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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 19-1227b

[49 Pa.B. 4211]
[Saturday, August 10, 2019]

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Department of
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(DEP)

Policy and Technical Guidance Report

August 2019

 The following is a current list of the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) draft and final technical guidance documents. These documents are available to view and download on the Department's online eLibrary at http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/HomePage. Persons with questions or comments about a particular document should contact Abbey Cadden, at (717) 783-8727 or by e-mail to ra-epthepolicyofficepa.gov. The Department will continue to revise its technical guidance documents as necessary.

Title Identification
Number
Policy Office       
Policy for Consideration of Local Comprehensive Plans and Zoning Ordinances in GRANTS Review 012-0200-002
Policy for Applications for Technical or Financial Assistance Proposals 012-0200-004
Public Access to Information and Right to Know Law Policy 012-0200-005
DEP Mediation Confidentiality 012-0501-001
Environmental Justice Public Participation Policy 012-0501-002
Policies and Procedures for Implementing the History Code 012-0700-001
Guidance for Implementation of the Agricultural Land Preservation Policy 012-0700-002
Confidential Security Information 012-0800-001
Development and Review of Regulations 012-0820-001
Policy to Encourage Voluntary Compliance by Means of Environmental Audits 012-0840-001
Policy for Development and Publication of Technical Guidance 012-0900-001
Policy on Public Participation in the Permit Review Process 012-0900-003
Public Participation in the Development of Regulations and Technical Guidance 012-1920-001
Advisory Committee Guidelines 012-1920-002
Policy on Meeting the Requirements of the 1996 Amendments to Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law 012-2000-001
Policy for the Consideration of Community Environmental Projects in Conjunction with Assessment of Civil Penalty 012-4180-001
Information Technology
DEP Locational Data Policy 013-0830-003
Loan of DEP Personal Computers to Local Procurement Units 013-0830-004
Suggested Formats for Required Electronic Deliverable Attachments 013-0830-005
Formats for Required Electronic Deliverable CAD Attachments 013-0830-006
Formats for Required Electronic Deliverable GIS Attachments 013-0830-007
Geospatial Digital Data Submission Guideline 013-0830-008
Office of Program Integration
Policy for PA Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) Coordination During Permit Review and Evaluation 021-0200-001
Policy for Permit Coordination 021-2000-301
Policy for Implementing the DEP Permit Review Process and Permit Decision Guarantee 021-2100-001
Office of Administration
DEP Policy on Professional Work Assignments Conducted by Licensed Professional Engineers, Geologists 150-0200-001
Laboratories
Operator Certification Program Guidelines 150-0200-002
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
Procedures for the Approval and Accreditation of Drinking Water Laboratories in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 150-2302-005
Waste Management
Guidance on Radioactivity Monitoring at Municipal 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
Citing Inspection Violations 250-4000-001
Enforcement Actions 250-4000-002
Violations Requiring a Long Term to Correct 250-4000-003
Program Implementation Guidance 250-4000-004
Notices of Violations (NOVs) 250-4110-001
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
Review Procedure for Hazardous Waste Transfer Facilities for PBR Status 251-2149-713
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program 251-2200-502
Guidance for the Application of Section 269a.(46)—Transportation Standards, Phase II Hazardous Waste Siting Criteria 251-2200-503
Establishment of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program 251-2200-515
Performing Hazardous Waste Facility Inspections 251-3120-001
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
Assessing the Potential for Vapor Intrusion into Buildings from Groundwater and Soil 253-0300-101
Issuance of Grants for Technical Evaluations under HSCA 253-5500-612
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
Issue of Emergency Municipal Waste Transfer 254-2158-745
Guidelines for the Development of County Waste Management Plan Revisions 254-2212-504
Act 90 Waste Transportation Safety Program Placarded Authorizations 254-2412-002
Performing Municipal and Residual Waste Facility Inspection 254-3120-001
BMP's for Storage, Processing, or Disposal of Land-Clearing, Grubbing, and Excavation Wastes 254-5400-001
The Food Processing Residual Management Manual 254-5400-100
Best Practices for Environmental Protection in the Mushroom Farm Community 254-5401-001
Guidelines for Yard Waste Composting Facilities 254-5403-100
Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of PPG Plans for Generators/Burners of Waste Oil 254-5900-001
Guidance for Commonwealth Funded Water Supply Response Actions 255-5800-001
New Waste Streams Review 258-2000-764
Chemical Analysis 258-2000-767
Management of Fill 258-2182-773
Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields
Policy for Coordinating Immediate Responses and Final Remediation of Releases of Regulated Substances 260-0500-001
Land Recycling Program Technical Guidance Manual for Vapor
Intrusion into Buildings from Groundwater and Soil under Act 2
261-0300-101
Guidelines for the Storage Tank Cleanup Program—Identifying, Tracking and Resolving Violations for Storage Tanks 262-4000-001
Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) for Cleanup Response and Remedial Actions in Pennsylvania 262-4500-606
Outdoor Shooting Range Guidance 262-5400-001
Issuance of Grants for Technical Evaluations under Act 108 262-5500-001
Stationary/Nonstationary Tanks 263-0900-006
Exemption From Registration Fees for Volunteer Fire Cos/Volunteer EMS Orgs 263-0900-009
Storage Tank Modification and Maintenance Issues 263-0900-011
Storage Tank Cleaning Activities 263-0900-012
Applicability of 40 CFR, Subpart 280, Sub G to Previously Closed Tanks 263-0900-014
Implementation of Act 16 263-0900-015
Implementation of Act 34 263-0900-016
UST/AST System Variances 263-0900-021
Verification of Emergency Containment Structures for Aboveground Storage Tanks 263-0900-022
Underground Storage Tank Class A and Class B Operator Training Courses 263-2300-001
Evaluation of Underground Storage Tank Liners 263-3120-001
Storage Tank Program Internal Policy on Inspections and On-Site Visits 263-3120-002
Guidelines for Conducting Underground Storage Tank Facility Operations Inspections 263-3120-003
Permeability of Secondary Containment & Emergency Containment 263-3300-002
Storage Tank Product Delivery Prohibition 263-4000-001
Penalty Assessment Matrix 263-4180-001
Storage Tank Program Compliance Assistance Strategy 263-4180-002
Closure Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank Systems 263-4200-001
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Underground Storage Tank Cathodic Protection Systems 263-4200-002
Guidelines for Reuse and Disposal of Hydrostatic Test Liquids 263-4200-003
Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems 263-4500-601
Air Quality
Guidance Document for the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program 270-0810-005
Policy on Clean Alternative Fuel Conversion Systems 270-0810-007
Employer Trip Reduction Policy 271-5000-001
Interstate Ozone Reduction/Chapter 145 Regulation Overview 271-5000-002
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
Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking and Resolving Violations for Air Quality 273-4110-001
Guidance for Rounding, Determination of Significant Figures, Test Method Error Tolerances and Timeliness for Evaluation of Air Contaminant Emissions and Concentrations 273-4110-002
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 II Penalty Assessment Guidance 273-4130-005
Stage I Penalty Assessment Guidance 273-4130-006
Compliance Strategy for Mushroom Composting Operations 273-5401-001
Continuous Source Monitoring Manual 274-0300-001
Continuous Emissions Monitoring Manual 274-0300-003
Applicability Determination for Continuous Source Monitoring Manual Revision No. 8 and PA EDR Record Type Formats and Reporting Instructions Version 2.00 274-0300-005
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
Radiation Protection
Compliance and Enforcement Policy 291-4100-001
Conducting Radiological Performance Assessments For LLRW Disposal in PA 293-2400-001
Requirements for LLRW Minimization Plan 293-2400-003
Radon Certification Policy 294-2309-001
Radon Mitigation Standards 294-2309-002
Schematic Radon Mitigation Installation for New Construction 294-2309-004
Radon Reduction Techniques for Existing Detached Houses 294-2309-005
Application of Radon Reduction Techniques 294-2309-006
Using Engineered Structures to Provide Enhanced Containment 294-2400-002
Waterways Engineering and Wetlands
Interagency Agreement with the Susquehanna River Basin 310-0600-002
Policy for State Water Quality Certification Issuance for Interstate Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Projects Regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 310-2100-001
Implementation Plan for Act 162 of 2014 310-2135-001
Riparian Buffer or Riparian Forest Buffer Equivalency Demonstration 310-2135-002
Riparian Buffer or Riparian Forest Buffer Offsetting 310-2135-003
Pennsylvania Function Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol 310-2137-001
Pennsylvania Wetland Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment Protocol 310-2137-002
Pennsylvania Riverine Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment Protocol 310-2137-003
Pennsylvania Lacustrine Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment Protocol 310-2137-004
Chapter 105 Water Obstruction & Encroachment Permit Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Proposed Project Impacts 310-2137-006
Land Acquisition 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
Water Management
Conservation District Fund Allocation Program 361-0100-001
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
Principles for Ground Water Pollution Prevention and Remediation 361-0800-001
Administrative Manual for the Special Projects Funding Program of the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Program 361-5500-001
Chesapeake Bay Financial Assistance Funding Program Guidelines 361-5500-004
Manual for Land Treatment of Wastewater 362-0200-009
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
A Guide to Requirements and Procedures For Obtaining Permits Etc. for Industrial Wastewater Mgt. Systems 362-0300-004
Handbook—NPDES Permit for Industrial Wasterwater Dischargers 362-0300-006
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
Locational Data Policy for the Wastewater Management Program 362-0830-001
Permitting Policy and Procedure Manual 362-2000-001
Policy for Permitting Surface Water Diversions 362-2000-003
Conducting Technical Reviews of Minor NPDES Renewal Applications 362-2000-008
Manual for Land Application of Treated Sewage and Industrial Wastewaters 362-2000-009
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
Guidelines for Agricultural Utilization of Sewage Sludge 362-2192-003
Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking and Resolving Violations for the Land Application of Biosolids 362-2192-004
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
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
Technical Decision Making and the Use of Technology in Onlot Sewage System Repair Situations 362-2208-003
Act 537 Program Guidance; Local Agency, Municipality Evaluation and Compliance Activity 362-2208-004
Act 537 Program Guidance, Sewage Enforcement Officer Evaluation and Compliance Activity 362-4000-004
Act 537 Program Guidance—Identifying, Tracking, and Resolving of Sewage Facilities Act Violations 362-4000-005
Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking and Resolving Violations for Water Quality 362-4000-006
Guidance for Calculating Civil Penalty Assessment Amounts under the Sewage Facilities Act 362-4180-004
Act 537 Program Guidance: Civil Penalty Assessment Processing 362-4180-005
Civil Penalty Assessment Informal Hearing Procedure 362-4180-006
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
Recognition of Cost Items Associated with Concurrent Act 537 and Combined Sewer Overflow LTCP Planning 362-5512-004
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
Delegation of Chapter 105 Functions to County Conservation Districts 363-0600-001
Interagency agreement with Susquehanna River Basin Commission 363-0600-002
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
Underground Utility Line Construction 363-2134-012
Permit Guidelines for Phased Projects for NPDES Stormwater Discharges, w/Erosion and SPC & WRP Permits 363-2134-013
Criteria and Fees for Waterways Management Limited Power Permits 363-2140-001
Chapter 105 General Permits 363-2141-001
Certification for Corps Nationwide Permits (Wetlands) 363-2316-001
Guidelines for Determining Bonds 363-2505-001
Experimental Onlot Wastewater Technology Verification Program 381-2208-001
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 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Firms (DBE) 381-5511-014
Guidelines for the Uniform Environmental Review Process 381-5511-111
Handbook for PennVest Wastewater Projects 381-5511-113
Policy for Recognizing succession to Water Rights as a Result of Change of Ownership 382-2130-012
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Firm Solicitation Guidance 382-5511-014
Ground Source Heat Pump Manual 383-0300-001
Working Guide to the Lead and Copper Rule 383-0300-107
Health Effects and Risk Management Staff Handbook 383-0400-104
Safe Drinking Water Program Compliance Strategy 383-0400-110
Pennsylvania's Capability Enhancement Strategy 383-0400-114
Principles for Ground Water Pollution Prevention and Remediation 383-0800-001
Summary of Key Requirements for Phase 2 & Phase 5 Wellhead Protection Rule 383-0810-105
Summary of Key Requirements for Surface Water Identification Protocol 383-0810-206
Summary of Key Requirements for Vended/Bulk Water Hauling 383-0810-303
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
DEP Permit Guide to Public Water Systems 383-2100-108
DEP Approval Guide for Noncommunity Water Systems 383-2100-208
Proposals to Add or Remove Fluoridation Treatment by a Community Water System 383-2125-001
Public Water Supply Manual, Part 2—Community Water System Design Standards 383-2125-108
Development of a Replacement Source for a Community Water System 383-2125-110
Permitting of Vended Water Systems 383-2126-103
Permitting of Retail Water Facilities 383-2126-203
Permitting of Bulk Water Hauling Systems 383-2127-103
Public Water Supply Manual, Part IV—Noncommunity System Design Standards 383-2128-108
Guidance for Evaluating Alternate Recycle Return Locations Proposed Under the FBRR 383-2129-002
Consumer Confidence Report Handbook 383-2129-003
Policy for Responding to Loss of Positive Pressure Situations in the Distribution System 383-2129-004
Policy for Issuing and Removing Water Supply Warnings 383-2129-005
Groundwater Monitoring Guidance Manual 383-3000-001
Surveillance Strategy and Implementation Guidance 383-3120-101
Pennsylvania Vulnerability Assessment Summary 383-3500-105
Stormwater Management for Agricultural High Tunnels 383-4200-001
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Manual for Agricultural Operations 383-4200-002
