[33 Pa.B. 3807]

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GUIDANCE MANUALS:

Bureau of Home and Community Based Services
*  Attendant Care Program Requirements
*  Attendant Care Medicaid Waiver #0277
*  Attendant Care Program Updates
*  Community Services Program for Persons with Physical Disabilities (CSPPPD) Program Requirements--In Draft
*  OBRA Medicaid Waiver #0235
*  Independence Medicaid Waiver #0319
*  COMMCARE Waiver #0386
*  Community Services Program for Persons with Physical Disabilities Program Directives
*  Interpretive Guidelines for Personal Care Home Regulations--Chapter 2620
*  Operating A Personal Care Home
*  Personal Care Home Administrator Training Requirements

Bureau of Supportive Services
*  Homeless Assistance Program--Instructions and Requirements
   o (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually)
*  Human Services Development Fund--Instructions and Requirements
   o (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually) *  Human Services Development Fund (HSDF)--Instructions and Requirements Supplements:
   o Supplement A--Eligibility for Adult Services Funded Through the HSDF
   o Supplement B--Services Definitions--Adult Services
   o Supplement C--Services Definitions--Generic Services
*  Medical Assistance Transportation Program--Instructions and Requirements (Note: Revised/Reissued Annually)

Office of Children, Youth & Families--Contact: Brian G. Kahler (717) 787-5199

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year	Code Citation	Subject	Date Issued	Bulletin Number
1980	Ch. 3140	Funding of Basic Ed. Components of Private Day Treatment Center Programs	10/29/80	99-80-22
1981		OCYF Licensing Procedures: Clarification of Provider's Right to Appeal DPW Issuance of a Provisional Certification of Compliance	10/29/81	99-81-38
1983	Ch. 3130	Clarification of the Definition of ''Accept for Service''	02/04/83	3130-83-03
	Ch. 3700	Waiver for Foster Family Homes by Foster Family Care Agencies	02/04/83	3700-83-01
	Ch. 3130	Clarification of County C & Y Agency Requirements with Respect to Fee Setting	02/04/83	3130-83-04
	Ch. 3130	Participation on Agency Administrative Review Panel	02/04/83	3130-83-06
	Ch. 3130	Clarif. on Caseworker-to- Family Case Load Ratio & Case Management Functions	02/04/83	3130-83-07
	Ch. 3130	Case Management Responsibilities When a Report of Suspected Child Abuse is Received Involving a Case Already Accepted for Service	02/04/83	3130-83-01
	Ch. 3140	Clarif. of Adoption Asst. to Relatives in Adoption Cases	05/02/83	3140-83-07
	Ch. 3140	Responsibility of the Co. for Legal Representation for Children and Parents	06/10/83	3140-83-09
	Ch. 3140	Chapter 3140.22 Reimbursement Regulations Alternative Programs 3140.22(e)	02/04/83	3140-83-02
	Ch. 3140	Chapter 3140.22 Reimbursement Regulations Community Residential Service 3140.22(d)(3)	02/04/83	3140-83-03
	Ch. 3140	3130.64(b)(2), 3130.67(9), 3140.131(7), 3700.35(b)(1) Reimbursement to Parents for the Cost of Child Visits	08/15/83	3130-83-11 3140-83-13 3700-83-03
1984	Ch. 3140	Reimbursement Rates for Placements in VisionQuest Wilderness & Wagon Train Programs	01/12/84	3140-84-01
	Ch. 3001	Transmittal of Interdpt. Memo. on Nonimmunized Students Excluded from Attending School	07/08/84	99-84-13
	Ch. 3490	Release of Child Abuse Info. to the Media	08/15/84	99-84-20
	Ch. 3140	VisionQuest Policy	09/07/84	3140-84-05
