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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-1347h

[32 Pa.B. 3741]

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MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS

POLICY STATEMENTS:
*  ADA Policy Statement
*  HIV/AIDS Policy
*  Sexual Harassment Policy
*  Substance Abuse in the Workplace Policy
*  Workplace Violence Policy
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849

*  Opportunity Statement
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796

*  Emergency Fire Evacuation Plan
*  Operation of Clubs within National Guard Facilities
*  Privately Owned Weapons on National Guard Facilities
*  Smoking Policy
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849

*  Emergency Fire Evacuation Plan, Veterans' Homes
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903

*  Public Affairs Airlift Policy
Contact: Colonel Latchford (717) 861-8825

*  Resident Abuse Policy and Procedures
*  Staff/Resident Fraternization Policy, Veterans' Homes
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903

*  Standard Operating Procedure for Armory Rentals
Contact: Duke Munford (717) 861-8580

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
*  Adherence to Work Hours/Wear of Military Uniform
*  Bomb Threat Plan--DMVA contains classified information
*  Curtailment of Activities at FTIG Due to Inclement Weather
*  Discipline Manual
*  Photo ID Cards for State Civilian Employees at FTIG
*  Political Activity
*  Reporting Procedures for Workplace Violence
*  Retired Guardsmen Involvement
*  Notification of VIP Visits for FTIG and DMVA Organizations
*  Overtime/Compensatory Leave Policy
*  Work Schedule
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849

*  Discrimination Complaint Process
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796

*  Orientation Checklist
*  Employee Orientation Checklist
*  Review of Procedures for Responding to PHRC/EEOC Complaints
*  Sexual Harassment: Your rights and responsibilities
*  Work Rules/Standards of Conduct
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849

OTHER/GUIDANCE/INSTRUCTIONAL MANUALS:
*  Personnel Manual
*  DMVA Guide to Classification
*  Employee Handbook
*  Guide to Managing the Official Personnel Folder
*  Leave Manual for the DMVA
*  Employee Safety Handbook
*  DMVA Guide for Controlling Sick Leave Abuse and Time and Attendance Problems
*  PA Worker and Community Right to Know Training Booklet
*  Partial and Full-Day Closings for State Employees at Ft. Indiantown Gap
*  Training Guidelines Manual
*  Work-Related Disability Leave and Modified Light Duty Manual
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849

*  Equal Opportunity Plan
*  Contract Compliance Plan for DMVA
*  DMVA Workforce Profile 1996

*  Training Plan and Report
Contact: John Cutler (717) 861-8796

*  Organizational and Functional Statement for the DMVA
*  Index of Administrative Publications (contains classified information) Pamphlet 310-1
*  Military Publications Index of Blank Forms (contains classified information) Pamphlet 25-32
Contact: Linda Leese (717) 861-8849

*  Patient Care Policy Manual, Veterans' Homes
*  State Home Construction Grant Program
*  Veterans Administration Guidelines for State Veterans' Homes
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903

*  Adjutant General's Biennial Report
Contact: John P. Maietta (717) 861-8720

*  Directory of Agencies Providing Information to Veterans
*  PA Veterans' Memorial
*  Telephone Directory for Veterans Organizations
*  Scotland School's Admission Packet
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903

*  Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home
*  PA Soldiers' and Sailors' Home
*  Delaware Valley Veterans' Center
*  Northeastern Veterans' Center
*  Southeastern Veterans' Center
*  Southwestern Veterans' Center
Contact: Cecil Hengeveld (717) 861-8903

*  Standard Operating Procedure for Armory Rentals
Contact: Duke Munford (717) 861-8580

*  PA Air National Guard Fact Sheet
*  PA Army National Guard Fact Sheet
Contact: LtCol Cleaver (717) 861-8468


PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE

Brochures:
Parole in PA: What does it mean? How does it work?
SAVE: The Substance Abuse Violators Effort (State Program)
SAVE: The Substance Abuse Violators Effort (County Program)
RSAT: Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
Pre-Parole Information Bulletin
Parole Plan Investigations
Fatherhood Initiative
Contact: Lauren Taylor, 787-6208


PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY

Bureau of Training Services
*  Constables' Training Bulletins, August 1994 to present.
*  Deputy Sheriffs' Training Bulletins, April 1990 to present.
*  Statement of policy on basic training at 37 Pa. Code § 421.103.
*  Criteria for instructors as listed on constables' certification application.
*  Constables' Education and Training Board (CETB) instructor information. produced solely for contractor schools.
*  Code of Conduct for deputy sheriffs training, distributed by training contractor to trainees in each basic training and waiver class.
*  DARE Officers Policy and Procedures Manual.

Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements
*  U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, ''Byrne Formula Grant Program Guidance.''
*  U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, State and Local Assistance Division (SLAD) Information Memorandums.
*  U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Fact Sheets.
*  Drug Education and Law Enforcement Grant Program Guidelines and Application
*  (Drug Abuse Resistance Education--D.A.R.E.--grants)

Office of Financial Management and Administration
*  Index of Grant Funding Guideline Announcements for new projects in 2002.
*  PCCD Applicant's Manual on PCCD website, revised May 2001.
*  U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of the Comptroller, Financial Guide.
*  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor's Office, Management Directive 305.20, Grant Administration.
*  Funding guidelines disseminated as needed by various divisions.
*  PCCD Grant Procedures Manual, June 2001.

Center for Research, Evaluation and Statistical Analysis
*  Funding guidelines for research/evaluation projects, April 9, 2001.
*  Funding guidelines/announcements dated 10/5/01, 4/2/02 and 6/14/01.

Office of Victims' Services

Victims Compensation
*  Victims Compensation Claim Form.
*  Claim Form Instruction Booklet.
*  Victims Compensation Brochure (English and Spanish).
*  Victim Advocate Manual--revised April 18, 2000.
*  Victims Compensation Policy and Procedure Manual, revised July 20, 2000.
*  Annual Report for FY 2000-2001.
*  Immediate Compensation Policy Changes Affecting Claimant Eligibility, dated April 16, 2002.

Victims Services
*  Local Policy Board Requirements, revised December, 2001.
*  Federal STOP Funding Guidelines relating to domestic violence.
*  STOP Funding Announcement, revised July 2001.
*  Rights and Services Act (RASA) Funding Announcement, revised June 2002.
*  State Victim/Witness Standards and Procedures Manual, April 1999.
*  Victims of Juvenile Offenders (VOJO) Standards and Procedures, effective December 2000.
*  VOJO Funding Announcement, revised June 22, 2002.
*  Comprehensive Victim Service Center Standards, Revised February 2001.
*  Monitoring tools for Drug Control and System Improvement (DCSI), VOJO, revised July 2001; RASA, revised June 2001; Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), revised April 2001
*  Subgrantees' Training Guide published by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime, September 1999.
*  Concept paper formats.
*  VOCA Funding Announcement January 16, 2002.

Pennsylvania Weed and Seed Program

Operations Manual, current for 2001-2002.


PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

POLICY STATEMENTS
Rental Housing Program
12 PA. Code, Section 31.11--31.25
Contact: William Koons (717-780-3882)

Owner-Occupied Residential Housing Program
12 PA. Code, Section 31.101--31.105
Contact: Donald Plunkett (717-780-3871)

Programs Generally
12 PA. Code, Section 31.111--31.117
Contact: Donald Plunkett (717-780-3871)

Policy Statement on Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (including Program Guidelines, Act 91 Notice, and list of counseling agencies)
12 PA. Code, Section 31.201 et. seq.
Contact: Daryl Rotz (717-780-3922)

GUIDANCE MANUALS

Development Division
PHFA Multifamily Housing Application and Guidelines (contains PennHOMES, Taxable and Tax-Exempt Financing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit Guidelines)
PHFA Preprocessing Manual for Projects with Agency Federal HOME Funds
PHFA Preprocessing Manual for Projects with Agency Reserve Funds
Contact: Patti Williams (717-780-3876)

