[40 Pa.B. 4465]
[Saturday, August 7, 2010]
[Continued from previous Web Page] GUIDANCE MANUALS:
• Planning Permanent Families for Children Residing in Mental Retardation Residential Facilities
• Audit Clause Language for Use in All County Child Welfare Service Provider Contracts
• Indirect Costs Under the County Cost Allocation Plan Guidelines
• Reporting of Indirect Costs—County Children and Youth Services
• Local Management Agency Policy and Procedures Manual
• PA Standards for Child Welfare Practice
• Model Petitions and Court Orders
• Foster Care Visitation Manual
• Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN) Adoption Manual
• SWAN Adoption Technical Guide
• Safety Assessment and Management Process Reference Manual (last updated 06/09)
• Special Transmittal on Safe Sleep Environment Recommendations for Infants One Year of Age and Under (10/28/08)INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
• Youth Development Center/Youth Forestry Camp Policy Manual
• Report on Recommended Best Practices for IV-E and TANF ProgramsOffice of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services/Mental Retardation—Contact: Nora Campanella (717) 772-7926
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Year Code
CitationSubject Date Issued Bulletin Number 1981 Collecting of Tuition Expenses
for School-Age Residents
in MR and MH Residential
Facilities9/2/81 199-81-01 1982 Ch. 4000 Respon. for Collection of
Tuition Exp. Under Act 199 of
1980 for Out-of-State Residents03/17/82 199-82-01 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 Decisions01/17/86 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 2000 Guidelines for Identifying Persons
with Mental Retardation and Mental
Illness for State Mental Health
Hospital Discharge5/15/00 00-00-04 Ch. 4300 The Roles and Responsibilities of
County Mental Health/Mental
Retardation Programs in the
Development of a Child's Individual
Education Program10/04/00 OMHSAS-00-04 2002 Coordination of treatment and
support for people with a diagnosis
of serious mental illness who also
have a diagnosis of mental retardation00-02-16 Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services—Contact: Nora Campanella (717) 772-7926
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Year Code
CitationSubject Date Issued Bulletin 1983 Ch. 5001 Expiration of 4th Provisional
Cert. of Compliance12/15/83 99-83-49 1984 Ch. 5250 Guidelines for Delivery of MH
Forensic Svs. to Persons in Co.
Jails and Persons on Prob. or Parole08/27/84 99-84-38 1985 Ch. 4210 Readmission from Community
Placement Within 30 Days of
Discharge05/30/85 99-85-21 Ch. 5001 Administration of Psychotropic
Medication to Protesting Patients03/11/85 99-85-10 1986 Ch. 5001 Implementation of Act 33 of 1985 03/19/86 99-86-11 Ch. 5100 Involuntary Outpatient
Commitment05/08/86 99-86-14 1987 Ch. 4210 Dis. Plan. Response. for SMH
Child/Adolescent Program and
County MH/MR Program01/16/87 99-87-10 Ch. 5100 Guidelines for Assessing and
Documenting the Dangerousness
of Mentally Ill Adults01/16/87 99-87-07 Ch. 5100 Notice of Grievance and Appeal
Proc. Involuntary Outpatient
Commitment09/08/87 99-87-23 1993 Ch. 5221 Intensive Case Management
Record Requirements09/21/93 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 Services8/01/98 OMH-98-02 1999 Ch. 4300 Revised Procedure for Waiver of
Office of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
(OMHSAS) Program Regulations10/01/99 OMHSAS-
99-08Emerich v. Philadelphia Center for
Human Development 720 A.2d
1032 (Pa. 1998) (Duty to Ward
Third Parties—Tarasoff in
Pennsylvania)09/15/99 OMHSAS-
99-092001 Nursing Home Reform Implementation 02/01/01 OMHSAS- 01-01 Ch. 5100 Age of Consent for Voluntary
Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
06/18/01 OMHSAS-
01-04Accessibility of Community Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services
For Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of
Hearing, Late Deafened, or Deaf-Blind10/01/01 OMHSAS 01-06 Ch. 5100 Procedures for Client Rights,
Grievances and Appeals8/10/01 SMH-01-03 Accessibility of State Mental Health
Facilities for Persons who are Deaf,
Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind6/18/01 SMH-01-01 2002 Ch. 5100 Interpretation of Pennsylvania