PENNVEST Guidance 383-5500-113
Wastewater Treatment Requirements 385-0810-001
Designation Criteria for Regulated Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) 385-0820-001
Pennsylvania Combined Sewer Overflow Policy 385-2000-011
Policy and Procedure for NPDES Permitting of Discharges of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)—
25 Pa. Code § 95.10
385-2100-002
Reuse of Treated Wastewater Guidance Manual 385-2188-002
Act 537 Program Guidance; Training Provider Manual for the Pennsylvania Onlot Sewage System Training Program 385-2314-001
Act 537 Guidance; Sewage Enforcement Officer Certification and Training Program 385-2314-002
Field Order Instruction Manual for the Clean Water Program 385-4000-002
Application Review Instructions for NPDES CAFO Permits and Water Quality Management Permits for Manure Storage Facilities 386-2100-001
Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Control Manual 386-2134-001
Act 162 Implementation Guidance 386-2135-001
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement 386-3000-001
Cryptosporidia, E.Coli, and Turbidity LT2ESWTR Laboratory Instructions for Public Water Systems Using Surface Water or Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water (GUDI) Sources 390-3301-001
Water Quality Antidegradation Implementation Guidance 391-0300-002
Pennsylvania's Capability Enhancement Strategy 391-0400-001
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 Guide—Wasteload Allocation Program for Dissolved Oxygen and Ammonia Nitrogen 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
TRG PENNTOXSD for Windows PA Single Discharge Wasteload Allocation Program for Toxics 391-2000-011
Implementation Guidance of Section 93.7 Ammonia Criteria 391-2000-013
Implementation Guidance for Evaluating Wastewater Discharges to Drainage Ditches and 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
Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems Operator Certification Program Handbook 391-2300-001
Operator Certification Program Board Guidelines 391-2300-002
Training Provider Manual for the Pennsylvania Water and Wastewater System Operator Training Program 391-2300-003
Filter Plant Performance Evaluations and Response 391-3120-001
Quality Assurance Work Plan: Advanced Treatment Model—Calibration/Verification Surveys 391-3200-008
Evaluation of Phosphorus to Lakes, Ponds & Impoundments 391-3200-013
Stormwater Management Guidelines and Model Ordinances 392-0300-001
Comprehensive Stormwater Management Policy 392-0300-002
Guidelines for Identification of Critical Water Planning Areas 392-2130-014
Guidelines for Development of Critical Area Resource Plans 392-2130-015
Working Guide to the Lead and Copper Rule 393-0300-001
Health Effects and Risk Management Staff Handbook 393-0400-001
Revised Total Coliform Rule 393-2129-001
Consumer Confidence Report Handbook 393-2129-002
Policy for Responding to Loss of Positive Pressure Situations in the Distribution System 393-2129-003
Policy for Issuing and Removing Water Supply Warnings 393-2129-004
New Source Sampling Requirements for Surface Water Sources 393-3130-108
Community and Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems: New Source Sampling for Groundwater Sources 393-3130-208
Transient Noncommunity Water Systems: New Source Sampling Requirements for Groundwater Sources 393-3130-308
Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Total and Fecal Coliform Bacteria 393-3301-001
Guide to Laboratory Reporting Instructions for BVRBs 393-3301-002
Turbidity and LT2 ESWTR Reporting Instructions for Public Water Systems Using Filtered Surface Water or GUDI Systems 393-3301-003
Laboratory Reporting Instructions, Lead and Copper Rule 393-3301-004
Laboratory Reporting Instructions/Radiological Contaminants/Drinking Water Distribution 393-3301-005
Filter Rule Reporting Instructions for Public Water Supply Systems Using Unfiltered Surface Water 393-3301-006
Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Disinfectant Residuals, Disinfection Byproducts and Precursors 393-3301-007
Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking and Resolving Violations for the Drinking Water Program 393-4000-001
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement 394-0300-001
Ground Source Heat Pump Manual 394-0300-002
Safe Drinking Water Program Compliance Strategy 394-0400-001
Principles for Ground Water Pollution Prevention and Remediation 394-0800-001
PA's Continuous Planning Process (CPP) for Water Quality Management 1999 Update 394-0810-001
Summary of Key Requirements for Surface Water Identification Protocol 394-0810-002
Locational Data Policy for the Water Allocation Program and the Water Use Data System 394-0830-001
Municipal Reference Document—Department Guidance for the Bluff Recession and Setback Act 394-2000-001
PA's Nonpoint Source Management Program 394-2000-002
Comprehensive State Ground Water Protection Program (CSGWPP) 394-2000-003
Guidance for Construction and Operation Permits Guidance 394-2000-004
Pilot Plant Filtration Studies for Filtration of Surface Sources 394-2000-005
DEP Permit Guide to Public Water Systems 394-2100-001
Treatment of Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water Sources at Noncommunity Water Systems and Small Community Water Systems 394-2100-002
DEP Approval Guide for Noncommunity Water Systems 394-2100-003
Aquifer Testing Guidance for Public Water Systems 394-2125-001
4-Log Treatment of Viruses Demonstration Guidance 394-2125-002
Proposals to Add or Remove Fluoridation Treatment by a Community Water System 394-2125-003
Public Water Supply Manual, Part 2—Community Water System Design Standards 394-2125-004
Development of a Replacement Source for a Community Water System 394-2125-005
Permitting of Vended Water Systems 394-2126-001
Permitting of Retail Water Facilities 394-2126-002
Public Water Supply Manual, Part III 394-2126-003
Public Water Supply Manual, Part IV—Noncommunity System Design Standards 394-2128-002
Guidance for Evaluating Alternate Recycle Return Locations Proposed Under the FBRR 394-2129-001
General Policy and Procedures for the Review of Water Allocation Permit Applications 394-2130-001
Subsidiary Water Allocation Permit Requirement 394-2130-002
Attorney General Opinion 361 re: 1939 Water Rights Act 394-2130-003
Rescission of Water Rights 394-2130-004
Policy for Regulation of Interbasin Transfers 394-2130-005
Metering of Withdrawals under Orders of Confirmation 394-2130-006
Constant Gallons per Capita per Day (GPCD) 394-2130-007
Permit Life 394-2130-008
Recognizing Succession to Water Rights as a Result of Changes of Ownership 394-2130-009
Screening Criteria on Water Quality/Quantity Impacts for Drinking Water Permits 394-2131-001
Groundwater Monitoring Guidance Manual 394-3000-002
Safe Drinking Water Program Field-Related Compliance 394-3000-003
Corrosion Control Treatment—Basic Feasibility Study 394-3000-005
Public Water Supply Manual, Part 7 394-3100-002
Public Water Supply Manual, Part 5, App A 394-3110-001
Giardia Sampling and Response 394-3130-001
Pennsylvania's Ground Water Quality Monitoring Network: Ambient and Fixed Station Network 394-3200-001
Quality Assurance Work Plans for Groundwater Monitoring Stations 394-3200-002
Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Chemical Contaminants 394-3301-001
Guidance for Surface Water Identification 394-3500-001
Surface Water Identification Protocol—NCWS 394-3500-002
Source Water Assessment and Protection Program 394-5000-001
Riparian Forest Buffer Guidance 394-5600-001
Public Water Supply Manual, Part VI 394-5900-001
Field Operations
Policy for Model Permit Application Process 400-2000-300
Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Environmental Emergency Response Plans 400-2200-001
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
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
Acid Mine Drainage Set-Aside Program: Program Implementation Guidelines 546-5500-001
Oil and Gas Management
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Applications and Related Approvals 550-2100-003
Transfer of Oil and Gas Well Permit or Registration 550-2100-004
Redrilling Incidental to Authorized Plugging of an Abandoned Well 550-2100-005
Coal Pillars 550-2100-006
Approval of Brine Roadspreading Plans 550-2100-007
Oil and Gas Locational Guidance 550-2100-009
Interim Technical Guidance For Attachments to Electronic Submissions—Oil and Gas Program 550-2500-001
Guidelines for Submitting Oil/Gas Bonds 550-2501-101
Civil Penalty Assessments in the Oil and Gas Program 550-4180-001
Addressing Spills and Releases from Oil & Gas Wells and Related Operations 550-5000-001
Guidelines for Implementing Area of Review of Regulatory Requirements for Unconventional Wells 800-0810-001
Policy for the Replacement or Restoration of Private Water Supplies Impacted by Unconventional Operations 800-0810-002
Guidelines for Development of Operator Pressure Barrier Policy for Unconventional Wells 800-0810-003
Guidelines for Chain Pillar Development and Longwall Mining Adjacent to Unconventional Wells 800-0810-004
Interim Policy for NPDES Permits for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities at Oil & Gas Wells 800-2100-008
Standards and Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking and Resolving Oil and Gas Violations 820-4000-001
Mining Programs
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
Review of Surface Mine Permit Applications by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 560-0700-302
Review of Surface Mine Permit Applications by the Pennsylvania Game Commission 560-0700-303
Mine Drainage Treatment Trust Real Property Disposition Guidelines 560-5000-001
Insurance Sales Guidance 561-5300-101
Damage Claim Processing 561-5300-201
Environmental Good Samaritan Projects 562-2000-001
Changes to Licenses, Bonds and Permits 562-2000-703
Mining Contract Operator Approval 562-2000-705
Blasting Activity Permits and Permits by Rule 562-2100-001
Alternative Peak Particle Velocity or Airblast Level 562-2100-002
Municipal Mining Licenses, Permits and Bonds 562-2100-704
Aboveground Storage Tanks on Coal Mine Permit Areas 562-2112-101
Prompt Closure of Abandoned Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-315
Sealing Bituminous Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-316
Sealing Anthracite Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-317
Blasting Near Utility Lines on Mining and Construction Sites and Bituminous Coal Mining Within the Right-of-Way or Easement of Utility Lines 562-2112-503
Blasting Complaint Protocol 562-2112-504
Blaster's License Suspension and Revocation Procedure 562-2402-501
Insurance Requirements and Water Supply Replacement Assurance 562-2500-702
Surety Reclamation of Bond Forfeiture Sites 562-2504-312
Coal and Industrial Mineral Mining 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
Increased Operation and Maintenance Costs of Replacement Water Supplies on All Coal and Surface Noncoal Sites 562-4000-102
Compliance/Enforcement Procedures 562-4100-301
Alternative Enforcement 562-4100-307
Explosives Program Compliance/Enforcement Procedures 562-4100-311
Bond Forfeiture 562-4170-308
Noncoal Civil Penalty Assessments 562-4180-101
Noncoal Compliance/Enforcement Procedures 562-4180-102
Civil Penalty Assessments for Coal Mining Operations 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
Engineering Manual for Mining Operations 563-0300-101
Government-Financed Construction Contracts 563-2000-001
Incidental Coal Extraction for Government-Financed Construction Projects or Government-Financed Reclamation Projects 563-2000-003
Coal Exploration 563-2000-102
Homeowner Notification of Right to Pre-Blast Survey 563-2000-204
Right of Entry 563-2000-208
Review Process for Approval of a Bituminous Coal Blast Plan 563-2000-223
Use of Reclamation Fill at Active Noncoal Sites 563-2000-301
Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge at Active Mine Sites 563-2000-602
Roads Associated with Coal Mining Activities 563-2000-609
Validating Abandoned Underground Mine Maps and Establishing Barrier Pillars 563-2000-610
Surface Water Protection—Underground Bituminous Coal Mining Operations 563-2000-655
Coal Mine Activity Permit Renewals 563-2100-216
Noncommercial Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act 563-2111-101
Building Construction Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act 563-2111-102
Stabilizing Pre-Act Highwalls, Noncoal Operations 563-2111-111
Highwall Stability In Long-Term, Multiple Bench Quarries 563-2111-112
Borrow Pits for Oil and Gas Well Development Activities 563-2111-115
Beneficial Use of General Permit Materials at Active Coal Mines 563-2112-001
Aboveground Storage Tanks on Coal Mine Permit Areas 563-2112-101
Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities 563-2112-115
Boundary Changes to Mining Permits 563-2112-203
Review Guide and Written Findings 563-2112-205
Completeness Review for Acceptance of Coal Mining Activity Permit Applications 563-2112-211
Evaluation and Approval of Land Use Changes for Surface Coal Mine Operations 563-2112-212
Coal Surface Mining Activity Permit Pre-Application Review 563-2112-214
Review of Accepted Coal Mining Activity Permit Applications 563-2112-215
Alkaline Addition for Surface Coal Mines 563-2112-217
Permit Transfers for Coal and Noncoal Operators 563-2112-218
Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessments (CHIAs) 563-2112-219
Coal Surface Mining—Oil and Gas Well Barriers 563-2112-222
Guidelines for the Beneficial Use of Coal Ash at Coal Mines 563-2112-228
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
Procedures for Establishing the Quantity of Water in Low-Yield Wells 563-2112-606
Marketing of Anthracite Coal Reject Materials 563-2112-607
Constructed Wetlands for Mine Drainage Treatment 563-2112-608
Determining Eligibility of Pre-Existing Pollutional Discharges under Subchapter F of
25 Pa. Code Chapter 87 and Subchapter G of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 88
563-2112-610
Permitting Pre-existing Pollutional Discharges under Subchapter F of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 87 and Subchapter G of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 88 563-2112-611
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, Stockpiles and Coal Refuse Storage Areas 563-2112-656
Underground Mining—Delineating Protection Zones for Public Water Supplies 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
Land Maintenance Financial Guarantees 563-2504-002
Procedures for Calculating Mine Subsidence Bonds 563-2504-101
Blanket Bond Program for Coal Surface Mine Sites 563-2504-201
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
Financial Assurance and Bond Adjustments for Mine Sites With Post-mining Discharges 563-2504-450
Bonding, Anthracite Underground Mines 563-2504-451
Qualifying, Processing and Tracking Financial Guarantees and Bond Credits 563-2504-501
Monitoring, Compliance and Bond Release for Subchapters F and G Permits 563-2504-612
Mine Safety
Accident Reporting Requirements 580-0100-001
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
Use of Electronic/Oxygen Detectors in Lieu of Approved Flame Safety Lamps 580-2200-009
Underground Storage of Explosives 580-2200-010
Safety Requirements for Construction of Shafts for Underground Mines 580-2200-011
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
Alternate Method of Test Drilling 580-2219-004
Submission of Mine Maps when a Mine is Abandoned 580-2219-008
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety's Compliance and Enforcement Procedures 580-3000-002
Clarification of Pertinence of DEP Statutes Concerning Coal Processing Facilities580-3000-005
Underground Mine Accident and Production/Man-hour Reporting580-3300-001