Technical Services Division
Architectural Submission Guide
Submission Guide for Small Projects
PHFA Preconstruction Meeting Guide
General Payout Procedures for Mortgagors & Contractors
Contact: Dottie Shipley (717-780-3860)

Management Division
PHFA Policies, Procedures and Compliance Manual (PennHOMES Program)
PHFA Management Office Policies and Procedures Manual--Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation Programs
PHFA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Compliance Manual
Contact: Donna Farnham (717-780-3814)

PHFA PennHOMES Financial Reporting Manual
Contact: Carol Carroll (717-780-3811)

Housing Services
Seniors Supportive Services Program Operating Manual
Family Supportive Services Program Manual
Contact: Sandy Klunk (717-780-3874)

Single Family Housing Division
PHFA Seller's Guide
HOMESTEAD Program Guidelines
Individual On-Lot Sewage Disposal System Loan Program Guidelines
PHFA Servicing Manual
Contact: Donald Plunkett (717-780-3871)

INTERNAL GUIDELINES
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program Policies and Procedures Contact: Daryl Rotz (717-780-3922)
PHFA Board Minutes and Resolutions
PHFA Employee Manual
Bylaws of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
PHFA Right To Know Act Policy
Contact: Carrie Barnes (717-780-3990)

OTHER
PHFA Annual Report
2001 Pennsylvania Housing Study (available only on Web site at www.phfa.org)
Inventory of Assisted Rental Housing
Funding Affordable Housing (resource guide)
PHFA Statewide Homeownership Program Homebuyers Workbook
Report on the Economic Benefits of Affordable Housing Development in Pennsylvania
Report on the Use of Act 137--Implementation of Pennsylvania's County Housing
Trust Fund Legislation
PHFA Possibilities (newsletter)
Pathway to Senior Activities (resource guide)
PHFA Service Connections (supportive services newsletter)
Answers to Common Questions About the Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance
Loan Program (fact sheet)
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Lenders List (reference sheet)
List of Counseling Agencies for Mortgage Bankers and Brokers and Consumer Equity Protection Act (Act 55 of 2001)
Contact: Paula Brightbill (717-780-3915)

PHFA Brochures
   Programs of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
   Statewide Homeownership Program
   Lower Income Homeownership and Closing Cost Assistance Programs
   Homeownership Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
   Questions & Answers about the Federal Recapture Tax
   Home Energy Efficiency and Home Buying
   Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program
   Tax Credit Program
      Contact: Paula Brightbill (717-780-3915)

   Additional information is available on PHFA's website (www.phfa.org) from time to time (including funding notices, Requests For Proposals, and news and public notices)


PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
--PENNVEST

Internal Guidelines:
*  Policy and Procedure for Application, Permit and Right of Way Deadlines and Application Retainage, A-1, September 21, 1992
*  Policy and Procedure for the Renegotiation of Financial Assistance Terms, A-5, August 20, 1991.
*  Policy and Procedure for Project Cost Increases, A-6, November 1, 1995
*  Policy and Procedure for Emergency Work Undertaken Without A Letter of No Prejudice, A-10, 1991.
*  Policy and Procedure for Funding Tap in Fees, A-11, February 14, 1995
*  Policy and Procedure for Force Account Work, A-12, May 24, 1993.
*  Policy and Procedure for Eligible Amount of Acquisition Cost, A-13, November 19,1992.
*  Policy and Procedure for Eligibility of Street Resurfacing Costs, A-14, November 19, 1992.
*  Policy and Procedure for Processing Letters of No Prejudice and Preclosing Letters, C-6, March 22, 1999.
*  Policy and Procedure for Project Costs and Loan Closings, B-1, August 20, 1991
*  Policy and Procedure for the Selection of Contractors By Borrowers, B-7, August 20, 1991.
*  Policy and Procedure for Establishment of Borrowers' Accounts, B-8, August 20, 1991.
*  Policy and Procedure for Commitment Acceptance and Closing Deadline, B-9, May 24, 1993
Contact: Elaine Keisling 717 783-4494

