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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-1269l

[26 Pa.B. 3692]

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PENNSYLVANIA SECURITIES COMMISSION

GUIDANCE MANUALS:

Monthly Pennsylvania Securities Commission Bulletin and Annual Report

Compendium of Commission and Staff Positions, Summary of Significant Commission Orders and Compilations of Staff No-Action Letters

Contact:  G. Philip Rutledge (717)783-5130
 


STATE

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

State Board of Dentistry

Amalgams, 49 Pa. Code § 33.213

Referrals, 49 Pa. Code § 33.214

Lasers, 49 Pa. Code § 33.215

Contact:  June Barner - (717) 783-7162

State Board of Nursing

Interpretations; Scope of Practice, 49 Pa. Code §§ 21.401-21.414

''Guidelines for the LPN providing nursing care in home for a ventilator dependent patient.''

''Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing Position Statement on Unlicensed Activity'' (7/88)

LPN's role in care and maintenance of central venous lines (not within scope - letters to individual writers) (within scope - ''LPN and Central Venous Lines'' memo (11/94)

Contact:  Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142

State Board of Pharmacy

Emergency Access to Pharmacy

Sale of Outdated Over-the-Counter Drugs

Contact:  W. Richard Marshman - (717) 783-7157

GUIDANCE MANUALS:

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

Case Management Guidelines Manual for the Professional Health Monitoring Programs

Contact:  Robert Wolf - (717) 783-4857

State Board of Barber Examiners

Policy Manual

Contact:  Kathleen Davis - (717) 783-3402

State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers

Policy Manual

Contact:  Shirley Klinger - (717) 783-4866

State Board of Cosmetology

Policy Manual

Contact:  Sara Sulpizio - (717) 783-7130

State Board of Nursing

Staff suggestions for the development and submission of feasibility and curriculum proposals

Contact:  Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142

Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation

Implementation Manual for the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Act for County Election Officials

Contact:  Terri Marquis - (717) 783-5280

DECISIONS:

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

State Architects Licensure Board

Architect's Participation in Design Build Projects

Contact:  Kathleen Davis - (717) 783-3398

State Board of Nursing

Education-related policies adopted by Board action:
Definition of a nursing education ''program'' (5/95)
Closing of nursing education program before enrolled students graduate (6/95)
Policy on approval of clinical agencies (2/88)
Utilization of clinical agencies on ''Provisional Approval'' status 1/95
Use of clinical agencies during labor union strikes (1/95)
Definition of an observational experience (10/90)
Approval of program director (9/88)
Use of preceptors to supervise clinical practice of students (1/95)
Approval of curriculum changes (10/88)
Definition of program completion (3/94)
TPP applications (10/90)
Deletion of transcript requirement from PA programs (10/90)
Retaking exam by legal order (2/91)

Letters related to specific Board decisions:
Out of State M.D. orders
RN functioning as surgical first assistant
Administration of IV Conscious Sedation (2)
RN performing micropigmentation
LPN and range of dosage medications
LPN and assessments
RN taking orders from a CRNP
CRNP prescriptive authority - Legal Opinion
Graduate registered nurse who fails exam
Board Position re:  ICFs/MR & CLAs as patient's/clients home
Nurses Teaching Radiation Technicians
Temporary Practice Permit Board Granted Extensions (policies)
Recommendations for Self Administration of Medications (policy) 1996

Contact:  Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

State Board of Accountancy

Application Date - 49 Pa. Code § 11.54(c)

