russell S., #983
* Jeremy C., #984
* Morgan B., #985
* Katie K., #986
* Joseph A., #987
* Andrew P., #988
* Sara K., #989
* Anthony K., #990
* Carla B., #991
* Warren B., #992
* Tiffani L., #993
* Cindy D., #994
* Yacine M., #995
* Matthew Z., #996
* Lance P., #997
* Ashley C., #998
* Alfred M., #999
* Zachary S., #1000
* Daniel S., #1001
* David B., #1002
* Kelly S., #1003
* Joshua W., #1004
* Kelly S., #1005
* Thomas T., #1006
* Kenneth F., #1007
* Christopher M., #1008
* Richard J., #1009
* Christine P., #1010
* Sean M., #1011
* Brannon I., #1012
* Amy B., #1013
* Andrew B., #1014
* Christopher C., #1015
* Deaidra H., #1016
* Rosemary R., #1017
* Karl S., #1018
* Nicole D., #1020
* Jerry V., #1021
* #1022--Not Filed
* Jenna M., #1023
* #1024--Not issued as yet
* Jonathan P., #1025
* Jonathan K., #1026
* Joseph J., #1027
* Bethany M., #717
* Brandon P., #718
* Monica V., #719
* Shannon T., #720
* Lisa G., #721
* Jeffrey R., #722
* Amy Jo G., #723
* Justin C., #724
* Alan G., #725
* Austin A., #726
* Mark S., #727
* Ryan D., #728
* Leanne S., #729
* Samuel L., #730
* Robert ''Arie'' F., #731
* Jamie F., #732
* Jessica P., #733
* Kayla R., #734
* Kayla R., #734-A
* Timothy P., #735
* Maevis J., #736
* Matthew Z., #737
* Ahmad H., #738
* Scott F., #739
* Douglas F., #740
* Anne C., #741
* John T., #742
* Grant G., #743-G
* Warren G., #743-W
* Scott B., #744
* Jesse P., #745
* Matthew C., #746
* Jared M., #747
* Matthew C., #748
* Billy Joe T., #749-A
* Michael C., #750
* Raymond I., Jr., #751
* Dwayne D., #752
* John O., #753
* Alex P., #754
* Luke B., #755
* Shawn G., #756
* Sheila G., #757
* Gregory P., #758
* Barry D., #759
* Nechama S., #760
* Nechama S., #760-A
* Rairdan D., #761
* Jared M., #762
* Susan F., #763
* Anthony B., #764
* Lonny K., #765
* Christopher M., #766
* Shane A., #767
* Michael G., #768
* Tiffani L., #769
* Matthew K., #770
* Richard N., #771
* Miranda J., #772
* Jesse R., #773
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Contact: John Tommasini (717-783-6134)School Construction Decisions
* In the Matter of: Reimbursement for the Rose Tree Media School District
Contact: Linda Barrett (717-787-5500)State Board of Private Academic Schools
* Christian Light Education Center
* Dynamic Springs Institute
Contact: Carol Strait (717-783-6840)Miscellaneous
* Farrell Area School District v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, Office of School Services
Contact: Marion Gray (717-783-3618)* Shane B. Peck v. Edward L. Rech, Office of Postsecondary/Higher Education, Division of Private Licensed Schools
Contact: Patricia Landis (717-783-8228)* Greater Latrobe School District v. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education
Contact: Ernie Helling (717-787-5500)* Pottsgrove Taxpayers Alliance v. Department of Education
Contact: Linda Barrett (717-787-5500)INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
Bureau of Special Education
* Compliance Monitoring System
* Procedures for Complaint Management
* Internal Policy: Transportation as a Related Service (May 13, 1997)
Contact: Patricia Hozella (717-783-6137)* Higher Education Initiative Grant Application Form
Contact: Loujeania Bost (717-783-6917)* Internal Policy: Participation of Psychologists in Multidisciplinary Evaluations
* Internal Policy: Serving as a Representative of the District at Individualized Education Program Meetings
* Internal Policy: Signature of a Notice of Recommended Assignment
Contact: John Tommasini (717-783-6134)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
* Pregnant and Parenting Teen Funding Application Guidelines
* Education Leading to Employment and Career Training Funding Application Guidelines
* Learn and Serve America Request for Application Guidelines
Contact: Dorothy Hershey (717-783-7089)* 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)* Safe Schools Grant Application Guidelines
* Successful Students' Partnership Dropout Prevention Program Funding Application Guideline
Contact: Maritza Robert (717-783-3755)
* Education Mentoring Grant Application Guidelines
Shirley Gould (717-787-4605)Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel--Policy for Certification of Educational Professionals Across State Jurisdictions
Contact: Susan Stewart (717-787-3356)
* Policy Regarding Acceptance on Educational Testing Service Facsimile Score Reports
* 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: J. Frank Meehan (717-772-4737)Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education
* Program Monitoring Review Field Guide
Contact: Cheryl Keenan (717-772-3737)Bureau of Postsecondary Services
* Annual Operation Plan--Pennsylvania State Approving Agency, Division of Veterans/Military Education
Contact: George Kordek (717-787-2414)Bureau of Career and Technical Education
* Self Study and On-Site Review of Approved Nurse Aide Training Programs
Contact: Carlyn Forlizzi (717-772-0814)* Federal Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Local Performance Review/Report
Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4177)* Program Administration Manual: Policy and Procedures for Perkins Subgrants and Related State Grants
Contact: Allan Mensky (717-772-4177)* Establishing & Operating Effective Local Advisory Committees
Contact: Glendean Davis (717-787-8022)* Pennsylvania Department of Education Methods of Administration for Complying with Civil Rights Guidelines in Vocational Education
Contact: Jimmy Futrell (717-787-8022)Equal Educational Opportunity Office
* Manual for Deriving Indicators of Equal Opportunity for Higher Education in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Contact: Carrie M. Patterson (717-783-9531)* Act 101 Regulations and Guidelines
Contact: Kathleen Kennedy (717-783-4393)Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
* Faculty Manual
Contact: Betty Tompos (717-299-7749)OTHER
Bureau of State Library
* Disaster Response and Recovery Manual
* State Library of Pennsylvania Collection Development Policy
Contact: Mary Lou Sowden (717-783-5964)* State Library of Pennsylvania Information Services Guidelines
Contact: Susan Payne (717-783-5986)Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
* Certification Testing Booklets
Contact: J. Frank Meehan (717-772-4737)Deputy Secretary's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
* Higher Education Gift Disclosure
Contact: Richter L. Voight (717-787-5041)* Professional Standards and Practices Commission--Pa. Code Title 22--Chapter 233 Bylaws--Statement of Policy, Annual Report, Statute (22 P.S. [00a7][00a7]2070.1-2070.18)
Contact: Carolyn Angelo (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 Career and Technical Education
* The Area Vocational-Technical School Organization--A Technical Assistance Manual
Contact: Glendean Davis (717-787-8022)* Community College Variable Stipend Program
Contact: Barry Oswald (717-787-8804)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'' United States Department of Education Publication
* ''Blue Ribbon Schools Nomination Packet'' United States Department of Education Publication
Contact: Marian Sutter (717-772-4944)Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management
* Standard Contract for Food Service Management Services
Contact: Saeed Khokhar (717-787-3186) or (800-331-0129)* School Construction Fact Sheet--A Brief Description of School Construction Procedures
Contact: Carle Dixon Earp (717-787-5480)Scranton State School for the Deaf
* Office of Civil Rights Complaint #03911181 and 03911182 Assurance Statement, August 1992
Contact: Dorothy S. Bambach (570-963-4040)Office of Educational Initiatives
* Summary of Performance Funding for Pennsylvania Schools
Contact: Dale Baker (717-787-9819)* School Performance Funding Reporting Documents
Contact: Dale Baker (717-787-9819)* Pennsylvania Charter School Directory
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
2001 C2001--1 Weather Emergency Preparedness Exercise (BOOT) C2001--2 Hazardous Material Response Fund Guidance and Grant Application (BOA) C2001--3 Radiation Emergency Response Fund (RERF) Grant Guidance (BOA) C2001--4 Emergency Management Performance Grant Annual Submission (BOA) 2000 C2000-1 Radiological Preparedness Program (BOOT) C2000-4 Guidance for Enforcement of the Hazardous Material Emergency Planning and Response Act (Act 1990-165) (BOP) C2000-6 Planning Guidance For Mass Fatalities Incidents (BOP) C2000-8 Radiation Transportation Emergency Response Fund (RTERF) Grant Guidance (BOA) C2000-9 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Planning and Training Grant Guidance (BOA) Grants Management C2000-10 Evacuation Authority (EO) C2000-11 Requirements for Preparation of Annual Update of County Hazardous Material Emergency Response Preparedness Assessment--Reporting Year 2000 (BOP) C2000-12 Movement of Authorized Persons on Commonwealth Highways During a Blizzard or Major Winter Storm (EO) 1999 C99-4 Nuclear Power Plant Accident Emergency Worker Dosimetry and Potassium Iodide (KI) (BOP) C99-5 Emergency Management Exercise Program (BOOT) 1993 C93-1 Guidance for Appropriate Emergency Response to Spills or Leaks from Vehicle Fuel Tanks or Heating System Fuel Supply Tanks or Lines (SFCO) 1989 89-7 PEMA's Correspondence Courses (BOOT) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (Revised 7/25/01) 2001 D2001-1 Expenditure of Act 165-Generated Revenues At The County Level (BOP) D2001-2 Preparation, Review, and Maintenance of SARA Title III Off-Site Response Plans and the State SARA Facility Database. (BOP) D2001-3 Certified Hazardous Material Response Teams In Pennsylvania (BOP) 2000 D2000-1 Official Enrollment Of Emergency Management Volunteers (EO) D2000-2 Training and Test Authorization Requests (EO) D2000-3 Compensation for Accidental Injury (EO) D2000-4 Testing Program and Protocol for State Emergency Voice Alerting Network (SEVAN) (BOOT) D2000-5 Act 1990-165 Facility and Vehicle Inspections (BOP) D2000-6 PA Emergency Incident Reporting System (PEIRS) (BOOT) D2000-7 Emergency Equipment, Materials and Supplies (BOA) 1995 D95-2 Instructor Classification System and Code of Professionalism (SFCO) 1991 D91-3 Firefighter's Memorial Flag (SFCO) D91-4 Guidelines for the Operation of a Fire Service Certification Advisory Committee (SFCO) 1990 D90-3 Emergency Management Training and Education (BOOT)
Contact: Mark Goodwin, Chief Counsel
717-651-2010
ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD
GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Filing Instructions and an appeal form that are provided to the public on request.
Internal Operating Procedures published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on May 20, 2000 at 30 Pa. Bull. 2541.
Temporary Guidance for Electronic Filing effective May 15, 2000 and Instructions for Use Effective September 12, 2000.
Practice and Procedure Manual effective January 2000.
The Board also publishes an annual report in August for each fiscal year ended in June as well as an annual summary of a selected number of its decisions.
These materials are distributed broadly and may be accessed on the Board's website at www.verilaw.com.
Contact: William T. Phillipy (717) 787-3483
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Policy Office * Interim Policy for Consideration of Local Comprehensive Plans and Zoning Ordinances in Permit Review 012-0200-001 * Policy for Consideration of Local Comprehensive Plans and Zoning Ordinances in Review of Grants for Facilities and Infrastructure 012-0200-002 * DEP Mediation Confidentiality 012-0501-001 * Policies and Procedures for Implementing the History Code 012-0700-001 * Guidance for Implementation of the Agricultural Land Preservation Policy 012-0700-002 * Quality Management Plan for DEP (written by Mgt./Technical Services Deputate 012-0800-001 * Policy for Development, Approval and Distribution of Regulations 012-0820-001 * Policy to Encourage Voluntary Compliance by Means of Environmental Audits 012-0840-001 * Policy for Development, Approval and Distribution of Guidance 012-0900-001 * Secretary's Directive/Review of Existing Regulations and Technical Guidance Documents 012-0900-002 * Electronic Copies of Technical Guidance 012-0900-003 * Adoption by Reference of EPA's Y2K Enforcement Policy 012-0900-006 * Public Participation in the Development of Regulations and Technical Guidance 012-1920-001 * Policy/Acceptance/Community Environmental Projects in lieu of Civil Penalties 012-4180-001 * 2001 Environmental Education Grants Program Manual and Forms 012-5500-001 * Environmental Education Grants Elective Program 012-5500-002 Contact: Joe Sieber 717-783-8727 Office of Information Technology
Data Standards for Names and Addresse 013-0830-001 Data Standards for PA Municipality Codes 013-0830-002 DEP Locational Data Po 013-0830-003 Loan of DEP Personal Computers to Local Procurement Units 013-0830-004 Policy for the DEP Money-Back Guarentee Permit Review Program 013-2000-001 Policy for Implementing the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Index 013-2000-002 Contact: Gail Jackson 717-772-4786 Management and Technical Services DEP Policy on Professional Work Assignments Conducted by Licences Professional Engineers, Geologists 150-0200-001 Critical Elements for Certification of Laboratories for Chemistry 150-2302-001 Critical Elements for Certification of Laboratories for Microbiology 150-2302-002 Critical Elements for Certification of Laboratories for Radionuclides 150-2302-003 Procedures for the Approval and Accreditation of Laboratories in PA, Utilizing the NELAC Standards 150-2302-004 Contact: Lisa Miller 717-787-7193 Land Recycling and Waste Management Permit Applications with Out-of-State Notarization 250-2100-751 Draft Guidance on Radioactivity Monitoring at Muni. and Residual Waste Processing/Disposal Facilities 250-3100-001 Quality Assurance Program 250-3100-401 Execution of Release Forms by Waste Management Field Inspectors 250-3120-320 Purge Water from Groundwater Sampling 250-3130-763 Calculation of Civil Penalties 250-4180-302 Risk Assessment Guidelines for Facilities Burning Hazardous Waste 251-0300-402 Exclusionary Siting Criteria--Hazardous Waste Treatment & Disposal 251-2000-704 Revisions to Exclusionary Siting Criteria Document 251-2000-705 Time Frame for Application of Hazardous Waste Exclusionary Siting Criteria 251-2000-706 Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, Preapplication Meetings 251-2100-203 Policy and Procedure for Municipal Waste Facilities Equivalency Approvals 251-2100-727 Change of Ownership/Transfer of Permit 251-2100-754 Review Procedure for Hazardous Waste Transfer Facilities for PBR Status 251-2149-713 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program 251-2200-502 Establishment of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program 251-2200-515 Reimbursement to Host County for Hazardous Review 251-5500-758 Section 902 Recycling Grant Applications that must comply with Act 57 252-5500-100 Review of Residual and Hazardous Waste Source Reduction Strategies 252-6600-516 Land Recycling Program Technical Manual 253-0300-100 Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems 253-4500-601 ARARs--Cleanup Response and Remedial Actions 253-4500-606 Environmental Emergency Response Actions 253-4500-608 Mitigating Remedies under the Orphan Sites Program 253-4500-613 Issuance of Grants for Technical Evaluations under HSCA 253-5500-612 Off-site Audit Manual for Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program 253-5700-621 Community Relations Activities for State HSCP and Federal Superfund Program 253-5700-632 Prep of Analysis of Alternatives/HSCA Proposed Response Document 253-5700-634 Environmental Emergency Response Program Response Actions 253-5800-638 Clean Fill Policy and Procedures 254-2000-715 Local Municipality Involvement Process 254-2100-100 Environmental Assessment Process, Phase I Review 254-2100-101 Municipal Waste Facility Review--Traffic Analysis 254-2100-102 Process for Evaluating Daily Volume 254-2100-103 Areas Where Municipal Waste Landfills (MWLF) are Prohibited 254-2153-721 Leak Detection Tests for Installed Liners 254-2153-723 Use of Waste Tires/Tire Derived Materials at Landfills 254-2153-748 Municipal Sludges Allowed at Agricultural Utilization Sites 254-2154-720 Single Permit for Multiple Agricultural Usage Sites 254-2154-740 Pumping Requirements for Construction/Demolition Landfills in Noncoal Mines 254-2157-717 Liners for Construction/Demolition Waste Landfills 254-2157-718 Issue of Emergency Municipal Waste Transfer 254-2158-745 Management of Municipal Ash Waste from Resource Recovery Facility 254-2160-762 Approval of Beneficial Use by Order of DEP 254-2163-719 Clarification of the Identification of Infectious Waste Generators 254-2167-702 Co-mingling of Infectious & Chemotherapeutic Waste in One Container 254-2167-703 Procedures for Container/Vehicle Decontamination & Small Spill Cleanup 254-2167-708 Clarification of Requirements Related to Storage Bags 254-2167-709 Clarification of the Permit-by-Rule Provision for Mixed Waste/Residual Waste 254-2167-712 Temp Storage & In-Transit Provisions during Transport or Transfer 254-2167-725 Policy/Procedures for Infectious Waste Definition 254-2167-726 Guidelines for the Development of County Waste Management Plan Revisions 254-2212-504 Proper Identification & Disposal of Mixed Loads of Municipal/Residual Waste 254-4000-749 Best Practices for Environmental Protection in the Mushroom Farm Community 254-5401-001 Guidelines for Yard Waste Composting Facilities 254-5403-100 County Option to Retain or Eliminate Municipal Waste Flow Control 257-2212-501 Policy for Implementing the General Operating Permit Strategy for Aboveground Storage Tanks 257-2318-005 New Waste Streams Review 258-2000-764 General Permitting Procedure 258-2000-765 Municipal Waste-like Permitting Guidance (Form S) 258-2000-766 Chemical Analysis 258-2000-767 Implementation Guidance 258-2000-768 Disposal of Municipal-Like Residual Waste 258-2100-747 Co-Product Determinations in Residual Waste Program 258-2100-769 Interim Operating Requirements for Permitted and Unpermitted Facilities 258-2181-771 Safe Fill Policy and Procedure Est. Criteria for use of Uncontaminated Soil, Rock, Stone etc 258-2182-773 Cleanup Standards under the Residual Waste Regulations 258-5100-761 Contact: Michele Tate 717-787-9871 Air Quality Employer Trip Reduction Policy 271-5000-001 Compliance Assurance Policy for Cement Kilns with CEMS 273-4000-001 Compliance Assurance Policy for Hospital Waste Incinerators 273-4000-002 Compliance Assurance Policy for Municipal Waste Incinerators, including Revisions 273-4000-003 Enforcement Policy for CEMS on Fluid Catalytic Crackling Units 273-4000-004 Enforcement Policy--CEMS and Coal Sampling/Analysis