Other:
*  PENNVEST: Pennsylvania's Doorway to the Future, 1994.
*  On-Lot Sewage Disposal System for the Individual Homeowner Funding Program, August 1997
*  A Water, Sewer and Stormwater Utility's Guide to Financial and Technical Assistance Program, May 1997
*  Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Application, April 1996
*  Pennvest Annual Report, November 1996
*  Liquid Assets/ Newsletter; July 1997
Contact: Lou Ann Buffington (717) 787-8138.

   *  Many of these documents are also available on PENNVEST's website: www.pennvest.state.pa.us


PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Public School Employees' Retirement System

POLICY STATEMENTS:
*  Paying of Benefits when PSERS has been Notified of Pending or Completed Divorce Action
*  Purchase of Service Waiving of Payroll Deductions
*  Paying Death Benefits when Ex-Spouse is Last Named Beneficiary
*  Contested Death Benefits
*  Maternity Leave of Absence
*  Elimination of Frozen Present Value
*  Crediting Service For Lockouts
*  Method of Payment For Purchase of Service
*  Return to School Service for an Emergency Annuitant
*  Direct Rollover Limitations
*  Overpayments and Direct Rollovers
*  Alternate Retirement Dates and Termination Date
*  Special Retirement Incentive 30-Year Window
*  Inactive Interest
*  Employment and Income Restrictions for Disability Annuitants
*  Interpretation of Declaration of Intent to Retire Under Mellow
*  Multiple Service Election
*  Leaving Service Before Age 62 With Less Than Ten Years of Service
*  Converting Hours to Days
*  Crediting Purchases of Service during a Non-Qualifying Year
*  Definition of ''School Year''
*  Rate of Contribution
*  Paying Death Benefits and Collecting Overpayments from Deceased Members' Accounts
*  Activated Military Leave (Approved Military Leave of Absence)
*  Paying Death Benefits and Collecting Overpayments from Deceased Members' Accounts
*  Cadet Nurse Service
*  Birthday Rule for Determining Eligibility for Retirement Benefits
*  Designation of Primary and Contingent Alternate Payees in an Approved Domestic Relations Order
*  Processing Faxed Documents
*  Contested Death Benefits
*  Purchase of Service Payment Plan
*  Purchase of Service Payment Plan
*  Purchase of Previous Non-Qualifying School Service
*  Worker's Compensation Offset Under Act 57
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
*  PSERS Member Handbook (Current Ed. 1998)
*  PSERS Retired Member Handbook (Current Ed. 2000)
*  PSERS Update
*  PSERS Videos:
   Working For Your Future
   A Foundation For Your Retirement
   Here When You Need Us
   Enjoying Your Retirement
   Making the Most of Your Retirement Dollars
*  PSERS Pamphlets:
   Let's Talk About: Leaving Employment & Your Retirement Benefits
   Let's Talk About: Taxes on Your Retirement Account
   Let's Talk About: Disability Benefits
   Let's Talk About: Being Retired
   Let's Talk About: Your Retirement and Divorce
   Let's Talk About: Death Benefits During Employment
   Let's Talk About: Death Benefits During Retirement
   Let's Talk About: Purchasing Credit for Service
*  PSERS Retirement Chalkboard (Active Members Newsletter)
*  PSERS Benefits Hotline (Retired Members Newsletter)
*  PSERS Reporting Unit Bulletin
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733