Law Related to 402(b) Commitment
9/12/02 OMHSAS 02-04 The Use of Seclusion and Restraint in
Mental Health Facilities and Programs04/08/02 OMHSAS 02-01 Performance Expectations and
Recommended Guidelines for the
County Child and Adolescent Service
System Program (CASSP)06/06/02 OMHSAS-
02-02Generic Drugs 4/1/02 SMH-02-01 2005 Ch. 5100 Unscheduled Use of Medication in the
State Hospital System PRN and STAT
Medication Orders2/28/05 SMH-05-1 Ch. 5100 Transporting Patients 2/28/05 SMH-05-02 Ch. 5100 Administrative Transfers between
State Mental Hospitals Civil
Sections4/29/05 SMH-05-04 Ch. 4300 Cost Settlement Policy and
Procedures for Community-Based
Medicaid Initiatives8/15/05 OMHSAS-
05-01Integrated Children's Services
Initiative6/9/05 00-05-05 Quality at the End of Life for
Consumers and Residents9/16/05 SMH-05-05 2006 Memorandum of Understanding
Between the Office of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services and
the Pennsylvania Department of
Aging2/1/06 OMHSAS-
06-01Service Priority For: Older Adult
Population2/1/06 OMHSAS-
06-02Co-Occurring Disorder Competency
Approval Criteria for All Facilities
Licensed by the Department of Health
Division of Drug and Alcohol Program,
License or the Department of Public
Welfare, Office of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services2/10/06 OMHSAS-
06-03Writing of Orders by Administrators 2/13/06 SMH-06-01 Ch. 5200 Mobile Mental Health Treatment 11/30/06 08-06-18 Ch. 5100 Community Incident Management
and Reporting System7/18/06 OHMSAS-
06-04Ch. 1151
Ch. 1153
Ch. 1223BH-FFS Transfer from OMAP to
OMHSAS8/15/06 OMHSAS-
06-072007 Ch. 5100 Clarification on the Authorization
of Restraints and Seclusion in the
Forensic Units7/13/07 SMH-07-01 Ch. 5100 Clarification of Act 169, also known
as the Older Adult Protective Services
Act (OAPSA), in regards to hiring
practices for inpatient and residential
facilities.8/2/07 OMHSAS-
07-012008 Ch. 5310
Ch. 5320Guidelines for Interagency Planning
for Children in Need of Behavioral
Health Rehabilitation Services or
Partial Hospitalization on Services
during the School Day1/4/08 OMHSAS-
08-01Special Pharmaceutical Benefits
Program Mental Health component
will transition from Office of
Medical Assistance Program to
Office of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services4/22/08 OMHSAS-
08-02Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) 9/2/08 OMHSAS- 08-03 Ch. 63 Implementation of Act 179 of 2006
and Act 73 of 2007 Amending The Child
Protective Services Law6/27/08 3490-08-03 2009 Guidance for Conducting Functional
Behavioral Assessment in the
Development of Treatment Plans for
Services Delivered to Children with
Behavioral Health Needs Compounded by
Developmental Disorders1/9/09 OMHSAS-
09-01Ch. 1223 Requirements for Clinics Supervisory
Physician Reviews and Reevaluations
of Diagnoses, Treatment Plans and
Updates4/18/09 OMHSAS-
09-03Ch. 31 Best Practice for Family Involvement
with Youth who are in Residential
Treatment Facilities (RTFs)6/15/09 OMHSAS-
09-04Ch. 5100 Use of Restraints, Seclusion and
Exclusion in State Mental Hospitals
and Restoration Center11/30/09 OMHSAS-
09-06Ch. 1101
Ch. 1150
Ch. 1153Peer Support Services (Revised) 01/01/10 OMHSAS-
09-072010 Ch. 1153
Ch. 2380
Ch. 5200
Ch. 5210
Ch. 6400
Ch. 6500Medication Prescribing Practices of
CRNP's in Mental Health Programs
and Mental Retardation Programs03/27/10 OMHSAS-10-01 Educational Portions of
''Non-Educational'' Residential
Placement01/04/10 OMHASA-10-02 Strategies and Practices to Eliminate
the Use of Unnecessary Restraints12/19/09 3800-09-01 Ch. 5221 Blended Case Management (BCM)
(Revised)06/14/10 OMHSAS-10-03 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
• County Mental Health Plan Guidelines
• Community Mental Health Services Block GrantOffice of Developmental Programs—Contact: Kelly Svalbonas (717) 783-1003
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Year Code
CitationSubject Date Issued Bulletin 1981 Ch. 6000 Policies and Procedures
Governing Admissions,
Commitment, Transfers,
and Discharges at State-Operated
Mental Retardation Facilities12/01/81 99-81-51 1987 Ch. 6000 Conversion of Comm. Res.