Systems 273-4000-005 Interim Compliance Strategy on RACT for NOx Sources with CEMS 273-4000-007 Policy for Sampling/Determination of Compliance with Low RVP Gasoline Requirements in the Pittsburgh 273-4000-008 Air Pollution Control Act/Compliance History Review/Civil Penalty Assessment Procedure 273-4100-005 DEP/EPA Asbestos Demolition/Renovation Civil Penalty Policy 273-4130-001 Guidance for Application of Regional Civil Assessment Procedure 273-4130-003 Compliance Docket Procedure 273-4130-004 Stage I Penalty Assessment Guidance 273-4130-006 Stage II Enforcement Strategy 273-4130-007 Compliance Strategy for Mushroom Composting Operations 273-5401-001 Source Testing Manual 274-0300-002 Continuous Emissions Monitoring Manual 274-0300-003 Policy for Stage II Vapor Recovery Testing Requirements 274-3100-001 Interim Procedures Pertaining to Continuous Source Monitoring System Quarterly Data Reports 274-3100-002 Air Quality Operating Permit--Protocol 275-2101-001 AQ Operating Permit--Permitting Procedures 275-2101-002 Air Quality Permit Exemptions 275-2101-003 AQ Operating Permit--Modification/Reactivation 275-2101-004 AQ Operating Permit--Delegation Conditions & Policy Performance Test Waivers 275-2101-005 AQ Operating Permit--Requirements 275-2101-006 AQ Operating Permit--Best Available Technology & Other Permitting Criteria 275-2101-007 AQ Operating Permit--Hazardous Waste Incineration 275-2101-008 AQ Operating Permit--Waste Derives Liquid Fuel Policies 275-2101-009 AQ Operating Permit--Air Toxics Policies 275-2101-010 AQ Operating Permit--Public Notification 275-2101-011 AQ Operating Permit--Prevention of Significant Deterioration 275-2101-014 AQ Operating Permit--Volatile Organic Compounds 275-2101-015 AQ Operating Permit--Continuous Source Monitors 275-2101-016 Contact: Ralph Scanlan717-787-1548 Radiation Protection P & P Summary, Radiation Control Division 291-0400-001 Compliance and Enforcement Policy 291-4100-001 Nuclear Power Generating Station Incident Manual 292-0400-002 Policy and Procedures, Nuclear Safety Division 293-0400-001 Low Level Radioactive Waste Section Policies and Procedures 293-0400-002 Conducting Radiological Performance Assessments For LLRW Disposal in PA 293-2400-001 Enhanced Containment through Engineered Barriers Staff Technical Report 293-2400-002 Requirements for LLRW Minimization Plan 293-2400-003 Radon Certification Policy 294-2309-001 Radon Mitigation Standards 294-2309-002 Pennsylvania Radon Certification Guide 294-2309-003 Contact: David Allard 717-787-2480 Waterways Engineering Interagency Agreement with the Susquehanna River Basin 310-0600-002 Land Aquisition Policies 310-2139-002 Criteria and Fees for Dam Safety Limited Power Permits 310-2140-001 Annual Dam Inspection Report Policy 310-3120-001 Category 3 Dam Inspection Program 310-3140-002 Compliance Assistance and Enforcement Manual 310-4000-001 Contact: Don Martino 717-787-6826 Water Supply and Wastewater Management Conservation District Fund Allocation Program 361-0100-001 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy 361-0100-003 Chesapeake Bay Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement Program 361-0100-002 Manure Management for Environmental Protection 361-0300-001 Field Application of Manure 361-0300-002 Chesapeake Bay Financial Assistance Funding Program Guidelines 361-5500-004 Domestic Wastewater Facilities Manual 362-0300-001 Guidelines for Design, Installation and Operation of Small Flow Treatment Facilities 362-0300-002 Sewage Facilities Planning: Preparing Act 537 Update Revisions 362-0300-003 Agrinomics Loading Rate Calculations for Biosolids 362-0300-004 A Guide To Requirements and Procedures For Obtaining Permits etc for Industrial Wastewater Mgt Systm 362-0300-004 Handbook--NPDES Permit for POTW and Non-Municipal Wasterwater Dischargers 362-0300-005 Handbook--NPDES Permit for Industrial Wasterwater Dischargers 362-0300-006 Alternate and Experimental Systems Guidance 362-0300-007 NPDES Program Implementation--MOU Concerning WQM, NPDES Program Implementation, and Related Matters 362-0400-001 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program Implementation 362-0600-001 Agreement Between Oil/Gas Mgmt and Water Quality on Pollution Discharge 362-0600-002 MOU for the use of Biosolids at Mined Sites 362-0600-003 Guidelines for the Development and Implementation on Writing Emergency Response Plans 362-2000-001 Permitting Policy and Procedure Manual 362-2000-001 Policy for Permitting Surface Water Diversions 362-2000-003 Subsurface Disposal of Carwash Waste 362-2000-005 Conducting Technical Reviews of Water Quality Management (Part II) Permit 362-2000-007 Conducting Technical Reviews of Minor NPDES Renewal Applications 362-2000-008 Manual for Land Application of Treated Sewage and Industrial Wastewaters 362-2000-009 Interim CAFO Policy 362-2000-010 Technical Guidance for Permitting Landfill Leachate Discharges 362-2183-001 Technology-Based Control Requirements for Water Treatment Plant Wastes 362-2183-003 Technical Guidance for Development of NPDES Permit Requirements Steam Electric Industry 362-2183-004 Biosolids Program Implementation Guidance 362-2192-001 Guidance for the Storage of Biosolids 362-2192-002 Guidelines for Agricultural Utilization of Sewage Sludge 362-2192-003 Review and Coordination of Chapter 94 Reports and Act 537 Planning 362-2206-001 Policy Establishing New Program Direction for Act 537 Comprehensive Planning 362-2206-007 Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Environmental Emergency Response Plans 362-2200-001 Impact/Subsurface Disposal on Ground Water Nitrate-Nitrogen Levels 362-2207-004 Administration of Fee Collection for Planning Module Reviews 362-2207-008 Municipal Guidance--Reconstructive Planning 362-2208-002 Calculation of Contingent Penalties for Effluent Violations 362-4000-001 Field Manual for Compliance Orders 362-4000-002 Guidance for Civil Penalty Calculation for Effluent Violations 362-4180-001 Civil Penalty Assessment Procedures for Pollution Incidents 362-4180-002 Calculation of Civil Penalties for Willfulness 362-4180-003 PA Sewage Facilities Act 537, Enforcement Reimbursement 362-5512-001 Act 537 Sewage Facilities Planning Grants 362-5512-002 Recognition of Selected Cost Items Associated with ''Inflow and Infiltration Studies'' 362-5512-003 Wetlands Protection Action Plan 363-0200-001 Delegation of Authority for Chapters 105-106 363-0200-002 Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project 363-0200-003 Design Criteria--Wetland Replacement/Monitoring 363-0300-001 Chapter 105 Program Manual 363-0400-001 Delegation of Chapter 105 Functions to County Conservation Districts 363-0600-001 Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 363-0600-003 Delegation of Chapter 105 Functions to Oil & Gas and Field Operations 363-2100-002 Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Control Manual 363-2134-008 Earth Disturbance Permit Policies and Procedures 363-2134-010 Criteria and Fees for Waterways Management Limited Power Permits 363-2140-001 Chapter 105 General Permits 363-2141-001 NPDES Permit: Discharge of Storm Water from Construction Activities 363-2191-014 General Policy on Review of Erosion/Sediment Control Plans 363-2200-011 Certification for Corps Nationwide Permits (Wetlands) 363-2316-001 Guidelines for Determining Bonds 363-2505-001 Complaint Handling/Problem Assessment for Conservation Districts 363-3000-012 Inspection of Earth Disturbance Sites 363-3000-013 Compliance Assistance and Enforcement Manual 363-4000-001 Guidance for Reviewing Capital Grants for Construction 381-5500-001 DEP and Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Agreement 381-5511-012 Guidance on the Utilization of Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Firms 381-5511-014 Guidelines for the Uniform Environmental Review Process 381-5511-111 Handbook for PENNVEST Wastewater Projects 381-5511-113 Guidance for the Review and Processing Act 339 State Grants for Operation of Sewage Treatment Works 381-5513-001 Ground Source Heat Pump Manual 383-0300-001 Working Guide to the Lead and Copper Rule 383-0300-107 Safe Drinking Water Program Field Staff Handbook 383-0400-101 Total Coliform Rule Staff Handbook (383-XXXX-102s)
383-0400-102 Bottled, Vended, Retail and Bulk Water Staff Handbook (383-0400-103's)
383-0400-103 Health Effects and Risk Management Staff Handbook 383-0400-104 Inorganic, Volatile Organic and Synthetic Organic Chemicals Staff Handbook (383-0400-105's)
383-0400-105 Surface Water Treatment Safe Drinking Water Program Staff Handbook 383-0400-106 Staff Handbook, Lead and Copper Rule (383-0400-107's)
383-0400-107 Permitting and Plan Review Staff Handbook (383-0400-108's)
383-0400-108 Data Management Staff Handbook (383-0400-109's)
383-0400-109 Safe Drinking Water Program Compliance Strategy 383-0400-110 Safe Drinking Water Program General Staff Handbook 383-0400-111 Financial Assistance Management Safe Drinking Water Program Staff Handbook 383-0400-113 Pennsylvania's Capacity Enhancement Program 383-0400-114 Principles for Ground Water Pollution Prevention and Remediation 383-0800-001 Summary of Key Requirements, Community Water Systems 383-0810-101 Summary of Key Requirements for Total Coliform Rule 383-0810-102 Summary of Key Requirements for Phase 2 & Phase 5 Wellhead Protection Rule 383-0810-105 Summary of Key Requirements for Surface Water Filtration Rule 383-0810-106 Summary of Key Requirements for Lead and Copper Rule 383-0810-107 Summary of Key Requirements for Transient Noncommunity Water Systems 383-0810-201 Summary of Key Requirements for Bottled Water Systems 383-0810-203 Summary of Key Requirements for Surface Water Identification Protocol 383-0810-206 Summary of Key Requirements for Nontransient/Noncommunity Water Systems 383-0810-301 Summary of Key Requirements for Vended/Bulk Water Hauling 383-0810-303 Summary of Key Requirements for Consecutive Water Systems 383-0810-401 Comprehensive State Ground Water Protection Program (CSGWPP) 383-2000-030 Guidance for Construction and Operation Permits Guidance 383-2000-108 Pilot Plant Filtration Studies for Filtration of Surface Sources 383-2000-208 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Permit Guide to Public Water Systems 383-2100-108 DEP Approval Guide for Noncommunity Water Systems 383-2100-208 Public Water Supply Manual, Part 2--Community Water System Design Standards 383-2125-108 Permitting of Vended Water Systems 383-2126-103 Permitting of Retail Water Facilities 383-2126-203 Public Water Supply Manual, Part III 383-2126-303 Permitting of Bulk Water Hauling Systems 383-2127-103 Public Water Supply Manual, Part IV--Noncommunity System Design Standards 383-2128-108 Screening Criteria on Water Quality/Quantity Impacts for Drinking Water Permits 383-2131-001 Guidance for the Review & Approval of an Existing Well Water Source for Use at a Public Water System 383-2200-108 Groundwater Monitoring Guidance Manual 383-3000-001 Safe Drinking Water Program Field-Related Compliance 383-3000-101 Program Guidance on the Total Coliform Rule Guidance 383-3000-102 Corrosion Control Treatment--Basic Feasibility Study 383-3000-307 Public Water Supply Manual, Part 7 383-3100-111 Public Water Supply Manual--Part 5, Sections 1 & 2 383-3110-111 Public Water Supply Manual, Part 5, App A 383-3110-211 Surveillance Strategy and Implementation Guidelines 383-3120-101 Filter Plant Performance Evaluations and Response 383-3120-106 Giardia Sampling and Response 383-3130-106 New Source Sampling Requirements for Surface Water Sources 383-3130-108 Community and Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems: New Source Sampling for Groundwater Sources 383-3130-208 Transient Noncommunity Water Systems: New Source Sampling Requirements for Groundwater Sources 383-3130-308 Ground Water Quality Monitoring Network: Ambient and Fixed Station Network (FSN) 383-3200-009 Quality Assurance Work Plans for Groundwater Monitoring Stations 383-3200-016 Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Total and Fecal Coliform Bacteria 383-3301-102 Guide to Laboratory Reporting Instructions for BVRBs 383-3301-103 Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Chemical Contaminants 383-3301-105 Filter Rule Reporting Instructions/Public Water Systems Using Filtered Surface-Water 383-3301-106 Laboratory Reporting Instructions, Lead and Copper Rule 383-3301-107 Laboratory Reporting Instructions/ Radiological Contaminants/ Drinking Water Distribution 383-3301-205 Filter Rule Reporting Instructions for Public Water Supply Systems Using Unfiltered Surface Water 383-3301-206 Laboratory Reporting Procedures for Total Trihalomethanes 383-3301-305 Pennsylvania Drinking Water Information System (PADWIS) Inventory User's Manual 383-3310-109 PADWIS Inventory Reports by PWSID 383-3310-209 Pennsylvania Drinking Water Information System (PADWIS) Violation and Enforcement Users Manual 383-3310-409 PADWIS Reporting 383-3310-609 Pennsylvania Vulnerability Assessment Summary 383-3500-105 Guidance for Surface Water Identification 383-3500-106 Surface Water Identification Protocol--NCWS 383-3500-112 Source Water Assessment and Protection Program 383-5000-001 PENNVEST Guidance 383-5500-113 Small Water Systems Regionalization Grant Program 383-5500-213 Formation of Water Authorities Grant Program 383-5500-413 County Water Supply Planning 383-5500-513 Small Water Systems Consolidation Construction Grant Program 383-5500-613 Public Water Supply Manual, Part VI 383-5900-111 Contact: Trudy Troutman 717-783-3795 Watershed Management Pa's Water Quality Antidegradation Implementation Guidance 391-0300-002 Establishment of Alternate Thermal Effluent Limitations 391-2000-002 Determining Water Quality Based Point Source Effluent Limits 391-2000-003 Implementation Guidance Design Conditions 391-2000-006 Technical Reference for the Water Quality Model 6.3 for Windows (WQM63W) 391-2000-007 Implementation Guidance for the Sampling and Analysis of Osmotic Pressure 391-2000-008 Implementation Guidance for Phosphorus Discharges to Lakes, Ponds, and Impoundments 391-2000-010 Technical Reference Guide for the Pennsylvania Single Discharge Toxics Model 391-2000-011 Users Guide for the Pennsylvania Single Discharge Toxics Model 391-2000-012 Implementation Guidance of Section 93.7 Ammonia Criteria 391-2000-013 Implementation Guidance for Evaluating Wastewater Discharges to Drainage Ditches & Swales 391-2000-014 Implementation Guidance for Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) Regulation 391-2000-015 Implementation Guidance for Temperature Criteria 391-2000-017 Implementation Guidance for Section 95.9 Phosphorus Discharges to Free Flowing Streams 391-2000-018 Implementation Guidance for Application of Section 93.5 (e) 391-2000-019 Protocol/Estimating First Order Pollutant Fate Coefficients/ Volatile Organic Substances 391-2000-020 Field Data Collection & Evaluation Protocol/Determining Stream & Point Source Discharge Hardness 391-2000-021 Ambient Water Quality in the Determination of Wasteload Allocations and NPDES Effluent Limitations 391-2000-022 Design Stream Flows 391-2000-023 Field Data Collection and Evaluation Protocol for Deriving Daily and Hourly Discharge Coefficients. 391-2000-024 Pennsylvania's Ground Water Quality Monitoring Network: Ambient and Fixed Station Network 391-3200-002 Quality Assurance Work Plan: Cause/Effect Surveys 391-3200-003 Aquatic Life Use Attainability Studies--Flow Water & Impoundment 391-3200-004 Aquatic Life Special Water Quality Protection Survey 391-3200-005 Quality Assurance Work Plan: Toxics Surveys 391-3200-006 Stream Enrichment Risk Analysis 391-3200-007 Quality Assurance Work Plan: Advanced Treatment Model -Calibration/Verification Surveys 391-3200-008 Standardized Biological Field Collection & Laboratory Methods 391-3200-010 Evaluation of Phosphorus to Lakes, Ponds & Impoundments 391-3200-013 Stormwater Management Guidelines and Model Ordinances 392-0300-001 General Policy and Procedures for the Review of Water Allocation Permit Applications 392-2130-001 Subsidiary Water Allocation Permit Requirement 392-2130-002 Attorney General Opinion 361 re: 1939 Water Rights Act 392-2130-003 Recision of Water Rights 392-2130-004 Policy for Regulation of Interbasin Transfers 392-2130-005 Metering of Withdrawals under Orders of Confirmation 392-2130-006 Constant Gallons per Capita per Day (GPCD) 392-2130-007 Permit Life 392-2130-008 Recognizing Succession to Water Rights as a Result of Changes of Ownership 392-2130-012 Stationary/Nonstationary Tanks 393-0900-006 Exemption form Reg Fees for Volunteer Fire Cos/Volunteer EMS Orgs 393-0900-009 Modification and Maintenance Issues 393-0900-011 Storage Tank Cleaning Activities 393-0900-012 Applicability of 40 CFR, Subpart 280, Sub G to Previously Closed Tanks 393-0900-014 Implementation of Act 16 393-0900-015 Implementation of Act 34 393-0900-016 Summary of the Technical Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tanks 393-0900-018 Summary of the Simplified Program for Small Aboveground Storage Tanks 393-0900-019 Summary of the Technical Standards for Underground Storage Tanks 393-0900-020 UST/AST System Variances 393-0900-021 Verification of Emergency Containment Structures for Aboveground Storage Tanks 393-0900-022 Storage Tanks Certification Program (Chapter 245, A and B) 393-2300-001 ASNT Level II Certification 393-2318-001 PE Certification for Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) 393-2318-002 Upgrade Requirements/Substantial Modification of Underground Storage Tanks 393-2318-003 Summary of the Permitting of Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Systems and Facilities 393-2318-004 Statement of Policy--Definition of Underground Storage Tank 393-2320-001 Permeability of Secondary Containment & Emergency Containment 393-3300-002 Penalty Assessment Matrix 393-4180-001 Strategy for Addressing the 1998 Federal and State Deadline for Upgrading Existing USTs 393-4180-003 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Mangement Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement 394-0300-001 PA's Continuous Planning Process (CPP) for Water Quality Management 1999 Update 394-0810-001 Municipal Reference Document