DECISIONS:
*  PSERS Board of Trustees Adjudications Topics:
   Act 1991-23 (''Mellow Bill'')
   Change of Option
   Cost of Living Increase
   Credited Years of Service
   Death Benefit
   Disability
   Effective Date of Retirement
   Final Average Salary
   Frozen Present Value
   Forced Maternity Leave
   Health Care Premium Assistance
   Membership Eligibility
   Merchant Marine
   Multiple Service Credit
   Overpayment
   Payment of Interest
   Pension Forfeiture
   Purchase of Service
   Reinstatement
   Retirement-Covered Compensation
   Miscellaneous
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
*  PSERS Investment Policy
*  PSERS Board Minutes and Resolutions
*  Sample Domestic Relations Order and Instruction Memo
*  PSERS Employer Reference Manual
*  Board Bylaws
*  Board Election Guidelines
*  Asset Allocation Plan
*  Board Corporate Governance Voting Policy
*  PSERS Policy on Public Information
*  PSERS Business System Final Requirements Document
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733

OTHER:
*  PSERS Website: www.psers.state.pa.us
*  PSERS Annual Financial Report (Includes Mission Statement)
*  Actuarial Report (annual and 5 year)
*  Actuarial Tables and Computational Procedures, Pa. Bulletin, Vol. 27, No. 33, pp. 3726-3739, July 26, 1997
*  Health Options Program Enrollment Package
Contact: Frank Ryder (717) 720-4733

Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System

POLICY STATEMENTS:
*  Calculation of Withdrawing Plan's Portion of Retired Member's Reserve
*  Allocation of Excess Interest to Municipal Account, Member's Accounts, and Retired Member's Reserve Accounts
*  Portability: Individual Member
*  Portability: Plan Spin-offs
*  Business and Educational Travel Policy
*  Y2K Statement
*  Return to Work Policy Statement
*  Actuarial Tables
*  Disposition of Surplus Equipment
*  Public Information

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
*  PMRS Notes & News
*  PMRS Pamphlets:
   Plan Benefit Summary (individualized for each municipality)
   Evaluating Your Pension Plan
   Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System
*  Individual Municipality Plan Benefit Agreements
*  PMRS Procedures Manual (1984)

DECISIONS:
*  PMRS Board of Trustees Adjudications Topics:
   Death Benefit
   Pension Forfeitures
   Purchase of Service
   Vesting
   Miscellaneous

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
*  PMRS Investment Guidelines and Proxy Voting
*  Investment Consultant Quarterly Reports
*  Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
*  Annual Report Summary
*  Actuarial Reports (Annual Evaluation and 5 year Experience Study Report)
*  Actuarial Tables
*  Sample Domestic Relations Order and Instruction Memo
*  PMRS Board Minutes and Resolutions
*  PMRS Policy on Public Information


PUBLIC WELFARE

   (Editor's Note: Statements of Policy are in upper and lower case. Notices of Rule Change are in all capitals. Notices of Rule Change adopted more than 180 days before deposit are starred (*).