State Board of Dentistry

Probable Cause Screening Committee

Contact:  June Barner - (717) 783-7162

State Board of Medicine

Interim Procedures:  Disciplinary cases involving Lyness concerns

Contact:  Cindy Warner - (717) 783-1400

State Board of Nursing

Endorsement/International Graduates
Authority for Policy on Endorsements
Authority to Discontinue Requirement for Transcript
PN Endorsement Equivalency Evaluation
Endorsement of Applicants Who are Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and Were Endorsed by Another U.S. Jurisdiction Without Examination
Special Circumstance for Canadian Whose Examination Was Not Equivalent
Endorsement of Applicants from Puerto Rico
High School Transcript Requirement
Guidelines for the Delegation of Medication Administration
Orders from a CRNP, Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Physician Assistant
Orders from a Certified Physician Assistant
A Decision Making Model for determining RN/LPN Scope of Practice (1996) with letter as cover
List of Board approved Medication Courses for the LPN licensed by waiver
Curriculum Guidelines for the Approval of a CRNP Program
Criteria for Approval of a ''Self Study Modules'' format for an LPN IV Therapy Education Program (11/95)
LPN and Central Venous Lines (1994)
Verbal Clarification of Physicians Order from Pharmacist

Contact:  Ann Steffanic - (717) 783-7142

State Board of Optometry

Probable Cause Screening Committee

Contact:  Deborah Orwan - (717) 783-7134

State Board of Osteopathic Medicine

Probable Cause Screening Committee

Contact:  Gina Bittner - (717) 783-4858

State Board of Psychology

Probable Cause Screening Committee-Section 8(d) Internal Operating Procedures

Contact:  Cheryl Lyne - (717) 783-7155

State Board of Veterinary Medicine

Probable Cause Screening Committee-Section 25(b) Internal Operating Procedures

Contact:  Robert Kline - (717) 783-1389

OTHER:

Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation

Secretary's advisories to county election and voter registration officials Election Calendars

Becoming a Notary Public in Pennsylvania

Instructions for filing as a candidate of a Minor Political Party

Campaign Finance Reporting Law Pamphlet

Instructions for filing as an Independent Candidate

Nomination Petitions

Nomination Papers

Contact:  Terri Marquis, (717) 783-5280

Bureau of Charitable Organizations

Registration packets for charitable organizations, professional solicitors, and professional fundraising counsels

Contact:  Elissa Brown (717) 783-1720

Corporations Bureau

Uniform Commercial Code Filing Guide

Pennsylvania's Corporation Laws, A Guide to Compliance

Contact:  Karen Vance (717) 783-9210

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

State Board of Nursing

RN, CRNP & LPN Approved Schools/Programs

Contact:  Ann Steffanic (717) 783-7142

State Real Estate Commission

Applications - Experience Requirements for Broker Applicants/Point System

Contact:  Melissa Wilson (717) 783-3658
 


STATE POLICE

GUIDANCE MANUALS

Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Flammable and Combustible Liquids Handbook

Contact:  Sergeant Edward Kauffman (717) 783-5529

Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement

Liquor Laws Guide

Contact:  Alice Belmont (717) 540-7410

Bureau of Records and Information Services

Important Information For Pennsylvania Firearm Purchasers

Contact:  Corporal Albert Picca (717) 783-5598
 


TRANSPORTATION

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Bureau of Equal Opportunity

Sexual Harassment Pamphlet

Affirmative Action Brochure

ADA Brochure

Bureau of Design

Standards for Hazardous Glulam Timber Bridge Design (Pub. 6)

Design Manual Part 1 (Pub.10)

Design Manual Part 2 (Pub. 13)

Design Manual Part 3 (Pub. 14)

Design Manual Part 4 (Pub. 15)

Design Manual Part 5 (Pub. 16)

Design of Local Roads (Pub. 70)

Roadway Construction Standards (Pub. 72)

Bridge Design Standards (Pub. 218)

Bridge Design Standards (Pub. 218M)

Bridge Construction Standards (Pub. 219)

Bridge Construction Standards (Pub. 219M)

Right-of-Way Encroachments and Outdoor Advertising Sign Control (Pub. 266)

Roadway Specifications (Pub. 408-94)

Roadway Specifications (Pub. 408-96)

Bureau of Environmental Quality

Design Manual Part 1A, Environmental Impact Assessment and Related Procedures (Pub. 24, 2/96)

Waste Site Evaluation Procedures for the Highway Project Development Process (Pub. 281, 5/93)

Bureau of Maintenance & Operations

Oversize/Overweight Special Hauling Permits Holiday Movement Restrictions (annual letter)