--Department Guidance for the Bluff Recession and Setback Act394-2000-001 PA's Nonpoint Source Mgt. Program 394-2000-002 Contact: Pat Phillipy 717-772-5673 Field Operations Policy for Model Permit Application Process 400-2000-300 Emergency Operations Plan 400-5900-101 Policy for Authorizing Emergency Response Expenditure 400-5900-102 Policy for Emergency Response Critiques 400-5900-103 Policy for Authorities of DEP On-Scene Coordinators 400-5900-104 Policy for Emergency Response Contracting 400-5900-105 Policies for Authorities of DEP's Director of Emergency Response 400-5900-107 Policy for Contracting with Fire Companies or HAZMAT Teams 400-5900-108 Policy for Authorization of Emergency Transport/Storage of Hazardous Waste 400-5900-109 Policy for Field Order Authorization of Emergency Response Team 400-5900-110 Procedures for Emergency Contracting to Extinguish Mine Fire 400-5900-111 Policy for Gasoline Fume Emergency Criteria 400-5900-112 Chlorine Safety Procedures 400-5900-113 Hazardous Material and Hazardous Atmosphere Safety Policy 400-5900-114 Confined Space Safety Policy 400-5900-115 Policy for Electrofishing Personnel and Equipment Safety 400-5900-116 Standard Operating Procedures for the Acceptance, Collection, Transport etc of Elemental Mercury 400-5900-117 Contact: Kris Lutz 717-787-5027 Oil and Gas Management Oil and Gas Operators Manual 550-0300-001 PA's Plan for Addressing Problem Abandoned Wells and Orphaned Wells 550-0800-001 Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual 550-2000-001 Oil and Gas Wastewater Permitting Manual 550-2100-002 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Applications and Related Approvals 550-2100-003 through -007 NPDES Permits for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities at Oil and Gas Wells 550-2100-008 Interim Technical Guidance For Attachments to Electronic Submissions--Oil and Gas Program 550-2500-001 Guidelines for Submitting Oil/Gas Bonds 550-2501-101 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Policy 550-4000-001 Contact: Frank Bialas 717-772-2199 Mining and Reclamation Interagency Agreement with the Fish and Boat Commission 560-0600-101 MOU Between PA Game Commission and DEP 560-0600-102 Interagency Agreement, Historical Museum Commission 560-0600-104 Interagency Agreement, Waste Management 560-0600-105 Office of Surface Mining MOU 560-0600-204 Fish and Boat Commission Coordination 560-0700-302 Game Commission Coordination 560-0700-303 Review of Surface Mine Applications on High Quality Waters 560-0700-304 SOAP and ROAP Application Processing and Preassignment Field Conference 561-2305-201 Small Operator and Remining Operator Assistance Programs (SOAP & ROAP) Report Review 561-2305-203 SOAP and ROAP Applicant Liability and Reimbursement Procedure 561-2305-601 Mine Subsidence Insurance (MSI) Coverage Issuance Procedures 561-5300-101 Mine Subsidence Insurance (MSI) Damage Claim Processing Procedures 561-5300-201 Projects and Activities under the Environmental Good Samaritan Act 562-2000-001 Licensing, Name Changes 562-2000-703 Municipal Mining Licenses, Permits and Bonds 562-2100-704 Prompt Closure of Abandoned Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-315 Sealing Mine Openings, Bituminous 562-2112-316 Sealing Anthracite Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-317 Bituminous Coal Surface Mining/Blasting near Utilities and Pipelines 562-2112-503 Blasting Complaint Protocol 562-2112-504 Blaster's License Suspension and Revocation Procedure 562-2402-501 Drop Trailer and Tanker Guidelines 562-2403-505 Insurance Requirements and Water Supply Replacement Assurance 562-2500-702 Surety Reclamation of Bond Forfeiture Sites 562-2504-312 Inspections 562-3000-102 Field Evaluation of Pit Size Variances 562-3000-105 Applicant Violator System (AVS) Inspections 562-3000-110 Applicant Violator System (AVS) Compliance 562-3000-802 Fixing Water Samples 562-3200-203 Normal/Favorable Planting Season 562-3200-205 Citizens' Requests: Receiving, Tracking, Investigating, Appealing and Filing 562-3900-402 Water Supply Replacement and Compliance 562-4000-101 Compliance/Enforcement Procedures 562-4100-301 Enforcement, Alternative 562-4100-307 Bond Forfeiture 562-4170-308 Civil Penalty Assessments 562-4180-306 Reclamation in Lieu of Cash Payment for Civil Penalties 562-4180-309 Bankrupt Surety Company Bond Replacement Requirements and Civil Penalty Calculations 562-4180-310 Civil Penalty Collections 562-4180-311 Surface Mine Accident Investigations 562-5900-001 Government Financed Construction Contracts 563-2000-001 Engineering Manual for Coal 563-0300-101 Coal Exploration 563-2000-102 Coal Exploration by Slope Development 563-2000-105 Noncoal Underground Mine Permit Applications 563-2000-203 Homeowner Notification of Right to Pre-Blast Survey (Industrial Minerals) 563-2000-204 Right of Entry 563-2000-208 Review Process, Bituminous Coal Blast Plan 563-2000-223 Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge at Active Mine Sites 563-2000-602 Technical Review, Coal Mining 563-2000-609 Perennial Stream Protection 563-2000-655 Permit Renewals 563-2100-216 Noncommercial Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal SMCRA 563-2111-101 Building Construction Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal SMCRA 563-2111-102 Noncoal Operations 563-2111-111 Highwall Stability In Long-Term Multiple Bench Quarries 563-2111-112 Insignificant Boundary Corrections for Surface Mining Activities 563-2112-203 Application Review, Mining Permit 563-2112-205 Beneficial Use of Coal Ash at Active Coal Mine Sites 563-2112-206 Application Review, Coal Mining Activity Completeness 563-2112-211 Evaluation and Approval of Land Use Changes for Surface Water Coal Mine Operations 563-2112-212 Application Review, Coal Mining Activity Preapplication 563-2112-214 Application Review, Accepted Coal Mining Activity 563-2112-215 Alkaline Addition for Surface Coal Mines 563-2112-217 Permit Transfers 563-2112-218 Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessments (CHIAs) 563-2112-219 Coal Surface Mining--Oil and Gas Barriers 563-2112-222 Certification Guidelines for Beneficial Uses of Coal Ash 563-2112-224 Beneficial Uses of Coal Ash 563-2112-225 Evaluation and Approval of Innovative Mining and Reclamation Techniques 563-2112-603 Auger Mining 563-2112-604 Water Supply Replacement and Permitting 563-2112-605 Marketing of Anthracite Coal Reject Materials 563-2112-607 Constracted Wetlands for Mine Drainage Treatment 563-2112-608 Determining Eligibility of Pre-Existing Pollutional Discharges 563-2112-610 Technical Review, Permitting Pre-existing Pollutional Discharges 563-2112-611 Passive Treatment Systems as Best Professional Judgement Treatment of Postmining Discharges 563-2112-615 Effluent Limits for Postmining Discharges 563-2112-616 Underground Mining near Oil and Gas Wells 563-2112-652 Permitting Ventilation Boreholes for Underground Coal Mines 563-2112-653 Technical Review, Mine Stability 563-2112-654 Liners--Impoundments and Storage Areas 563-2112-656 Technical Review, Public Water Protection Zones 563-2112-657 Imminent Hazards Associated with Subsidence from Active Mining 563-2112-658 Coal Refuse Disposal--Site Selection 563-2113-660 Noncoal Surface Mining Payment in Lieu of Bond 563-2500-401 Conventional Bonding for Land Reclamation 563-2504-001 Procedures for Calculating Mine Subsidence Bonds 563-2504-101 Anthracite Mine Operator's Emergency Bond Loan (A.E.B.L.) Program 563-2504-405 Bonding, Direct Submittal of Bonds 563-2504-407 Phased Deposit of Collateral Coal and Noncoal Mining 563-2504-409 Processing Completion Reports 563-2504-411 Evaluating Postmining Discharges 563-2504-412 Bond Adjustment/Release for Postmining Discharge 563-2504-450 Bonding, Anthracite Underground Mines 563-2504-451 Qualifying, Processing and Tracking Financial Guarantees and Bond Credits 563-2504-501 Monitoring and Compliance and Bond Release for Subchapters F and G Permits 563-2504-612 Contact: Evan Shuster 717-787-4924 Deep Mine Safety Section 247--Guidelines to Approve Ventilation Plans for Abandoned and Unused Mine Areas 580--2219-002 Section 253(b)--Guidelines for Approving Roof Bolts as Primary Support 580--2219-003 Submission of Mine Maps when a Mine is Abandoned 580--2219-008 Section 316(h): Use of Electronic Atmospheric Detectors in lieu of Approved Flame Safety Lamps 580--2200-003 Procedures for Processing Requests to Adopt New Items or Methods 580--2200-004 Guidelines for Use of Internal Combustion Motors in Underground Mines other than Coal 580--2200-008 Deep Mine Safety Program Guidance Manual 580--3000-001 Clarification of Pertinence of DEP Statutes re: Coal Processing Facilities 580--3000-005 Underground Mine Accident and Production/ Manhour Reporting 580--3300-001 Contact: Matt Bertovich 724-439-7304 Pollution Prevention Technology Management Process 700-0200-001 Guidance for Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Site Visits 700-5600-001 Contact: Cal Kirby 717-772-5834 [Continued on next Web Page]
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GENERAL SERVICES
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
--Contract Compliance--Pre-qualification of Vendors and Non-construction Contractors, Pa Code § 68
--Contract Compliance--Construction Contracts, 4 Pa Code § 68.101
--Internal Guidelines for MBE/WBE Certification, 4 Pa Code § 68.201
(Contact: Gary Lee 783-3119)GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Construction
--Administrative Procedures
(Contact: David McCarty 787-6330)Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
-- Contract Compliance Orientation and Training Manual
(Contact: Gary Lee 783-3119)Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
--Bureau of Engineering and Architecture Procedure Manual
(Contact: Bob Glenn 787-3709)Bureau of Police and Safety
--Building Evacuation--Emergency Action Plan
--Capitol Police Duty Manual
(Contact: Eugene Marzullo 787-9013)Bureau of Publications & Paperwork Management
--M210.4 Forms Management (8/16/83).....1-2
--M210.5 Standard (STD) Forms Management (9/15/98)
--M210.6 Publications Management (8/1/84).....1
(Contact: Donald E. Gibas 787-3707)Bureau of Purchases
--M215.3--Field Procurement Handbook (8/20/99)
(Contact: Joseph Nugent 787-4718)Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
--State Surplus Property Manual (02/3/98)
--M610.1 Commodity Distribution Center Catalog (10/27/97)
(Contact: Ronald Wolf 787-5940)Bureau of Vehicle Management
--Automotive Service Facilities
(Contact: Joe Robb 787-3162)Professional Selections and Project Control Office
--Instructions to Bidders
(Contact: Ann Fischer 787-4479)Bureau of Real Estate
--M260.1 Manual for Space Utilization (12/2/77 & 3/3/80.1-2)
(Contact: Michael E. Adams 787-2834)MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES AND ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULARS:
Bureau of Facilities Management
--625.8 Contracting for Bargaining Unit Work (2/25/94)
--00-32 Christmas Trees and Decorations (10/16/00)
(Contact: Thomas Stanbeck 787-3893)Bureau of Financial and Management Services
--220.10 Processing Automated Mail (2/21/91)
--240.7 Submission of Changes to the Commonwealth Telephone Directory, Agency Organizational & Functional Listings, and Employee Locator File (9/26/97)
--610.15 Master Lease Program (1/3/95)
(Contact: Barbara Sexton 787-5051)Bureau of Police and Safety
--205.2 Powers and Duties of Policing Forces (2/9/77)
--625.4 Enforcement of Fire and Panic Regulations (3/27/91)
--720.3 Guidelines for Reporting Bombs and Bomb Threats (12/17/97)
(Contact: Eugene Marzullo 787-9013)Bureau of Publications & Paperwork Management
--220.9 Graphic Design, Typesetting, Reproduction, and Printing Services (6/4/87)
(Contact: Donald E. Gibas 787-3707)Bureau of Purchases
--215.9 Contractor Responsibility Program (4/16/99)
--250.3 State Contract Information Document (10/17/97)
--620.1 Coal Sampling and Reporting (6/18/00)
(Contact: Joseph Nugent 787-4718)Commonwealth Agency Recycling Office
--205.22 Implementation of Act 1998-101, Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling & Waste Reduction Act (8/7/89)
(Contact: John Rarig 772-2300)Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management
--630.1 Agency Insurance Coordinators (10/2/87)
--630.2 Reporting of Employee Liability Claims (4/28/98)
--720.4 Safety and Loss Prevention Program (10/2/87)
(Contact: Kenneth Love 787-2492)Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
--215.16 Contract Compliance Program (6/30/99)
(Contact: Gary Lee 783-3119)Bureau of Professional Selections & Administrative Services
--625.9 Payment of Contractors and Design Professionals for Agency Funded Construction Projects Undertaken by the Department of General Services (3/9/01)
--00-15 Submission of Construction Requisitions Financed by Lapsing Funds (5/30/01)
(Contact: Ann Fischer 787-7156)Commonwealth Media Services
--220.1 Commonwealth Media Services (6/21/90)
(Contact: Carlton Sherwood (787-9777)Bureau of Real Estate
--625.1 Repairs, Alterations, and Improvements to Commonwealth Buildings Under the Direct Supervision of the Department of General Services (8/29/00)
--625.2 Inventory of Commonwealth Property (6/3/96)
--625.5 Reporting Surplus Real Property (5/6/96)
--625.6 Lease Amendment Exceptions for Leasehold Improvements Costing Less than $5,000 (2/28/01)
--625.7 Use of STD-291, Request for Lease Action and Budget Approval (11/6/97)
--00-13 Availability--State Surplus Real Property for Transfer to Commonwealth Agencies (12/21/00)
(Contact: Michael E. Adams (787-2834)Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
--01-6 Calendar Bases, Calendar Refills, Diaries and Date Books for 2001 (2/14/01)
--00--NAvailability--Commonwealth Telephone Directory (7/24/00)
(Contact: Ronald Wolf 787-5940)Bureau of Vehicle Management
--615.1 Temporary Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (12/2/92)
--615.2 Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance and Accident Reporting (6/17/96)
--615.3 Rates and Billing for Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (6/29/01)
--615.6 License Plates for Commonwealth-Owned Vehicles (6/30/97)
--615.7 Commonwealth Vehicle Invoices (7/3/97)
--615.9 Permanent Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (7/24/00)
--615.11 Use and Condition Inspections of Commonwealth-Owned Motor Vehicles (4/21/82)
--615.12 Motor Vehicle Authorization List (8/11/83)
--615.13 Emission Control Test Program--Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (9/26/97)
--615.14 Repairs and Maintenance, Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (7/05/01)
--00-35 Placing of Decals and Logos on Commonwealth Vehicles (10/6/01)
--01-36 Winterization of State Vehicles and Commonwealth Garage Parking and Hours of Operation (10/26/00)
--01-- Refueling of Commonwealth Automobile Fleet Vehicles (7/5/01)
--01-- State Employees Purchasing Vehicles at the Commonwealth Garage (7/5/01)
(Contact Joe Robb 787-3162)EXTERNAL GUIDELINES
Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
--Professional Agreement and General Conditions to that Agreement
(Contact: Bob Glenn 787-3709)Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
--The Pennsylvania Minority and Women Business Enterprise Office
--Application and Instruction Guide for Certification as a Minority/Women Business Enterprise
(Contact: Gary Lee 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)Bureau of Purchases
--Cooperative Purchasing Program
(Contact: Joseph Nugent 787-4718)Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management
--State Publications Directory (7/00)
--Bookstore Pricelist
(Contact: Donald E. Gibas 787-3707)Executive Office
--Doing Business with the Department of General Services
(Contact: Samatha Elliot 787-3197)INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
Departmental Procedures (By Category)
Organization and Functions
--Organization and Functions
--Executive Offices
--Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management
--Deputy Secretary for Procurement
--Bureau of Vehicle Management
--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 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 ConstructionPersonnel
--Time and Attendance Reporting
--Partial and Full Day Closings of District Offices and Field Offices
--Disciplinary Actions
--Employee Leave
--Childbirth Leave
--Position Vacancies (Processing, Announcing, and Filling Vacancies)
--Employee Conduct and Behavior (Powers and Duties of the Capitol Police)
--Standards of Conduct and Behavior
--Performance Standards
--State Employee Assistance Program
--Employee Performance Evaluations
--Position Classification
--Approval for Overtime Compensation
--Employee 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
--Unemployment Compensation Insurance
--Community Work Experience Program
--Student Internship
--Group Life Insurance ProgramTraining
--Training
--Employee Recognition ProgramsLabor Relations
--Employee Grievances
--Health and Welfare Trust Funds
--Driver's License Suspension/Revocation PolicyAdministrative 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 EmployeesFinancial Management
--Budget Preparation and ControlContract Compliance
--Pre-Qualification of Vendors
--Pre-Qualification of ContractorsPublications Management
--Processing Subscriptions and Sales of Pennsylvania Code
--Book Store Operations
--Processing Department PublicationsForms Management
--Creating, Revising or Deleting a FormTravel
--Approvals for Acquisition and Use of Hotel and Transportation Orders
--Reimbursement for Lodging and/or Travel by Common Carrier
--Per Diem/Mileage Allowance--Field PersonnelProcurement
--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)Communications
--Cellular Telephone ServiceSurplus 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 BalancesPersonal Property
--Manual for Personal Property Control
--Commonwealth Owned Personal Property Subject to InspectionInsurance
--Processing Premium Invoices--Net of Commissions
--Processing Premium Invoices--Net of Commissions (Bonds)Real Property
--Leasing Real Estate for Commonwealth Use
--Sale of Commonwealth Owned PropertySpace and Facilities Management
--Rules and Regulations--Commonwealth ParkingEmergency and Disaster
--Committee for Emergency Management (DGS)
--Emergency/Disaster Procedures (General)
--Emergency/Disaster Procedures--Bureau of Management Services
--Emergency/Disaster Procedures--Bureau of PersonnelPolice
--Rules and Regulations
--Ticket Processing Procedure
--Jurisdictional BoundariesFire and Safety
--Departmental Accident Prevention Program
--Department Safety AwardMail 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 RequestsSecurity--Internal
--DGS Employee Identification Program
--State Employee Crime Prevention Program
(Contact: Brenda Bowman 783-1163)
HEALTH
POLICY STATEMENTS
Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
* Approval Process for Halfway Houses (9/00)
* Client Information System Reporting (10/00)
* Waiver Procedure (1/98)
* Confidentiality and Student Assistance Programs (1/92)
* Disclosure of Confidential Information to the Criminal Justice System (10/92)
* Oral Polio Vaccine (12/91)
* Provision of Outpatient Treatment Services Within the School Setting (11/94)
* Reporting of Communicable Diseases (12/92).