MR Facilities to ICF/MR10/23/87 99-87-17 1988 Ch. 6000 Mandatory Child Abuse and
Criminal History Clearances05/31/88 6000-88-02 Ch. 6000 Administration and Management
of Client Funds10/05/88 6000-88-08 1989 Ch. 6000 Guidelines for Enhancing and
Conducting Direct and
Independent Assessment10/16/89 6000-89-01 Ch. 6000 Abatement of Liability for
Psychological Evaluations9/14/89 00-89-17 1990 Ch. 6000 Policy on Employment for Persons
with Mental Retardation
12/26/09 6000-90-06 1994 Ch. 6000 Closure of Admissions of Children
to State-Operated Intermediate Care
Facilities for the Mentally Retarded12/14/94 SC-94-01 1996 Ch. 6000 Criteria for Approval of New
Intermediate Care Facilities
for People with Mental
Retardation04/06/96 6000-96-01 1998 Ch. 6000 Guidelines To Supporting People
Moving From State Centers Into
The Community03/27/98 00-98-03 2002 Clarifying Eligibility for Mental
Retardation Services and Supports05/31/02 4210-02-05 Ch. 6000 Need for ICF/MR Level of Care 8/7/02 00-02-13 2004 Ch. 6000.
901—985Incident Management 2/18/04 6000-04-01 2008 Implementation of Act 179 of 2006
and Act 73 of 2007 Amending the Child
Protective Services Law
6/27/08 3490-08-03 2009 Strategies and Practices to Eliminate the
Use of Unnecessary Restraints12/19/09 3800-09-01 Prone Restraints in Children's Facilities 12/19/09 3800-09-02 Social Security Economic Recovery One—
Time Payment7/10/09 6200-09-05 Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent Financial
Management Services Wage Ranges11/20/09 00-09-09 2010 Quality Management Strategy of the
Office Of Developmental Programs3/22/10 00-10-02 Planning and Managing Unanticipated
Emergencies00-10-03 Recording Information on the Target of an
Individual to Individual Abuse Incident
Report In HCSIS7/1/10 00-10-04 Approved Program Capacity in
Residential Service Locations Licensed
Under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 64006000-10-05 Supports Coordination Services 5/26/10 00-10-06 Service Definitions for the
Pennsylvania Mental Retardation
Program5/27/10 00-10-07 Referral to the Early Intervention
Program for Children Under Three
Years of Age Placed in ICFs/MR5/26/10 00-10-08 Prior Authorization for
Supplemental Habilitation and
Additional Individualized Staffing5/26/10 00-10-09 Waiver Capacity Commitment
for the Consolidated and Person/Family
Directed Supports Waivers6/16/10 00-10-10 GUIDANCE MANUALS:
• Obtaining Criminal Clearances on Prospective Employees
• Substitute Decision-Making for Medical Treatment
• Positive Approaches
• Licensing Policies and Procedures for ICFs/MR
• Applicability of OMB Circular A-133 for Non-State ICFs/MR
• County Responsibilities for Waiver Funded Habilitation in a Private Home
• Supporting People in the Community
• 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
• Targeted Service Management and Third Party Liability
• Assessments: Lifetime Medical Histories
• Educational and Vocational Training in ICFs/MR
• 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
• Office of Mental Retardation's Monitoring of Counties
• Principles for the Mental Retardation System
• Accessing Public Transportation for Individuals Enrolled in the Consolidated or Person/Family Directed Support Waivers
• Foster Care Tax Reform as it Relates to the Lifesharing/Family Living Program
• Announcement: Step-By-Step Guide to Ready Providers for the Reporting of Incidents through HCSIS
• Revision of Definition of Conflict Free Providers for Targeted Service Management
• OBRA Time Limited Determinations
• Clarifying Waiver Funding and Domiciliary Care Payments
• Passage of Act 171 relating to the Older Adults Protective Services Act (OAPSA)
• Coordination of treatment and support for people with a diagnosis of serious mental illness who also have a diagnosis of mental retardation
• Guidelines Concerning Sexuality
• Regulation Interpretation—Family Living Medication Administration Training
• Survey Guidelines and Procedures Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR)
• Regulation Interpretation Unobstructed Egress
• Claiming Federal Reimbursement for Targeted Service Management Administration Costs
• Revised Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) Guidelines
• Licensing Weighting System for Adult Training Facilities
• Clarifying the ''30 Hour Rule''
• Payments for Psychological Testing to Diagnose Mental Retardation in Children and Adults
• Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities in the Community Mental Retardation Program
• Intermediary Service Organizations (ISOs)
• County MH/MR Programs
• Determining Medical Assistance Eligibility for Individuals Age Three and Older Who Apply for Supports and Services Authorized By a County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program
• Certified Investigations
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
• Alternative Sanction Guidelines For ICF/MR Medical Assistance Certification
• Issuance of Audit Guide for Non-State Operated Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded
• Lifesharing through Family Living