Office of Income Maintenance--Contact: Edward J. Zogby (717) 787-4081

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year Code
Citation
Subject Date
Issued
Bulletin
Number
1983 Ch. 166 Computation of CWEP Hrs. 10/25/83 166-83-57
Ch. 275 Postmark Date as the Receipt Indicator for Appeals and for Requests for Reconsideration03/15/84 275-84-10
1984 Ch. 297 Change in Reimbursement Policy for AFDC/SSI03/15/84 297-84-1
1985 Ch. 187 Definition of Child Born Out-of-Wedlock11/08/85 00-85-23(T)
1988 Ch. 100 Health Insurance Provisions for Single Point of Contact (SPOC)05/25/88 100-88-2
1989 Ch. 275 Instructions for Applying the Court Ruling in Juras vs. DPW06/30/89 275-89-1
1990 Ch. 183 Additions to/Deletions from a Budget Group01/08/90 183-90-01
Ch. 183 Cash Assistance Clarifications: Residence and Income12/28/90 183-90-05
1991 *CH. 140 MANDATORY CONTINUATION OF MA THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM PERIOD08/20/91 0140-91-01
1993 *CH. 166 PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM08/21/93 166-93-01
1994 *CH. 257 REVISIONS TO 55 PA. CODE CHAPTER 177 (RESOURCES) AND 257 (REIMBURSEMENT)06/24/94 257-94-01
1995 *CH. 257 MA ESTATE RECOVERY-- CHAPTER 178--MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES; CHAPTER 257--REIMBURSEMENT06/01/95 257-95-01
1996 CH. 125 ACT 1995-20 PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONS SENTENCED OR CHARGED FOR A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR04/05/96 125-96-01
2000 CH. 153 EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS CH. 178 FOR TWO-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS: REVISING THE DEFINITION OF UNEMPLOYMENT06/10/00 153-00-01
CH. 187 REVISION TO CHAPTER 187, SUPPORT FROM RELATIVES NOT LIVING WITH THE CLIENT, TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION06/10/00 187-00-01
CH. 285 INCREASES IN PAYMENT FOR BURIAL AND/OR CREMATION AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF EXCLUDED CONTRIBUTIONS06/10/00 285-00-01
TANF STATE PLAN NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND THE TANF STATE PLAN06/10/00
2001 TANF STATE PLANTANF HARDSHIP EXCEPTIONS03/24/01
TANF STATE PLANTANF TIME-OUT 03/24/01

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
*  Cash Assistance Handbook
*  Food Stamp Handbook
*  Medical Assistance Eligibility Handbook
*  Nursing Care Handbook
*  Supplemental Handbook
*  Medicaid in Pennsylvania
*  Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Final State Plan
*  Actions for Support