* Requests for Exceptions to Regulations and Requirements in State Plan
* Single County Authorities Subcontracts with Providers (1/97)
* Tuberculosis Testing (9/92)
Contact: Hector Gonzales (717) 783-8200Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
* Position Statement on Skin Cancer (9/99)
* Position Statement on Colorectal Cancer Screening (9/98)
* Position Statement on Prostate Cancer Screening (Revised 3/00)
* Position Statement on Cervical Cancer Screening (Revised 3/00)
* Position Statement on Sun Safety (9/99)
* Policy Statement on Clinical Trials (10/00)
* Policy Statement on Unsolicited Proposals Requesting Funding From the Cancer Control Program (2/00)
Contact: Emilie Tierney (717) 787-6214GUIDANCE MANUALS
Bureau of Community Health Systems
* Bathing Place Manual, Part I: Swimming Pools
* Bathing Place Manual, Part II: Bathing Beaches
* Bathing Place Manual, Part III: Hot Tubs and Spas
Contact: Michael Huff (717) 787-4366
* Guidelines for Documentation & Maintenance of School Health Records (1988)
* Request for Reimbursement and Report of School Health Services Instruction Manual (1997)
* Guidelines for School Based Program for Control of Lice, Scabies and Ringworm (1986)
* Guidelines for Scoliosis Screening Program in School (1984)
* Guidelines for Hearing Screening Program in School (1985)
* Guidelines for School Tuberculin Testing Program (1986)
* Guidelines for Vision Screening Program in School (1989)
* Guidelines for School Dental Health Program (1986)
* Guidelines for Care: Children Assisted by Medical Technology in Education Settings (1993)
* Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools (1999)
Contact: Roxann Arbegast-Boes, (717) 787-2390Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
* Free Standing Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Health Care Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Inpatient Hospital Activities Detoxification, Treatment and Rehabilitation Activity Guidelines
* Prevention and Intervention Facility Guidelines
* Staffing Requirements for Drug and Alcohol Activities Guidelines
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765Emergency Medical Services Office
* Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Ambulance Licensure Program
* EMS Investigation Manual
* EMS Continuing Education Manual
* EMS Training Manual--Guidelines for Medical Command Authorization for Prehospital Personnel
* Emergency Medical Services Study Guide (Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support)
* Medical Command Accreditation Manual
* Medical Command Course
* Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Continuing Education Handbook for Prehospital EMS Personnel
* Prehospital Care Personnel Manual
* Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Quick Response Service Recognition Program
* Trauma Patient Triage Protocols
* Pennsylvania EMS Information Management System Patient Encounter Form Instruction Manual
Contact: Margaret E. Trimble (717) 787-8740Bureau of Family Health
* Case Management and Tracking Protocol for Community Health Nurses, Including Protocols for Early Intervention Referrals (Revised 8/95)
* Pennsylvania Lead Lab Data Management System (PALL) Blood Lead Level Reporting Manual (11/97)
Contact: Kim Strizzi (717) 787-7192Bureau of Health Planning
* Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program Brochure (3/01)
* Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program (Revised 9/99)
* Loan Forgiveness for Primary Care Practitioners
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Appalachian Regional Commission J-1 Visa Waiver Application Procedure (Revised 4/00)
* J-1 Visa Waiver Program Appalachian Regional Commission Fact Sheet (Revised 4/00)
* State 20 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Application Policy and Procedure (Revised 4/00)
* State 20 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Fact Sheet (Revised 4/00)
* Guidelines for Federally-Designated Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area
* Guidelines for Federally-Designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area
* Guidelines for Federally-Designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Area
* Guidelines for Federally Designated Medically-Underserved Shortage Area
* Guidelines for Development of a Rural Health Clinic
Contact: Marine Matthew (717) 772-5298Bureau of Health Statistics
* Application for Access to Protected Data (Revised 7/00)
* User's Guide for Access to Protected Data, (Revised 7/00)
Contact: Craig Edelman (717) 783-2548INTERNAL GUIDELINES
Bureau of Health Statistics
* Policy and Procedures for Assisted Conception Birth Registrations (9/95)
Contact: Frank Yeropoli (724) 656-3113OTHER
Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
* Complaint Investigations, Licensing Alert 2-96 (4/19/96)
* Distinction between Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services, Licensing Alert 3-97 (3/97)
* Group Counseling, Licensing Alert 2-94(11/29/94)
* Licensed Capacity, Licensing Alert 1-94(11/29/94)
* Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved Curriculum for Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Licensing Alert 6-97, (6/97)
* Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved HIV/AIDS Curriculum, Licensing Alert 1-97 (2/97)
* Physical Examinations, Licensing Alert 1-96 (4/19/96)
* Psychosocial Histories, Licensing Alert 4-96 (4/19/96)
* Relocation, Licensing Alert 3-94(11/29/94)
* Reporting of Unusual Incidents, Licensing Alert 5-97 (5/97)
* Request for Exceptions to Regulations, Licensing Alert 4-97 (3/97)
* Rescheduling of LAAM, Licensing Alert 2-98 (1/98)
* Rescission of Shelter, Drop-in and Hot-line Regulations, Licensing Alert 1-98 (1/98)
* Restrictions on Licenses/Certificates of Compliance/Approval, Licensing Alert 2-97 (2/97)
* Scheduling of Licensing Inspections, Licensing Alert 3-96 (4/19/96)
* Unannounced Visits, Licensing Alert 5-96 (4/19/96)
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765
* Abortion Control Act (footnoted)
* Ambulatory Gynecological Surgery in Hospitals and Clinics Regulations (footnoted)
Contact: John Hair (717) 783-8665Bureau of Health Planning
* State Health Improvement Plan
Contact: Joseph B. May (717) 772-5298Emergency Medical Services Office
* Prehospital Care Response Report
* State Emergency Medical Services System Development Plan
Contact: Margaret E. Trimble (717) 787-8740Bureau of Facility Licensure and Certification
Division of Nursing Care Facilities
* Long Term Care Provider Bulletin No. 22 (Revised 1/10/00)
* Influenza in Nursing Homes (Revised 10/25/99)
* Physicians Participation in Resident Care Planning (Revised 7/1/99)
* MRSA Guidelines (Updated 7/1/99)
* Resident Assessment State Designated Instrument (Effective 1/31/91) (Updated 9/17/97)
* Admission/Treatment of AIDS, AIDS Related Conditions (Revised 7/99)
* Nurse Aide Abuse (Revised 6/95)
* Nurse Aide-Enrollment Information (Revised 7/1/99)
* Potential Hazards of Restraint Devices-FDA Alert (Revised 7/1/99)
* Nurse Aide Registry Update (Revised 7/1/99)
* Training of Companions/Sitters in T18 or 19 Facilities (Revised 7/1/99)
* Adjustment of Licensure Fees (Revised 7/1/99)
* Disposition of Patient Medications (Revised 7/1/99)
* Advance Directives for Health Care/Durable Power of Attorney/Do Not Resuscitate Orders (Revised 7/1/99)
* Exception/Waiver Requests (Revised 7/1/99)
* Federal Clarification of RAI Issues-Amended (Revised 7/1/99)
* Incident/Accident Reporting Procedures (Revised 7/1/99)
* Taping of Exit Conference (Revised 7/1/99)
* Precautions for Excessive Temperatures (Revised 7/1/99)
* Informal Dispute Resolution (Revised 5/30/00)
* Ban on Use of Egg Breaking Centrifuges (6/28/96)
* Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry on Worldwide Web (9/27/96)
* Surety Bond Requirements--Clarification of Oblige (6/16/97)
* Department Access to Records at Nursing Homes Pursuant to 35 P.S. [00a7]448.813 (6/16/97)
* Ninety-Day Advance Notice Requirement for Changes in Ownership, Structure, or Name (7/1/99)
* Federal Requirements Regarding Use of the Comprehensive Resident Assessment (6/12/98)
* Resident Choice of Pharmacy Provider (1/9/98)
* Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Recommandations (11/12/97)
* Nursing Hours (6/4/00)
* Metallic Mercury Precautions (6/13/00)
Contact: Susan Getgen (717) 787-1816Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care
* Inpatient Care in Outpatient Settings
* Resident Choice of Pharmacy Provider
* Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Recommandations
* Director of Nursing
* Hospital Bed Count Clarification
* Guidelines to Determine the Issuance of Single or Multiple Hospital Licenses(s)
Contact: William A. Bordner (717) 783-8980Bureau of Family Health
* Screening Young Child For Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials, Statement by the Centers for Disease Control--11/97 (Federal guidelines adopted by Department)
* Application for Chronic Renal Disease Transportation Services
* Application for Services (Division of Special Health Care Programs-Form #HD1072F) and Guidelines for Completion
Contact: Kim Strizzi (717) 787-7192
* WIC State Plan of Operations
Contact: Frank Maisano (717) 783-1289Bureau of Health Statistics
* Application for Certified Copy of Birth or Death Record, Form H105.102.
* Applying for a Birth Certificate, Form H302.145P
* Searching Your Family Tree, Form H105.182P
* Death Correction Statement, Form H105.135The following forms are electronically available at www.health.state.pa.us/vitalrecords:
* Application for Certified Copy of Birth Record-Mail Requests, Form HD1105F
* Application for Certified Copy of Birth Record-FAX Request, Form HD1106F
* Application for Certified Copy of Death Record-Mail Requests, Form HD1107F
* Application for Certified Copy of Death Record-Fax Request, Form HD1108F
Contact: Donna Ritchie (724) 656-3287
* Order Form for Health Statistics Publications
Contact Donna Livering (717) 783-2548)Bureau of Laboratories
* Submission of Rabies Specimens
* General Specimen Submission
* Compliance with Shipping of Diagnostic Specimen/Etiologic Agent
* Laboratory Submission Form for Viral Encephalitis/Meningitis
Contact: Richard E. Berman (610) 280-3464
* Postmortem Blood Testing on Motor Vehicle Accident Victims--Specimen Submittal Requirements
* Blood Lead Analysis--Specimen Submittal Requirements
* Environmental Lead Analysis--Specimen Submittal Requirements
* Neonatal Testing for Genetic Disorders--Specimen Submittal Requirements
* Blood Alcohol Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
* Blood Lead Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
* Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
* Abused Drugs in Blood Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
* Abused Drugs in Urine Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
Contact: M. Jeffrey Shoemaker, Ph.D. (610) 280-3464
* Clinical Laboratory Application Procedure
* Glucose/Cholesterol Screening Procedure
* Multiphasic Screening Procedure
* Out-of-State Laboratory Licensure/Certification Procedure
* Understanding State Clinical Laboratory Regulation
* Nursing Home Laboratory Licensure Procedure
* Proficiency Testing Evaluation Procedure
Contact: Joseph Gasiewski (610) 280-3464 Ext. 3224Deputy Secretary for Quality Assurance
* Abortion: Making a Decision
* A Guide to Services for Pregnant Women
* Application of Abortion Control Act to Abortions Induced by Drugs
Contact: (717) 783-5900Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
* Why We Recommend Community Water Fluoridation
Contact: Emilie Tierney (717) 787-6214Many of these documents are also available on the Department of Health's website, www.health.state.pa.us
INSURANCE
I. NOTICES:
Executive Office--Insurance Department Notices
No. Date Description 08/28/1986 Ceding Credit Life/Accident and Health Insurance to Insurers Owned by Agents, Brokers or Creditors 06/16/1987 Ceding Credit Life/Accident and Health Insurance to a Single Producer Owned Captive Reinsurer 1993-19 11/19/1993 21 PA Code, Chapter 25, Rules and Procedural Requirements for Insurance Holding Company Systems 1994-09 07/07/1994 Approval and Solicitation of Long Term Care Policies for Continuing Care Retirement Communities 1994-11 10/03/1994 General Account Modified Guaranteed Annuity 1994-12 10/03/1994 Separate Account Modified Guaranteed Annuity 1994-13 10/03/1994 General Account Modified Guaranteed Life Insurance 1994-14 10/03/1994 Separate Account Modified Guaranteed Life Insurance 1995-07 07/19/1995 Modification of Contract for Use When an Annuity Premium Tax is Not Applicable 1995-09 08/23/1995 Deregulation of Commercial Lines Property and Casualty Forms 03/20/1996 Deregulation of Accident and Health Forms 04/12/1997 Deregulation of Accident and Health Forms 06/28/1997 Deregulation of Accident and Health Forms 1997-03 08/09/1997 Mutual to Stock Notices 1998-01 02/07/1998 Continuing Education Advisory Board Guidelines and 1998 Continuing Education Advisory Board Members 1998-04 07/25/1998 Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles 08/29/1998 Notice of Requirements to File Forms Under the A&H Filing Reform Act 1999-01 01/01/1999 Limit on Cancellation, Refusals to Renew, Refusals to Write, Surcharges, Rate Penalties and Point Assignments 1999-05 10/09/1999 Repeal of Outdated Notices 2000-01 01/29/2000 Department Addresses and Hours of Operations 2000-02 02/12/2000 Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles 2000-03 02/19/2000 Federally Mandated Health Care Fraud and Abuse Reporting 2000-04 02/26/2000 The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C., Sections 1033 and 1034 2000-07 06/10/2000 Record Retention 2000-08 09/30/2000 Compliance Date for the Privacy Provisions of the Gramm-Leach- Bliley Act 2000-10 12/30/2000 Codified Statutory Accounting Principles Statutory Issue Paper No. 107
--Health Care Receivables2001-01 02/03/2001 Act 132 of 2000--Amendments to Insurance Holding Companies Law 2001-02 02/03/2001 Act 132 of 2000--Amendments to Insurance Holding Companies Law (PPOs) 2001-03 04/07/2001 List of Approved Data Service Vendors 2001-04 04/21/2001 Book Transfers 2001-05 05/19/2001 Per Diem Charges for Financial Examinations Conducted by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department 2001-06 05/19/2001 Per Diem Charges for Market Conduct Examinations Conducted by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department 2001-07 06/30/01 Deregulation of Life Insurance Forms Statements of Policy
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 67, Sections 67.41-67.45 and Appendix A, Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, Subchapter D. Adopted 05/19/1989.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 89, Sections 89.451-89.474, Approval of Life, Accident and Health Insurance. Subchapter H. Statements of Policy. Adopted 02/05/1982.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90c, Sections 90c.1-90c.25, Individual Applications. Adopted 01/18/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90d, Sections 90d.1-90d.9, Individual Accidental Death Benefits; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90e, Sections 90e.1-90e.13, Individual IRA Endorsements for Life Insurance and Annuities. Adopted 01/18/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90f, Sections 90f.1-90f.16, Individual Imminent Death/Lifetime Health Care Facility Confinement Benefits Provided as Accelerated Death Benefit or Settlements of Death Benefit; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90g, Sections 90g.1-90g.16, Individual Health Care Facility Benefits Provided as Accelerated Death Benefit or Settlement of Death Benefit; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90h, Sections 90h.1-90h.11, Individual Waiver of Surrender Charges for Life and Annuity Contracts Resulting From Health Care Facility Usage; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90i, Sections 90i.1-90i.3, Certificates of Assumption. Adopted 03/05/1993.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 119, Sections 119.1-119.26, Anti-Fraud. Adopted 08/27/1993.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 120, Sections 120.1-120.5, Loss Cost Adjustment Filing. Adopted 08/27/1993.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 150, Sections 150.1-150.5, Uniform Health Insurance Claim Form. Adopted 07/02/1993.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 152, Sections 152.101-152.105, Preferred Provider Organizations, Primary Care Gatekeeper PPO Products. Adopted 09/27/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 153, Section 153.2, Permission to file accident and health, life and annuity insert pages. Adopted 10/19/1990.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 153, Section 153.3, Simplified review of company merger, assumption or name change form and rate filing. Adopted 06/28/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 301, Sections 301.201-301.204, Health Maintenance Organization, Subchapter H. Point-of-Service Products Group Specific Community Rating. Adopted 09/27/1991.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 301, Sections 301.301-301.321, Health Maintenance Organization, Subchapter I. Contractual Arrangements Between HMOs and IDSs. Adopted 04/05/1996.