1985	Ch. 3001.5	Unannounced Visits to Licensed & Approved Facilities/Agencies	08/20/85	99-85-18
	Ch. 3130	Interstate Compact on Juveniles	09/30/85	99-85-27
	Ch. 3490	Providing Copies of Child Abuse Reports to Subjects	11/20/85	99-85-28
1986	Ch. 3490	Law Enforcement Officials as Perpetrators of Suspected Child Abuse	07/15/86	3490-86-04
	Ch. 3490	Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Law and Regulations as Related to Act 33	04/01/86	3490-86-02
	Ch. 3490	Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Law and Regulations as Related to Act 33--Part II	06/16/86	3490-86-05
	Ch. 3490	Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Law and Regulations as Related to Act 33--Part III	11/01/86	3490-86-08
	Ch. 3350	Screening Prospective Adoptive Parents Pursuant to Act 33 of 1985	09/02/86	3350-86-01
1987	Ch. 3490	Implementation of Child Protective Service Policies Relating to Alleged Medical Neglect of Disabled Infants	05/01/87	3490-87-01
	Ch. 3490	Sharing Child Abuse Info Among DPW Offices	09/01/87	3490-87-03
	Ch. 3490	Policy Clarification of the Child Protective Services Law and Regulations	06/01/87	3490-87-02
	Ch. 3140	Personal Incident Costs	10/01/87	3140-87-05
	Ch. 3140	OCYF Financial Participation in Costs of County Human Service Departments	08/31/87	3140-87-02
1988		Special Medical Assistance--Healthy Beginnings--for Pregnant Women and Qualified Children	11/02/88	99-88-08
	Ch. 3490	Screening Student Interns	05/88	3490-88-01
1989	Ch. 3350	Adoption Record Disclosure	06/06/89	3350-89-01
	Ch. 3130	Statements of Policy--Amendments to Chapter 3130 Due Process Protections for Parents and Children	10/10/89	3130-89-01
1991	Ch. 3130	Regulatory Interpretation Guidelines for Revisions to Chapter 3130	3130-91-03
1992	Ch. 3140	Title XX Invoicing Procedures for the Youth Development Centers and Youth Forestry Camps (YDCs/YFCs)	09/25/92	99-92-02
1994		Site Visits and Access to Records by PA Protection and Advocacy, Inc.	08/22/94	00-94-19
1995	Ch. 3270 Ch. 3280 Ch. 3290	Certified Childcare Professional Credential	11/01/95	3001-95-01
	Ch. 3490	Amendments to the Child Protective Services Law that Become Effective July 1, 1995	09/95	3490-95-02
1996	Ch. 3001	Day Care--Supervision of Children		3001-96-01
	Ch. 3001	Day Care--Posting DPW Inspection Summaries		3001-96-02
	Ch. 3001	Day Care--Inaccessibility of Above Ground Swimming Pools		3001-96-03
	Ch. 3001	Day Care--Departmental Access to the Facility Premises		3001-96-04
	Ch. 3490	Certification and Training for Children and Youth Workers		3490-96-03
	00	Update of Policies and Procedures for Juveniles in Detention		00-96-03
	00	Maximization of the OCYF's Grant Funds		00-96-04
	00	Surveying and Evaluating Child Welfare Agencies Implementation and Compliance with MEPA		00-96-06
1997	Ch. 3001	Day Care--Exemption from Immunization Requirements	03/29/97	3001-97-01
	Ch. 3001	Day Care--Ground Surface Requirements	06/01/97	3001-97-02
	Ch. 3140	Availability of Federal Financial Participation For Profit Residential Child Care Facilities		3140-97-02
	Ch. 3140	AFCARS/SACWIS		3140-97-03
	Ch. 3140	Instructions--Random Moment Time Study	12/01/97	3140-97-11
		Access to Pennsylvania State Police Records	10/01/97	00-97-09
		Priority Placement Request Procedures for the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children	12/01/97	00-97-12
