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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-1493f

[35 Pa.B. 4383]

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Office of Field Operations      Kris Lutz 717-787-9240
400-0200-001 Policy for PA Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI) Coordination During Permit Review and Evaluation
400-2000-300 Policy for Model Permit Application Process
400-2200-001 Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Environmental Emergency Response Plans
400-5900-101 Emergency Operations Plan
400-5900-102 Policy for Authorizing Emergency Response Expenditure
400-5900-103 Policy for Emergency Response Critiques
400-5900-104 Policy for Authorities of DEP On-Scene Coordinators
400-5900-105 Policy for Emergency Response Contracting
400-5900-107 Policies for Authorities of DEP's Director of Emergency Response
400-5900-108 Policy for Contracting with Fire Companies or HAZMAT Teams
400-5900-109 Policy for Authorization of Emergency Transport/Storage of Hazardous Waste
400-5900-110 Policy for Field Order Authorization of Emergency Response Team
400-5900-111 Procedures for Emergency Contracting to Extinguish Mine Fire
400-5900-112 Policy for Gasoline Fume Emergency Criteria
400-5900-113 Chlorine Safety Procedures
400-5900-114 Hazardous Material and Hazardous Atmosphere Safety Policy
400-5900-115 Confined Space Safety Policy
400-5900-116 Policy for Electrofishing Personnel and Equipment Safety
400-5900-117 Standard Operating Procedures for the Acceptance, Collection, Transport etc of Elemental Mercury
Bureau of Oil and Gas Management      Millie Raudabaugh 717-787-4817
550-0300-001 Oil and Gas Operators Manual
550-0800-001 PA's Plan for Addressing Problem Abandoned Wells and Orphaned Wells
550-2000-001 Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual
550-2100-002 Oil and Gas Wastewater Permitting Manual
550-2100-003 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Applications and Related Approvals
550-2100-004 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Applications and Related Approvals
550-2100-005 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Applications and Related Approvals
550-2100-006 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Applications and Related Approvals
550-2100-007 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Applications and Related Approvals
550-2100-008 Interim Policy for NPDES Permits for Stormwater Discharges Assoc'd w/ Constr Activities O and G Wells
550-2100-009 Oil and Gas Locational Guidance
550-2500-001 Interim Technical Guidance For Attachments to Electronic Submissions--Oil and Gas Program
550-2501-101 Guidelines for Submitting Oil/Gas Bonds
550-3000-001 Compliance Monitoring of Oil and Gas Wells and Related Facilities and Activities
550-4000-001 Enforcement Actions by DEP's Oil and Gas Management Program
550-4180-001 Civil Penalty Assessments in the Oil and Gas Program
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation      James Charowsky 717-787-7007
560-0600-101 Interagency Agreement with the Fish and Boat Commission
560-0600-102 MOU Between PA Game Commission and DEP
560-0600-104 Interagency Agreement, Historical Museum Commission
560-0600-105 Interagency Agreement, Waste Management
560-0600-204 Office of Surface Mining MOU
560-0700-302 Fish and Boat Commission Coordination
560-0700-303 Game Commission Coordination
560-0700-304 Review of Surface Mine Applications on High Quality Waters
561-2305-201 SOAP and ROAP Application Processing and Preassignment Field Conference
561-2305-203 Small Operator and Remining Operator Assistance Programs (SOAP and ROAP) Report Review
561-2305-601 SOAP and ROAP Applicant Liability and Reimbursement Procedure
561-5300-101 Mine Subsidence Insurance (MSI) Coverage Issuance Procedures
561-5300-201 Mine Subsidence Insurance (MSI) Damage Claim Processing Procedures
562-2000-001 Projects and Activities under the Environmental Good Samaritan Act
562-2000-703 Licensing, Name Changes
562-2100-001 Blasting Activity Permits and Permits by Rule
562-2100-002 Alternative Peak Particle Velocity or Airblast Level
562-2100-704 Municipal Mining Licenses, Permits and Bonds
562-2112-315 Prompt Closure of Abandoned Underground Mine Openings
562-2112-316 Sealing Mine Openings, Bituminous
562-2112-317 Sealing Anthracite Underground Mine Openings
562-2112-503 Bituminous Coal Surface Mining/Blasting near Utilities and Pipelines
562-2112-504 Blasting Complaint Protocol
562-2402-501 Blaster's License Suspension and Revocation Procedure
562-2403-505 Drop Trailer and Tanker Guidelines
562-2500-702 Insurance Requirements and Water Supply Replacement Assurance
562-2504-312 Surety Reclamation of Bond Forfeiture Sites
562-3000-102 Inspections
562-3000-105 Field Evaluation of Pit Size Variances
562-3000-110 Applicant Violator System (AVS) Inspections
562-3000-802 Applicant Violator System (AVS) Compliance
562-3200-203 Fixing Water Samples
562-3200-205 Normal/Favorable Planting Season
562-3900-402 Citizens' Requests: Receiving, Tracking, Investigating, Appealing and Filing