31 Pa. Code, Chapter 303, Section 303.1, Out-of-State Health Maintenance Organization Investments. Adopted 03/25/1988.
Contact: Peter J. Salvatore, Regulatory Coordinator, Special Projects Office, 7l7-787-4429; fax 7l7-772-1969
II. OTHER:
Special Projects Office
Regulatory Procedures Manual
Internal procedures regarding drafting of regulations
Contact: Peter J. Salvatore, Regulatory Coordinator, Special Projects Office, 7l7-787-4429; fax 7l7-772-1969Administrative Hearings Office
Digest of Automobile Policy Terminations (Act 68 and 78)
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Automobile Insurance Administrative HearingsDigest of CAT Fund Adjudications
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Automobile CAT Fund Administrative HearingsDigest of Homeowners Policy Terminations (Act 205)
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Homeowners Insurance Administrative HearingsDigest of Agency Terminations (Act 143)
Administrative Hearing Officer Decisions on Insurance Agency Administrative HearingsPractice and Procedure Digest
Describes the Administrative Hearing Process
Contact: K. Bernhard, Docket Clerk, Administrative Hearings Office, 7l7-783-2126; fax 7l7-787-8781Bureau of Administration
Public Documents Room Procedures
Procedures to review public documents at the Insurance Department
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LABOR AND INDUSTRY
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, Apprenticeship and Training
* Apprenticeship and Training Council Policy Manual
Contact: Apprenticeship Office Toll-Free (1-877-803-8560)Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety
* Universal Accessibility Interpretation1) April 3, 1995 4) November 20, 1996 6) July 28, 1997 2) April 24, 1995 5) April 15, 1997 7) December 4, 1997 3) February 29, 1996 3) February 29, 1996 Contact: James S. Varhola (717-787-3329)
GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of PENNSAFE
* Workplace Safety Committees Technical Assistance Manual
* 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
* Application for Certification of Workplace Safety Committee Completion Guide
* Workplace Safety Committee Certification Renewal Affidavit Overview
* Certified Employer Network Overview
* Accident and Illness Prevention Service Provider Qualifications Guide
* Insurer, Individual Self-Insured Employer and Group Self Insurance Fund Accident and Illness Prevention Service/Program Audit Overviews
* Application and Summary of Requirements for Self-insurance
* Instructions Accompanying Application to Have a Letter or Surety Bond Executed
* Guidelines for Individual Self Insurance Actuarial Evaluations
* Guidelines for Group Self Insurance Actuarial Evaluations
* Employer's Guide to Self-Insuring Workers' Compensation
* Workers' Compensation Self Insurance Loss Portfolio Transfer Guidelines
Contact: George Knehr (717-783-4476)* PA Workers' Compensation Employer Information Pamphlet
Contact: Tom Kurtz (717-787-3567)* Procedures for Completing an Application for Fee Review
Contact: Eileen Wunsch (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: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance Toll-Free (1-800-932-0665)INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
NONE
OTHER:
Bureau of Labor Law Compliance
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: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance Toll-Free (1-800-932-0665)Bureau of PENNSAFE
* 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)Bureau of Labor Law Compliance
* Prevailing Wage Poster
Contact: Robert E. Moore (717-787-4763)Bureau of Workers' Compensation
* News & Notes (A Bureau of Workers' Compensation Public Newsletter)
* Employer's Guide to Workers' Compensation Insurance in Pennsylvania (A folder which includes: An Employer's Overview, A Guide to Loss Cost Multipliers, A Guide to Classification Codes and other workers' compensation information of interest to employers.)
* Bureau of Workers' Compensation Annual Report
Contact: Kathleen Dupin (717-783-5421)* Workplace Illnesses & Injuries Report (Annual Statistical Publication)
Contact: Terry Titus (717-787-3361)Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Benefits and Allowances
* UCP-1 Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Handbook
* UCP-1(SC) Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Handbook for individuals filing through pilot UC Service Centers
* UCP-1 (Insert) How to Figure Your Weekly Benefit Rate
* UCP-3 Unemployment Compensation Information for Contributing Employers
* UCP-3 (Insert) Pennsylvania UC Tax Information
* UCP-6 Unemployment Compensation for Federal Civilian Employes
* UCP-8 State Unemployment Compensation and Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plans
* UCP-9 Unemployment Compensation Shareable Regular Extended Benefits Program
* UCP-10 Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicepersons
* UCP-11 Assistance for Workers Under the Trade Act of 1974
* UCP-16 Unemployment Compensation Information for Reimbursable Employers
* UCP-18 Unemployment Compensation Appeals Information
* UCP-19 Unemployment Compensation in Pennsylvania
* UCP-20 Eligibility Review Program--Information and Instruction for Claimants
* UCP-22 Relief from Charges for Contributory Employes
* UCP-23 Credit Weeks
* UCP-24 Child Support Withholding from Unemployment Compensation
* UCP-27 (Cert) Transitional Adjustment Assistance Benefits
* UCP-28 Services Provided By Pennsylvania Teleclaims (PAT)
* UCP-28 (Insert) Pennsylvania Teleclaims (PAT) Telephone Numbers
* UCP-28Z Services Provided By Pennsylvania Teleclaims (PAT) For Interstate Claimants
* PREP-1 Profile Re-Employment Program
* DUA-5 Disaster Unemployment Assistance
* BAM-12 Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program Information for Unemployment Insurance Claimants
* BAM-13 Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program Information for Employers
* ES-1938/1938A Trade Adjustment Assistance Benefits (including NAFTA TAA)
* UC-87Z How to File Pennsylvania Interstate Claims on the Internet System
* UC-89 Instructions for Filing Claims by Mail
* UC-191/UC-334 Letter. Request for Restitution Agreement of Restitution/Some Good (POS) Reasons to Pay Now
* UC-360 Claim Confirmation Letter
* UC-1627 Important! (Translation Notice)
* ES-2762 Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation and the Rights of Employers
* ETA-8560 Trade Adjustment Assistance
* ETA-9042 North American Free Trade Agreement
Contact: Pete Cope (717) 787-3547Bureau of Employer Tax Operations
* UCP-7Information For Employers--The Problem of ''Localized'' and ''Nonlocalized'' Employment
* UCP-25 Employe Contributions
* PA-100 Pennsylvania Combined Registration Forms and Instructions (Unnumbered Informational Flyer) Information for employers regarding Employees or Independent Contractor
Contact: Laura Reohr (717) 787-2097Office of Equal Opportunity
* Equal Opportunity is the Law Poster (English and Spanish)
Contact: Stella Spells (717-787-1767)
MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
POLICY STATEMENTS:
* ADA Policy Statement
* HIV/AIDS Policy
* Sexual Harassment Policy
* Substance Abuse in the Workplace Policy
* Workplace Violence Policy
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849* Equal Opportunity 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: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849* Emergency Fire Evacuation Plan, Veterans
* Homes
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903* Public Affairs Airlift Policy
Contact: LTC Latchford (717) 861-8825* Resident Abuse Policy and Procedures
* Staff/Resident Fraternization Policy, Veterans' Homes
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903* Standard Operating Procedure for Armory Rentals
Contact: Duke Munford (717) 861-2915INTERNAL 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.
* Discipline Manual
* Photo ID Cards for State Civilian Employees at FTIG
* Political Activity
* Reporting Procedures for Workplace Violence
* Retired Guardsmen Involvement
* Notification of VIP Visits to FIG and DMVA Organizations
* Overtime/Compensatory Leave Policy
* Work Schedule
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849* Discrimination Complaint 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) 861-8849OTHER/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
* Partial and Full-Day Closings for State Employees at Ft. Indiantown Gap
* Training Guidelines Manual
* Work-Related Disability Leave and Modified Light Duty Manual
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849* Equal Opportunity Plan
* Contract Compliance Plan for DMVA
* DMVA Workforce Profile 1996
* Training Plan and Report
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: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849* Patient Care Policy Manual, Veterans' Homes
* State Home Construction Grant Program
* Veterans Administration Guidelines for State Veterans' Homes
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903Adjutant General's Biennial Report
Contact: John P. Maietta (717) 861-8720* Directory of Agencies Providing Information to Veterans
* PA Veterans' Memorial
* Telephone Directory for Veterans Organizations
* Scotland Schools Admission Packet
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903* Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home
* Northeastern PA Veterans' Center
* PA Soldiers' and Sailors' Home
* Southeastern PA Veterans' Center
* Southwestern PA Veterans' Center
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903* Standard Operating Procedure for Armory Rentals
Contact: Duke Munford (717) 861-2915* PA Air National Guard Fact Sheet
* PA Army National Guard Fact Sheet
Contact: LtCol Cleaver (717) 861-8468
PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE
Policy Statements:
--Bias Free Work Environment Policy
--Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
--HIV/AIDS Policy
--Prohibition of Discrimination Against Parolees, their Families and the General Public
--Policy on the Elimination of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
--Substance Abuse in the Workplace PolicyOther:
Annual Report (1995-1997)
Brochures
--General Information on Parole Supervision
--General Information on the Board
--SAVE (Substance Abuse Violators Effort)
--County SAVE Program
--RSAT (Residential Substance Abuse Treatment)
--Pre-Parole Bulletin
--Parole Plan Investigations
--PBPP Fatherhood Initiative
Contact: Keldeen Zellers Stambaugh, 717-787-6208
PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY
Civil and Criminal Training Division
* Constables' Training Bulletins, August 1994 to present.
* Deputy Sheriffs' Training Bulletins, April 1990 to present.
* Statement of policy on basic training at 37 Pa. Code 421.103.
* Criteria for instructors as listed on constables' certification application.
* Constables' Education and Training Board (CETB) instructor information produced solely for contractor schools.
* Code of Conduct for deputy sheriff's training, drafted by Pennsylvania State University in July 2000 and distributed to trainees in each basic training and waiver class.Drug Control and System Improvement (DCSI) Division
* U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, ''Byrne Formula Grant Program Guidance.'' * U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, State and Local Assistance Division (SLAD) Information Memorandums.
* U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Fact SheetsFunding Guidelines that are the responsibility of the DCSI Division:
* Child Abuse Investigation and Prosecution Initiative
* County Criminal Justice Planning InitiativesCommunity Corrections Division
* Index of grant funding announcements, April 2001Grant Administration Division
* PCCD Applicant's Manual on PCCD website, revised May 2001
* U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of the Comptroller, Financial Guide
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor's Office, Management Directive 305.20 Grant Administration
* Funding Guidelines disseminated as needed by various divisionsEvaluation, Research and Statistics Division
* Funding guidelines for research/evaluation projects, April 9, 2001Victims Compensation Division
* Victims Compensation Claim Form
* Claim Form Instruction Booklet
* Victims Compensation Brochure (English and Spanish)
* Victim Advocate Manual--revised April 18, 2000
* Compensation Action Bulletins, January 2000 to present on an ''as needed'' basis.
* Pathways and Partnership Newsletters, August 1999 to present-quarterly
* Victims Compensation Policy and Procedure Manual, revised July 20, 2000
* Annual Report for FY 1999-2000Victims Services' Division
* Local Policy Board Requirements, revised June 2001
* Federal STOP Funding Guidelines relating to domestic violence
* STOP Funding Announcement, revised July 2000
* Rights and Services Act (RASA) Funding Announcement, revised June 2001
* State Victim/Witness Standards and Procedures Manual, April 1999
* Victims of Juvenile Offenders (VOJO) Standards and Procedures, effective December 2000
* VOJO Funding Announcement, revised June 22, 2001
* Comprehensive Victim Service Center Standards, revised February 2001
* Monitoring tools for DCSI, VOJO, revised July 2001; RASA, revised June 2001; Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), revised April 2001
* Subgrantees' Training Guide published by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime, September 1999
* DCSI federal guidelines, June 6, 2001
* Concept paper formats
* VOCA Funding Announcement, January 16, 2001Pennsylvania Weed and Seed Program
* Operations Manual, current for 2001-2002
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Rental Housing Program
12 Pa. Code, Section 31.11-31.25
Contact: William Koons (717-780-3882)Owner-Occupied Residential Housing Program
12 Pa. Code, Section 31.101-31.105
Contact: Donald Plunkett (717-780-3871)Programs Generally
12 Pa. Code, Section 31.111-31.117
Contact: Donald Plunkett (717-780-3871)Policy Statement on Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (including Program Guidelines, Act 91 Notice, and list of counseling agencies)
12 Pa. Code, Section 31.201 et. seq.
Contact: Daryl Rotz (717-780-3922)GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Development Division
PHFA Multifamily Housing Loan Application Package and Guidelines (contains PennHOMES and Tax Credit Guidelines)
PHFA Preprocessing Manual for Projects with Agency Federal HOME Funds
PHFA Preprocessing Manual for Projects with Agency Reserve Funds
Contact: William Koons (717-780-3882)PHFA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Guide
PHFA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Allocation Plan
Contact: Jennifer Rodichok (717-780-3948)Technical Services Division
Architectural Submission Guide
Submission Guide for Small Projects
PHFA Preconstruction Meeting Guide
General Payout Procedures for Mortgagors & Contractors
Contact: Dottie Shipley (717-780-3860)Management Division
PHFA Policies, Procedures and Compliance Manual (PennHOMES Program)
PHFA Management Office Policies and Procedures Manual--Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation Programs
PHFA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Compliance Manual
Contact: Donna Farnham (717-780-3814)PHFA PennHOMES Financial Reporting Manual
Contact: Carol Carroll (717-780-3811)Single Family Housing Division
PHFA Seller's Guide
HOMESTEAD Program Guidelines
Individual On-Lot Sewage Disposal System Loan Program Guidelines
PHFA Servicing Manual
Contact: Donald Plunkett (717-780-3871)INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program Policies and Procedures
Contact: Daryl Rotz (717-780-3922)PHFA Board Minutes and Resolutions
PHFA Employee Manual
Bylaws of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
PHFA Right To Know Act Policy
Contact: Carrie Barnes (717-780-3846)OTHER:
PHFA Annual Report
2001 Pennsylvania Housing Study (available only on Web site at www.phfa.org)
Inventory of Assisted Rental Housing
Funding Affordable Housing (resource guide)
PHFA Statewide Homeownership Program Homebuyers Workbook
Report on the Economic Benefits of Affordable Housing Development in Pennsylvania
Report on the Use of Act 137
Report on the Implementation of Pennsylvania's County Housing Trust Fund Legislation
PHFA Possibilities (newsletter)
Pathway to Senior Activities (resource guide)
PHFA Service Connections (supportive services newsletter)
Answers to Common Questions About the Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Loan Program (fact sheet)
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Lenders List (reference sheet)
Contact: Paula Brightbill (717-780-3915)PHFA Brochures
Programs of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Statewide Homeownership Program
Lower Income Homeownership and Closing Cost Assistance Programs
Homeownership Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
Questions & Answers about the Federal Recapture Tax
Home Energy Efficiency and Home Buying
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program
Tax Credit Program
Contact: Paula Brightbill (717-780-3915)Additional information is available on PHFA's website (www.phfa.org) from time to time (including funding notices, Requests For Proposals, and news and public notices)
PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
--PENNVEST--
Internal Guidelines:
* Policy and Procedure for Application, Permit and Right of Way Deadlines and Application Retainage, A-1, September 21, 1992
* Policy and Procedure for the Renegotiation of Financial Assistance Terms, A-5, August 20, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Project Cost Increases, A-6, November 1, 1995
* Policy and Procedure for Emergency Work Undertaken Without A Letter of No Prejudice, A-10, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Funding Tap in Fees, A-11, February 14, 1995
* Policy and Procedure for Force Account Work, A-12, May 24, 1993.
* Policy and Procedure for Eligible Amount of Acquisition Cost, A-13, November 19,1992.
* Policy and Procedure for Eligibility of Street Resurfacing Costs, A-14, November 19, 1992.
* Policy and Procedure for Processing Letters of No Prejudice and Preclosing Letters, C-6, March 22, 1999.
* Policy and Procedure for Project Costs and Loan Closings, B-1, August 20, 1991
* Policy and Procedure for the Selection of Contractors By Borrowers, B-7, August 20, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Establishment of Borrowers' Accounts, B-8, August 20, 1991.
* Policy and Procedure for Commitment Acceptance and Closing Deadline, B-9, May 24, 1993
Contact: Elaine Keisling 717 783-4494Other:
* PENNVEST: Pennsylvania's Doorway to the Future, 1994.
* On-Lot Sewage Disposal System for the Individual Homeowner Funding Program August, 1997.
* A Water, Sewer and Stormwater Utility's Guide to Financial and Technical Assistance Program, May, 1997.
* Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Application, April, 1996.
* Pennvest Annual Report, November , 1996.
* Liquid Assets/ Newsletter; July, 1997.