1998	Ch. 3140	NMEPA 1994--Small Business	02/07/98	3140-98-03
		1997 Association of Juvenile Compact Administrators Rules and Regulations Amended Travel Permit	06/01/98	00-98-06
1999	Ch. 3001	Release of Children	09/07/99	3001-99-01
	Ch. 3140	Adoption Assistance Questions and Answers		3140-99-01
	Ch. 3490	Drug Convictions Prohibiting Hiring and Approving Foster/Adoptive Parent Applications	02/03/99	3490-99-01
	Ch. 3490	Implementation of Revisions to the Child Protective Services Law as Amended by Act 127 of 1998	10/01/99	3490-99-02
2000	Ch. 3140	YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rate	03/31/00	00-00-01
	Ch. 3140	TANF--Retroactive Eligibility Determinations	04/15/00	3140-00-01
	Ch. 3140	Invoicing Procedures--Child Welfare TANF	04/15/00	3140-00-03
	Ch. 3140	Needs-Based Instructions-- FY 2001-02 Plan and FY 2000-01 Implementation Plan	05/09/00	3140-00-04
	Ch. 3140	Federal Financial Participation Rate Change for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Costs	12/29/00	00-00-05
	Ch. 3140	AFCARS Planning, Budgeting and Invoicing Procedures	08/15/00	3140-00-02
	Ch. 3140	Youth Development Centers/ Youth Forestry Camps--Interim Per Diem Rates	05/18/01	00-01-02
	Ch. 3270 Ch. 3280	Overpopulation of Indoor Child Care Space	06/01/00	3001-00-01
	Ch. 3490	Child Death Review and Report Protocols	10/10/00	3490-00-01
	Ch. 3490	Safety Assessment and Safety Planning Protocol and Format	11/13/00	3490-00-02
	Ch. 3800	Child Residential and Day Treatment Facilities Licensing Measurement Instrument Revisions	05/30/00	3800-00-01
2001	Ch. 3130	The Second Revised Interim Guidelines for the Adoption and and Safe Families Act of 1997	01/02/01	3130-01-01
	Ch. 3140	Youth Development Centers/ Youth Forestry Camps-- Interim Per Diem Rates	5/18/01	00-01-02
	Ch. 3140	Revised Policies and Procedures: Title IV-E Placement Maintenance Eligibility and Reimbursability, Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Eligibility and Title XX Medicaid Eligibility	04/09/01	3140-01-01
	Ch. 3490	Revised Certification and Training Requirements for Children and Youth Supervisors	09/25/01	3490-01-02
2002	Ch. 3140	YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates July 2002	05/18/01	00-02-02
	Ch. 3140	YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates July 2003	05/18/01	00-02-05
	Ch. 3140	Children, Youth and Families Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Implementation Plan Instructions	07/01/02	3140-02-02
2003		Kinship Care Policy	06/30/03	00-03-03
		Megan's Law	04/13/03	00-03-02
	Ch. 3130	Permanent Legal Custodianship Policy	06/30/03	3130-03-01 3140-03-01
	Ch. 3140	YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2004	06/30/03	00-03-05
	Ch. 3140	Act 148 Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Service	07/01/03	3140-03-00
	Ch. 3140	Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance	06/30/03	3140-03-02
	Ch. 3140	Children, Youth and Families Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Implementation Plan Instructions	07/01/03	3140-03-03
	Ch. 3140	Title IV-E Invoicing Procedures	07/01/03	3140-03-05
	Ch. 3140	Child Placements with Emergency Caregivers	06/30/03	3140-03-08 3490-03-04
	Ch. 3350	Statewide Adoption Network Policies and Procedures	01/01/03	3350-03-01
	Ch. 3490	A.Y. v. DPW/Allegheny County	03/10/03	3490-03-01
	Ch. 3490	Federal Criminal History Clearances for PA Residents	04/25/03	3490-03-02