Office of Medical Assistance--Contact: Suzanne Love (717) 787-1870

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year Code
Citation
Subject Date
Issued
Bulletin
Number
1981 Ch. 1251 Clarification of M.A. Bulletin # 22-80-0108/19/81 22-81-01
Ch. 1121Info. Concerning Claims Submitted as Compounded Prescriptions06/30/82 19-82-02
1984 Ch. 1101 Third Party Resource and Copay 11/01/84 99-84-15
Ch. 1163 Physician Attestation Statement 12/31/84 01-84-15
11-84-25
1985 Ch. 1141 Decision Concerning Prof. Component Billing01/25/85 01-85-01
Ch. 1141 Physician Assistant Use 04/22/85 01-85-05
Ch. 1245, 1163Ambulance Transportation 04/22/85 11-85-08
Ch. 1163 Psych. Inpatient Adm of Patients with D/A and Psychiatric Diagnoses05/31/85 13-85-04
Ch. 1101 Copayments/Guidelines/ Exemption for Pregnancy & Ability to Pay10/17/85 99-85-12
Ch. 1153 Require. for Treatment Plans & Doc. of Treatment 10/31/85 29-85-01
33-85-02
Ch. 1149 Clarification of Treatment Plan Requirements for Orthodontists02/11/86 03-86-1
Ch. 1163
Ch. 1151
Offset of Investment Income 02/21/86 11-86-04
12-86-02
13-86-01
1986 Ch. 1101.75(a)(5) Policy Clarification 07/23/86 19-86-06
Ch. 1101 Policy Clarification Re: Provider's Signature09/19/86
99-86-06
Ch. 1101 Professional License No. 10/13/86 11-86-12
12-86-05
Ch. 1101 Preclusion of Convicted Persons, Not Providers, from Participation or Involvement in the MA Program10/24/86 99-86-09
Ch. 1123 Durable Medical Equipment Warranties 10/28/86 05-86-02
19-86-07
Ch. 1101 Records Maintenance and Avail. Requirements11/05/86 23-86-02
1987 Ch. 1101 Physicians' Response. Home Health Services01/12/87 01-87-01
Ch. 1223 Letter of Agreement-D&A Single County Authorities 01/23/87 11-87-01
12-87-01
13-87-01
Ch. 1223 Contractual Agreement Single County Authority02/12/87
28-87-01
Ch. 1149 Palliative Emerg. Treat. 04/24/87 03-87-02
27-87-01
Ch. 1101 Records Maint. and Avail. Require. for Chiropractors04/27/87 07-87-01
Ch. 1249 Reimbursement-Home Health Services in PCH05/22/87 23-87-01
Ch. 1101 Professional Lic. No. 06/10/87 10-87-01
Ch. 1223 Nonrecompensable Services Drug Screens 07/29/87 11-87-05
12-87-04
16-87-01
28-87-02
Ch. 1101/
Ch. 1123
Coverage for Motorized Wheelchairs07/30/87 05-87-02
01-87-08
19-87-06
Ch. 1101 Policy Relating to Apnea Monitors 09/02/87 01-87-15
05-87-04
19-87-09
Ch. 1150 Spec. Enroll. Req. to Bill Tech. Comp. of Ped. Pneumograms 10/07/87
05-87-05
19-87-10
1988 Ch. 1101 Policy Clarification Regarding Physician License07/01/88
1101-88-01
Ch. 1249 Clarification of Condition Under Which MA Recipients Are Considered Homebound09/26/88 1249-88-01
1989 Ch. 1101 Policy Reminder Regarding Practitioner License Requirements09/09/89 1101-89-02
Ch. 1163 Assignment of DRG (Neonate) 11/18/89 1163-89-01
1990 Ch. 1150 Payment Policy for Consultations04/27/90 1150-90-01
Ch. 1249 Use of Medicare Form HCFA-485 06/08/90 1249-90-01
1991 *CH. 1101
CH. 1121 1121-91-02
CH. 1123 1123-91-01
CH. 1241 1241-91-01
EPSDT--OBRA '89 08/02/91 1101-91-01
1121-91-02
1123-91-01
1241-91-01
1992 *CH. 1141
*CH. 1153
CLOZAPINE SUPPORT SERVICES 01/31/92 1141-92-01
1153-92-01
Ch. 1241 Revised EPSDT Immunization Guidelines12/11/92 1241-92-01
1993 *CH. 1165 PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE01/01/93 1165-93-01
*CH. 1121 CHANGES IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS07/09/93 1121-93-01
*CH. 1149 DENTAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS 07/09/93 1149-93-01
*CH. 1101 BASIC HEALTH CARE FOR ADULT GENERAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS (FELIX ET. AL. V. CASEY ET. AL.) STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT07/21/93 1101-93-03
*CH. 1101 UPDATE TO EXCEPTIONS PROCESS AND CRITERIA UNDER THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE BASIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGE07/21/93 1101-93-04
Ch. 1241 Centers for Disease Control Blood Lead Testing09/03/93 1241-93-01
Ch. 1101 Business Arrangements Between Nursing Facilities and Pharmacy Providers10/08/93 1101-93-05
1994 Ch. 1241 Update to Blood Lead Testing Guidelines04/08/94 1241-94-01
*CH. 1239 M.A. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RECIPIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 2105/17/94 1239-91-01
*CH. 1121 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES DRUG COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NEEDY IN NURSING FACILITIES06/24/94 1121-94-01
*CH. 1249 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF HOME HEALTH SERVICES (REVISED)07/01/94 1249-94-02
*CH. 1121 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT MULTISOURCE BRAND NAME DRUGS08/26/94 1121-94-02
*CH. 1121
CH. 1126
CH. 1129
CH. 1141
CH. 1163
CH. 1221
CH. 1225
CH. 1242
TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY-- DISCONTINUED COVERAGE FOR DRUGS AND RELATED SERVICES 08/30/94 1121-94-03
1126-94-01
1129-94-01
1141-94-01
1163-94-01
1221-94-01
1125-94-01
1242-94-01
*CH. 1101 GENERAL ASSISTANCE RESTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF ACT 4909/02/94 1101-94-01
1995 CH. 1153 ACCESSING OUTPATIENT WRAPAROUND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES09/08/95 1153-95-01
CH. 1157 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN NON-JCAHO09/08/95 1157-95-01
CH. 1165 UPDATE-JCAHO-ACCREDITED RTF SERVICES09/08/95 1165-95-01
*CH. 1153 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION12/30/94 1153-95-01
CH. 1163 PAYMENT POLICY FOR ABORTION SERVICES12/15/95 1163-95-02
1996 CH. 1101 LIMITS ON OFFICE VISITS UNDER THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE (GA) BASIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGE03/18/96 1101-96-01
Ch. 1101 Medical Assistance Deductible 09/20/96 1101-96-02
1997 Ch. 1141 Revision to Physician Assistant and Nurse Midwife Supervision Requirement07/30/97 1141-97-01
1998 Ch. 1101
Ch. 1141
Ch. 1150
Ch. 1221
Regulation Changes Regarding ''Emergency Medical Condition'' 07/01/98 1101-98-01
1141-98-01
1150-98-01
1221-98-01
Ch. 1163 Revision of Utilization Guidelines for Inpatient Hospital Drug and Alcohol Services Under the Medical Assistance Program05/18/98 1163-98-01
Ch. 1223 Drug and Alcohol Clinics with Provisional Licenses03/01/98 1223-98-01
1999 Ch. 1187 Capital Component Payments for Post-Moratorium Beds04/17/99 1187-99-01
Ch. 1101 ''Payment in Full'' 09/17/99 99-99-06
2001 Ch. 1101 Clarification of Coverage for Motorized Wheelchairs and Other Durable Medical Equipment 02/16/01 01-01-02
05-01-01
17-01-01
19-01-02
49-01-02
50-01-01
1101-01-01
1123-01-01