Department of
GENERAL SERVICES
(DGS)

I. POLICY STATEMENTS

A. Deputy Secretary for Property Management (Contact: Julien Gaudion, 717-783-5028)

• Use of the Public Areas of the Capitol Complex, 4 Pa. Code §§ 86.1—86.6

B. Deputy Secretary for Public Works (Contact: Elizabeth O'Reilly, 717-787-7095)

• Steel Products Procurement, 4 Pa. Code § 67a.1
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Universal Restroom Policy, 4 Pa. Code §§ 67b.1—67b.6

C. Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities (Contact: Lisa Sanford, 717-787-7131)

• Small Diverse Business Opportunities within Construction Contracts, 4 Pa. Code §§ 68.102

• Small Business Self-Certification and Small Diverse Business Verification, 4 Pa. Code §§ 58.303—58.308

D. Bureau of Real Estate (Contact: Elizabeth Christian, 717-787-4394)

• Department of General Services Downtown Location Law Guidelines Statement of Policy (Revised)

E.  Bureau of Procurement (Contact: Janice Pistor, 717-787-5862)

• Guidelines for Administering and Enforcing the Public Works Employment Verification Act, 4 Pa. Code §§ 66.1—66.9

II. GUIDANCE MANUALS

A. Bureau of Procurement (Contact: Janice Pistor, 717-787-5862)

• M215.3 Procurement Handbook

B. Bureau of Publications (Contact: Marcie Carr, 717-704-1033)

• M210.4 Forms Management (8/16/1983)

• M210.5 Standard (STD) Forms Management (9/15/1998)

• M210.6 Publications Management (8/01/1984)

C. Bureau of Real Estate (Contact: Elizabeth Christian, 717-787-4394)

• M260.1 Manual for Space Utilization (3/11/2004)

D. Bureau of Vehicle Management (Contact: James Fiore, 717-787-3162)

• M615.3 Commonwealth Fleet Procedures Manual (11/10/2011)

III. INTERNAL GUIDELINES

A. Bureau of Police and Safety (Contact: Joseph Jacob, 717-787-9013)

• Capitol Police Duty Manual

B. Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Ken Clemence, 717-787-5940)

• Surplus Property Distribution Report Systems User's Manual (4/28/2004) and related forms and email registration

• Warehouse and Distribution Division Policies and Procedures Manual
(6/30/2015) and related forms and metrics

C. Commonwealth Agency Recycling Office (Contact: Matt Blascovich, 717-772-2300)

• Recycling Policy Recycling Guide

• Agency Waste Paper Recycling

• Agency Toner Cartridge Recycling

• Agency Battery Recycling

IV. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES and ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULARS

A. Bureau of Facilities Management (Contact: Jason Snyder, 717-787-5341)

• A.C. 14-13 Holiday Trees and Decorations in Common-wealth-Owned or Leased Buildings (09/24/14)

• M.D. 205.38 Emergency Evacuation and Safe Assembly (01/31/14)
• M.D. 625.8 Contracting for Bargaining Unit Work (2/25/1994)

• M.D. 720.5 Energy Conservation and Electrical Devices in Commonwealth-Owned or Leased Buildings (7/25/2008)

B. Bureau of Police and Safety (Contact: Joseph Jacob, 717-787-9013)

• M.D. 205.24 Display of Flags on Commonwealth Grounds and Buildings and Grounds (10/12/2011)

• M.D. 625.4 Enforcement of Fire and Panic Regulations (3/27/1991)

• M.D. 625.10 Card Reader and Emergency Response Access to Certain Capitol Complex Buildings and Other State Office Buildings (06/02/2014)

• M.D. 720.7 Bomb Threats and Suspicious Packages (7/29/2010)

C. Bureau of Publications (Contact: Marcie Carr, 717-704-1029)

• M.D. 220.9 Publication Services (11/25/13)

• M.D. 240.7 Submission of Changes to the Commonwealth Telephone Directory (8/18/2008)

D. Bureau of Procurement (Contact: Janice Pistor, 717-787-5862)

• M.D. 215.8 Contractor Integrity Provisions for Commonwealth Contracts (01/14/2015)

• M.D. 215.9 Contractor Responsibility Program (10/25/2010)

• M.D. 215.12 Provisions Concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act (10/14/2011)

• M.D. 215.13 Contract Provision for Donation of Excess Prepared Food (10/12/2011)

• M.D. 310.31 Purchase Order Receiving, Invoice Processing and Invoice Reconciliation Process (5/11/2009)

• M.D. 310.33 Processing Electronic Invoices in SAP (8/21/2009)

• M.D. 620.1 Coal Sampling and Reporting (10/4/2005)
• Bureau of Procurement Policy Directive 2018-1 Transitioning from Invitation to Bids to Request for Proposals ( 02/09/2018)

E. Commonwealth Agency Recycling Office (Contact: Ken Clemence, 717-787-5940)

• M.D. 205.22 Recycling, Waste Reduction and Procurement of Environmentally Preferable Products (9/19/2014)

F. Commonwealth Media Services (Contact: Suzanne Rigby, 717-783-8653)

• M.D. 220.1 Commonwealth Media Services (09/01/2017)

G. Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management (Contact: Kenneth Love, 717-787-2492)

• M.D. 630.2 Reporting of Employee Liability Claims (5/15/2013)

H. Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities (Contact: Lisa Sanford, 717-787-7131)

• M.D. 215.16 Contract Compliance Program (08/2/2018)

I. Bureau of Real Estate (Contact: Elizabeth Christian, 717-787-4394)

• M.D. 615.15 Vehicle Parking License Agreements (10/26/2006)

• M.D. 625.1 Repairs, Alterations, and Improvements to Commonwealth Buildings under the Direct Supervision of the Department of General Services (10/4/2004)

• M.D. 625.2 Inventory of Commonwealth Real Property (9/16/2008)

• M.D. 625.5 Reporting Surplus Real Property (5/6/1996)

• M.D. 625.6 Leasehold Improvements (5/1/2009)

J. Bureau of Publications (Contact: Marcie Carr, 717-704-1033)

• A.C. 14-12 Availability—Commonwealth Telephone Directory (08/20/2014)

K. Bureau of Vehicle Management (Contact: James Fiore, 717-787-3162)

• M.D. 615.1 Commonwealth Temporary Transportation Vehicles (2/27/2013)

• M.D. 615.16 Commonwealth Fleet Policy (11/10/2011)

V. EXTERNAL GUIDELINES

A. Bureau of Capital Projects Construction (Contact: Michael Hudzik , 610-871-0233)

• Administrative Procedures for DGS Constructions Contracts, September 2013 Edition

• General Conditions of the Construction Contract, 2014 Edition

• Standard Form of Contract, Contract Bond and General Conditions of the Construction Contract, 2013 Edition

• General Conditions of the Construction Contract, 2017 Edition
• Administrative Procedures for DGS Construction Contracts, 2017 Edition
• Construction and Contract Bond, 2017 Edition

B. Bureau of Pre-Construction (Contact: Gary Taylor, 717-787-6200)

• Professional Agreement and General Conditions to the Agreement, 2017 Edition
• Professional Agreement and General Conditions to the Agreement, 2017 Edition v2
• Attachment 1 Negotiated Project Scope for the Professional Agreement, 2017 Edition
• Summary of Changes for the Professional Agreement, 2017 Edition v2
• Project Procedure Manual, 2017 Edition
• Project Procedure Manual,
2017 Edition v2
• Division 1—General Requirements, 2017 Edition
• Division 1—General Requirements, 2017 Edition v2
• Addendum to the Project Procedure Manual, 2017 Edition
• 
Summary of Changes for the Project Procedure Manual, 2017 Edition
• Public Works Professional Selections Process Guidelines (2018 Edition)
• Instructions for Completing and Submitting Applications for Design Professional Selections (2018 Edition)

C. Bureau of Facilities Management (Contact: Jason Snyder, 717-787-5341)

• Application for Use of Public Areas of Capitol Complex (Updated January 2010)

D. Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion, and Small Business Opportunities (Contact: Lisa Sanford, 717-787-7131)

  Available on the DGS website:

• Small Diverse Business Verification Process

• Procurement Small Diverse Business Program

• Construction Small Diverse Business Program Small Business Contracting Programs

• Small and Small Diverse Business Application and Instruction Registration Guide
(additional information available on the DGS website)
Agency Liaison Program
Mentor Protégé Program

E. Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Ken Clemence, 717-787-5940)

Available on the DGS website:

• Surplus Property Operations

• Sign up for Email alerts

• State Surplus Property Program

• Heavy Equipment Sale Flyer

• Fixed Price Auto Sales

• Federal Surplus (Property Program)

• Federal Surplus online inventory list

• Federal Surplus for Veterans Flyer & guidelines

• Federal Surplus—SBA 8(a) information

• Federal Surplus Application—Required documents

• 1122 Law Enforcement Program

• GSA schedules for 1122 Program

• 1033 Law Enforcement (Program)

• Federal Surplus Application

• Law Enforcement Program Application

• Bureau Informational Brochure

• Bridge Marketing

• Request Property form

• Warehouse and Distribution Division

• Federal Surplus—Direct Allocation

• Federal Surplus—Just Arrived

• Commonwealth Recycling

F. Bureau of Procurement (Contact: Janice Pistor, 717-787-5862)

Available on the DGS website:

• Supplier Registration Guide

• Doing Business with the Commonwealth

• eMarketplace Solicitations and Bidding Guide

• Cooperative Purchasing Program (COSTARS)

• Green Procurement Information available on DGS website
(additional Procurement Forms available on the DGS website)
• Request for Proposal (RFP), ITQ/RFP JAGGAER SYSTEM Public Works Employment Verification

G. Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management (Contact: Kenneth Love, 717-787-2492)

Available on the DGS website:

• Processing an Act 101 and/or Act 51 Claim (Updated June 2015)

• Act 101 amount added (Updated July 2017)

H. Deputy Secretary for Public Works (Contact: Elizabeth O'Reilly, 717-787-7095)

• Request for Proposal Process Guidelines, 2013 Edition

• Application for Qualification Process Guidelines

I. Right to Know Law (Contact: Troy Thompson, 717-787-3197)

• Departmental Policy GSP 4-12 Right-to-Know Policy

J. Deputy Secretary for Property and Asset Management (Contact: Julien Gaudion, 717-783-5028)

• Administrative Procedures for the GESA Contract, 2014 Edition

• General Conditions of the GESA Contract, 2014 Edition


Department of
HEALTH
(DOH)

I. GUIDANCE MANUALS

A. Bureau of Community Health Systems

• Public Bathing Place Manual, Part II General Purpose Recreational Bathing Beaches (February 2015)

• Application to Operate a Public Bathing Place (June 2015)
• Application for Recognition as a Lifeguard Certifying Authority, March 2019
• Local Health Officer Handbook, April 2004
• Public Bathing Places Lifeguard Requirements Q & A, March 2019
• Public Bathing Places Sampling and Laboratory Requirements Q & A, July 2017
• Public Swimming & Bathing Places-Operational & Biological Contamination Protocol Recommendations ( Nov 2016)

Contact: Richard Pugh (717) 787-4366

• Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools for the Administration of Medications and Emergency Care (2010)

• Request for Reimbursement and Report of School Health Services Instruction Manual (Revised 2016)

• Procedures for the Growth Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2011)

• Procedures for the Hearing Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2016)

• Procedures for the Vision Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-age Population (2011)

• Diabetes in School Children: Recommendations & Resource Guide for School Personnel (2017)

• Pennsylvania Guidelines for Management of Food Allergies in Schools: Recommendations & Resource Guide for School Personnel (2011)
• Naloxone Programs for Schools application to purchase directly from Adapt Pharma
Contact: Jill Clodgo (717) 787-2390
(All documents are only available electronically at www.health.pa.gov/schoolhealth)

B. Bureau of Epidemiology

Oil and Natural Gas Production (ONGP) Health Concerns

(https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/envirohealth/Pages/OilGas.aspx#impact)  

• Monthly ONGP Reports:
o January-March 2019
o October-December 2018
o July-September 2018
June 2018
o May 2018
o April 2018
o March 2018
o February 2018
o January 2018

• Frequently Asked Questions about UONGD

PFAS Projects

(https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/envirohealth/Pages/PFAS.aspx)

• PEATT Pilot Project Final Report—4/29/2019
• PEATT Pilot project Report—12/18/2018
• PFAS Exposure Assessment Technical Tools
• PEATT Project Fact Sheet
• PFAS Pilot project Community Presentation—5/16/18
• PFAS Pilot project Community Presentation—5/30/18
• PEATT Pilot Project Community Presentation—9/13/18
• PEATT Pilot project Community Presentation—12/19/18
• PEATT Pilot Project Community Presentation—4/29/19
• Cancer Data Review (1985-2013)
• Addendum 1 to Cancer Data Review
• Addendum 2 to Cancer Data Review
• Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Fact Sheet
• Family Tree of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)  

Childhood Lead Surveillance Annual Report

(https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/Lead %20Poisoning/Pages/Lead%20poisoning.aspx)

• 2017 Childhood Lead Surveillance Annual Report
• 2016 Childhood Lead Surveillance Annual Report
Contact: Zhen-qiang Ma (717) 547-3484  

Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

(https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/envirohealth/Pages/EPHT.aspx)  

Information and data on:  
(Under revision per Communications Office directions)
 Air Quality
Drinking Water Quality
Childhood Lead Poisoning
Asthma
Birth Defects
Cancer
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizations
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Heart Attack
Heat-related Conditions
Lyme Disease
Reproductive Health Outcomes
BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Mortality
Population
Births
Deaths
Infant Deaths
Reported Pregnancies

Information on:
 PA County Health Profiles

Environmental Health Fact Sheets:
(Under revision per Communications Office directions)
 Arsenic
Barium
Benzene
Bisphenol A
Boron
Bromide
Cadmium
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Chloramine in Drinking Water
Copper
di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Ethylbenzene
Ethylene Glycol
Fungal (Mold) Contamination in Indoor Environments
Ice Skating Ring Resurfacing Machine and Indoor Air  Quality Issues
Indoor Air Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools
Latex
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Methane
Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)
Naphthalene
PFOS and PFOA
Phenol
Polycythemia Vera
 JAK2 and Polycythemia vera
Polycythemia vera and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms  (MPNs)
Polycythemia vera in Northeast Pennsylvania
Resources for People with the JAK2 Mutation, PV or  other MPNs
Polycythemia vera in Northeast Pennsylvania—Ac-
 tivities
Polycythemia vera in Northeast Pennsylvania—
 Epidemiology
Polycythemia vera and JAK2 testing information
Reporting Polycythemia vera
Polycythemia vera Binder
Radon
 Selenium
Strontium
Styrene
Suspected Former Lead Smelters—Fact Sheets and  Maps
Toluene
Vapor Intrusion
Vapor Intrusion Investigation
Xylene

C. Health Assessment Program Consultations and Reports

Recently-Released Documents:
 Keystone sanitary Landfill Health Consultation
  (Final version)
 Keystone Sanitary Landfill Health Consultation   (Public Comments version)
 Keystone Sanitary Landfill Health Consultation—
  Executive Summary
 Long-Term Air Health Consultation
 American Zinc Recycling LHC
 Toxic Metals LHC Northampton County
 Precision National Plating Site Timeline
 Chem Fab: 2016-2018 Workplace TCE  

PADOH-Released Documents:

 Barefoot Disposal Site: Vapor Intrusion, LHC, 09/19/16
Barefoot Disposal Site Review of Private Well Sampling   Data, LHC, 05/14/13
 Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, HC, 04/22/11
 Chem Fab Cancer Data Review, LHC, 03/11/13
 Chestnut Valley Landfill, LHC, 02/07/14
 Daleville Groundwater Contamination, LHC, 11/25/14  Eastwick Cancer Incidence Analysis, LHC, 02/16/12
 Elk Lake: OP-FTIR Data Review, LHC, 09/22/17
 Glasgow Ambient Air, LHC, 08/25/16 Lower Darby   Creek Area: City Park Soil, LHC, 02/20/13
 Monessen Ambient Air, LHC, 04/15/15 Passyunk Soil   Gas Site, LHC, 05/17/13
 Passyunk Soil Gas Site, LHC, 01/09/18
 Pittston Cancer Incidence Analysis, HC, 02/29/12 Preci-   sion National Plating Site, LHC, 11/08/11
 Price Battery Site, PHA, 03/20/12
 Tervita Landfill LHC, 04/26/13 Tobyhanna Cancer Data   Review LHC, 03/13/13