562-4000-101 Water Supply Replacement and Compliance
562-4100-301 Compliance/Enforcement Procedures
562-4100-307 Enforcement, Alternative
562-4170-308 Bond Forfeiture
562-4180-101 Noncoal Civil Penalty Assessments
562-4180-306 Civil Penalty Assessments
562-4180-309 Reclamation in Lieu of Cash Payment for Civil Penalties
562-4180-310 Bankrupt Surety Company Bond Replacement Requirements and Civil Penalty Calculations
562-4180-311 Civil Penalty Collections
562-5900-001 Surface Mine Accident Investigations
563-0300-101 Engineering Manual for Coal
563-2000-001 Government Financed Construction Contracts
563-2000-102 Coal Exploration
563-2000-105 Coal Exploration by Slope Development
563-2000-203 Noncoal Underground Mine Permit Applications
563-2000-204 Homeowner Notification of Right to Pre-Blast Survey (Industrial Minerals)
563-2000-208 Right of Entry
563-2000-223 Review Process, Bituminous Coal Blast Plan
563-2000-602 Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge at Active Mine Sites
563-2000-609 Technical Review, Coal Mining
563-2000-610 Validating Abandoned Underground Mine Maps and Establishing Barrier Pillars
563-2100-216 Permit Renewals
563-2111-101 Noncommercial Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal SMCRA
563-2111-102 Building Construction Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal SMCRA
563-2111-111 Noncoal Operations
563-2111-112 Highwall Stability In Long-Term Multiple Bench Quarries
563-2112-203 Insignificant Boundary Corrections for Surface Mining Activities
563-2112-205 Application Review, Mining Permit
563-2112-206 Beneficial Use of Coal Ash at Active Coal Mine Sites
563-2112-211 Application Review, Coal Mining Activity Completeness
563-2112-212 Evaluation and Approval of Land Use Changes for Surface Water Coal Mine Operations
563-2112-214 Application Review, Coal Mining Activity Preapplication
563-2112-215 Application Review, Accepted Coal Mining Activity
563-2112-217 Alkaline Addition for Surface Coal Mines
563-2112-218 Permit Transfers
563-2112-219 Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessments (CHIAs)
563-2112-222 Coal Surface Mining--Oil and Gas Barriers
563-2112-224 Certification Guidelines for Beneficial Uses of Coal Ash
563-2112-225 Beneficial Uses of Coal Ash
563-2112-603 Evaluation and Approval of Innovative Mining and Reclamation Techniques
563-2112-604 Auger Mining
563-2112-605 Water Supply Replacement and Permitting
563-2112-607 Marketing of Anthracite Coal Reject Materials
563-2112-608 Contracted Wetlands for Mine Drainage Treatment
563-2112-610 Determining Eligibility of Pre-Existing Pollutional Discharges
563-2112-611 Technical Review, Permitting Pre-existing Pollutional Discharges
563-2112-652 Underground Mining near Oil and Gas Wells
563-2112-653 Permitting Ventilation Boreholes for Underground Coal Mines
563-2112-654 Technical Review, Mine Stability
563-2112-656 Liners--Impoundments and Storage Areas
563-2112-657 Technical Review, Public Water Protection Zones
563-2112-658 Imminent Hazards Associated with Subsidence from Active Mining
563-2113-660 Coal Refuse Disposal--Site Selection
563-2500-401 Noncoal Surface Mining Payment in Lieu of Bond
563-2504-001 Conventional Bonding for Land Reclamation
563-2504-002 Land Maintenance Financial Guarantees
563-2504-101 Procedures for Calculating Mine Subsidence Bonds
563-2504-405 Anthracite Mine Operator's Emergency Bond Loan (A.E.B.L.) Program
563-2504-407 Bonding, Direct Submittal of Bonds
563-2504-409 Phased Deposit of Collateral Coal and Noncoal Mining
563-2504-411 Processing Completion Reports
563-2504-412 Evaluating Postmining Discharges
563-2504-451 Bonding, Anthracite Underground Mines
563-2504-501 Qualifying, Processing and Tracking Financial Guarantees and Bond Credits
563-2504-612 Monitoring and Compliance and Bond Release for Subchapters F and G Permits
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety      Allison Gaida 724-439-7469
580-2200-003 Section 316(h): Use of Electronic Atmospheric Detectors in lieu of Approved Flame Safety Lamps
580-2200-004 Procedures for Processing Requests to Adopt New Items or Methods
580-2200-008 Guidelines for Use of Internal Combustion Motors in Underground Mines other than Coal
580-2200-009 Use of Electronic/Oxygen Detectors in Lieu of Approved Flame Safety Lamps
580-2200-010 Underground Storage of Explosives
580-2219-002 Section 247--Guidelines to Approve Ventilation Plans for Abandoned and Unused Mine Areas
580-2219-003 Section 253(b)--Guidelines for Approving Roof Bolts as Primary Support
580-2219-008 Submission of Mine Maps when a Mine is Abandoned
580-3000-002 Bureau of Deep Mine Safety's Compliance and Enforcement Procedures
580-3000-005 Clarification of Pertinence of DEP Statutes re: Coal Processing Facilities
580-3300-001 Underground Mine Accident and Production/ Manhour Reporting
Office of Energy and Technology Development      Eric Thumma 717-783-0540
700-0200-001 Technology Management Process
700-5600-001 Guidance for Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Site Visits