Pavement Policy Manual (Pub. 242)

Bureau of Construction & Materials

Geotechnical Engineering Manual (Pub. 293)

Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering

School Student Walking Routes (Pub. 46, Chapter 9, 2/96)

Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines (Pub. 54, 11/90)

Traffic Signing Standards, TC-7700 Series (Pub. 111, 6/90)

Traffic Signal Standards, TC-7800 Series (Pub. 148, 6/89)

Traffic Signal Design Handbook (Pub. 149, 3/92)

Guidelines for the Maintenance of Traffic Signal Systems (Pub. 191, 1989)

Engineering and Traffic Studies (metric) (Pub. 201M, 1995)

Work Zone Traffic Control (metric) (Pub. 203M, 1995)

Flagging Handbook (Pub. 234, 2/95)

Handbook of Approved Signs (Pub. 236, 5/92)

Sign Blank Specifications (Pub. 306, 1995)

Traffic Engineering (Approval & Installation of Traffic Control Devices) (MPS #414)

Center for Program Development and Management

Statewide Transportation Policy Plan

Bureau of Municipal Services

Mileage Addition Guidelines (Policies concerning adding local road mileage to a municipalities Liquid Fuels Road Inventory.)

Liquid Fuels Allowable Expenditures (Expenditures that a municipality may make utilizing Liquid Fuels Funds.)

GUIDANCE MANUALS:

Bureau of Driver Licensing

Pennsylvania Driver's Manual

Commercial Driver's Manual

Motorcycle Operator Manual

Bureau of Equal Opportunity

Harassment/Sexual Harassment Manual

Bureau of Municipal Services

Liquid Fuels Annual Qualifying Package (Yearly forms a municipality must complete to receive their annual Liquid Fuels Allocation.)

Bureau of Office Services

Conducting Business with the PA Department of Transportation

RFP/Contracting Procedures Manual (Pub. 300)

Bureau of Design

Relocation Assistance Information (Pub. 47)

Contract Proposal Preparation Guide (Pub. 51)

Contract Proposal Preparation Guide (Metric Edition) (Pub. 51M)

When Your Land Is Needed for Highway Use (Pub. 83)

Local Public Agency Project Guidelines (Pub. 98)

Surveying and Mapping Manual (Pub. 122M)

Specifications for Consultant Engineering Agreements (Form 442)

Bureau of Maintenance & Operations

Trucker's Handbook (Pub. 194, 3/92)

Posting and Bonding Procedures for Municipal Highways (Pub. 221, 3/90)

Highway Occupancy Permit Handbook (Pub. 282, 9/93)

Guide for Obtaining Minimum Use Driveway Permits

How to Apply for a Super Load Permit

Trucker's Guide to Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania STAA Truck Routes (Listing of approved routes for 102 inch wide tractor trailers.)

Bureau of Construction & Materials

Access to Contracts Management System by Outside Agencies (MPS #419)

Procedures for Administration for Municipal Projects (Pub. 39)

Center for Program Development and Management

Congestion Management System (CMS) Planning Guidance

Local Bridge Program Operational Manual

Transportation Enhancements Program Guidance

State Transportation Program Guidance

Major Metropolitan Transportation Investments/Major Investment Studies Guidance

PennDOT User's Guide to Transportation Planning & Programming

Office of the Deputy Secretary for Planning

Transportation Partnerships Guidelines Manual

Bureau of Municipal Services

Turnback Manual (Provide information on the process of turning a road back to local jurisdiction.)