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
*  Clearance Statements for School Employees
*  Office of Children, Youth and Families Bulletin Board System
*  Education Portions of ''Non-Educational'' Residential Placements
*  Federal Regulations Affecting Children's Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
*  Children Living on Their Own: Referrals from School Districts
*  Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Invoicing
*  Indirect Costs Guidelines for County Children and Youth Agencies
*  Continuity of Health Care for Children in the Custody of County Children and Youth Agencies
*  Revised Waiver Procedure for Regulations Governing Children and Youth Social Service Programs
*  EPSDT Protocol for Children in Placement
*  Consent to EPSDT Child Screening
*  Medical Assistance for Children
*  Planning Permanent Families for Children Residing in Mental Retardation Residential Facilities
*  County Children and Youth Agency Responsibility for Juveniles in Police Custody
*  Audit Clause Language for Use in All County Child Welfare Service Provider Contracts
*  Interagency and Intergovernmental Agreements
*  Coordination of Child Support Collections Between County Children and Youth Agencies and County Domestic Relations Sections
*  County Claiming for Child Welfare Training Costs
*  Title IV-D Collections/Title IV-E Invoicing
*  Submission of Title IV-E Invoices and Quarterly Expenditure Reports
*  COBRA (P.L. 99-272) Changes to Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and Placement Maintenance Costs Incident to Special Needs Adoption
*  Early Intervention Services and Referrals by County Children and Youth Agencies for Handicapped or ''At Risk'' Preschool Children
*  County Children and Youth Advisory Committee Guidelines
*  Indirect Costs Under the County Costs Allocations Plan Guidelines
*  Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
*  Reporting of Indirect Costs--County Children and Youth Services
*  Interstate Compact on Juveniles
*  Instruction for Completing the Revised Child Protective Services Investigation Report
*  PA Adoption Cooperative Exchange Standard Operating Procedures Manual
*  Jurisdiction of Office of Hearing and Appeals in Family Service Plans Cases
*  Model Case Plan Forms and Instructions
*  Application of Chapter 3700 Regulations When Relatives Provide Substitute Family Care
*  Implementation of Allowable Costs for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Program
*  Audit Requirements for the County Children and Youth Audit Reports
*  Clarification of Eligibility Requirements Re: Adjudicated Delinquent Youth Under Title IV-E Placement Maintenance Program
*  Notice of Right to Appeal for Spanish Speaking Clients
*  Release of Inspection/Monitoring Reports
*  Guidelines for Approving Foster Families to Have More than Six Children in a Home
*  Local Management Agency Policy and Procedures Manual
*  ''Dear Contractor Letters''--a series of letters providing contract clarifications for subsidized child day care
*  PA Standards for Child Welfare Practice
*  Audit Requirements for the County Children and Youth Audit Reports
*  Licensing Indicator System for Child Day Care Centers
*  Licensing Indicator System for Group Day Care Homes
*  Supervised Independent Living Guidelines
*  1999-2000 Title IV-E Independent Living Program Application Guidelines
*  Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Regulations as Related to Act 33
*  Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Regulations as Related to Act 33 -Part II
*  Policy Clarifications Regarding Child Protective Services Regulations as Related to Act 33 -Part III
*  Compliance with Conflict of Interest Provisions of Chapter 3680--Administration of Private Children and Youth Social Service Agencies
*  Child Residential Facilities and Child Day Treatment Facilities Potential Training Sources
*  Reporting Unusual Incidents at Facilities and Agencies Licensed or Approved by the Office of Children, Youth and Families--Chapter 3130
*  Reporting Unusual Incidents at Facilities and Agencies Licensed or Approved by the Office of Children, Youth and Families--Chapter 3680
*  Reporting Unusual Incidents at Facilities and Agencies Licensed or Approved by the Office of Children, Youth and Families--Chapter 3700
*  Federal Criminal History Clearance of PA Residents
*  Act 151 Amendments
*  Revised Certification and Training Requirements for Children and Youth Services
*  Medication Administration Training for Child Residential and Day Treatment Facilities
*  HealthChoices Information Sharing Policies and Procedures
*  Interim Policies and Procedures for Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship (SPLC)
*  CYF Fiscal Year 02-03 Implementation Plan Instructions for FY 03-04 Needs-Based Plan and Budget
*  Revised Policies and Procedures: Title IV-E Placement Maintenance Eligibility and Reimbursability, Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Eligibility and Title XIX Medicaid Eligibility
*  Costs Incident to Special Needs Adoption
*  Protocol for Sharing Drug & Alcohol Information
*  County Children and Youth Risk Assessment Policies and Procedures