GENERAL SERVICES

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Deputy Secretary for Property Management (Contact: Daniel Wheeler 783-5028)
--Use of the Public Areas of the Capitol Complex, 4 Pa. Code § 86.1, et seq.

Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119) www.dgs.state.pa.us, Keyword: BMWBO
--Contract Compliance--Pre-qualification of Vendors and Nonconstruction Contractors, 4 Pa. Code § 68.1, et seq.
--Contract Compliance--Construction Contracts, 4 Pa. Code § 68.101, et seq.
--Internal Guidelines for MBE/WBE Certification, 4 Pa. Code § 68.201, et seq.

GUIDANCE MATERIALS:

Bureau of Construction (Contact: David McCarty 787-6330)
--Administrative Procedures (1999)

Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119) www.dgs.state.pa.us, Keyword: BMWBO
--Contract Compliance Orientation and Training Manual

Bureau of Engineering and Architecture (Contact: Tom Rados 787-3709)
--Bureau of Engineering and Architecture Procedure Manual

Bureau of Police and Safety (Contact: Richard Shaffer 787-9013)
--Building Evacuation--Emergency Action Plan
--Capitol Police Duty Manual

Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management (Contact: Audrey Marrocco 787-3707)
--M210.4 Forms Managements (8/16/83)--Rev. 1-2 (8/1/84 & 10/27/86)
--M210.5 Standard (STD) Forms Management (9/15/98)
--M210.6 Publications Management (8/1/84)--Rev. 1 (10/17/86)

Bureau of Procurement (Contact: John Troxel 787-4719)
--M215.3 Field Procurement Handbook (3/20/01)--Rev. 1-4 (6/21/01, 10/5/01, 3/25/02 & 4/17/03)

Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
--State Surplus Property Manual (2/3/98)
--Warehouse and Distribution Division Policies and Procedures Manual (6/2/05)

Bureau of Vehicle Management (Contact: Josie Sharp 787-3162)
--Automotive Services Facilities

Bureau of Professional Selections and Administrative Services (Contact: Gary Lee 787-4479)
--Instructions to Bidders

Bureau of Real Estate (Contact: James Hickey 787-0274)
--M260.1 Manual for Space Utilization (3/11/04)

Internal Guidelines

Management Directives and Administrative Circulars

Property Management (Contact: William Dempster 787-5240)
--625.10 Card Reader and Emergency Response Access to Certain Capitol Complex Buildings and Other State Office Buildings (4/21/04)

Bureau of Facilities Management (Contact: Todd Garrison 787-3893)
--625.8 Contracting for Bargaining Unit Work (2/25/94)
--04-25 Live Christmas Trees and Decorations (11/22/04)
--720.5 Personal Electrical Devices in Commonwealth-Owned or Leased Building (10/14/03) 720.3 Emergency Evacuation Plans at Commonwealth Facilities (12/3/04)

Bureau of Financial and Management Services (Contact: Barbara Seiler 787-5051)
--220.3 Mail Delivery Between Harrisburg and the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia State Office Buildings (10/26/82)
--240.7 Submission of Changes to the Commonwealth Telephone Directory, Agency Organization and Functional Listings, and Employe Locator File (9/26/97)
--04-24 Office Relocation--Department of General Services (11/8/04)

Bureau of Police and Safety (Contact: Richard Shaffer 787-9013)
--205.2 Powers and Duties of Policing Forces (2/9/77)
--625.4 Enforcement of Fire and Panic Regulations (3/27/91)
--720.7 Bomb Threats and Suspicious Packages (11/1/04)

Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management (Contact: Audrey Marrocco 787-3707)
--220.9 Graphic Design, Typesetting, Reproduction and Printing Services (6/4/87)

Bureau of Procurement (Contact: John Troxel 787-4719)
--220.10 Processing Automated Mail (2/21/91)
--215.9 Contractor Responsibility Program (4/16/99)
--620.1 Coal Sampling and Reporting (2/6/02)--Rev. 2 (5/28/02)

Commonwealth Agency Recycling Office (Contact: John Rarig 772-2300)
--205.22 Implementation of Act 1998-101, Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (8/7/89)

Commonwealth Media Services (Contact: Kristin Snow 787-9777)
04-27 Mailing Address Change--Commonwealth Media Services, Photographic Services (12/9/04)

Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management (Contact: Kenneth Love 787-2492)
--630.1 Agency Insurance Coordinators (10/2/87)
--630.2 Reporting of Employee Liability Claims (4/28/98)
--720.4 Safety and Loss Prevention Program (10/2/87)

Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119)
www.dgs.state.pa.us, Keyword: BMWBO
--215.16 Contract Compliance Program (6/30/99)
--04-24 Office Relocation--Department of General Services (11/8/04)

Bureau of Professional Selections and Administrative Services (Contact: Gary Lee 787-4479)
--625.9 Payment of Contractors and Design Professionals for Agency Funded Construction Projects Undertaken by the Department of General Services (3/9/01)

Commonwealth Media Services (Contact: Kristin Snow 787-9777)
--220.1 Commonwealth Media Services (6/21/90)

Bureau of Real Estate (Contact: James Hickey 787-2834)
--615.15 Vehicle Parking License Agreements (7/19/01)
--625.1 Repairs, Alterations, and Improvements to Commonwealth Buildings Under the Direct Supervision of the Department of General Services (10/04/04)
--625.2 Inventory of Commonwealth Property (6/3/96)
--625.5 Reporting Surplus Real Property (5/6/96)
--625.6 Lease Amendment Exceptions for Leasehold Construction Improvements Costing Less than $10,000 (2/28/01)
--625.7 Use of STD-291, Request for Lease Action and Budget Approval (11/6/97)

Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
--04-20 Availability--Commonwealth Telephone Directory (9/02/04)

Bureau of Vehicle Management (Contact: Josie Sharp 787-3162)
--615.1 Temporary Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (12/2/92)
--615.2 Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance and Accident Reporting (6/17/96)
--615.3 Rates and Billing for Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (2/07/05)--615.6 License Plates for Commonwealth-Owned Vehicles (6/30/97)
--615.7 Commonwealth Vehicle Invoices (7/3/97)
--615.9 Permanent Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (11/20/02)
--615.11 Use and Condition Inspections of Commonwealth--Owned Motor Vehicles (4/21/82)
--615.12 Motor Vehicle Authorization List (8/11/83)
--615.13 Emission Control Test Program--Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (9/26/97)
--615.14 Repairs and Maintenance, Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (6/25/97)
--04-7 Refueling of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (4/9/04)
--04-9 State Employees Purchasing Vehicles at the Commonwealth Auction (5/6/04)
--04-10 Placing of Decals and Logos on Commonwealth Vehicles (5/6/04)
--04-11 Automotive Fleet Preventive Maintenance Schedule (5/6/04)
--04-23 Winterization of State Vehicles and Commonwealth Garage Parking and Hours of Operation (10/04/04)

External Guidelines

Bureau of Engineering and Architecture (Contact: Tom Rados 787-3709)
--Professional Agreement and General Conditions to that Agreement

Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119)
www.dgs.state.pa.us, Keyword: BMWBO
--PA Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities
--Application and Instruction Guide for Certification as a Minority/Women Business Enterprise
--Disadvantaged Business Program
--Commonwealth Construction Contracts
--Finding State Bids on the Internet
--Ensuring Timely Payments
--You have a Right to Know
--Statewide Contracts
--Finding PA State Certified Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses
--State Purchasing Requirements Regarding MBEs and WBEs
--Certification as a Minority or Women Business Enterprise
--State Government Resources for Small Businesses
--Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
--Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
--Doing Business with the Commonwealth of PA

Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
--Drug Reduction Property Program
--State Surplus Property Program
--Federal Surplus Property Program

Bureau of Procurement (Contact: John Troxel 787-4719)
--Cooperative Purchasing Program

Executive Office (Contact: Anne Rung 705-3896)
--Doing Business with the Department of General Services

Press Secretary (Contact: Frank Kane 787-3197)
Right-to-Know Law-Notice-35 Pa.B. 73 (12/30/04)