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
*  Provider Handbook 01--Physician
*  Provider Handbook 03--Dentist
*  Provider Handbook 04--Podiatrist
*  Provider Handbook 05--Medical Supplier
*  Provider Handbook 06/08--Short Procedure Unit/Ambulatory Surgical Center
*  Provider Handbook 07--Chiropractor
*  Provider Handbook 09--Birth Centers
*  Provider Handbook 10-I--Independent Medical/Surgical Clinic
*  Provider Handbook 11-I--Inpatient Hospital (Encompasses provider types General Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital, Private Mental Hospital, State Mental Hospital and Extended Acute Psychiatric Care
*  Provider Handbook ll-O--Outpatient Hospital (Encompasses provider types General Hospital, and Rehabilitation Hospital
*  Provider Handbook 15--Optometrist
*  Provider Handbook 16--Independent Laboratory
*  Provider Handbook 18--Ambulance Company
*  Provider Handbook 19--Pharmacy
*  Provider Handbook 20--Portable X-Ray Provider
*  Provider Handbook 21--Renal Dialysis Center
*  Provider Handbook 22--Funeral Director
*  Provider Handbook 23--Home Health Agency
*  Provider Handbook 26--Rural Health Clinic
*  Provider Handbook 28--Drug and Alcohol Clinic
*  Provider Handbook 29--Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic
*  Provider Handbook 30--Family Planning Clinic
*  Provider Handbook 31--Midwives
*  Provider Handbook 33--Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Facility
*  Provider Handbook 36-L--Nursing Facility Services only applies to County Nursing Facilities and Private Nursing Facilities. Nursing facility case mix regulations implemented in 1996 (Pa. Code Chapter 1187) do not encompass provider types State Mental Retardation Center, Private ICF/MR, or State Restoration Center
*  Provider Handbook 37--Hospice
*  Provider Handbook 41--Psychologist
*  Provider Handbook 42--Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility
*  Provider Handbook 43--Physical Therapist
*  Provider Handbook 44--Certified RN Anesthetist
*  Provider Handbook 49--Certified RN Practitioner
*  Provider Handbook 50--Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Provider
*  Provider Handbook 54--Nutritionist
*  Provider Handbook 55--PA Department of Aging (PDA) Waiver
*  Provider Handbook 59--COMMCARE Waiver

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