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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 ManualBureau of Engineering and Architecture (Contact: Tom Rados 787-3709)
--Bureau of Engineering and Architecture Procedure ManualBureau of Police and Safety (Contact: Richard Shaffer 787-9013)
--Building Evacuation--Emergency Action Plan
--Capitol Police Duty ManualBureau 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 FacilitiesBureau of Professional Selections and Administrative Services (Contact: Gary Lee 787-4479)
--Instructions to BiddersBureau 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 AgreementBureau 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 PABureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
--Drug Reduction Property Program
--State Surplus Property Program
--Federal Surplus Property ProgramBureau of Procurement (Contact: John Troxel 787-4719)
--Cooperative Purchasing ProgramExecutive Office (Contact: Anne Rung 705-3896)
--Doing Business with the Department of General ServicesPress 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) 787-1783Bureau 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) 783-8200GUIDANCE 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) 787-2390Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
* Free Standing Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Health Care Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Inpatient Hospital Activities Detoxification, Treatment and Rehabilitation Activity Guidelines
* Prevention and Intervention Facility Guidelines
* Staffing Requirements for Drug and Alcohol Activities Guidelines
* Protocol for Sharing Drug and Alcohol Information
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765Drug 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) 783-8675Bureau of Epidemiology
* Guidelines on Bloodborne Pathogens for the Public Sector
Contact: Judy Gostin (717) 787-1708Emergency 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) 787-8740Bureau 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) 787-7192Bureau 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) 772-5298Bureau 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) 783-2548Bureau 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) 787-5193Division 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) 787-5681STD 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) 787-3981INTERNAL GUIDELINES
Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
* Policy and Procedures for Assisted Conception Birth Registrations (10/03)
Contact: Frank Yeropoli (724) 656-3113Division of Immunizations
* Perinatal HB Protocols
* Biological Room Standard Operating Procedures
Contact: Alice Gray (717) 787-5681STD Program
* Guidelines: Use of the Internet to Perform Partner Service and Health Education Activities
Contact: Steve Kowalewski (717) 787-3981Institutional Review Board
* Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures (03/04)
Contact: Deborah Blackburn (717) 705-6740OTHER
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) 783-8665Licensing 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) 783-8765Division 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) 783-0572Bureau 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) 772-5298Emergency Medical Services Office
* Prehospital Care Response Report
* State Emergency Medical Services System Development PlanInformation 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) 787-8740Bureau 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) 787-8015Division 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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