HEALTH

POLICY STATEMENTS

Department of Health
*  Procedures Applicable to Right-to-Know Law Request (5/20/04). (This document is electronically available at www.health.state.pa.us)
Contact: Troy Thompson (717) 787-1783

Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
*  Position Statement on Colorectal Cancer Screening (Revised 3/04)
*  Position Statement on Prostate Cancer Screening (Revised 3/04)
*  Position Statement on Cervical Cancer Screening (Revised 3/04)
*  Position Statement on Sun Safety (9/99) (Revised 5/03)
*  Policy Statement on Clinical Trials (3/04)
*  Policy Statement on Unsolicited Proposals Requesting Funding From the Cancer Control Program (10/03)
*  Position Statement on Breast Cancer Screening (Revised 5/04) Contact: Leslie A. Best (717) 787-6214

Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
*  Confidentiality and Student Assistance Programs (1/92)
*  Disclosure of Confidential Information to the Criminal Justice System (10/92)
*  Oral Polio Vaccine (12/91)
*  Provision of Outpatient Treatment Services Within the School Setting (11/94)
*  Reporting of Communicable Diseases (12/92)
*  Requests for Exceptions to Regulations and Requirements in State Plan
*  Single County Authorities Subcontracts with Providers (1/97)
*  Tuberculosis Testing (9/92)
Contact: Hector Gonzales (717) 783-8200

GUIDANCE MANUALS

Bureau of Community Health Systems
*  Bathing Place Manual, Part I: Swimming Pools
*  Bathing Place Manual, Part II: Bathing Beaches
*  Bathing Place Manual, Part III: Hot Tubs and Spas
*  Local Health Officer Handbook (revised 04/2004)
Contact: Dennis Wilson (717) 787-4366
*  Guidelines for Documentation and Maintenance of School Health Records (1988)
*  Request for Reimbursement and Report of School Health Services Instruction Manual (1997)
*  Guidelines for School Based Program for Control of Lice, Scabies and Ringworm (1986)
*  Procedures for the Growth Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population
*  Procedures for the Scoliosis Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2001)
*  Procedures for the Hearing Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2001)
*  Guidelines for School Tuberculin Testing Program (1986)
*  Procedures for the Vision Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2002)
*  Guidelines for School Dental Health Program (1986)
*  Guidelines for Care: Children Assisted by Medical Technology in Education Settings (1989)
*  Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools (1999)
Contact: Richard Brown (717) 787-2390

Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
*  Free Standing Treatment Facility Guidelines
*  Health Care Treatment Facility Guidelines
*  Inpatient Hospital Activities Detoxification, Treatment and Rehabilitation Activity Guidelines
*  Prevention and Intervention Facility Guidelines
*  Staffing Requirements for Drug and Alcohol Activities Guidelines
*  Protocol for Sharing Drug and Alcohol Information
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765

Drug and Alcohol Licensing Interpretive Guidelines
*  Chapter 157. Inpatient Hospital Activities Detoxification and Treatment and Rehabilitation
*  Chapter 704. Staffing Requirements for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Activities
*  Chapter 705. Physical Plant Standards
*  Chapter 709. Free-Standing treatment facilities
*  Subchapter C. General Standards for Free-Standing Treatment Activities
*  Subchapter D. Standards for Intake, Evaluation and Referral Activities
*  Subchapter E. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation
*  Subchapter F. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Short-Term Detoxification
*  Subchapter G. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Transitional Living Facilities (TLFs)
*  Subchapter H. Standards for Partial Hospitalization Activities
*  Subchapter I. Standards for Outpatient Activities
*  Subchapter K. Standards for Inpatient Hospital Drug and Alcohol Activities Offered in Free-Standing Psychiatric Hospitals
*  Chapter 711. Health Care Facilities treatment facilities
*  Subchapter D. Standards for Intake, Evaluation and Referral Activities
*  Subchapter E. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation
*  Subchapter F. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Short-Term Detoxification
*  Subchapter G. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Transitional Living Facilities (TLFs)
*  Subchapter H. Standards for Partial Hospitalization Activities
*  Subchapter I. Standards for Outpatient Activities
*  Chapter 715. Standards for Approval of Narcotic Treatment Program
*  Chapter 715. Standards for Approval of Narcotic Treatment Program--Modified by Exception
*  Letter dated May 2004 concerning availability of Chapter 715 Modified Narcotic Addiction Treatment Regulations and Guidelines for the Development of Standard Operating Procedures
Contact: Cheryl D. Williams (717) 783-8675

Bureau of Epidemiology
*  Guidelines on Bloodborne Pathogens for the Public Sector
Contact: Judy Gostin (717) 787-1708