DECISIONS:

Bureau of Equal Opportunity

Affirmative Action Plan

DBE Plan

Contract Compliance Plan

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:

Bureau of Office Services

Model Stockpile Guidelines

Procurement Manual

Bureau of Equal Opportunity

DBE Orientation Course Manual

Bureau of Design

Appraisal Guide (Pub. 94M)

Right-of-Way Manual

Bureau of Environmental Quality

Environmental Impact Statement Handbook (Pub. 278, 8/93)

Categorical Exclusion Evaluation Handbook (Pub. 294, 8/95)

Public Involvement Handbook (Pub. 295, 9/95)

Needs Study Handbook (Pub. 319, 8/96)

PennDOT Project Level Air Quality Handbook (Pub. 321, 3/96)

Bureau of Maintenance & Operations

Maintenance Manual (Pub. 23)

Guide Rail Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 33)

Pavement Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 36)

Drainage Condition Survey Field Manual (Pub. 73)

Bureau of Construction & Materials

Finals Unit Manual (Pub. 11) (Guidance for Highway Construction Project Closeouts)

Field Computation Guidebook (Pub. 21)(Guidance for Highway Construction Projects)

Contract Documentation System Field Operations Manual (Pub. 320)

Construction and Materials Management (MPS #404) (How to Record, Document & Attest Materials in a Highway Construction Project

Cooperation with Outside Agencies:  Highway Construction and Materials Testing (MPS #407)

New Product Evaluations (MPS #418)

Bureau of Transportation Systems Performance

Traffic Monitoring Program Guidance

Center for Program Development and Management

Single Occupancy Vehicle Capacity Adding Project (SOVCAP) Guidance

Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Program Guidance

Bureau of Municipal Services

Abandonment/Vacation/Deletions Procedure Letter (Policies and procedures governing the abandonment, vacation, and deletion of roads from the state road system and their return to local jurisdiction.)

OTHER:

Bureau of Office Services

Publication Sales List

Bureau of Design

Construction Items Catalog (Pub. 7)

Construction Items Catalog (metric edition) (Pub. 7M)

Construction Cost Catalog of Standard Construction Items (Pub. 287)

Bureau of Environmental Quality

Getting Involved Brochure (Pub. 304, 10/94)

Bureau of Construction & Materials

Aggregate Producers (Pub. 34, 1995) (Listing of Approved Quarries)

Approved Construction Materials (Pub. 35, 1995) (Listing of Approved Manufacturers of Highway Products)

Producers of Bituminous Mixtures (Pub. 41, 7/94) (Listing of Approved Bituminous Plants)

Producers of Redi-Mix Concrete (Pub. 42, 7/94) (Listing of Approved Concrete Producers)

Contract Plan Reading for Inspectors (Textbook - Training Manual) (Pub. 211)

Contract Plan Reading for Inspectors (Quizbook) (Pub. 212)

Contract Plan Reading for Inspectors (Final Exam) (Pub. 213)

Plan Book for the Course in Contract Reading (Training Manual) (Pub. 214)

Slope Stability Program, PASTABL (Metricated)

Prequalification and Contractor Evaluation (MPS #405)

Highway Contract Claims (MPS #406)

Bureau of Highway Safety & Traffic Engineering

Bicycling Directory of Pennsylvania (Pub. 316, 1995-96)

Center for Program Development and Management

Transportation Conformity - State Implementation Plan

Bureau of Municipal Services

Liquid Fuels Calendar (Tool for municipalities highlighting policies, procedures and information to assist with road and street maintenance.)

Treasurer's Account Book (Accounting system for local governments.)

Bureau of Public Transportation

Public Transportation in PA - A User's Guide (Consumers guide to Public Transportation Services.)

PA Urban Transit Statistical Report 94/95 (Statistics for urban public transportation providers.)

PA Rural and Small Urban Public Trans. Program (Statistics for rural and small urban public trans. providers.)

Senior Citizen Shared-Ride Program (Background info, statistics, trends, etc. for Shared-Ride Program.)

PA Public Transportation Directory

   All of the non-regulatory compliance-related documents listed above are available from the Department of Transportation Publications Office. In some cases, due to the length of the document, a duplication fee will be charged. Please contact the Publications Office at PA Department of Transportation, Distribution Services Unit, P.O. Box 2028, G-123 Transportation & Safety Building, Harrisburg, PA 17105, telephone number (717) 787-6746 for more information. Documents are also available from the State Library, Government Publications Section at 219 Forum Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120 and are available through inter-library loan.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1269. Filed for public inspection August 2, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]



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