• Office of Mental Retardation Policy On Employment
• Home and Community Based Service Eligibility/Ineligibility Change Form
• County to County Relocations
• Employment for Individuals in ICFs/MR
• Elimination of Restraints through Positive Practices
• Payment for Sign Language Interpreters and/or Transliterators
• Provider and County Incident Management Analysis Report
• Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) Manual
• Provider Billing Documentation Requirements for Waiver Services
• Overview of the Supports Intensity Scale(c) and the PA Plus
• Agency with Choice Financial Management Services (AWC FMS)
• HCQU
• Due Process and Fair Hearing Procedures for Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Provider Profiles for Mental Retardation Providers
• Process for Qualification and Disqualification of Waiver Providers
• Administrative Entity and Provider Contracts
• Microboards|Pc
• Providers Billing Documentation Requirements for Waiver Services
• Service Review Protocol for Individuals in the Consolidated and Person Family Directed Support Waivers
• Incident Management
• Personal Care Homes Licensing Measurement Instrument (LMI)
• Personal Care Homes Sale or Change of Legal Entity Policy and Procedures
• Licensing Protocols and Procedures
• Procedures for Service Delivery Preference
• Individual Eligibility for Medicaid Waiver Services
• Supports Intensity Scaletm (SIStm) and PA Plus Users Manual
• Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent Financial Management Services (VF/EA FMS)
• Disability Rights Network Access to Records and Joint Investigations
• Clarification of Payment Source for Representative Payee Function
• Communication Supports and Services
• Consolidated and Person/Family Directed Support Waivers Provider Appeals Process
• 2008-2009 Person/Family Directed Support Waiver Cap
• Amendment to the Person/Family Directed Support Waiver Effective July 1, 2009
• Amendment to the Consolidated Waiver Effective July 1, 2009
• Social Security Economic Recovery One-Time Payment
• Pennsylvania's Guide to Participant-Directed ServicesINTERNAL GUIDELINES:
• Choking Prevention and Management
• Search of Visitors and Residents at State Centers and Mental Retardation Units
• Model Bylaws for State Center Boards of Trustees
• Guardianship Petitioning Process at State Centers
• Guidelines for State Center Boards of Trustees—Revision
• Amendments to Licensing Policy and Procedure Manual
• Pro Re Nata Medication Usage for Psychiatric Treat- ment-Clarification of InterpretationINFORMATIONAL PACKETS:
• Revised Supports Coordination Supervisor Training for Calendar Year 2009
• Certified Investigator Courses Initial and Re-Certification
• Medication Administration Trainer Recertification 2009-2010
• Incident Management Reports in Home and Community Services
• AE Oversight Monitoring Process Documents Available on AE Information Center
• Summary of Procedure Codes and Service Descriptions Included and Excluded from Revenue Reconciliation (Info Packet 007-10)
• Annual AE Quality Mgmt. Plan Implementation and Evaluation Process Documents Now Available in AE Information Center (Info Packet 009-10)
• Incident Management Clarification of Roles for the Supports Coordination Organizations (Info Packet 012-10)
• Billing Unanticipated Emergencies Using the ET Modifier (Info Packet 026-10)
• Provider Qualification Additional Information (Info Packet 030-10)
• Request for Exception to the Established 48 Calendar Day Limit (Info Packet 037-10)
• Base Funded Respite Services Additional Information (Info Packet 038-10)
• FMS Admin Fee Services Need to be on the ISP (Info Packet 043-10)
• Individual Purchases and Item Storage (Info Packet 049-10)
• Impact of Provider Qualification in HCSIS on Fiscal year Renewal ISPs (Info Packet 052-10)
• Additions to Fee Schedule FY 2010-2011 (Info Packet 058-10)
• Supplemental Habilitation and Additional Individualized Staffing Services During the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Renewal Period (Info Packet 063-10)
• Interim Process for 180-Day and 365-Day ''Timely Filing'' Edits: Error Status Code (ESC) 545 (Info Packet 064-10)
• Referral to the Early Intervention Program for Children Under Three of Age Placed in ICFs/MR (Info Packet 069-10)
• AWC FMS Wage and Benefit Ranges and Corresponding Rates for Participant-Directed Services Effective 07/01/10 (Info Packet 069-10)
• VF/EA Wage and Benefit Ranges for Participant-Directed Services Effective 07/01/10 (Info Packet 070-10)
• Required Number of Hours for ODP Sponsored Training During Calendar year 2010 For Supports Coordinators Serving Persons Funded by the Waiver (Info Packet 075-10)
• Prior Authorization for Supplemental Habilitation and Additional Individualized Staffing Serves 2010-2011 (Info Packet 077-10)
• Request for Exception to Established Service Limits or Maximum Number of Service United (Info Packet 078-10)
• Permanent Vacancy (Info Packet 085-10)OTHER:
• New Federal ICF/MR Regulations
• Joint Statement by the Department of Public Welfare and the Department of Aging