Emergency Medical Services Office
(Some of these documents are electronically available at www.health.state.pa.us/EMS/)
*  Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Ambulance Licensure Program
*  EMS Continuing Education Manual
*  EMS Training Manual--Guidelines for Medical Command Authorization for Prehospital Personnel
*  Emergency Medical Services Study Guide (Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support)
*  Medical Command Accreditation Manual
*  Medical Command Course
*  Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Continuing Education Handbook for Prehospital EMS Personnel
*  Prehospital Personnel Manual
*  Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Quick Response Service Recognition Program
*  Trauma Patient Triage Protocols
*  Pennsylvania EMS Information Management System Patient Encounter Form Instruction Manual
*  Statewide Basic Life Support Protocols
*  Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Questions and Answers
*  Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition Program Manual
*  Pennsylvania Rescue Program Administration Manual
Contact: Joseph W. Schmider (717) 787-8740

Bureau of Family Health
*  Case Management and Tracking Protocol for Community Health Nurses, Including Protocols for Early Intervention Referrals (Revised 8/95)
Contact: Melita Jordan (717) 787-7192

Bureau of Health Planning
*  Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program Brochure (Revised 12/06/01)
*  Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program, Policies and Guidelines (Revised 1/02)
*  Loan Repayment for Primary Care Practitioners Fact Sheet (Revised 1/03)
*  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Appalachian Regional Commission J-1 Visa Waiver Application Procedure (Revised 2/03)
*  State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Application Policy and Procedure (Revised 4/05)
*  State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Fact Sheet (Revised 2/03)
*  Guidelines for Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
*  Guidelines for Federally Designated Medically-Underserved Shortage Area
*  Guidelines for Development of a Rural Health Clinic
Contact: Marina Matthew (717) 772-5298

Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
*  Application for Access to Protected Data (Revised 5/02)
*  User's Guide for Access to Protected Data, (Revised 5/02)
Contact: Craig Edelman (717) 783-2548

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)
Contact: Stacy Mitchell (717) 787-5193

Division of Immunizations
*  School Immunization Catch Up Booklet
*  Adolescent and Adult High-Risk Immunization Program Manual
*  Standards for Adult Immunization Practices
*  Mass Immunization Liability Protection Guidelines
*  Vaccine Preventable Disease Protocols
*  Vaccines for Children Provider Handbook (for public providers)
*  Vaccines for Children Provider Handbook (for private providers)
*  2005 List of Immunizing Agents and Average Wholesale Prices Vaccine Cold Chain Protocols for Public Provider Sites
*  Quality Assurance Plan 2005
*  Immigration Status and Data Entry into the Statewide Immunization/Information System
Contact: Alice Gray (717) 787-5681

STD Program
*  Participating Provider Agreement (PPA) Providers Information Manual
*  STD Annual Report, Pennsylvania 2004
*  Region III Infertility Prevention Project Service Protocols
*  Region III Infertility Prevention Project Data Manager's Manual
Contact: Steve Kowalewski (717) 787-3981

INTERNAL GUIDELINES

Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
*  Policy and Procedures for Assisted Conception Birth Registrations (10/03)
Contact: Frank Yeropoli (724) 656-3113

Division of Immunizations
*  Perinatal HB Protocols
*  Biological Room Standard Operating Procedures
Contact: Alice Gray (717) 787-5681

STD Program
*  Guidelines: Use of the Internet to Perform Partner Service and Health Education Activities
Contact: Steve Kowalewski (717) 787-3981

Institutional Review Board
*  Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures (03/04)
Contact: Deborah Blackburn (717) 705-6740

OTHER

Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
*  Abortion Control Act (footnoted)
*  Ambulatory Gynecological Surgery in Hospitals and Clinics Regulations (footnoted)
*  Abortion: Making a Decision
*  A Guide to Services for Pregnant Women
*  Application of Abortion Control Act to Abortions Induced by Drugs
Contact: Carol Williams (717) 783-8665