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
*  Application of Child Day Care Service Regulations 10/21/94, Class I Bulletin, 00-94-10
*  Procedures for the Regulation of Child Day Care Facilities 2/13/95, Class I Bulletin, 00-95-03
*  Waivers of Child Day Care Service Regulations 7/3/95, Class I Bulletin, 00-95-07
*  Youth Development Center/Youth Forestry Camp Policy Manual
*  Child Residential and Day Treatment Facilities Licensing Measurement Instrument Revisions
*  Model Petitions and Court Orders
*  Report on Recommended Best Practices for IV-E & TANF Programs
*  Foster Care Visitation Manual
*  Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN) Adoption Manual
*  SWAN Adoption Technical Guide

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services/Mental Retardation--Contact: Dan DeLellis (717) 772-7984

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year	Code Citation	Subject	Date Issued	Bulletin Number
		Collecting of Tuition Expenses for School-Age Residents in MR & MH Residential Facilities
1982	Ch. 4000	Respon. for Collection of Tuition Exp. Under Act 199 of 1980 for Out-of-State Residents	03/17/82	199-82-01
	Ch. 4000	Notice of Assessments (Joint MH/MR Bulletin)	04/16/82	99-82-15
1985	Ch. 4000	County Indirect Cost Allocation Plan Guideline Update-- Maintenance In Lieu of Rent as a Direct Cost (Joint MH/MR Bulletin)	8/22/85	99-85-17
1986	Ch. 6000	Procedures for Review of Service Eligibility and Termination Decisions	01/17/86	99-86-01
1987	Ch. 4305	Community MH/MR Liability	05/21/87	4305-87-2
1988	Ch. 4305	Quarterly Liability Summaries	01/29/88	4305-88-01
2000		Guidelines for Identifying Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness for State Mental Health Hospital Discharge	5/15/00	00-00-04
2002		Coordination of treatment and support for people with a diagnosis of serious mental illness who also have a diagnosis of mental retardation		00-02-16

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services--Contact: Dan DeLellis (717) 772-7984