Contact: Lou Ann Buffington (717) 787-8138.* Many of these documents are also available on PENNVEST's website: www.pennvest.state.pa.us
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
* Designation of Primary and Contingent Alternate Payees in an Approved Domestic Relations Order
* Processing Faxed Documents
* Contested Death Benefits
* Purchase of Service Payment Plan
* Purchase of Service Payment Plan
* Purchase of Previous Non-Qualifying School Service
* Worker's Compensation Offset Under Act 57
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733GUIDANCE MANUALS:
* PSERS Member Handbook (Current Ed. 1998)
* PSERS Retired Member Handbook (Current Ed. 2000)
* 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 & Your Retirement Benefits
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 During Employment
Let's Talk About: Death Benefits During Retirement
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) 720-4733DECISIONS:
* 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
Miscellaneous
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733INTERNAL 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) 720-4733OTHER:
* PSERS Website: www.psers.state.pa.us
* PSERS Annual Financial Report (Includes Mission Statement)
* Actuarial Report (annual and 5 year)
* Actuarial Tables and Computational Procedures, Pa. Bulletin, Vol. 27, No. 33, pp. 3726-3739, July 26, 1997
* Health Options Program Enrollment Package
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System
POLICY STATEMENTS:
* Calculation of Withdrawing Plan's Portion of Retired Member's Reserve
* Allocation of Excess Interest to Municipal Account, Member's Accounts, and Retired Member's Reserve Accounts
* Portability: Individual Member
* Portability: Plan Spin-offs
* Business and Educational Travel Policy
* Y2K Statement
* Return to Work Policy Statement
* Actuarial Tables
* Disposition of Surplus Equipment
* Public InformationGUIDANCE 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[Continued on next Web Page]
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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: Edward J. Zogby (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 Requests 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. 140 MANDATORY CONTINUATION OF MA THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM PERIOD 08/20/91 0140-91-01 1993 *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 1995 *CH. 257 MA ESTATE RECOVERY--CHAPTER 178--MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES; CHAPTER 257--REIMBURSEMENT 06/01/95 257-95-01 1996 Ch. 125 ACT 1995-20 PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONS SENTENCED OR CHARGED FOR A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR 04/05/96 125-96-01 2000 Ch. 153
Ch. 178EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
FOR TWO-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS: REVISING THE DEFINITION OF UNEMPLOYMENT06/10/00 Ch. 187 REVISION TO CHAPTER 187, SUPPORT FROM RELATIVES NOT LIVING WITH THE CLIENT, TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION 06/10/00 Ch. 285 INCREASES IN PAYMENT FOR BURIAL AND/OR CREMATION AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF EXCLUDED CONTRIBUTIONS 06/10/00 TANF STATE PLAN NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND THE TANF STATE PLAN 06/10/00 2001 TANF STATE PLAN TANF HARDSHIP EXCEPTIONS 03/24/01 TANF STATE PLAN TANF TIME-OUT 03/24/01 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 SupportOffice 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 Prescriptions 06/30/82 19-82-02 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
11-84-251985 Ch. 1141 Decision Concerning Prof. Component Billing 01/25/85 01-85-01 Ch. 1141 Physician Assistant Use 04/22/85 01-85-05 Ch. 1245,
1163Ambulance Transportation 04/22/85 11-85-08 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. 1149 Clarification of Treatment Plan Requirements for Orthodontists 02/11/86 03-86-1 Ch. 1163
Ch. 1151
Ch. 1151Offset of Investment Income 02/21/86 11-86-04
12-86-02
13-86-011986 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
12-86-05Ch. 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 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
27-87-01Ch. 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. 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
19-87-06Ch. 1101 Policy Relating to Apnea Monitors 09/02/87 01-87-15
05-87-04
19-87-09Ch. 1150 Spec. Enroll. Req. to Bill Tech. Comp. of Ped. Pneumograms 10/07/87 05-87-05 1988 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 1989 Ch. 1101 Policy Reminder Regarding Practitioner License Requirements 09/09/89 1101-89-02 Ch. 1163 Assignment of DRG (Neonate) 11/18/89 1163-89-01 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 1991 *CH. 1101
CH. 1121
CH. 1123
Ch. 1241EPSDT--OBRA '89 08/02/91 1101-91-01
1121-91-02
1123-91-01
1241-91-011992 *CH. 1141
*CH. 1153CLOZAPINE SUPPORT SERVICES 01/31/92 1141-92-01
1153-92-01Ch. 1241 Revised EPSDT Immunization Guidelines 12/11/92 1241-92-01 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 BASIC HEALTH CARE FOR ADULT GENERAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS (FELIX ET. AL. V. CASEY ET. AL.) STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT 07/21/93 1101-93-03 *CH. 1101 UPDATE TO EXCEPTIONS PROCESS AND CRITERIA UNDER THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE BASIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGE 07/21/93 1101-93-04 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 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF HOME HEALTH SERVICES (REVISED) 07/01/94 1249-94-02 *CH. 1121 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT MULTISOURCE BRAND NAME DRUGS 08/26/94 1121-94-02 *CH. 1121
CH. 1126
CH. 1129
CH. 1141
CH. 1163
CH. 1221
CH. 1225
CH. 1242TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY--DISCONTINUED COVERAGE FOR DRUGS AND RELATED SERVICES 08/30/94 1121-94-03
1126-94-01
1129-94-01
1141-94-01
1163-94-01
1221-94-01
1125-94-01
1242-94-01*CH. 1101 GENERAL ASSISTANCE RESTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF ACT 49 09/02/94 1101-94-01 1995 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. 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 LIMITS ON OFFICE VISITS UNDER THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE (GA) BASIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGE 03/18/96 1101-96-01 Ch. 1101 Medical Assistance Deductible 09/20/96 1101-96-02 1997 Ch. 1141 Revision to Physician Assistant and Nurse Midwife Supervision Requirement 07/30/97 1141-97-01 1998 Ch. 1101
Ch. 1141
Ch. 1150
Ch. 1221Regulation Changes Regarding ''Emergency Medical Condition'' 07/01/98 1101-98-01
1141-98-01
1150-98-01
1221-98-01Ch. 1163 Revision of Utilization Guidelines for Inpatient Hospital Drug and Alcohol Services Under the Medical Assistance Program 05/18/98 1163-98-01 Ch. 1223 Drug and Alcohol Clinics with Provisional Licenses 03/01/98 1223-98-01 1999 Ch. 1187 Capital Component Payments for Post-Moratorium Beds 04/17/99 1187-99-01 Ch. 1101 ''Payment in Full'' 09/17/99 99-99-06 2001 Ch. 1101 Clarification of Coverage for Motorized Wheelchairs and Other Durable Medical Equipment 02/16/01 01-01-02
05-01-01
17-01-01
19-01-02
49-01-02
50-01-01
1101-01-01
1123-01-01GUIDANCE 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 CareOffice 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 1998 Ch. 2620 Licensing Compliance Prediction System for the Personal Care Home Regulations 06/30/98 99-98-01 1999 Ch. 2620 Office of Social Programs Bulletin Clarifying Permissibility of Electronic Monitoring/Recording In Personal Care Homes 10/30/99 99/99/01 2000 Ch. 2620 Personal Care Home Planned, Intermittent, or Holiday Closures 03/01/00 99-00-01 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Home and Community Based Services
* Attendant Care Program (ACP) Fiscal Manual
* Attendant Care Program Requirements
* Attendant Care Medicaid Waiver #0277
* Attendant Care Program Updates
* Community Services Program for Persons with Physical Disabilities (CSPPPD) Program Requirements
* OBRA Medicaid Waiver #0235
* Independence Medicaid Waiver #0319
* Community Services Program for Persons with Physical Disabilities Program Directives
* Interpretive Guidelines for Personal Care Home Regulations--Chapter 2620
* Operating A Personal Care Home
* Personal Care Home Administrator Training RequirementsBureau of Supportive Services
* Homeless Assistance Program--Instructions and Requirements for 2001-2002 (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually)
* Human Services Development Fund--2001-2002 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
* Medical Assistance Transportation Program--Instructions and Requirements (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually)Office of Children, Youth & Families--Contact: Sue Tunis 717-705-8098
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number 1980 Ch. 3140 Funding of Basic Ed. Components of Private Day Treatment Center Programs 10/29/80 99-80-22 1981 -- OCYF Licensing Procedures: Clarification of Provider's Right to Appeal DPW Issuance of a Provisional Certification of Compliance 10/29/81 99-81-38 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. 3130 Case Management Responsibilities When a Report of Suspected Child Abuse is Received Involving a Case Already Accepted for Service 02/04/83 3130-83-01 Ch. 3140 Clarif. of Adoption Asst. to Relatives in Adoption Cases 05/02/83 3140-83-07 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 Ch. 3140 Reimbursement to Parents for the Cost of Child Visits 08/15/83 3130-83-11 Ch. 3140 Chapter 3140.22 Reimbursement Regulations Alternative Programs 3140.22(e) 02/04/83 3140-83-02 Ch. 3140 Chapter 3140.22 Reimbursement Regulations Community Residential Service 3140.22(d)(3) 02/04/83 3140-83-03 Ch. 3140 3130.64(b)(2), 3130.67(9), 3140.131(7), 3700.35(b)(1) Reimbursement to Parents for the Cost of Child Visits 08/15/83 3130-83-11
3140-83-13
3700-83-03Ch. 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. 3130 Application of Chapter 3700 Regulations When Relatives Provide Substitute Family Care 09/01/84 3130-84-06
3700-84-01Ch. 3130 Reimbursement for Relative Foster Care 09/01/84 3130-84-07
3700-84-02Ch. 3001 Transmittal of Interdpt. Memo. on Nonimmunized Students Excluded from Attending School 07/08/84 99-84-13 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. 3130 Interstate Compact on Juveniles 09/30/85 99-85-27 Ch. 3490 Providing Copies of Child Abuse Reports to Subjects 11/20/85 99-85-28 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. 3490 Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Law and Regulations as Related to Act 33 04/01/86 3490-86-02 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Law and Regulations as Related to Act 33--Part II 06/16/86 3490-86-05 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Law and Regulations as Related to Act 33--Part III 11/01/86 3490-86-08 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. 3490 Sharing Child Abuse Info Among DPW Offices 09/01/87 3490-87-03 Ch. 3490 Policy Clarification of the Child Protective Services Law and Regulations 06/01/87 3490-87-02 Ch. 3140
Ch. 3140Personal Incident Costs OCYF Financial Participation in Costs of County Human Service Departments 10/01/87
08/31/873140-87-05
3140-87-02Ch. 3130 Child Placements with Emergency Caretakers 10/15/87 3130-87-07 Ch. 3130 Child Placements with Emergency Caretakers 10/15/87 3130-87-07 1988 -- Special Medical Assistance--Healthy Beginnings--for Pregnant Women and Qualified Children 11/02/88 99-88-08 Ch. 3490 Screening Student Interns 05/88 3490-88-01 1989 Ch. 3350 Adoption Record Disclosure 06/06/89 3350-89-01 Ch. 3130 Statements of Policy--Amendments to Chapter 3130 Due Process Protections for Parents and Children 10/10/89 3130-89-01 1991 Ch. 3130 Regulatory Interpretation Guidelines for Revisions to Chapter 3130 3130-91-03 1992 Ch. 3040 Establishing Waiting List Service Priorities 06/27/92 3040-92-01 Ch. 3140 Title XX Invoicing Procedures for the Youth Development Centers and Youth Forestry Camps (YDCs/YFCs) 09/25/92 99-92-02 1993 -- Automatic Enrollment of Children Placed by County Children and Youth Agencies and Juvenile Probation Officers 12/15/93 99-93-06 1994 Ch. 3130 County Children and Youth Agency Responsibility for Juveniles in Police Custody 03/19/94 3130-93-02 -- Site Visits and Access to Records by PA Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 08/22/94 00-94-19 1995 Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280
Ch. 3290Certified Childcare Professional Credential 11/01/95 3001-95-01 Ch. 3490 Supreme Court Decision A.Y. vs. DPW and Allegheny County Children and Youth 06/14/95 3490-95-01 Ch. 3490 Amendments to the Child Protective Services Law that Become Effective July 1, 1995 09/95 3490-95-02 1996 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 Ground Swimming Pools 3001-96-03 Ch. 3001 Day Care--Departmental Access to the Facility Premises 3001-96-04 Ch. 3490 Certification and Training for Children and Youth Workers 3490-96-03 00 OCYF Bulletin Board Systems 00-96-02 00 Update of Policies and Procedures for Juveniles in Detention 00-96-03 00 Maximization of the OCYF's Grant Funds 00-96-04 00 Surveying and Evaluating Child Welfare Agencies Implementation and Compliance with MEPA 00-96-06 00 Title IV-E and Title IV-A Invoicing/Two Year Limit 00-96-09 1997 Ch. 3001 Day Care--Exemption from Immunization Requirements 03/29/97 3001-97-01 Ch. 3001 Day Care--Ground Surface Requirements 06/01/97 3001-97-02 Ch. 3140 Availability of Federal Financial Participation For Profit Residential Child Care Facilities 3140-97-02 Ch. 3140 AFCARS/SACWIS 3140-97-03 Ch. 3140 Instructions--Random Moment Time Study 12/01/97 3140-97-11 -- Megan's Law 00-97-03 Ch. 3350 Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN) Policies and Procedures 01/15/98 3350-97-01 -- Kinship Care Guidelines 10/01/97 00-97-06 -- Access to Pennsylvania State Police Records 10/01/97 00-97-09 -- Megan's Law--Providing Information Regarding Sexually Violent Offenders, Releasing Case Record Information 10/14/97 00-97-11 -- Priority Placement Request Procedures for the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children 12/01/97 00-97-12 1998 Ch. 3140 NMEPA 1994--Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 02/07/98 3140-98-03 -- Children Placed a Substantial Distance From Home 02/01/98 00-98-03 -- 1997 Association of Juvenile Compact Administrators Rules and Regulations Amended Travel Permit 06/01/98 00-98-06 Ch. 3490 Certification and Training Requirements for Children and Youth Supervisors 10/01/98 3490-98-01 1999 Ch. 3001 Release of Children 09/07/99 3001-99-01 Ch. 3140 Adoption Assistance Questions and Answers 3140-99-01 Ch. 3140 Policies and Procedures for Claiming Title IV-E Administrative Costs for Non-Residential Purchase of Service Contracts 06/09/99 3140-99-03 Ch. 3140 Act 148 Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 03/31/99 3140-99-04 Ch. 3490 Drug Convictions Prohibiting Hiring and Approving Foster/Adoptive Parent Applications 02/03/99 3490-99-01 Ch. 3490 Implementation of Revisions to the Child Protective Services Law as Amended by Act 127 of 1998 10/01/99 3490-99-02 2000 Ch. 3140 YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rate 03/31/00 00-00-01 Ch. 3140 TANF--Retroactive Eligibility Determinations 04/15/00 3140-00-01 Ch. 3140 Invoicing Procedures--Child Welfare TANF 04/15/00 3140-00-03 Ch. 3140 Needs-Based Instructions - FY 2001-02 Plan and FY 2000-01 Implementation Plan 05/09/00 3140-00-04 Ch. 3140 County Children and Youth Program Title XX and Title IV-B Procedures 05/22/00 3140-00-05 Ch. 3140 Federal Financial Participation Rate Change for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Costs 12/29/00 00-00-05 Ch. 3140 AFCARS Planning, Budgeting and Invoicing Procedures 08/15/00 3140-00-02 Ch. 3140 Youth Development Centers/ Youth Forestry Camps--Interim Per Diem Rates 05/18/01 00-01-02 Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280Overpopulation of Indoor Child Care Space 06/01/00 3001-00-01 Ch. 3490 Child Death Review and Report Protocols 10/10/00 3490-00-01 Ch. 3490 Safety Assessment and Safety Planning Protocol and Format 11/13/00 3490-00-02 2001 Ch. 3130 The Second Revised Interim Guidelines for the Adoption and and Safe Families Act of 1997 01/02/01 3130-01-01 Ch. 3140 Youth Development Centers/ Youth Forestry Camps--Interim Per Diem Rates 5/18/01 00-01-02 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