Fact Sheets:
 Keystone Sanitary Landfill Health Consultation
 BoRit Asbestos

D. Guidelines

Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools
Guidelines for Families Living Near a Former Lead  Smelter
Contact: Anil Nair (717) 547-3485

E. West Nile Virus

 The following documents can be found at the following website: http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/WNV/index.html

• PA Arbovirus Annual Report 2016
• 2000-2018 WNV Surveillance Results
• 2017 West Nile Control Program Plan
• West Nile Virus fact sheet
Contact: Krystal Mason, ScM (717) 787-3350

F. Influenza

 The following documents can be found at the following website: www.flufreepa.com

Educational documents:
• Seasonal influenza fact sheet
• Influenza in long term care facilities: Toolkit for facilities
• ''Stopping the flu starts with you'' educational materials for the general public and long-term care facilities
• Recommendations for child-care facilities
• Recommendations for the Home
• Recommendations for businesses
• Recommendations for schools
• Recommendations for health care facilities and EMS

Data Archive:
• 2016/17 Influenza Season Data
• 2015/16 Influenza Season Data

• 2014/15 Influenza Season Data

Contact: Sameh Boktor, M.D., M.P.H., Influenza Surveillance Coordinator (717) 789-3350

G. Rabies

 The following documents can be found at the following website: http://www.health.pa.gov/Your-Department-of-Health/Offices%20and%20Bureaus/epidemiology/Pages/Rabies0318-2639.aspx#.V5D0iyHD8eN

• Rabies Fact Sheet

• 2017 Oral Raccoon Rabies Vaccination (ORV) Program Notice

• 2008-2017 Annual Rabies Reports
• 2018 Monthly Rabies Reports

Contact: Betsy Schroeder, DVM MPH (717) 787-3350

H. HIV/AIDS Summaries

 The following documents can be found at the following website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/HIV/Pages/Annual-Summary.aspx

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2005

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2006

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2007

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2008

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2009

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2010

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2011
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2012
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2013
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2014
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2015
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2016
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance Annual Summary—December 2017
Contact: Godwin Obiri, MS, DrPH (717) 783-0481

I. Integrated Epidemiologic Profile of HIV/AIDS in Pennsylvania & HIV Epidemiology Investigation Reports

 The following documents can be found at the following website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Programs/HIV/Epi-Profile-of-HIV-in-PA-2012-2013-1stEd-F.pdf

• Integrated Epidemiologic Profile of HIV/AIDS in Pennsylvania

• Epidemiology Data/Resources for Prevention & Care Services

Contact: Godwin Obiri, MS, DrPH, (717) 783-0481

J. Communicable Diseases Fact Sheets:

 The following documents can be found at the following website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/Pages/Diseases-Conditions.aspx

• Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
• Adenovirus
• Amebiasis

• Anaplasmosis

• Anthrax

• Arenaviruses

• Aseptic Meningitis

• Avian Influenza

• Babesiosis

• Bacterial Meningitis (English and Spanish)

• Bed Bugs (English and Spanish)

• Body Lice

• Botulism

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow)

• Brucellosis

• Burkholderia cepacia

• Campylobacteriosis (English and Spanish)

• Central-line Associated Bloodstream Infections
• Chickenpox (English and Spanish)

• Chikungunya (English and Spanish)

• Cholera

• Chronic Wasting Disease

• Clostridium difficile

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

• Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

• Croup

• Cryptosporidiosis

• Dengue Virus Infection (English and Spanish)

• Diphtheria

• Eastern Equine Encephalitis

• Ebola

• Ehrlichiosis

• Epstein-Barr Virus
• E. coli O157 (English and Spanish)

• Fifth Disease (English and Spanish)

• Flu
• Foodborne Diseases

• German Measles (Rubella)

• Giardiasis (English and Spanish)

• Glanders

• Group A Strep

• Group B Strep

• Guillain-Barre Syndrome

• Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HiB) (English and Spanish)

• Hand, Foot and Mouth

• Hand Hygiene

• Hantavirus

• Head Lice (English and Spanish)

• Hendra and Nipah Viruses

• Hepatitis A (English and Spanish)

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C (English and Spanish)

• Herpes B Virus

• Herpes Gladiatorum

• Histoplasmosis

• Hookworm
• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
• Impetigo

• Kawasaki Syndrome

• Klebsiella

• Lassa Fever

• Legionellosis

• Leishmaniasis

• Leptospirosis

• Listeriosis

• Lyme Disease

• Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCM)

• Malaria

• Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever

• Measles (English and Spanish)

• Meliodiosis

• Meningococcal Disease (English and Spanish)

• Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA)

• Monkeypox

• Mumps (English and Spanish)

• Norovirus

• Orf

• Pertussis

• Pinworm

• Plague

• Pneumococcal Disease

• Pneumonia

• Polio

• Psittacosis

• Prion Disease

• Pubic Lice

• Q Fever

• Rabies

• Raw Milk

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

• Ricin

• Rift Valley Fever

• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

• Saint Louis Encephalitis

• Salmonellosis

• Scabies Infestation
• Seoul Virus

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

• Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) (English and Spanish)

• Shigellosis

• Shingles

• Smallpox

• Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB)
• Strep Throat

• Surgical Site Infection

• Sylvatic Typhus

• Tetanus

• Tickborne Disease
• Tickborne Disease Fact Sheet

• Toxocariasis (Roundworm Infection)

• Traveler's Health

• Tularemia

• Typhoid Fever

• Urinary Tract Infection

• Vancomycin-Resistant Staph Aureus

• Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

• Vibrio Parahaemolyticus

• Vibrio Vulnificus

• Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

• West Nile Virus

• Yellow Fever

• Yersinia enterocolitica

• Zika virus

Contact: Chandra Marriott, MPH (412) 258-3694

 The Bureau of Epidemiology Quarterly Newsletter is electronically available at: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Pages/E-Library.aspx

• EpiNotes 2011 Volume 1, Issues 1-4
• EpiNotes 2012 Volume 2, Issues 1-4
• EpiNotes 2013 Volume 3, Issues 1-4
• EpiNotes 2014 Volume 4, Issues 1-2
• EpiNotes 2016 Volume 5, Issue 1
Contact: Chandra Marriott, MPH (412) 258-3694  

 The Annual Health-Care Associated Infections Reports are electronically available in the E-library: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Pages/E-Library.aspx

• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2008 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2009 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2010 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2011 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2012 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2013 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2014 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2015 Report
• Health Care Associated Infections in Pennsylvania: 2016 Report
Contact: Ericka Kalp (717) 547-3602  

K. Bureau of Emergency Medical Services

 Some of these documents are electronically available at: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/EMS/Pages/EMS.aspx

• Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Ambulance Licensure Program
• Statewide Basic, Advanced Life, Support, and Critical Care Protocols
• Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Questions and Answers
• Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition Program Manual
• Pennsylvania Rescue Program Administration Manual
• EMS Patient Care Reporting Standards
• EMS Practitioner Registry
• EMS Notices in Pennsylvania Bulletin
EMS Information Bulletins
• Bureau of EMS 2018 Year End Data Report
• CARES 2018 Annual Report
• Recognized Stroke Centers and Thrombectomy Capable Centers Listing
Contact: Aaron Rhone (717) 787-8740  

L. Bureau of Health Planning

PA Primary Care Loan Repayment Program Request for Applications #67-83 (Revised 01/19, available on the Department's website at www.health.pa.gov)

• Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment Program Request for Applications #67-86 (Revised 05/19, available on the Department's website at www.health.pa. gov)
• J-1 Visa Waiver Program (Conrad 30) Statement of Policy (Revised 3/14, available on the Department's website at www.health.pa.gov)
• DOH Appalachian Regional Commission J-1 Visa Waiver Program Policy (Revised 3/14, available on the Department's website at www.health.pa.gov
• DOH National Interest Waiver Program Policy (7/09, available on the Department's website at www.health. pa.gov)
• HPSA and MUA/P Designations
• National Health Services Corps (NHSC)
Contact: Ed Naugle (717) 772-5298  

M. Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries

 Application for Access to Protected Data (Revised 11/17)

• User's Guide for Access to Protected Data (Revised11/17)
• Application for Access to Protected Data for State, Federal & Local Government Agencies (Revised11/17)
• User's Guide for Access to Protected Data for Government Agencies (Revised11/17)
Contact: Frank Caniglia (717) 783-2548  

 The following documents can be found at the following website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Reporting-Registries/Pages/EDRS.aspx

• Coroner/Medical Examiner User Guide for EDRS (12/2017)
• Funeral Home User Guide for EDRS (12/2017)
• Local Registrar User Guide for EDRS (12/2017)
• Medical Facility User Guide for EDRS (12/2017)
• State Registrar Notices

 The following documents can be found at the following website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Reporting-Registries/Pages/State-Registrar-Notices.aspx  

• 2017-01, Printing of Disposition Permits (PDF)
• 2017-02, Medical Certification by Physician Assistants (PDF)
• 2017-03, EDRS Workflow for Referrals to Coroners/Medical Examiners (PDF)
• 2017-04, Fee Increase for Death and Fetal Death Certificates (PDF)
• 2018-05, Death Certificate and Fetal Death Certificate Fees—Revised (PDF)
• 2018-06, Funeral Home Application for a Death Certificate (PDF)
Funeral Home Application for a Death Certificate (PDF)

• 2018-07, REMINDER—Death Certificate and Fetal Death Certificate Fee Modification (PDF)
•  2018-08, Procedural Changes due to Modification to Certificate Fees and New Funeral Director Application (PDF)
• 2018-09, EDRS Tip—Processing Medical Certification Data (PDF)
• 2018-10, Death Certificate Security Paper (PDF)
• 2019-01, EDRS Tip—Understanding the Relationship Between Resident Address and Place of Death (PDF)
• 2019-02, Reviewing Reports of Vital Events for Completeness and the Weekly Mailing to the Division of Vital Records (PDF)
• 2019-03, EDRS Tip, Correcting a Duplicate Case Error (PDF)
• 2019-05, Clearing Browser Cache May be Necessary to Resolve DAVE Issue After System Upgrade (PDF)
• 2019-06, EDRS Tip—Abandoning versus Relinquishing (PDF)
• 2019-07, Application of Intent to Participate in the Reporting of Pennsylvania Death Events (PDF)
• 2019-08, EDRS Phase 2 Implementation (PDF)
• 2019-09, EDRS Tip, Cancel Drop to Paper Function (PDF)

N. Bureau of Managed Care

• Technical Advisory: Sample Enrollee Consent Form (6/26/04)

• Technical Advisory: Enrollee Consent for Provider-Initiated Grievances (6/19/04)