• Opportunities and Supports for Older Persons with Mental Retardation
• Providing Services to Persons with Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Act 28 of 1995
• Guidelines for Identifying Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness for State Mental Health Hospital Discharge
• Implementation of Act 170 of 2006 and Act 73 of 2007 Amending the Child Protective Services Law
Office of Administration—Contact: Carole Procope (717) 772-6604
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Year Code
CitationSubject Date Issued Bulletin
Number1998 Ch. 259.1 Statement of Claim,
Managed Care Organization—
statement of policy07/11/98 (effective 2/1/97) 2007
Amended
2008Ch. 259.2 Claims against moneys for which
third parties are liable as a result
of a tort claim allocation of tort
proceeds in actions filed before
September 2, 2008—statement
of policy09/07/07
(eff. 09/08/07)
Amended 10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)
2008 Ch. 259.3 Claims against moneys for which
third-parties are liable as a result
of a tort claim allocation of tort
proceeds in actions filed on or after
September 2, 2008—statement of
policy10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)2008 Ch. 259.4 Settlements without litigation—
statement of policy10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)2008 Ch. 259.5 Cooperation in obtaining payment
from third parties—statement of
policy10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)2008 Ch. 259.6 Civil money penalties—statement
of policy10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)Office of Child Development—Contact: Linda Warren (717) 346-4036
Bureau of Certification Services
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Year Code
CitationSubject Date Issued Bulletin
Number2007 Ch. 3270—
3280Certification of Party Day Program for
School-Age Children9/15/07 3001-07-01 2009 Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280
Ch. 3290Reporting Lost Child 02/21/09 3001-08-02 2009 Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280
Ch. 3290Playground Protective Surface Covering 02/21/09 3001-09-01 Announcements 2008 C-08 #03—Child Care Provider Survey 05/19/08 2008 C-08 #05—Impact of Change in Equivalencies
of CDA and CCP Credentials08/13/08 2008 C-08 #06—Approved Child Service Report Form 09/02/08 2008 C-08 #07—Compliance with Regulations Relating
to Recalled Toys and Equipment09/15/08 2009 C-09 #01—Temporary Child Care Facility Closure
Due to Budget Impasse08/21/09 2009 C-09 #02—Procedures Regarding Notification
of Temporary Child Care Facility Closure Due
to Budget Impasse08/24/09 2009 C-09 #03—Centers for Disease Control Guidance
Regarding Influenza for Early Childhood Programs09/18/09 2009 C-09 #04—Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early
Childhood Programs09/25/09 2009 C-09 #05—Reporting Child Care Center Closings
Due to Influenza10/23/09 2009 C-09 #6—Excluding and Readmitting Children
and Staff with Influenza-like Illness10/26/09 2010 C-10 #01—PEMA Update to Emergency Plan
Toolkit for Child Care Facilities03/23/10 2010 C-10 #02—Keys to Quality Regional Key
Grantees Announced05/21/10 Bureau of Early Intervention Services 2006 ELS-EI-06 #02—Informing Early Intervention
Providers of Plans to Develop a Common
Process for Measuring Child Progress05/22/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #03 Early Intervention Reporting
System Roles and Responsibilities06/22/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #04 Natural Environments 07/24/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #05—Common Process for
Measuring Child Progress—Additional Tools
Announcement06/13/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #06 Guidance on the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act Amendment
of 200407/24/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #07 Clarification of Waiver of 4300
Fiscal Regulations08/15/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #09 Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program08/24/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #10 Acceptable Signers of the
Beneficiary Choice Form for the Infants, Toddlers
And Families Medicaid Waiver09/05/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #11 EIRS/PENNDATA Transition
Data Transfer Protocol10/06/06 2006 ELS-EI-06 #12 Medicaid Waiver for Infants,
Toddlers and Families Renewal10/03/06 2007 EI-07 #02 Service Coordination 01/04/07 2007 EI-07 #03 Medication Procedures for EI, Part C 01/26/07 2007 EI-07 #04 OCDEL Operating Agreement, ITF
Provider Agreement, Provider/County Agreement
04/03/07 2007 EI-07 #06 IEP and IFSP Submission and Review
Protocol05/08/07 2007 EI-07 #07 EI Service Coordination Support Plan 06/01/07 2007 EI-07 #08 EI Provider and Service Coordination
Monitoring Tools06/29/07 2007 EI-07 #09 ECAP Common Process for Measuring
Child Progress07/13/07 2007 EI-07#10 FY 07-08 Infants, Toddlers and Families
Medicaid Waiver Fee Schedule, Medical Assistance/
Early Intervention (MA/EI) Fee Schedule and State and County Funded EI Services Schedules07/01/07 2007 EI-07 #12 PA Pre-K Counts and Early Intervention