* Update of Policies and Procedures for Juveniles in Detention
* Clearance Statements for School Employees
* Office of Children, Youth and Families Bulletin Board System
* 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
* Supreme Court Decision A.Y. v. Department of Public Welfare and Allegheny County Children and Youth
* 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
* Surveying and Evaluating Satellite Offices of Private Foster Care and Adoption 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Local Management Agency Policy and Procedures Manual
* ''Dear Contractor Letters''--a series of letters providing contract clarifications for subsidized child day care
* PA Standards for Child Welfare Practice
* Audit Requirements for the County Children and Youth Audit Reports
* Licensing Indicator System for Child Day Care Centers
* Licensing Indicator System for Group Day Care Homes
* Kinship Care Guidelines
* Megan's Law, Providing Information Regarding Sexually Violent Offenders, Releasing Case Record Information
* Supervised Independent Living Guidelines
* 1999-2000 Title IV-E Independent Living Program Application Guidelines
* Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Regulations as Related to Act 33
* Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Regulations as Related to Act 33 - Part II
* Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Regulations as Related to Act 33 - Part III
* Compliance with Conflict of Interest Provisions of Chapter 3680--Administration of Private Children and Youth Social Service Agencies
* Child Residential Facilities and Child Day Treatment Facilities Potential Training SourcesINTERNAL GUIDELINES:
* Children and Youth Survey and Evaluation Manual
* Needs-Based Plans and Budgets: A Guide to Program Decisions
* 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 ManualOffice of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services/Mental Retardation--Contact: Kathy Raptosh--717-787-4114 & Dave Kauffman 717-783-3636
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Code Date Bulletin Year Citation Subject Issued Number Collecting of Tuition Expenses for School-Age Residents in MR & MH Residential Facilities 1982 Ch. 4000 Respon. for Collection of Tuition Exp. Under Act 199 of 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 Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services--Contact: Kathy Raptosh (717) 787-4114
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 Protesting 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 Committment 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 1998 Reporting Requirements for services funded through county base and CHIPP funds. 02/17/98 OMH-98-01 Ch. 5310 Licensing Compliance Prediction Instrument Application in the Licensing of Community Residential Rehabilitation Services 08/01/98 OMH-98-02 1999 Ch. 13 Use of Restraints, Seclusion and Exclusion in State Mental Hospitals 01/29/99 OMHSAS-99-01 Ch. 4300 Revised Procedure for Waiver of Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Program Regulations 10/01/99 OMHSAS-99-08 Emerich v. Philadelphia Center for Human Development 720 A.2d 1032 (Pa. 1998) (Duty to Ward Third Parties--Tarasoff in Pennsylvania) 09/15/99 OMHSAS-99-09 POLICY STATEMENTS:
Office of Mental Retardation--Contact: Mel Knowlton (717) 783-5764
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 1984 Ch. 6000 Therapeutic Leave Gdlines for 2176 Waiver Facilities & State/ Non-State ICFs/MR 08-01/84 99-84-08 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 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 Workers' Comp. Costs 09/25/87 99-97-15 Ch. 6000 Submission of Cost Rpts (MA-11s) to OMR 10/09/87 99-87-16 Ch. 6000 Conversion of Comm. Res. MR Facilities to ICF/MR 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 1990 Ch. 6000 Provider Agreements Under the 2176 Waiver 09/18/90 6000-90-04 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. 4000 Services for Children in Foster Family Care Who Are Placed Out-of-County 11/22/91 4000-91-01 1996 Ch. 6000 Criteria for Approval of New Intermediate Care Facilities for People with Mental Retardation 04/06/96 6000-96-01 Ch. 6000 Procedures for Funding Reserved Hospital and Leave Days Under 2176 Waiver 04/15/96 6000-96-02 1998 Ch. 6000 Guidelines To Supporting People Moving From State Centers Into The Community 03/27/98 00-98-03 Ch. 6000 Waiver Funding For Prevocational, Supported Employment And Educational Services 04/07/98 00-98-04 Ch. 6000 Supplemental Grant Agreement Medicaid Waiver For Infants, Toddlers and Families 05/07/98 00-98-05 2000 Ch. 6000 Service Preference in Medicaid Waivers for Individuals with Mental Retardation 08/04/00 11-01-00 Ch. 6000 Person/Family Directed Support Waiver Supplemental Grant Agreement for 1999-2002 04/06/00 04-06-00 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
* 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
* Domiciliary Care for Persons 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 SystemINTERNAL GUIDELINES:
* Choking Prevention and Management
* State Employees Acting in Voluntary Capacity to Control Client Funds
* Distribution of Mental Retardation Bulletins
* Western Center Settlement AgreementOTHER
* 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
* Listing of Participating Targeted Service Management Providers
* Medical Assistance Funded Services for Children
* Approved 2176 Waiver Renewal
* Act 28 of 1995
* Reorganization of the Office of Mental Retardation
* 2001 FTA Section 5310 Capital Assistance Program
* Announcement--Medications Administration Training
* 1998-99Annual Report
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* REV-553 Policy Statement-Employee Benefits/Cafeteria Plans
* REV-554 Disclosure Statement/Taxpayer Rights Advocate
* REV-555I Inheritance Tax General Information
* REV-571 CAQ-So You Are Moving to PA Brochure
* REV-573 CAQ-Property Tax/Rent Rebate Brochure
* REV-577 CAQ-Estimated Tax Payments
* REV-580- CAQ-Employer Withholding Brochure
* REV-581 CAQ-Personal Income Tax Brochure
* REV-582 CAQ-Corporation Taxes
* REV-584 CAQ-Inheritance Tax Brochure
* REV-585 CAQ-Sales & Use Tax Brochure
* REV-588 Starting a Business in PA (A Beginner's Guide)
* REV-591 CAQ-IFTA/Motor Fuel Tax Brochure
* REV-610 CAQ-Voluntary Disclosure Program Guide and Participation Parameters
* REV-611 CAQ-Residency for PA PIT Purposes Brochure
* REV-612 CAQ-Military Pay for PA PIT Purposes Brochure
* REV-614 CAQ-Scholarships, Fellowships and Stipends for PA PIT Purposes Brochure
* REV-615 CAQ-Reciprocal Agreements and PA PIT Brochure
* REV-617 CAQ-Hiring Household Workers Brochure
* REV-618 CAQ-PA Realty Transfer Tax Brochure
* REV-625 CAQ-Sale of Principal Residence for PA PIT Purposes Brochure
* REV-627 CAQ-Construction Contracts Brochure
* REV-630 CAQ-Amended Returns Brochure
* REV-631 Special Tax Forgiveness Program Brochure (You May Be Paying Too Much Tax)
* REV-634 CAQ-Employee Fringe Benefits/Wage & Salary Supplements Brochure
* REV-635 CAQ-S Corp Brochure
* REV-636 CAQ-Roth IRAs Brochure
* REV-637 CAQ-Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses Brochure
* REV-663 CAQ-Sales Tax Revocation Procedures
* REV-670 Instructions for Fuel Use Tax
* REV-671 KOZ Brochure-How They Effect Business Owners
* REV-672 KOZ Brochure-Why Should I Care If I Live In A KOZ
* REV-695 KOZ Brochure-How Property Owners Benefit
* REV-696 Brochure-Who is an Independent Contractor (PENDING)
* REV-704 Brochure/Property Tax/Rent Rebate
* REV-705 Strategic Planning Update 2000 Brochure
* REV-704 Brochure-PT/RR Changes
* REV-705 Strategic Plan Update 2000 Brochure
* REV-717 Retailer's Information Booklet
* REV-721 Corp. Tax Bulletin #121/Estimated Settlement
* REV-741 Insert on Tax Forgiveness
* REV-744 Brochure/Sales Tax PC Holiday
* REV-745 Brochure/Paperless Filing
* REV-748 Brochure/Services for E-Business
* REV-749 Electronic Signature
* REV-758 Brochure-PA PIT for College Students
* 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-853R Corp Tax Annual Pymt/Extension Replacement Coupon
* REV-854R Corp Tax Filing Period/EIN/Address Change Form Replacement Coupon
* REV-855R Corp Tax Custom Refund/Transfer Replacement Coupon
* REV-857R Corp Tax Estimated Payment Replacement Coupon
* REV-1026 Information on Motor Carrier Road Tax
* REV-1076 Tax Bulletin 53A Instructions for Securing Bulk Sales Certificate
* REV-1200 CT-1 Corporation Tax Instruction Book (order by year needed)
* REV-1220 Certificate of Exemption for Sales & Use Tax
* REV-1250 Realty Tax Act and Regulation
* REV-1501 Instruction Book Inheritance Tax Resident
* REV-1501B Inheritance Tax Life Estate Booklet
* REV-1611 Notice of Interest Rate and Calculation Changes
* 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-1716 Employer Withholding Period Ending Due Dates
* 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 LimitationsREGULATIONS/PRONOUNCEMENTS
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.
* SEC06.01-06.22 Tax Amnesty
* SEC08A.1-8A.11 Enforcement
* SEC09.13 Pronouncement/S Corporation Election
* SEC09.17 Pronouncement/Research & Development Tax Credit Implementation Issues
* 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
* SEC31.25 Licensing of Club Plan Secretaries
* 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
* SEC32.06 Wrapping Supplies
* SEC32.21 Charitable, Volunteer Firemen's, Religious Org/Nonprofit Education Inst.
* SEC32.22 Sales to the US Government
* SEC32.23 Sales to Comm. of PA and Political Subdivisions and Sales By Commonwealth
* SEC32.24 Sales to Ambassadors, Ministers
* SEC32.25 Steam, Gas, Electricity, Fuel Oil, Kerosene
* SEC32.31 Dairying
* SEC32.32 Manufacturing/Processing
* SEC32.33 Farming
* SEC32.34 Public Utilities
* SEC32.35 Mining
* SEC32.36 Printing
* SEC32.37 Photographers and Photofinishers
* SEC32.38 Commercial Motion Pictures
* SEC33.02 Purchase Price
* SEC33.03 Cancellations, Returns, Allowances & Exchanges
* SEC33.04 Credit and Layaway Sales
* SEC34.01-Registration
* SEC34.02 Keeping of Records
* SEC34.03 Tax Returns
* SEC34.04 Direct Payment Permit
* SEC35.01 Tax Examinations & Assessments
* SEC35.02 Interest/Additions/Penalties/Crimes & Offenses
* SEC35.03 Lien for Taxes
* SEC36.11 Board of Finance & Revenue
* SEC38.01 Hotel Occupancy/Imposition & Computation of Tax
* SEC38.02 Hotel Occupancy/ Exemptions
* SEC38.03 Hotel Occupancy/Definition
* SEC39.01-39.13 Transient Vendors
* SEC41.02 Concrete Transit Mixing Unit
* SEC41.03 Dry Ice for Packaging Ice Cream
* SEC41.04 Gas Used by a Manufacturer
* SEC41.05 Integrated Plants
* SEC41.06 Processing for Wholesale Distribution
* SEC41.07 Pump Used for Conveying Water Prior to Production Process
* SEC41.08 Recapping & Retreading of Tires
* 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
* SEC44.03 Farm Water Heaters
* SEC44.04 Guns & Ammunition
* SEC45.01 Exemption of Electric Co-op Corp.
* SEC45.02 Automobiles for Attorneys
* SEC45.03 Street Repairs
* SEC46.01 Construction Contractor Cutting or Bending Steel Beam
* SEC46.02 Construction of Exempt Public Utility
* SEC46.03 Contractors Installing Stained Glass Windows
* SEC46.04 Fixed Price Construction Contract
* SEC46.05 Outdoor Advertising Signs
* SEC46.06 Contractor Renting Equipment to Others
* 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
* SEC47.03 Frozen Food Lockers
* SEC47.04 Golf Bag Carts and Lockers
* SEC47.06 Miniature Golf Course
* SEC47.10 Riding Academies and Stables
* SEC47.11 Saws and Blades to Butchers
* SEC47.12 Soda Fountains
* SEC47.16 Rental of Equipment Between Affiliated Interests
* SEC47.17 Lease or Rental of Vehicles and Rolling Stock
* SEC47.18 Totalizator Equipment
* SEC47.19 Public Transportation Assistance Taxes and Fees
* SEC47.20 Vehicle Rental Tax
* SEC48.01 Utility Services Used by Exempt Organizations
* SEC48.04 Credit Unions
* SEC49.02 Game, Fish, Animals and Birds
* SEC50.01 Purchases & Sales by Wholesalers
* SEC51.01 Purchases of Replacement Parts
* SEC51.02 Use of Automobile Other than for Resale
* SEC51.04 Remittances for Payment of Sales Tax on Certain Vehicles
* SEC52.01 Purchases of Medicines/Med Supplies, Equipment, Devices, etc.
* SEC52.02 Fabrication of Dental Prothesis
* SEC52.04 Sellers & Repairers of Eyeglasses
* SEC53.01 Clothing
* SEC53.02 Footwear, Footwear Accessories and Footwear Repairs
* SEC54.01 Delivery Charges
* SEC54.02 Sign Painters
* SEC55.01 Automobile Towing Services
* SEC55.04 Taxidermy Service
* SEC55.05 Cleaning of Animals
* SEC55.06 Lawn Care Services
* SEC56.01 Maintaining Place of Business within Commonwealth
* SEC57.01 Carbonator for Soda Fountains
* SEC57.02 Gas Used by Restaurants
* SEC57.03 Icemaking Equipment
* SEC57.04 Merchandising Equipment
* SEC57.05 Sale of Equipment to Restaurants
* SEC57.06 Sales Order Books
* SEC57.07 Purchase of Soft Drinks by Liquor Licensees
* SEC58.01-58.02 Taxable & Exempt Personal Property
* SEC58.03 Timbering Operations
* SEC58.04 Commission Vendors
* SEC58.05 Decorated Cottage Cheese Containers
* SEC58.06 Barbers & Beauticians Supplies, Materials, Tools and Equipment
* SEC58.07 Trading Stamps
* SEC58.08 Commercial Airport and Aircraft Operators
* SEC58.09 School Textbook Exemption
* SEC58.10 Water Softeners & Conditioners
* SEC58.11 Taxes Paid/Purchases Resold
* SEC58.12 Flags
* SEC58.13 Carpeting and Other Floor Coverings
* SEC60.01 Pronouncement/Bldg. Maintenance or Bldg. Cleaning 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
* SEC60.18 Pronouncement/ Sale and Installation of Prefabricated Housing
* SEC60.19 Pronouncement/Computer Software, Hardware and Related Transactions
* SEC60.20 Pronouncement/Telecommunications Service
* SEC60.21 Pronouncement/Commercial Racing Activities
* SEC60.23 Pronouncement/Electric Utility Services
* SEC71.04 Cigarette Tax
* SEC85.02 Pronouncement/Master Settlement Agreement
* SEC94.01 Pronouncement/Disclaimer of Non-probate Taxable AssetsBUREAU OF BUSINESS TRUST FUND TAXES, DEPT. 280900, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-0900, TELEPHONE (717) 783-5472
* REV-331A Authorization Agreements for EFT Payments
* REV-335 Payment by EFT RegulationBUREAU 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/ForeignFranchise/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
* REV-440E Corp Tax Bulletin 118, Limited Liability Companies (LLC's) Reporting Requirements
* REV-525 Corp Tax Bulletin 119, Motor Vehicle Gross Receipts/Ambulance Services
* REV-545 PA Research and Development Tax Credit
* DCT35 Special Notice/Mutual Thrift Instructions Conversion to Estimated Payment System
* DCT52 PURTA Brochure
* DCT53 Corp Tax Bulletin 120/Purta Compensating Adjustment
* REV-721 Corp Tax Bulletin 121/Estimated Settlements
* DCT54 Corp Tax Bulletin 122/Tax Transition Impact LimitationsBUREAU OF MOTOR FUEL TAXES, DEPT. 280646, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-0646, TELEPHONE (717) 783-1025.
* DMF49 Policy Statement Motor Carrier
OFFICE OF CRIMINAL TAX, 5TH FLR. STRAWBERRY SQ. HARRISBURG, PA 17128, TELEPHONE (717) 783-9685.
* DCI03 Pamphlet Criminal Tax Evasion
OFFICE OF CRIMINAL TAX, 1854 BROOKWOOD ST., HARRISBURG, PA 17104, TELEPHONE 783-4649
* DCI02 Guide to Cigarette Law Enforcement
PRESS OFFICE, DEPT. 281100, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-1100, TELEPHONE (717) 787-6960.