• Technical Advisory: Gatekeeper and Point-of-Service Plans seeking to offer benefit plans with less than 8-% plan paid co-insurance for out-of-network services (10/13/04)

• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.752(f) (Relating to UR Standards) requiring a UR decision to include a contractual basis and clinical reason for denial (1/1/05)

• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.752(f) (Relating to Time Frames for UR)—Communicating the UR Decision. (1/1/05)

• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.704(c) (Relating To Appeal Of A Complaint Decision) and 28 Pa. Code § 9.707(b)(6) (Relating to External Grievance process) Regarding Content of Transmittal Letters of Enrollees' Case Files (12/03/05)

• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.761-2 Provider Credentialing and Credentialing Standards as related to ''Provisional Credentialing'' as Recognized by NCQA (2/11/06)

• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.761-2 Provider Credentialing and Credentialing Standards as related to Medical Director sign-off of clean credentialing files (2/11/06)

• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.684(a)(3) (Relating To Continuity of Care) Regarding Notification of Enrollees Affected by the Termination of Non-Primary Care Providers/Specialists by a Managed Care Plan (5/6/06)

• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.679 (d) (Relating to Travel Distance to Participating Providers) (5/19/2012)
• Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.679 (Relating to Access Requirements in Service Areas) (9/10/2013)

Contact: William Wiegmann (717) 787-5193

O. Bureau of Communicable Diseases

1. Division of Immunizations

• PA VFC Fraud and Abuse Procedures (02/19)

• Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Follow-up Protocol (03/17)

• Vaccine Cold Chain Protocol for Immunization Providers (1/17)

• Vaccine Eligibility Criteria (10/16)

• Vaccines for Children Provider Handbook (06/19)

• Vaccines for Children Quality Assurance Manual (07/16)

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Case and Contact Report Form (03/16)
• Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program—Guidelines for District Offices/State Health Centers and County Municipal Health Departments (02/18)
• Perinatal Hepatitis B Infection and Management of Pregnant Women-Guidelines for Medical Care Providers (04/17)

• Recommendations for Varicella Outbreak Prevention and Control in School or Childcare Group Settings (08/14)

• Immigration Status and Data Entry into the Statewide Immunization/Information System

• Mass Immunization Liability Protection Guidelines (08/14)

• Pennsylvania Quick Guides for Measles (05/19), Mumps (02/18), Rubella (01/14), Varicella (08/18), Pertussis (08/18), Procedure Manual School Immunization Regulations (07/18)

Contact: Tom McCleaf (717) 787-5681

P. Bureau of Public Health Preparedness

• Pennsylvania Emergency Preparedness Guide (revised 2018)

• Online Registry—SERVPA—For Volunteers During Disasters or Emergencies

• State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Pennsylvania (SERVPA) Operations Manual (Version 2—12/29/14), which may be found on the SERVPA website home page at https://www.serv.pa.gov

• Preparing for Public Health Emergencies: A Planning Aid for Public Health and Healthcare Professionals (02/2013)
• Integrating Community Pediatricians Into Public Health and Preparedness Response Activities in Pennsylvania (06/2013)

• A Communications Toolkit for Public Health Emergencies that Impact Children: Resources for Pediatric Practices, Schools, and Childcare Programs (05/2013)
• Risk and Crisis Communications Tool Kit

• The Pennsylvania Public Health Risk Assessment Tool (01/2016)

Contact: Jeffrey Backer (717) 346-0640

Q. Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention/Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

• Healthcare Associated Infection and Patient Identifier Reporting (December 5, 2007)

• NHSN Update, Re: Issue Clarification Summary (April 3, 2008)

• Reporting a Patient Identification Number (April 2008), 38 Pa.B. 1783

• Technical Advisory: HAI-2009-001, Multidisciplinary Infection Control Committee Membership Composition
• Technical Advisory: HAI-2009-002, Written Notification of Health Care-Associated Infections to Responsible Parties in Healthcare Facilities

• Technical Advisory: HAI-2009-003, Health Care-Associated Infection Confirmation in Nursing Homes

Contact: Ericka Kalp (717) 547-3602

II. INTERNAL GUIDELINES

A. Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries

• Policy and Procedures for Assisted Conception Birth Registrations (10/03)

Contact: Audrey Marrocco (717) 783-2548

B. Bureau of Communicable Diseases

1. Division of Immunizations

• Perinatal HB Protocols (04/17)

• Quality Assurance Handbook

• Cold Chain Failure Follow-up (01/17)

• VFC Provider suspension (05/11)

Contact: Tom McCleaf (717) 787-5681

2. STD Program

• Guidelines: Use of the Internet to Perform Partner Service and Health Education Activities

• Biological Room Standard Operating Procedures (TB/STD)

• Data Security and Confidentiality Policy and Standards for Integrated Data Sharing Manual—TB/STD/HIV (01/16)

• Child Protective Services Guidelines for STD/HIV Field Staff (05/15)

Contact: Beth Butler (717) 787-3981

3. Division of HIV Disease

• HIV Counseling and Testing Procedural Manual (2015)

• Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS Operations Manual
(05/22/2019)

• Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan (2017-2021)

Contact: Jill Garland (717) 783-0572

C. Bureau of Epidemiology

• Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures (03/04)

Contact: Atmaram Nambiar, MD MPH (717) 787-3350

III. OTHER

A. Bureau of Health Planning  

• Department of Health Strategic Plan 2016-2019

• Pennsylvania State Health Assessment, 2013 updated in 2016 and 2017
• Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan, 2015-2020
• 2017 Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan Annual Report
• Health Improvement Partnership Program quarterly newsletters:
 Spring 2018
Fall 2017
Summer 2017
Spring 2017
Winter 2017
Fall 2016
Summer 2016
August/September 2015
June/July 2015
April/May 2015
• 2012-2013 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Registered Nurse Workforce Report

• 2013 Pennsylvania Nursing Education Program Report
• 2014 Nursing Education Report
• 2014 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Physician and Physician Assistant Workforce Report
• 2015 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce Report
• 2013 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce

• 2014 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce Report

Contact: Janet Bargh (717) 772-5298

B. Bureau of Emergency Medical Services

• Prehospital Care Response Report

• Statewide Emergency Medical Services System Development Plan

• 2008 Annual EMS Report

• Reports on EMS System Issues

• EMS Statistics

• EMS Training Information

• EMS Practitioner Registry

• List of Disciplinary Sanctions Imposed

• Tool for Locating Regional EMS Councils by County

• EMS Incident Self Reporting Process

1. Information Bulletins

• EMS Information Bulletin #1—EMS Personnel Called to Active Military Duty (8/5/03)

• EMS Information Bulletin #2—Epinephrine Auto Injector Administration by EMTs (8/13/03)

• EMS Information Bulletin #3—EMS Vehicle Collision Accident Form (9/30/03)

• EMS Information Bulletin #4—EMS Instructor Update Requirement (Revised 3/2/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #5—Cyanide Compound Exposure Protocol (9/9/03)

• EMS Information Bulletin #6—Continuing Education Requirement-ALS Medical Command (11/5/03)

• EMS Information Bulletin #7—On-Line Continuing Education (11/6/03)

• EMS Information Bulletin #8—Distribution of Continuing Education Handbook (12/9/03)

• EMS Information Bulletin #10—EMS License Plates (2/11/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #11—Public Access AED (2/13/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #13—EMS Vehicle Collision and Personal Injury Form (Revised 4/1/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #14—Epinephrine Auto-Injector Administration (Revised 3/10/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #15—Emergency Response Employees (ERES) (4/30/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #16—Electronic Ambulance Licensure Application Amendment Procedure (4/30/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #17—Statewide BLS Medical Treatment Protocols and Guidelines (5/6/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #19—CD and Web-Based ACLS Programs (6/18/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #20—Certificates, Wallet Cards and Patches (6/8/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #21—System Status Management (6/18/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #22—EMTs Assisting With ALS Procedures (7/28/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #23—Ambulance Licensing Overview (10/19/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #25—Surge Response Services Update (12/13/04)

• EMS Information Bulletin #26 AED Mode Use on ALS Monitor/Defibrillator Devices (4/11/2006)

• EMS Information Bulletin #27 Interfacility Transport Guidelines (7/8/2005)
• EMS Information Bulletin #28 Grand Rounds (7/25/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #29 EMS Office Organization Chart (8/3/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #30 Ambulance Vehicle Standards (10/19/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #31 Draft ALS Protocols (10/25/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #32 Patients Exposed to Tasers (11/10/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #33 New Electronic Applications (11/17/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #34 Ambulance Vehicle Markings (12/20/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #35 Updated AHA Standards (12/23/2005)

• EMS Information Bulletin #36 New BLS Protocols (4/7/2006)

• EMS Information Bulletin #37 Epinephrine Auto-Injector Approval Update (4/11/2006)

• EMS Information Bulletin #38 Implementation of New AHA Standards (5/23/2006)

• EMS Information Bulletin #39A Statewide BLS Protocols and AED Utilization (10/31/06)

• EMS Information Bulletin #40 Update to Statewide BLS Protocol Course (11/14/06)

• EMS Information Bulletin #41 Revised Ambulance Licensure Equipment (11/17/06)

• EMS Information Bulletin #42 Changes to Scope of Practice and Equipment (11/17/06)

• EMS Information Bulletin #43 Continuing Education Requirements for ALS Medical Command Authorization (12/01/06)

• EMS Information Bulletin #44 Centralized Registration for the Learning Management System (12/31/06)

• EMS Information Bulletin #45 State Recognized CPR Programs (03/05/007)

• EMS Information Bulletin #46 Comprehensive Laboratory Improvement Amendments (03/19/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #47 Replacement of Promethazine with Ondansetron (03/19/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #48 Capnography Frequently Asked Questions (08/14/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #50 First Responder Equivalences (11/05/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #51 State Recognized CPR Programs (11/05/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #52 Recognized Emergency Vehicle Operators Courses (11/05/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #53 Medical Command Authorization 2007 (12/01/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #54 Implementation of National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) (12/20/07)

• EMS Information Bulletin #55 National Ski Patrol (02/28/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #56 Paramedic—PHRN Certification Process (03/05/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #57 Air Ambulance Guidelines (06/23/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #58 Emergency Contraception Guidelines (10/07/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #59 Emergency Vehicle Operator Courses (10/20/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #60 Amended Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Basic Life Support (10/27/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #61 Suspension of Ambulance Driving Privilege (11/13/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #62 Implementation of Updated Protocols (11/21/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #63 Basic Life Support Skill Sheets (12/31/08)

• EMS Information Bulletin #64 Operation of Ambulance and Other Emergency Vehicles While at Hospital Emergency Department (01/22/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #65 State Recognized CPR Programs (01/28/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #66 Guidelines for CPAP Devices (01/30/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #67 Trauma Patient Destination/Statewide Air Ambulance Transport Protocol (05/06/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #68 State Recognized CPR Programs (06/30/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #69 Approved Emergency Vehicle Operator Courses (07/01/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #70 Guidelines for Reflective Chevrons (09/08/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #71 Picture Identification Cards (09/08/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #72 Statewide BLS (605) and ALS (6005) Blast Protocols (09/15/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #73 (Amended) Paramedic Liability Protection (10/28/09)