working Together10/24/07 2007 EI-07 #13 Third Party Insurance Denials and
Leader Services11/20/07 2008 EI-08 #01 FY 2007-2008 Revised Allocation 1st
Re-Budget, FY 2008-2009 EI Allocations for
Planning Purposes and MA Fee Schedules02/22/08 2008 EI-08 #02 Reportable Incidents 03/07/08 2008 EI-08 #03 Extent and Duration of Early
Intervention Programs for Preschoolers, Including
Services During Scheduled Breaks in Their Programs04/16/08 2008 EI-08 #04 Early Intervention Management
Verification Tool07/01/08 2008 EI-08 #05 Issuance of Two New Forms-the
Evaluation Report (ER) and the Individualized
Family Service Plan (IFSP) Individualized
Educational Program (IEP)06/30/08 2008 EI-08 #06 IDEA Early Intervention Complaint
Procedures06/30/08 2008 EI-08 #07 Early Intervention Audit and Fiscal
Reporting Requirements08/18/08 2008 EI-08 #10 Eligibility for Infants Toddlers Families
Medicaid Waiver9/22/08 2008 EI-08 #12 Update on Preschool Child Outcome
Reporting for OCDEL Program12/17/08 2009 EI-09 #01 Recommendations for Children Who
are Deaf and Hard of Hearing01/02/09 2009 EI-09 #02 Behavior Supports for Young Children 01/15/09 2009 EI-09 #04 Common Process for Measuring Child
Progress—Using the WSS/Ounce Online Data
Collection System02/16/09 2009 EI-09 #05 Provider Monitoring Tool and Service
Coordination Monitoring Tool02/16/09 2009 EI-09 #06 Local Determination Process and the
Performance Improvement Process03/24/09 2009 EI-09 #08 Early Head Start Expansion in
Pennsylvania and Informational Sessions for PA
Early Learning Organizations on Early Head Start,
''Early Head Start: What's it all about?''
04/14/09 2009 EI-09 #09 Early Head Start Expansion in
Pennsylvania Grant Opportunity Posted with
Deadline of July 9, 200905/14/09 2009 EI-09 #10 Transition of Toddlers to Preschool
or Other Community Services05/18/09 Bureau of Early Learning Services 2005 ELS-05 #19—Keystone STARS Logo Usage
Guidelines10/24/05 2006 ELS-06 #03—Keystone STARS Family and
Group Self Study Materials01/17/06 2006 ELS-06 #06—Emergency Management
Preparedness Training—Distribution of Training
Materials01/20/06 2006 ELS-06 #16—Clarification of the Roles Between
Child Care Information Services Agencies, the
PA Key, the Regional Keys, and Community
Engagement Groups10/04/06 2006 ELS-06 #22—Certification Referral to the
Regional Key12/29/06 2007 ELS-07 #03—Keystone STARS Facility
Promotional Materials and STAR Certificates03/09/07 2007 ELS-07 #15—2007-08 STAR Designation
Guidelines08/17/07 2007 ELS-07 #19—Keystone STARS funding for
STARS facilities participating in PA Pre-K Counts11/21/07 2007 ELS-07 #22—Facility Professional Development
(FPD) Form11/29/07 2008 ELS/KS-08 #07—Facility Professional
Development (FPD) Database04/10/08 2008 ELS/KS-08 #12—Pennsylvania Director Credential
for Keystone STARS07/21/08 2008 ELS/KS-08 #14 Environmental Rating Scale (ERS)
Intranet Communication Tool07/22/08 2008 ELS/KS-08 #20 Revised Keystone STARS Exit
Survey08/18/08 2008 ELS/KS-08 #24 Changes in Certification Regarding
Kindergarten Definition and Keystone STARS08/29/08 2008 ELS/KS-08 #28 Verification of Communication 09/12/08 2008 ELS/KS-08 #30 Keystone STARS School-Age
Optional Tools for 2008-200910/27/08 2008 FAP-08 #1 Out-of-state Travel and Lodging
Prohibition Due to Current Economic Situation12/16/08 2008 FAP-08 #2 Update on Preschool Child Outcome
Reporting for OCDEL Programs12/17/08 2009 ELS/KS-09 #01 Alternate Pathways for Meeting 01/09/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #02 STARS Staff Qualifications Action
Plan (SQAP) Process01/16/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #03 Regional Key Program Review
Instrument and Monitoring Documents for
Fiscal Year 2009-201002/12/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #04 Canceling or Refusing ERS
Assessment Windows and Refusing a
Scheduled Assessment02/12/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #05 Community Engagement Request
for Proposals Announcement for Fiscal Year
2009-201002/18/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #06 Creation of STAR 3-Accreditation
Classification02/20/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #07 2009-2010 Keystone STARS
Performance Standards for Centers03/10/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #08 2009-2010 Keystone STARS
Performance Standards for Group Homes03/13/09
06/11/092009 ELS/KS-09 #09 National Early Childhood Program
Accreditation (NECPA): Suspension of NECPA as
Qualifying for a Level in Keystone STARS03/20/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #10 Keys to Quality Security Roles 03/30/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #11 Star Level of Facilities Operated
by Regional Key, Technical Assistance and
Professional Development Contractors/
Subcontractors04/14/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #14 Financial Guidelines for Regional
Keys06/04/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #15 Early Learning Network (ELN)