Licensing Alerts
*  Complaint Investigations (Licensing Alert 2-96)
*  Clinical Supervisor Requirements (Licensing Alert 2-05)
*  Dating of Signatures (Licensing Alert 4-05)
*  Distinction between Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services (Licensing Alert 3-97)
*  Drought Emergency (Licensing Alert (3-99)
*  Drug and Alcohol Staffing Regulations Interpretive Guidelines (Licensing Alert 6-96)
*  Electronic Clinical Records (Licensing Alert 1-05)
*  Facility Closures (Licensure Alert 5-98)
*  Group Counseling (Licensing Alert 2-94)
*  Licensed Capacity (Licensing Alert 1-94)
*  Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved Curriculum for Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Licensing Alert 6-97)
*  Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved HIV/AIDS Curriculum (Licensing Alert 1-97)
*  Older Adult Protective Services Act not Applicable to D&A Treatment Programs (Licensing Alert 1-02)
*  Physical Examinations (Licensing Alert 1-96)
*  Physical Plant Standards (Chapter 705) (Licensing Alert 1-02)
*  Project Director Requirements (Licensing Alert 5-05)
*  Psychosocial Histories (Licensing Alert 4-96)
*  Relocation (Licensing Alert 3-94)
*  Reporting of Unusual Incidents (Licensing Alert 5-97)
*  Request for Exceptions to Regulations (Licensing Alert 4-97)
*  Rescheduling of LAAM (Licensing Alert 2-98)
*  Rescission of Shelter, Drop-in and Hot-line Regulations (Licensing Alert 1-98)
*  Restrictions on Licenses/Certificates of Compliance/Approval (Licensing Alert 2-97)
*  Scheduling of Licensing Inspections (Licensing Alert 3-96)
*  Scheduling of Licensing Inspections (Licensing Alert 6-98)
*  Staffing Regulations -- Requirements for Direct Observation and Close Supervision of Counselor Assistants (Licensing Alert 4-02)
*  Staffing Regulations--Primary Care Hours and Detoxification Activities (Licensing Alert 3-02)
*  Staffing Regulations--Qualifications/Degree in a Related Field (Licensing Alert 2-02)
*  Staffing Regulations--Qualifications/Degree in a Related Field (Licensing Alert 4-98)
*  Staffing Qualifications for Clinical Supervisors and Counselors Hired Prior to 3/4/96 (Licensing Alert 5-99)
*  Staffing Regulations Qualifications/Degree from a Foreign Non- Accredited University/College (Licensing Alert 1-00)
*  Staffing Regulations--Qualifications/Degree from a Foreign Non-Accredited University College (Licensing Alert 3-98)
*  1998 Standards Deficiencies (Licensing Alert 4-99)
*  Timing of Individual Training Plans (Licensing Alert 3-05)
*  Unannounced Visits (Licensing Alert 5-96)
*  Verification of Training, Experience and Professional Licensure or Certification (Licensing Alert 2-99)
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765

Division of HIV/AIDS
*  HIV Counseling and Testing Operations Manual
*  Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS Operations Manual
*  Coalition and Fiscal Agents Operations Manual
*  Procedures and Consent Forms for HIV Antibody testing, CD4 tests, Viral Load tests, Orasure tests and Rapid tests
*  Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need
Contact: Joseph Pease (717) 783-0572

Bureau of Health Planning
*  State Health Improvement Plan
*  State Health Improvement Plan Special Report and Plan to Improve Rural Health Status
*  State Health Improvement Plan Special Report on the Health Status of Minorities in Pennsylvania
Contact: Joseph B. May (717) 772-5298

Emergency Medical Services Office
*  Prehospital Care Response Report
*  State Emergency Medical Services System Development Plan

Information Bulletins
*  EMS Information Bulletin #1--Active Military Duty (8/5/03)
*  EMS Information Bulletin #2--Epinephrine Auto Injector Administration by EMTs (8/13/03)
*  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 #9--StatewideTrauma Patient Destination Air Ambulance Transport Protocol (Revised 3/10/04)
*  EMS Information Bulletin #10--EMS License Plates (2/11/04)
*  EMS Information Bulletin #11--Public Access AED (2/13/04)
*  EMS Information Bulletin #12--Suspension of Driver's License and Operation of an Ambulance (3/24/04)
*  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 #18--Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) (6/7/04)
*  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 #24--Trauma Patient Destination For Air Ambulances (12/7/04)
*  EMS Information Bulletin #25--Surge Response Services Update (12/13/04)
Contact: Joseph W. Schmider (717) 787-8740