• EMS Information Bulletin #74 Stretcher and Wheelchair Vehicle (02/08/10)

• EMS Information Bulletin #75 EMS Provider Examination Policy (04/10/10)

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-007 Patient Care Report Submissions

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-005 State Recognized CPR Programs

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-012 Wind Effects on Ambulance Vehicles

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-008 Verification of EMS Practitioner Status for Endorsement

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-007 Re-Entry of EMS Personnel with Expired Certifications prior to NSC of 1995

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-006 Bed Bug Information

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-005 Drowning Data Collection

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-004 ALS and BLS Statewide Protocols Implementation

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-003 Pediatric Transport Guidelines

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-002 Implementation of Updated ALS-BLS Statewide Protocols

• EMS Information Bulletin 2011-001 Continuing Education Hour Calculation

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-015 Yellow DOT

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-014 Approved Emergency Vehicle Operator Course

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-013-C State Recognized CPR Programs

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-011 Picture Identification

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-010 Drug Shortage

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-009 EMS Transfer of Care Form

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-008 Stretcher Vans

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-007 Defibrillation Doses

• EMS Information Bulletin 2012-004 PA NJ ConEd Document

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-010 Lapse of Registration

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-009 Cognitive Exam Acknowledgement Form

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-008 Expired Medications

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-007 Patient Care Report Submissions

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-005 State Recognized CPR Programs

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-004 ALS/BLS Protocol

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-003 Mechanical CPR
• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-002 Emergency Medical Responder

• EMS Information Bulletin 2013-001 Out of Service Decal
• EMS Information Bulletin 2014-001 State Recognized CPR Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2014-002 Transfer of Care
• EMS Information Bulletin 2014-003 Ebola
• EMS Information Bulletin 2014-004 Naloxone
• EMS Information Bulletin 2014-005 Ebola Treatment Facilities
• EMS Information Bulletin 2014-006 Scope of Practice for EMS Providers
• EMS Information Bulletin 2014-007 EVZOTM Naloxone Autoinjector Donation Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-001 Expired Medications
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-002 CPR Requirements
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-003 PA DOH Statewide Protocol Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-004 Advance Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) Certified Providers
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-005 2015 PA DOH Statewide Protocol Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-006 Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition (VRSR) Water Rescue Application
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-007 State Recognized CPR Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-007A State Recognized CPR Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-008 Federal Specification for the Star-of-Life Ambulance, KKK-A-1822F Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-009 2015 PA DOH Statewide AEMT Protocol
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-010 Use of ALS monitor/defibrillators by BLS providers and AEMTs on vehicles used at the BLS and IALS levels
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-011 2015 PA DOH Statewide Protocol Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-012 New Release Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-013 EMS providers performing legal blood draws
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-014 EMS Certification Reminders
• EMS Information Bulletin 2015-015 Critical Care Transport and Air Ambulance Provider Expanded Scope of Practice.
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-01 QRS Staffing Clarification
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-02 Critical Care Transport and Air Ambulance Transport Approved Educational Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-03 Clarification for Chest Tubes in Paramedic Scope of Practice
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-04 Critical Care Agency Licensure Process
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-05 EMS Vehicle Operator Application
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-06 EMS Provider Certification Exam Fees
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-07 EMS Provider Certification Application
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-08 Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse Scope of Practice and Administration of Anesthetic Agents
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-09 Statewide ALS Protocol Update to Reflect Increased Naloxone Dosing in Altered Mental Status Protocols.
• EMS Information Bulletin 2016-10 Direct Pay Tracking
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-02 Legal Blood Draws—Interim Guidelines
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-03 Naloxone Increased Dosage Option
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-05 CCT and Air Transport Approved Educational Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-06 Minimum Staffing
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-07 Drowning and new drowning event reporting
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-08 WannaCry Ransom- ware
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-09 Announcing Updates
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-10 Pediatric Safe Transport Devices
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-11 Revising 2017-10 Pediatric Safe Transport Devices
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-12 Vehicle Equipment and Supplies Implementation Date
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-13 Direct Pay Notice of form Publication
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-14 ALS Certification Registration Expiration
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-15 NEMSIS 3.4 Data Collection Requirement
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-16 New Trauma Centers
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-17 Expired Meds
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-18 Trauma Center Updates Oct.
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-19 Potential Sterile Saline Solution Shortage
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-20 Limited ConEd TRAIN PA
• EMS Information Bulletin 2017-21 Allowance of Multiple Pediatric Safe Transport Devices
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-01 mRACE Educational Program
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-02 Updated Naloxone Standing Order
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-03 Naloxone Leave Behind
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-04 FBI Clearance Service Codes Information
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-05 Naloxone Leave Behind Program Survey
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-06 EMS Agency NEMSIS Compliance Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018—List of CCT and Air Ambulance Transport Approved Educational Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-07 Updated CCT and Air Ambulance Transport Approved Educational Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-08 Statewide ALS Protocol Update
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-09 Approved and Required Medication List Clarification
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-10 BLS Agency Survey of Voluntary Naloxone Participation
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-11 State Recognized CPR Programs
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-12 Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) courses (non-department of Health)
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-13 Out-of-State EMS Providers—PA EMS Education Institute Clinical and Field Experience
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-14 Revision to Required Autoinjectors for BLS Participating Agencies
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-15 Stop the Bleed App
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-16 Tourniquet Quantities
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-17 Ground Ambulances Supporting Air Ambulance Operations
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-18 CCT Air Protocol-Use of Department-approved Agency Air Medical Protocols
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-19 EMS Licensure Application Registry
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-20 Expired Providers Wanting to Reinstate at a Lower Level
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-21 Direct Pay Notice of Form Publication
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-22 PPE and Responder Safety
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-23 Crediting EMR Stations to EMT Psychomotor Exams
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-24 NREMT National Continued Competency Program NCCP
• EMS Information Bulletin 2018-25 Approval of Law Enforcement K-9 Continuing Education Courses
• EMS Information Bulletin 2019-01 Drowning and Near Drowning Event Reporting for PA Public
• Bathing Place Regulated Facilities
• EMS Information Bulletin 2019-02 EMS Student Clinical Experience
• EMS Information Bulletin 2019-03 Measles Guidance for EMS Providers
Contact: Aaron M. Rhone (717) 787-8740

C. Office of Quality Assurance

• QA Annual Report

Contact: Quality Assurance (717) 783-1078

D. Bureau of Facility Licensure and Certification

1. Division of Nursing Care Facilities (Long Term Care Provider Bulletins)

• Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation of Property by Nurse Aides or Others—LTC PB No. 22 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Nurse Aide Registry Update—LTC PB No. 29 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Training of Companions/Sitters in T18 or 19 Facilities—LTC PB No. 31 (Reviewed 6/25/14)

• Disposition of Patient Medications—LTC PB No. 35 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Exception/Waiver Requests—LTC PB No. 37 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Taping of Exit Conference—LTC PB No. 42 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Informal Dispute Resolution—LTC PB No. 44 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Surety Bond Requirements—Clarification of ''Obligee''—LTC PB No. 48 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Department Access to Records at Nursing Homes Pursuant to 35 P. S. § 448.813-LTC PB No. 49 (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (Section 6111 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010/Sections 1819(h) and 1919(h) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395i-3(h) and 1396r(h), and 42 C.F.R. § 488.431)—LTC PB No. 2011-12 (Issued December 8, 2011) (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Department of State Referrals of Licensed Professionals when allegations have been unsubstantiated—LTC PB No. 2012-2-1 (Issued February 14, 2012) (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Long-Term Care Nursing Facility Independent Informal Dispute Resolution Act, Act 128 of 2011—LTC PB No. 2012-05-1 (Issued May 24, 2012) (Reviewed 6/19/15)

• Provider Bulletin 2012-11-13 Required Reportable Events/Actions by Facility (Issued 11/13/2012) (Reviewed 6/19/15)

2. Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care

• Abortion Control Act (footnoted)

• Ambulatory Gynecological Surgery in Hospitals and Clinics Regulations (footnoted)

• Abortion: Making a Decision

Contact: Ann Chronister (717) 787-8015

• PA Department of Health Message Board
http://app2.health.state.pa.us/commonpoc/content/FacilityWeb/FacMsgBoard.asp?Distribution=F& Selection=All
• Exception Process
• Act 60 Hospital Authorization Form
• Hospitals Not Providing Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assault Victims Based on Religious or Moral Beliefs listing

• Expedited Exception Process and Request Form for Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities

• Exception Committee Procedure: Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)

• Telemedicine Survey Guidelines and Department of Health Survey Policy-General Statement

Contact: Garrison Gladfelter (717) 783-8980

E. Bureau of Community Programs, Licensure & Certification

• Application for Tanning Registration HD01628F: 07/07/2014

• Indoor Tanning FAQs 07/07/2014 Updated: 07/16/2014

Contact: Linda Chamberlain (717) 736-7350

1. Division of Home Health

• Home Health Survey Guideline: Physician Verbal Orders 5/3/2013

• Application forms for a Home Health license and/or Medicare Certification

• Technical Advisory 5/3/2013

• FAQ Regarding Medications

• FAQ Regarding Act 179

• Consumer Notice of Direct Care Worker Status form

• Department of Aging Criminal Background Unit

• Department of Human Services ChildLine

• Directory of Birth Centers and Other Types of Health Care Facilities by County and Survey Results

• Application forms for Birth Center licensure

• American Association for Birth Centers

• American Association for Birth Centers: Standards for Birth Centers

• Application forms for Hospice licensure and/or Medicare certification

• CMS Approved Accreditation Associations: Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP)

• The Joint Commission (TJC)

• Hospice FAQs

• Search for Hospice agencies by county

• PA Hospice Network

• Hospice Association of America

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

• Application forms for Medicare certification for ESRDs

• ESRD FAQ

• List of Fiscal Intermediaries

• Search for ESRD Survey History by County

• Complete Listing of ESRDs In Your Area

• National Kidney Foundation

• American Association of Kidney Patients

• Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services

• American Kidney Fund

• ESRD Network 4, Inc.