and Child Outcome Reporting in 2009-201006/04/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #16 Professional Development Fee
Procedures for Keys in Quality06/11/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #17 2009-2010 STARS Grant
Agreement Documents06/11/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #18 2009-2010 Keystone STARS
Worksheets for Centers06/11/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #19 2009-2010 Keystone STARS
Worksheets for Group Homes06/11/09 2009 ELS/KS-09 #20 Access to the Early Learning
Network Secure Web-Based System-PELICAN07/10/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #21 2009-2010 Community
Engagement Agreement07/13/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #22 Keystone STARS Enrollment
Calculation Took: Full-Time Equivalency (FTE)07/13/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #23 2009-2010 Keystone STARS
Worksheets for School Age Child Care (SACC)07/13/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #24 Joint Office of Children, Youth
and Families and Office of Child Development and
Early Learning Bulletin: Implementation of Child
Care Funding Policy Beginning State Fiscal Year
2010-201107/14/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #25 Keystone STARS TA Manual
and Forms07/17/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #26 Keystone STARS Technical
Assistance Data Collection07/17/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #27 Keystone STARS TA
Accountability, Quality Assurance and Pay for
Performance07/17/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #28 Funds Management of Keystone
STARS Provider Grant Awards07/30/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #29 2009-2010 STARS Merit and
Education and Retention Award08/20/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #30 Temporary Child Care Facility
Closure Due to Budget Impasse08/21/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #31 2009-2010 Start with STARS
and Support Grant Requests08/21/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #32 Receiving Notification of
Temporary Facility Closure Due to Budget
Impasse08/21/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #33 Environment Rating Scale (ERS)
Non-Achievement Protocol08/27/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #34 2009-2010 Keystone STARS
Worksheets for Head Start09/11/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #35 Budget Revision Guidelines 09/11/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #36 Keystone STARS Optional Tools 09/18/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #37 Accessing Early Learning
Network and Work Sampling and Ounce Online09/18/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #38 Centers for Disease Control
Guidance Regarding Influenza for Early Childhood
Programs09/21/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #39 Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early
Childhood Programs09/25/09 2009 ELS-KS-0 #40 STARS Designation Renewal
Process09/30/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #41 Designator Reliability Pilot 10/06/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #42 Version 1.0 of Good, Better, Best:
Pennsylvania's Continuous Quality Improvement
Guide to Best Practices10/19/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #43 STARS Status Review,
Suspension and Removal Process10/19/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #44 Update on Early Learning
Network and Child Outcome Reporting in 2009-201010/19/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #45 Keystone STARS Tiered
Reimbursement10/23/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #46 Reporting Child Care Center
Closings Due to Influenza10/23/09 2009 ELS-KS-09 #47 Excluding and Readmitting
Children and Staff with Influenza-like Illness10/26/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #01 STARS Designation Certificates 01/12/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #02 Update on Early Learning Network
and Child Outcome Reporting in 2009-201001/14/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #03 Pennsylvania Quality Assurance
System (PAQS) Requirements03/08/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #04 2010-2011 Keystone STARS
Performance Standards for Family Child Care
Homes03/08/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #05 Keystone STARS Staff
Qualification Waiver with Action Plan04/16/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #06 2010-2011 Keystone STARS
Performance Standards for Centers05/06/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #07 2010-2011 Keystone STARS
Performance Standards for Group Homes05/06/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #08 2010-11 Community Engagement
Agreement05/06/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #09 Career Lattice Level for College
Students Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree05/12/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #10 Keys to Qualify Regional Key
Grantees Announced05/18/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #11 Revised Record Required by