Bureau of Facility Licensure and Certification (Long Term Care Provider Bulletins)
*  Influenza in Nursing Homes--LTC PB No. 4 (Revised 10/25/99)
*  Physicians Participation in Resident Care Planning--LTC PB No. 12 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  MRSA Guidelines--LTC PB No.16 (Updated 7/1/99)
*  Resident Assessment State Designated Instrument--LTC PB No. 19 (Effective 1/31/91) (Updated 9/17/97)
*  Admission/Treatment of Persons with AIDS or AIDS Related Conditions--LTC PB No. 21 (Revised 7/99)
*  Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation of Property by Nurse Aides or Others--LTC PB No. 22 (Revised 2/2/01)
*  Securing Copies of Nurse Aide-Enrollment Information--LTC PB No. 24 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Potential Hazards of Restraint Devices-FDA Alert--LTC PB No. 28 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Nurse Aide Registry Update--LTC PB No. 29 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Training of Companions/Sitters in T18 or 19 Facilities--LTC PB No. 31 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Adjustment of Licensure Fees--LTC PB No. 34 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Disposition of Patient Medications--LTC PB No. 35 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Advance Directives for Health Care/Durable Power of Attorney/Do Not Resuscitate Orders--LTC PB No. 36 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Exception/Waiver Requests--LTC PB No. 37 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Federal Clarification of RAI Issues-Amended--LTC PB No. 38 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Incident/Accident Reporting Procedures--LTC PB No. 41 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Taping of Exit Conference--LTC PB No. 42 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Precautions for Excessive Temperatures--LTC PB No. 43 (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Informal Dispute Resolution--LTC PB No. 44 (Revised 5/30/00)
*  Ban on Use of Egg Breaking Centrifuges--LTC PB No. 46 (6/28/96)
*  Surety Bond Requirements--Clarification of ''Obligee''--LTC PB No. 48 (6/16/97)
*  Department Access to Records at Nursing Homes Pursuant to 35 P. S. § 448.813--LTC PB No. 49 (6/16/97)
*  Consumer Hotline--LTC PB No. 50 (3/24/98)
*  Ninety-Day Advance Notice Requirement for Changes in Ownership, Structure, or Name--LTC PB No. 51 (7/1/99)
*  Federal Requirements Regarding Use of the Comprehensive Resident Assessment--LTC PB No. 52 (6/12/98)
*  Resident Choice of Pharmacy Provider--LTC PB No. 53 (1/9/98)
*  Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Recommandations--LTC PB No. 54 (11/12/97)
*  Nursing Hours--LTC PB No. 55 (6/4/00)
*  Metallic Mercury Precautions--LTC PB No. 56 (6/13/00)
*  Nurse Aide Registry Information--LTC PB No. 57 (Revised 2/11/03)
*  Advance Directives Requirements--LTC PB No. 58 (11/8/01)
*  Elopement, Resident Smoking and Water Temperatures--LTC PB No. 59 (1/23/03)
*  MPPS Assessment Form--LTC PB No. 60 (9/17/02)
*  Single Licensure for Multiple Nursing Care Facilities--Interim Policy (2/01)
Contact: William Bordner (717) 787-8015

Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care
*  Inpatient Care in Outpatient Settings
*  Resident Choice of Pharmacy Provider
*  Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Recommandations
*  Director of Nursing
*  Hospital Bed Count Clarification
*  Guidelines to Determine the Issuance of Single or Multiple Hospital Licenses(s)
*  Hospital Diversion Policy
*  On-Line/WebSite Based Process for Reporting of Statements of Deficiency and Plans of Correction With Public Access
*  EMTALA during a bio-terrorism event (CMS)
*  Provider Bulletin No. 2001-1 HOSPITAL DIVERSION POLICY
*  Division staff changes and Chapter 51 event reporting form
*  Patient Safety Plan Guidance
*  Recall of smoke/fire damper actuating devices
*  CMS-Physician Orders for Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccine
*  MedWatch Safety Alert
*  Safe Haven Act
*  Email to hospital administrators on SARS
*  Patient Safety Plan-Psychiatric Hospitals
*  Letter on use of non-licensed beds from DSQA
*  DAAC Hospital Alert Dialysis Blood Sets
*  Enhancements to the Events Reporting System
*  Pa. Bulletin Notice-Specified Professional Personnel
*  Moratorium on Demonstration Projects (PCI without open heart surgical capacity)
*  4-12 Update ASF EXPEDITED REVIEW REQUESTS [UPDATE]
*  PharMEDium Services is recalling all strengths of 50 ml admixtures
*  IMPORTANT CMS CLARIFICATION ON ASHE Alert on flammable surgical preps
*  Persons presenting as hospital surveyors or inspectors
*  Expedited Exceptions Request ASF Medicare Approved Procedures
*  Notice to ASFs on exceptions for certain procedures
*  Guidance to Hospitals on the use of exempt unit or unlicensed beds 2004-2005
*  Med Watch Notice on Ventilator Power cord failure 10 Dec 2004
*  Update on Influenza Vaccine for Nursing Care Facilities and Hospitals
*  Notice on procedures in Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
*  Update of the availability of Flu Vaccine for Hospitals November 5, 2004
*  FLU SURVEY ALERT
*  Med watch altert: Confusion between Amaryl and Reminyl
*  Influenza Antiviral Medications
*  Revised DOH statement on influenza immunization for facilities Health Advisory No. 18--The Elderly Immunization Act--Act 85 of 2004
Contact: Sandra Knoble (717) 783-8980

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