• Directory of PECCs by county with survey results

• Generic Drug Substitution/Equivalency Overview of Laws/Regulations

• Narrow Therapeutic Index General Information

• Federal Requirements for Electronic Orders and Prescriptions

• Pennsylvania Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors License Act FAQ

• Submit a New Registration Online

• Renew/Update/Cancel Existing Registration

• Download Blank Application Forms

• Infant Hearing Education Assessment Reporting & Referral (IHEARR) Act

• Registration Requirements for Fitters and Dealers

• Department of State (Board of Speech, Hearing, Audiology & Board of Medicine)

• American Speech & Hearing Association (ASHA)

• National Board Certification Program

• International Hearing Society

Contact: Linda Chamberlain (717) 736-7350

F. Bureau of Family Health

• Application for Chronic Renal Disease Transportation Services (Form #HD01623S 11/4/2014)

• Application for Head Injury Program Services (Form #HD1072F)
Contact: Tara Trego (717) 346-3000

1. Division of Newborn Screening and Genetics


• Hearing Screening Instructions for Submitters
• PCP Instructions for Follow-up Hearing Screening and Diagnostic Results
• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Report on Screening and Follow-up for 2016 Births
• 2009 Newborn Screening Provider Manual
• Critical Congenital Heart Defect (CCHD) Screening Information for Submitters
• Brochure to Parents: Pennsylvania Department of Health: Important Information For Parents About Newborn Screening
• Brochure to Parents: Pennsylvania Department of Health: Important Information For Parents About Lysosomal Storage Disorders

• Bureau of Family Health Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Spina Bifida (SB), and Metabolic Formula Program Application (Form # HD1072F Rev. 1/18)
Contact: Kelly Holland (717) 783-8143

G. Bureau of Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

• WIC State Plan of Operations
• WIC Vendor Handbook
• WIC Food List
• PA Licensed Infant Formula Sellers
• WIC Orientation Packet
Contact: Will Cramer (717) 783-1289

H. Bureau of Communicable Diseases

1. TB Program

• TB Control Manual

• TB Outbreak Response Plan

Contact: Kimberly Fitzpatrick (717)787-6267

2. STD Program

• STD Outbreak Response Plan

• PA NEDSS STD Program Reference Guide (available on line)

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2015 (available online)

• Testing Guidelines for Obstetricians and Gynecologists for Hepatitis B, HIV and STD

• Program Operation Guidelines for STD Prevention (published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))

Contact: Beth Butler (717) 787-3981

I. Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries

 The following forms are available for stakeholders that report vital events:

• Affidavit of Husband to Register Child's Father Other Than as Mother's Husband, Form HD002122 (4/19)

• Affidavit of Mother to Register Child's Father Other Than as Mother's Husband, Form HD002143 (5/19)
• Certificate (Report) of Adoption of a Foreign-Born Child, Form HD01273F (1/11)
• Certificate (Report) of Adoption, Form H105.091 (4/04)

• Certificate (Report) of Death, Form H105.143 (11/17)
• Disinterment/Reinternment Permit, Form HD01189F
• Disposition/Transit Permit, Form HD01232F (11/2013)

• Local Registrar's Monthly Report—Summary Schedule of Activity and Income, Form H106.026 (7/18)

• Local Registrar's Monthly Report—Schedule of Certified Copies Issued and Income Earned, Form H105.028

• Mother's Worksheet (8/13)
• Report of Fetal Death, Form H105.024 (11/17)
• Report of Live Birth, Form H105.142 (11/17)

• Record for Interment of Cremated Remains, Form H105.111 (5/18)

• Supplemental Report of Assisted Conception, Form H105.030
Contact: Audrey Marrocco (717) 783-2548

 The following forms are electronically available at: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Forms.aspx  

• Adoptee's Application for Noncertified Copy of Original Birth Record, Form HD02045F (6/16
• Application for Birth Certificate, Form H105.102 (6/18)
• Application for a Birth Certificate with Fees Waived Under the Disaster Declaration (for an Individual with an Opioid Disorder), Form HD1106F-O (5/18)
• Application for a Death Certificate, Form H02080F (6/18)
• Application for a Stillborn Birth Certificate, Form H02090F (7/18)
• Application to Add a Father to a Birth Record, Form HD002109 (3/19)
• Authorization for an Individual to Pick Up Certificates, Form (HD02082F (5/18)
• Authorization to Mail Certificate to Temporary Address due to a Recent Natural Disaster (9/18
• Birth Corrections Statement, Form H105.133. (6/16)
• Death Correction Statement, Form H105.135 (6/16)
Delayed Report of Birth, Form HD105.018 (4/19)
• Funeral Home Application for a Death Certificate, Form (HD02085F (6/18)
• Multi-Year Birth Application, Form HD1124F (3/15)
Multi-Year Death Application, Form HD 1125F (3/15) Name Redaction Request, Form HD02046F (3/18)
• Report of Child Born Abroad, Form HD01273F (7/19)
• Solicitud de Copia Certificada del Acta de Nacimiento, Form H105.102 (8/14)
• Solicitud de Copia Certificada de Acta De Defuncion, Form H105.102 (8/14)
• Statement of Citizenship and Residency, Form HD01275F (4/19) 
Contact: Audrey Marrocco (717) 783-2548

 The following forms are electronically available at: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Reporting-Registries/Pages/EDRS.aspx  

• DAVE User Agreement and Confidentiality Policy, Form HD01590F (2/16)
• DAVE User Account Request, Form HD01591F (8/16)
• DAVE Facility Account Manager Request Form, Form HD01592F (2/16)
• Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) Training Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Acknowledgment and Attestation Form, Form HD02044F (5/17)
• Funeral Director Worksheet (11/15)
• Funeral Home Application for a Death Certificate, Form HD02085F (6/18)
• Medical Certification Worksheet, Form HD02036F (7/18)
• EDRS Medical Certifier Interested in Early Adoption of EDRS Form, Survey HD02034S
• Application of Intent to Participate in the Reporting of Deaths in Pennsylvania Form (4-19)
Contact: Audrey Marrocco (717) 783-2548

J. Bureau of Laboratories

 Some of these documents are electronically available at www.health.pa.gov/topics/labs/Pages/Laboratories.aspx

• Submission of Rabies Specimens

• General Specimen Submission Form

• CDC Specimen Submission Form

• Compliance with Shipping of Diagnostic Specimen/Etiologic Agent

• Laboratory Submission Form for Viral Encephalitis/Meningitis

• Lyme Disease Testing Form

• Bioterrorism Agents (various) Information

• Sputum Collection for Tuberculosis

• Nasal or Throat Swab Procedure for Virus Isolation

• CDC MERS-CoV Clinical Specimen Guidelines

• Food collection guidelines

• Neisseria gonorrhea collection guidelines

• Water Collection guidelines for Legionella testing

• Stool collection guideline for patient

• Stool collection guideline for public health site

• Bordetella pertussis collection guidelines

• Measles collection guidelines

• Material transfer agreement

• Division of Chemistry and Toxicology contact list

• Division of Laboratory Improvement contact list

• Division of Microbiology contact list

• Bureau of Laboratories Directory of Services

• Blood Alcohol & Drugs of Abuse Postmortem Specimen Collection Instructions

• Alcohol in Blood and/or Serum Testing Approval Requirements

• Requirements for the Approval of Laboratories That Perform Blood Lead Analysis

• Requirements for the Approval of Laboratories That Perform Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin and/or Zinc Protoporphyrin Analysis
• Drugs of Abuse in Blood and/or Serum Testing Approval Requirements

• Drugs of Abuse in Urine Testing Approval Requirements

• Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Permit Application for In-State Laboratories

• Multiphasic Screening Procedure

• Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Permit Application for Out-of-State Laboratories

• Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Permit Application—Mobile Labs

• Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Permit Application—Screening Sites

• Change of Status Form

• May 18, 2012 Letter regarding Policy Changes

• Laboratory Requirement for Zika Virus Test submission

• Zika Virus Laboratory Submission form

• Quick guide for Clinicians: How to interpret Zika Virus Test Results

• Guidelines for Pennsylvania Laboratories Handling Specimens for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease

• Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act Initial Data Reporting Form

• Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act Annual Data Reporting Form

• Act 27 Frequently Asked Questions

• Understanding Clinical Laboratory Regulations in Pennsylvania

• May 28, 2014 Letter Regarding Revisions to the Pennsylvania Clinical Laboratory Act—Act 122-2013

• Frequently Asked Questions—Volume 1 (Questions 1—28) Act 122-2013 May 28, 2014

• Frequently Asked Questions—Volume 2 (Questions 29—38) Act 122-2013 June 23, 2014

• Frequently Asked Questions—Volume 3 (Questions 39—52) Act 122-2013 July 31, 2014

• Act 122-2013 Clinical Laboratory Complaint Form
• Instructions for Requesting Collection Kits for Blood Alcohol & Drugs of Abuse Postmortem Specimens
• 2019 Toxicology Proficiency Testing Program Fees
• Toxicology Proficiency Testing Programs 2019 Schedule
• Limits of Quantitation of Laboratories Approved to Analyze Blood for Controlled Substances and/or their Metabolites

Contact: James R. Lute, Ph.D. (610) 280-3464

K. Bureau of Public Health Preparedness

State Emergency Registry of Volunteers in Pennsylvania Criminal History Policy and Code of Conduct (2011-01) July 1, 2011

Contact: Jeffrey Backer (717) 346-0640

L. Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Office

 The following can be found on the https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/PDMP/Pages/PDMP.aspx website:  

• Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions (ABC-MAP) Annual Report
• Prescriber Q & A
• PDMP Data Submission Dispenser Guide
• Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program System User Terms and Conditions
• Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) User Registration Manual
• Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) Delegate Registration Manual
• Prescriber and Pharmacist Delegate Assignment Policy
• Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) How to Approve a Delegate Account
• Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) How to search a patient's prescription record and identify "red flags"
• Searching for your patients across state lines
• PDMP Patient Notice Poster
• PDMP Patient Notice Poster (Spanish)
• PDMP Universal Claim Form
• Dispensation Data Submission Waiver Policy
• Application Request for Waiver of Reporting Requirements for Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP)
• Patient Prescription Record Request
• Patient Prescription Correction Request
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Laws Surrounding Controlled Substances
• PDMP Pocket Cards: Laws
• PDMP Pocket Cards: Prescribing
• PDMP Pocket Cards: Steps of the brief Negotiated Interview
• PDMP Pocket Card: Tapering Opioids During Chronic Pain Management
• PMDP Pocket Card: The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) & Pain Management
• Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) System User and Stakeholder Training Referral to Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Related to Opioid Us
• Primary Care ''Warm Handoff'' For Substance Use Disorder
• Approaches to Addressing Substance Use Disorder with Patients Identified by the PDMP
• Key Components of Motivational Interviewing
• A Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Primer
• Frequently Asked Questions SBIRT Training and Implementation
• SBIRT Demonstration Videos Guide
• Effective Opioid Tapering Practices
• Opioid Tapering Flow Chart
• Summary of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Noncancer Chronic Pain
• Why Using the PDMP is Important for Achieving Optimal Health for Pennsylvania Citizens
• What is a PDMP?; How to Use the PDMP to Make Clinical Decisions?; How to Integrate the PDMP into the Clinical Workflow?; and How to Access Pennsylvania's PDMP
• Reporting Suspected Aberrant Medication Dispensing
• Reporting Suspected Aberrant Medication Prescribing
• Pharmacist Fact Sheet
• Prescriber Fact Sheet
• Using the PDMP to Optimize Pain Management
• Multimodal Pain Management Methods
• Opioid Prescribing Guide
• Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Chronic Pain Checklist
• Meaningful Use Public Health Reporting Declaration of Readiness
• Pennsylvania PDMP Integration Guide: Integrating your health IT system with the Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
• Interactive Data Report: Overdose Data Technical Notes
• Interactive Data Report: PDMP Data Technical Notes
Contact: Jared Shinaberry (717) 547-3309

M. Health Research Office

 Annual CURE Report—available at https://www.health. pa.gov/topics/Research/CURE/Pages/Reports.aspx
Contact: Penny E. Harris (717) 547-3706

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