Providers for FY 04-05 or FY 05-0606/18/10 2010 ELS-KS-10 #08 Reissued-REVISED ELS/KS-10
#08 2010-11 Community Engagement Agreement06/18/10 Nurse Family Partnership 2008 ELS/NFP #01 OCDEL Announcements 01/08/08 2008 ELS/NFP #02 County Needs-Based Budget
Funding for Nurse-Family Partnership Services01/08/08 2008 ELS/NFP #03 Documentation for Unserved
Clients Requesting Service01/08/08 2008 ELS/NFP #04 Monthly Administrator Call
Schedule09/12/08 2009 ELS/NFP #06 NFP Enrollment Policies and
Reporting Procedures07/20/09 2009 ELS/NFP #07 Centers for Disease Control
Guidance Regarding Influenza for Early
Childhood Programs09/21/09 2009 ELS/NFP #08 Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early
Childhood Programs09/25/09 2009 ELS/NFP #09 Reporting Child Care Center
Closing Due to Influenza10/23/09 2009 ELS/NFP #10 Excluding and Readmitting
Children and Staff with Influenza-like Illness10/26/09 2009 ELS-NFP #11 Annual Grantee Professional
Development Requirements11/06/09 Parent Child Home Program 2008 ELS/NFP #01 OCDEL Communication to
Parent-Child Home Program Grantees09/12/08 2008 ELS/NFP #02 Revised Grantee Reporting
Requirements11/17/08 2009 ELS/NFP #03 Early Head Start Expansion in
Pennsylvania and Information Sessions for PA
Early Learning Organizations on Early Head
Start, ''Early head Start: What's It All About?''04/14/09 2009 ELS/NFP #04 Ages and States Developmental
Screening Tool Requirements and Guidelines05/01/09 2009 ELS/NFP #05 Early Head Start Expansion in
Pennsylvania Grant Opportunity Posted with
Deadline of July 9, 200905/14/09 2009 ELS/NFP #06 Centers for Disease Control
Guidance Regarding Influenza for Early
Childhood Programs09/21/09 2009 ELS/NFP #07 Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early
Childhood Programs09/25/09 2009 ELS/NFP #08 Reporting Child Care Center
Closings Due to Influenza10/23/09 2009 ELS/NFP #09 Excluding and Readmitting Children
and Staff with Influenza-like Illness10/26/09 2009 ELS/NFP #10 Annual Grantee Professional
Development Requirements10/30/09 Bureau of Early Learning Services Announcements—Keystone BABIES 2010 ELS/KB-10 #01 Announcements for Keystone
Babies providers05/18/10 2010 ELS-KB-10 #02 Keystone Babies Leadership
Team05/18/10 2010 ELS-KB-10 #03 Enrollment Plans 05/18/10 Bureau of Subsidized Child Care Services 2005 S-05 #04—Unemployment Compensation Claims
Filed By Relative/Neighbor Providers Announcement06/28/05 2005 S-05 #06—Policy Changes—CareCheck, Payment
Rates, and Closed Days Announcement06/28/05 2006 S-06 #05—Revisions to Relative/Neighbor Provider
Payment Policy06/06/06 2006 S-06 #10—Clarification of the Roles between Child
Care Information Services, the PA Key, Regional Keys,
and Community Engagement Groups10/04/06 2007 S-07 #01—Child Care Information Services
Grant Announcement02/26/07 2007 S-07 #05—FY 2007-2008 MCCA 07/31/07 2007 S-07 #08—PA Pre-K Counts and Child Care
Works: Enrollment and Release of Information
Procedures09/18/07 2007 S-07 #09—Pelican Announcement 11/07/07 2008 S-08 #01—CCIS Grant Renewal for Fiscal Year
2008-09 Announcement02/19/08 2008 S-08 #05—Federal Criminal History Clearances
for Relative/Neighbor Providers06/18/08 2009 S-09 #03 2009 Income Limits and Co-payment
Guidelines04/03/09 2009 S-09 #05 Care Level for Kindergarten Children
Changing from Preschool (PSE) to Young School
Age (YSA)06/17/09 2009 S-09 #06 CareCheck Payment Policy 06/22/09 2009 S-09 #07 Training Requirement for Relative/
Neighbor Child Care Providers06/26/09 (Projected) 2009 S-09 #08 Relative/Neighbor Provider Agreement 2009 S-09 #09 In-Home Care Parent-Caretaker Provider
Agreement2009 S-09 #10 Joint Office of Children, Youth Families and
Office of Child Development Early Learning
Bulletin: Implementation of Child Care Funding
Policy Beginning State Fiscal Year 2010-20112009 S-09 #13 Centers for Disease Control Guidance
Regarding Influenza for Early Childhood Programs2009 S-09 #14 Use of Hand Sanitizers in the Early
Childhood Programs2009 S-09 #15 Keystone STARS Tiered Reimbursement 2009 S-09 #16 Reporting Child Care Center Closings
Due to Influenza2009 S-09 #17 Excluding and Readmitting Children and
Staff with Influenza-like Illness2009 S-09 #18 Linking Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts
and Child Care Works Subsidized Child Care2009 S-09 #19 Regulated Provider Agreement 2010 S-10 #01 Child Care Information Services
Grant Renewal for Fiscal Year 2010-112010 S-10 #02 Market Rate Survey—Subsidy
Provider Rate Collection2010 S-10 #03 Keystone Babies 2010 S-10 #04 ELS Keys to Quality Regional Key
Grantees Announced2010 S-10 #05 Fiscal year 2009-2010 Recap
Submission DeadlineGUIDANCE MANUALS:
• Licensing Indicator System for Child Day Care Centers
• Licensing Indicator System for Group Day Care HomesINTERNAL GUIDELINES:
• 00-94-10, Application of Child Day Care Service Regulations 10/21/94
• 00-95-03, Procedures for the Regulation of Child Day Care Facilities 2/13/95
• 00-95-07, Waivers of Child Day Care Service Regulations 7/3/95
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