* DPO4 Tax Update
* DPO22 Brochure/Working Together (also available from Community/Econ. Development)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
* DOP9--Statistical Report-Capital Stock/Franchise Tax/CNI Tax
* DOP11 Strategic Planning Update 2000BUREAU OF INDIVIDUAL TAXES, DEPT. 280600, HARRISBURG, PA 17128-0600, TELEPHONE (717) 787-8346
* DEX42 Property Tax Statistical Report
* PA1345 Handbook for Electronic Filers
* PA1346 Electronic Return Filing Specifications for Individual Tax Forms
* PA1436 Electronic Filing Test PackageOFFICE 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)
* Where Does the Lottery Go Brochure
* *Instant Ticket Game Brochure
* *Winning Numbers Lists
* Winners Newsletter
* Lottery Line-Retailer Newsletter
* PA Lottery Game Guide
* Compulsive Gambling Brochure
* Benefits and Rights for Older Pennsylvanians Booklet
* *RSL-3 Lottery Retailer License Application
* *RSL-209 Standard Claim Form
* *RSL-291 On-Line Payout Odds Card
* *RSL-355 Beneficiary Statement
* *RSL-400 Lottery Fund Benefits Programs Brochure Comparative Statement of Income and Expenditures
PENNSYLVANIA SECURITIES COMMISSION
GUIDANCE MANUALS:
* Compendium of Commission and Staff Positions, Summary of Significant Commission
* Orders and Compilations of Staff No-Action Letters
* Small Company Offering Registration (SCOR) In Pennsylvania
* Coordinated Equity Review Notebook
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STATE
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Secretary of the Commonwealth
* Use of Public Areas Outside the Capitol, 49 Pa. Code, Chapter 61
Contact: Peter Dalina (717) 783-1775State Athletic Commission
* Athletic Agents, 58 Pa. Code [00a7]§ 41.1-41.3
Contact: Gregory Sirb (717) 787-5720Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Cosmetology
* Use of Nail Enhancement Products Containing Methyl Methacrylate, 49 Pa. Code § 7.143
Contact: Sara Sulpizio (717) 783-7130State Board of Dentistry
* Amalgams, 49 Pa. Code § 33.213
* Disclosure of Financial or Ownership Interest, 49 Pa. Code § 33.214
* Lasers, 49 Pa. Code § 33.215
* Anesthesia Permit Requirement for Non-parenteral Pre-medication, 49 Pa. Code § 33.344
Contact: Lisa Burns (717) 783-7162State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
* Temporary Permits, 49 Pa. Code § 39.17
* Subordinate Supervision, 49 Pa. Code § 39.18
Contact: Chris Stuckey (717) 783-7155State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing
* Disclosure of Financial or Ownership Interest, 49 Pa. Code § 45.3
Contact: Clara Flinchum (717) 783-1389State Board of Medicine
* Disciplinary Guidelines for Use of Anabolic Steroids, 49 Pa. Code § 16.97
* Guidelines for Use of Controlled Substances in the Treatment of Pain Winter 98/99 NewsletterState Board of Nursing
* Scope of Practice Interpretations, 49 Pa. Code §§ 21.401-21.414
Contact: Ann Steffanic (717) 783-7142State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure
* Policy re: Occupational Therapy in Non-Medical Practice
Contact: Lisa Burns (717) 783-1389State Board of Optometry
* Disclosure of Financial or Ownership Interest, 49 Pa. Code § 23.101
Contact: Deb Smith (717) 783-7155State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
* Disclosure of Financial or Ownership Interest, 49 Pa. Code § 25.291
Contact: Gina Bittner (717) 783-4858State Board of Pharmacy
* Radiopharmaceutical Prescriptions, 49 Pa. Code § 27.101
Contact: Melanie Zimmerman (717) 783-7156State Board of Physical Therapy
* Disclosure of Financial or Ownership Interest, 49 Pa. Code § 40.54
Contact: Robert Kline (717) 783-7134State Board of Psychology
* Qualified Members of Other Recognized Professions, 49 Pa. Code § 41.7
* Department of Health Licensing of Substance Abuse Services Provided by Psychology Practices, 49 Pa. Code § 41.8
Contact: Chris Stuckey (717) 783-7155State Real Estate Commission
* Guideline: Assistants
* Guideline: Home Offices
* Guideline: Team Advertising
Contact: Deborah Sopko (717) 783-3658GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
* Case Management Guidelines Manual for Professional Health Monitoring Programs
Contact: Robert Wolf (717) 783-4857State Board of Barber Examiners
* Policy Manual
Contact: Sara Sulpizio (717) 783-3402State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
* Policy Manual
Contact: Cheryl Lyne (717) 783-4866State Board of Cosmetology
* Policy Manual
Contact: Sara Sulpizio (717) 783-7130State Board of Dentistry
* Assignment of Duties to Assistive Personnel: Guidelines
Contact: Lisa Burns (717) 783-7162State Board of Medicine
* Policy Manual
Contact: Cindy Warner (717) 783-1400State Board of Nursing
* Staff Suggestions for Nursing Education Curriculum Proposals (2000)
* Curriculum Guidelines for the Approval of a CRNP Program (1993)
* LPN and Central Venous Lines (1999)
* Mechanisms for Ensuring Continued Competence/Reactivation Programs (1993)
* Nursing Practice Guide RN/LPN (1999)
* Alternative/Complementary Therapies (1997)
* Criteria for a Pennsylvania Board Approved Intravenous Therapy Education Program for the Student/Graduate/Licensed Practical Nurse (1995)
Contact: Ann Steffanic (717) 783-7142State Board of Physical Therapy
* Policy Manual
Contact: Robert Kline (717) 783-7134State Board of Psychology
* Guidance Manual
Contact: Chris Stuckey (717) 783-7155State Real Estate Commission
* Guidance Manual
Contact: Deborah Sopko (717) 783-3658Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
* PA Voter Registration Act: Implementation Manual for County Election Officials
Contact: Ted Koval (717) 787-5280INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Dentistry
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Lisa Burns (717) 783-7162State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
* Guidelines for Continuing Education Audit
Contact: Chris Stuckey (717) 783-7155State Board of Medicine
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Cindy Warner (717) 783-1400State Board of Optometry
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Deb Smith (717) 783-7155State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Gina Bittner (717) 783-4858State Board of Psychology
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Chris Stuckey (717) 783-7155State Board of Veterinary Medicine
* Probable Cause Screening Committee
Contact: Robert Kline (717) 783-7134State Real Estate Commission
* Internal Operating Guidelines
Contact: Deborah Sopko (717) 783-3658OTHER:
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
* Instructions for Filing as an Independent Candidate
* Nomination Petitions
* Nomination Papers
Contact: Monna Accurti (717) 787-5280
* Campaign Finance Reporting Law Pamphlet
Contact: Mary Heinlen (717) 787-5280Bureau of Charitable Organizations
* Registration Packets for Charitable Organizations, Professional Solicitors and Professional Fundraising Counsels
Contact: Elissa Brown (717) 783-1720Corporation Bureau
* A Guide to Business Registration in Pennsylvania
Contact: Travis Blouch (717) 783-9310Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
State Board of Medicine
* Interpretive Guidelines for Use of Controlled Substances in Treatment of Pain, Winter 1998/1999 Newsletter
Contact: Cindy Warner (717) 783-1400State Board of Nursing
* List of Approved Programs for RN, CRNP and LPN Education (updated as needed)
* List of Approved LPN Intravenous Therapy Education Programs (updated as needed)
* NCLEX Jurisdiction Program Summary of All First Time Candidates (updated quarterly)
Contact: Ann Steffanic (717) 783-7142State Real Estate Commission
* Applications: Experience Requirements and Point System for Applicants for Broker's Licenses
Contact: Deborah Sopko (717) 783-3658
STATE EMPLOYES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
State Employees' Retirement System
Pursuant to Executive Order 1996-1 (Regulatory Review and Promulgation), the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS) submits for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin the following list of the agency's nonregulatory public documents. For additional information on the listed items, contact the SERS Public Information Officer by calling (717) 787-9657.
John Brosius
Executive DirectorSERS Board of Trustees Adjudications by Topic:
Benefit Options
Cost of Living Increase
Credited Years of Service
Death Benefit
Disability
Effective Date of Retirement
Final Average Salary
Fraternal Order of Police
Frozen Present Value
Membership Eligibility
Military Service
Multiple Service Credit
Overpayment
Payment of Interest
Pension Forfeiture
Purchase of Service
Reinstatement
Retirement-Covered Compensation
Miscellaneous
* SERS Member Handbook (current edition 1999)
* SERS pamphlets
Information for Retirees (SERS-149)
Special Membership Classes (SERS-150)
Social Security Integration Coverage for SERS Members (SERS-151)
How to Apply for a Disability Retirement (SERS-152)
Retirement Information for Pennsylvania State Police (SERS-153)
Retirement Options for SERS Members (SERS-154)
Provisions for the Purchase of Service (SERS-155)
Domestic Relations and Support Orders (SERS-157)
Frozen Present Value: Its Impact on State Pensions (SERS-158)
Refund Procedures for those Leaving State Service (SERS-159)
Information on Tax Form 1099-R for Tax Year 1999
* Management Directives and Administrative Circulars issued by SERS
* SERS Mission Statement
* SERS Investment Policy
* SERS Investment Guidelines
* SERS current five-year investment plan (''1999 Annual Five-Year Investment Plan'')
* SERS Policy on Public Information (current January 1997)
* The FOP Decision: The resolution of the SERS Board of Trustees dated September 26, 1990, implementing the arbitration award issued February 17, 1988, in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Police Lodges, American Arbitration Association Case No. 14 390 1611 87 J (Thomas J. DiLauro, Chair)
* The ''SERS News'' member newsletter
* SERS Information Bulletins
* SERS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
* Sample Domestic Relations Order and Instruction Letter
* Power of Attorney form
* SERS Board Minutes and Resolutions
* Actuarial Reports (annual and five-year)
* Actuarial Tables
* Memoranda of Understanding currently in effect
STATE POLICE
GUIDANCE MANUALS
* Cultural Awareness Brochure (SP5-344),
* Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, Statement of Management Commitment (1-99)
* Equal Employment Opportunity Plan(1-99)GUIDANCE MANUALS, BROCHURES, FORMS AND OTHER MATERIALS:
Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
* Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement Brochure
* Choices Program BrochureBureau of Patrol
* Applicant Information Sheet (SP3-310A)
* Application for Agent Certification--LWTA (SP8-200)
* Physical Examination--LWTA (SP8-200A)
* Police Officer Exemption Application--LWTA (SP8-200C)
* Active Municipal Police Officer LWTA Verification Procedure for Training Waiver (SP8-204)
* Traffic Accident Report (AA-600)
* Emergency Vehicle Designation (SP6-115)
* Emergency Rescue Guidelines for Air Bag Equipped Vehicles
* Request for Air Bag On/Off Switch (HS Form 603)Bureau of Personnel
* Enlisted Employment Information:
* Application for State Police Cadet
* Physical Fitness Testing for Cadet Applicants Brochure
* General Cadet Information (SP5-349)
* Pennsylvania State Police: Your Career Starts Here Brochure
* Liquor Enforcement Employment Information:
Application for Liquor Enforcement Officer Trainee
General Information Brochure (SP5-348)
* Civilian Employment Information:
General Information Pamphlet (SP5-346)
Police Communicators Operator Pamphlet (SP5-347)
Personal Data Sheet for Employment (STD-300)
Civil Service ApplicationBureau of Professional Responsibility
* Complaint Verification Form (SP1-108)Bureau of Records and Identification
* Information for Pennsylvania Firearms Purchasers and Basic Firearm Safety (SP4-135)
* Request for Criminal Record Check (SP4-164)
* Notice of Accident Investigation and Application to Obtain Copy of Accident Report (SP-0015)Bureau of Research and Development
* Pennsylvania State Police Overview of Department Activities (1-99)
* Pennsylvania State Police CALEA Facts About Accreditation (3-98)
* Pennsylvania State Police Annual Police Pursuit Report (1998)
* Pennsylvania State Police Annual Report (1998)
* Crime in Pennsylvania: Uniform Crime Report (1997)
* Pennsylvania State Police Historical Facts and HighlightsBureau of Training and Education
* Youngster Protect Yourself from Attacks and Accidents (SP5-330)
* Stop Burglary Brochure (SP5-331)
* Crimes of Fraud: ''The Con-Artist'' (SP5-332)
* Lady Beware (SP5-333)
* Understanding Crime Prevention (SP5-334)
* Accessing Your Pennsylvania State Police (SP5-335)
* Protect Your Child (SP5-336)
* Preventing Child Abduction and Child Runaway (SP5-337)
* Drugs Aren't Part of Anyone's Future (SP5-342)
* Child Identification Kit (SP5-350)All of the non-regulatory compliance-related documents listed above are available from the Pennsylvania State Police by contacting the Department at the following address or by calling the following telephone number:
Pennsylvania State Police
Bureau of Research & Development
1800 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
(717) 783-5536Documents are also available from the State Library, Government Publications Section at 219 Forum Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120 and may also be obtained through inter-library loan.
TRANSPORTATION
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
* Sexual Harassment Pamphlet, 2/1/99
* Disability Related Policy Statement, 2/1/99Bureau of Design
* Standards for Low-Cost Glulam Timber Bridge Design (Pub. 6)
* Design Manual Part 1 (Pub.10)
* Design Manual Part 2, Dual Units (Pub. 13M)
* Design Manual Part 3, Dual Units (Pub. 14M)
* Pile Load Test Summaries (Pub. 15A)
* Design Manual Part 4, Dual Units (Pub. 15M)
* Design Manual Part 5 (Pub. 16)
* Design Manual Part 5, Metric (Pub. 16M)
* Design of Local Roads, Dual Units (Pub. 70M)
* Roadway Construction Standards, Dual Units (Pub. 72M)
* Bridge Design Standards, Dual Units (Pub. 218M)
* Bridge Construction Standards, Dual Units (Pub. 219M)
* Right-of-Way Encroachments and Outdoor Advertising Sign Control (Pub. 266)
* Roadway Specifications (Pub. 408/2000)Bureau of Environmental Quality
* Waste Site Evaluation Procedures for the Highway Project Development Process (Pub. 281)Bureau of Maintenance & Operations
* Pavement Policy Manual (Pub 242)
* Oversize/Overweight Special Hauling Permits Holiday Movement Restrictions (annual letter)Bureau of Construction & Materials
* Geo-technical Engineering Manual (Pub. 293, 1/97)Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering
* School Student Walking Routes (Pub. 46, Chapter 9)
* Traffic Signing Standards, TC-7700 Series (Pub. 111M)
* Traffic Signal Standards, TC-7800 Series (Pub. 148)
* Traffic Signal Design Handbook (Pub. 149)
* Guidelines for the Maintenance of Traffic Signal Systems (Pub. 191)
* Engineering and Traffic Studies (metric) (Pub. 201M)
* Work Zone Traffic Control (metric) (Pub. 203M)
* Flagging Handbook (Pub. 234)
* Handbook of Approved Signs (Pub. 236M)
* Sign Blank Specifications (Pub. 306M)
* Traffic Engineering (Approval & Installation of Traffic Control Devices) (MPS #414)
* Statewide Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan
* Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual (Pub. 380)Center for Program Development and Management
* PennPlan MOVESBureau 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.)Bureau of Aviation
* Users Guide to the Aviation Construction Specifications (Pub. 406)
* Aviation Construction Specifications (Pub. 407)GUIDANCE MANUALS:
Bureau of Driver Licensing
* Pennsylvania Driver's Manual
* Commercial Driver's Manual
* Motorcycle Operator ManualBureau of Motor Vehicles
* PA License Plates (A Guide)
* Apportioned Manual
* Dealer Manual
* Salvor Manual
* Messenger ManualBureau of Equal Opportunity
* Minority/Female Resource Guide, 3/99
* OJT--Training Manual
* DBE Directory
* Highway and Bridge Subcontractor's Manual (Pub. 412)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 TransportationBureau of Design
* Relocation Assistance Information (Pub. 47)
* Contract Proposal Preparation Guide, (Dual Units) (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)
* Estimating Manual (Pub. 352)
* Guide to Roundabouts (Pub. 414)
* Specifications for Consultant Engineering Agreements (Form 442)Bureau of Maintenance & Operations
* Trucker's Handbook (Pub. 194)
* Posting and Bonding Procedures for Municipal Highways (Pub. 221)
* Highway Occupancy Permit Handbook (Pub. 282)
* Guide for Obtaining Minimum Use Driveway Permits
* How to Apply for a Single-Trip Special Hauling Permit for Oversize/Overweight Movement Using Form M-936A
* How to Apply for a Single-Trip Special Hauling Permit for Oversize/Overweight Movement using Form M-936AS
* How to Apply for a Super Load Permit
* Trucker's Guide to Pennsylvania (Map)
* Pennsylvania STAA Truck Routes for 102 Inch Wide Tractor TrailersBureau of Construction & Materials
* Procedures for Administration for Municipal Projects (Pub. 39)Center for Program Development and Management
* Congestion Management System (CMS) Planning Guidance
* Transportation Enhancements Program Guidance
* State Transportation Program Guidance
* PENNDOT User's Guide to Transportation Planning & Programming
* Public Involvement Program for Transportation Planning and Programming
* Transportation Management Association Assistance Program Guidelines
* PA Infrastructure Bank Operating ManualOffice of the Deputy Secretary for Planning
* Transportation Partnerships Guidelines ManualBureau of Municipal Services
* Turnback Manual (Provide information on the process of turning a road back to local jurisdiction.)Bureau of Aviation
* Aviation Development Airport Sponsor's Guide (Pub 405
* Environmental Evaluation Forms A, B & C for Airport Development ProjectsINTERNAL GUIDELINES:
Bureau of Driver Licensing
* Physician Reporting Packet to Determine Medical Competency for Drivers
* Tutor's Guide for Young DriversBureau of Office Services
* Model Stockpile GuidelinesBureau of Equal Opportunity
* Harassment/Sexual Harassment Manual, 1999
* EEO Counselor's Manual, 12/1/98Bureau of Design
* Administration of Consultant Agreements (Pub. 93)
* Appraisal Guide (Pub. 94M)Bureau of Environmental Quality
* Design Manual Part 1A. Environmental Impact Assessment and Related Procedures (Pub. 24)
* Environmental Impact Statement Handbook (Pub. 278)
* Categorical Exclusion Evaluation Handbook (Pub. 294)
* Public Involvement Handbook (Pub. 295)
* Needs Study Handbook (Pub. 319)
* PennDOT Project Level Air Quality Handbook (Pub. 321)
* Agriculture Resources Evaluation (Pub. 324)
* Wetlands Resource Handbook (Pub. 325)
* Environmental Assessment Handbook (Pub. 362)Bureau of Maintenance & Operations
* Maintenance Manual (Pub. 23)
* Guide Rail Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 33)
* Drainage Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 73)
* Highway Maintenance Foreman Manual (Pub. 113)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)
* Cooperation with Outside Agencies: Highway Construction and Materials Testing (MPS #407)Bureau of Planning and Research
* Conduct of Research at PennDOT
* 2000 PA Traffic Data BookCenter for Program Development and Management
* Single Occupancy Vehicle Capacity Adding Project (SOVCAP) Guidance
* Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Program Guidance
* HOP Land Use QuestionnaireBureau 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
* Price List, Maps & Publications (Pub. 12)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)
* Approved Construction Materials (Pub. 35)
* Producers of Bituminous Mixtures (Pub. 41)
* Producers of Redi-Mixed Concrete (Pub. 42)
* Subsurface Boring, Sampling and Testing Contract (Pub. 222)
* Subsurface Boring, Sampling and Testing Contract, Metric Edition (Pub. 222M)
* Slope Stability Program, PASTABL (Metricated) (Pub. 318)Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering
* Bicycling Directory of Pennsylvania (Pub. 316)Center for Program Development and Management
* Transportation Conformity--State Implementation PlanBureau 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
* PA Urban Transit Statistical Report 97/98 (Statistics for urban public transportation providers.)
* PA Rural and Small Urban Public Trans. Program Fiscal Years 1998-99and 1999-00(Statistics for rural and small urban public trans. providers.)
* Senior Citizen Shared-Ride Program (Background info, statistics, trends, etc. for Shared-Ride Program.)Bureau of Aviation
* Aviation Construction Items Catalog (Pub. 5)Bureau of Equal Opportunity
* Sexual Harassment Prevention (Pub. 109)
* BEO Brochure (Pub 317)
* ADA Brochure (Pub. 359)
* Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, Federal/State
* DBE Plan
* Contract Compliance Plan
* Title VI PlanAll of the non-regulatory compliance-related documents listed above are available from the Department of Transportation Sales Store. In some cases, due to the length of the document, a duplication fee will be charged. Please contact the PA Department of Transportation Contract Sales Store, P.O. Box 2028, Keystone Bldg., 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0095; 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. 01-1430. Filed for public inspection August 3, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