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year	Code Citation	Subject	Date Issued	Bulletin Number
1981	Ch. 5001	Expiration of 4th Provisional Cert. of Compliance	12/15/83	99-83-49
1984	Ch. 5250	Guidelines for Delivery of MH Forensic Svs. to Persons in Co. Jails & Persons on Prob. or Parole	08/27/84	99-84-38
1985	Ch. 4210	Readmission from Community Placement Within 30 Days of Discharge	05/30/85	99-85-21
	Ch. 5001	Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Protesting Patients	03/11/85	99-85-10
1986	Ch. 5001	Implementation of Act 33 of 1985	03/19/86	99-86-11
	Ch. 5100	Involuntary Outpatient Commitment	05/08/86	99-86-14
1987	Ch. 4210	Dis. Plan. Response. for SMH Child/Adolescent Program & County MH/MR Program	01/16/87	99-87-10
	Ch. 5100	Guidelines for Assessing & Documenting the Dangerousness of Mentally Ill Adults	01/16/87	99-87-07
	Ch. 5100	Not. of Grievance & Appeal Proc. Involuntary Outpatient Commitment	09/08/87	99-87-23
1993	Ch. 5221	Intensive Case Management Record Requirements	09/21/93	5221-93-01
1998		Reporting Requirements for services funded through county base and CHIPP funds.	02/17/98	OMH-98-01
	Ch. 5310	Licensing Compliance Prediction Instrument Application in the Licensing of Community Residential Rehabilitation Services	08/01/98	OMH-98-02
	Ch. 4300	Revised Procedure for Waiver of Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Program Regulations	10/01/99	OMHSAS-99-08
		Emerich v. Philadelphia Center for Human Development 720 A.2d 1032 (Pa. 1998) (Duty to Ward Third Parties--Tarasoff in Pennsylvania)	09/15/99	OMHSAS-99-09
2000	Ch. 4300	The Roles and Responsibilities of County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Programs in the Development of a Child's Individual Education Program	10/04/00	OMHSAS-00-04
2001		Nursing Home Reform Implementation	02/01/01	OMHSAS-01-01
	Ch. 13	Use of Restraints, Seclusion and Exclusion in State Mental Hospitals and Restoration Center	06/01/01	SMH-01-02
	Ch. 5100	Age of Consent for Voluntary Outpatient Mental Health Treatment	06/18/01	OMHSAS-01-04
		Accessibility of Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services For Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, or Deaf-Blind	10/01/01	OMHSAS 01-06
		The Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Mental Health Facilities and Programs	04/08/02	OMHSAS 02-01
		Performance Expectations and Recommended Guidelines for the County Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP)	06/06/02	OMHSAS-02-02
	Ch. 5100	Procedures for Client Rights, Grievances and Appeals	8/10/01	SMH-01-03
		Accessibility of State Mental Health Facilities for Persons who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind	6/18/01	SMH-01-01
2002	Ch. 5100	Interpretation of Pennsylvania Law Related to 402(b) Commitment	9/12/02	OMHSAS 02-04
2002	Ch. 4300	Cost Settlement Policy and Procedures for Community-Based Medicaid Initiatives	7/18/02	OMHSAS 02-03
2002		Generic Drugs	4/1/02	SMH-02-01

Office of Mental Retardation--Contact: Mel Knowlton (717) 783-5764

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year	Code Citation	Subject	Date Issued	Bulletin Number
1981	Ch. 6000	Policies and Procedures Governing Admissions, Commitment, Transfers, and Discharges at State-Operated Mental Retardation Facilities	12/01/81	99-81-51
1984	Ch. 6000	Therapeutic Leave Guidelines for 2176 Waiver Facilities & State/Non-State ICFs/MR	08/01/84	99-84-08
	Ch. 6000	Community Residential Program Slot & Funding Adjustment	12/27/84	99-84-20
	Ch. 6000	Supplement & Amendment to DPW Policy on Support Services for Persons with MR and Their Families	12/27/84	99-84-21
1987	Ch. 6000	Revised Fair Hearing Proc. Related to Services Under 2176 Waiver Program	06/10/87	99-87-08
	Ch. 6000	Doc. Requirements--Waiver Requests Increases for Workers' Comp. Costs	09/25/87	99-87-15
	Ch. 6000	Submission of Cost Reports (MA-11s) to OMR	10/09/87	99-87-16
	Ch. 6000	Conversion of Comm. Res. MR Facilities to ICF/MR	10/23/87	99-87-17
1988	Ch. 6000	Mandatory Child Abuse and Criminal History Clearances	05/31/88	6000-88-02
	Ch. 6000	Licensing Policy & Procedure Manual	08/30/88	6000-88-03
	Ch. 6000	Administration and Management of Client Funds	10/05/88	6000-88-08
1989	Ch. 6000	Guidelines for Enhancing and Conducting Direct and Independent Assessment	10/16/89	6000-89-01
	Ch. 6000	Abatement of Liability for Psychological Evaluations	9/14/89	00-89-17
1990	Ch. 6000	Provider Agreements Under the 2176 Waiver	09/18/90	6000-90-04
	Ch. 6000	Family-Driven Family Support Services	12/12/90	6000-90-01
	Ch. 6000	Support for Independent Living	12/12/90	6000-90-02
	Ch. 6000	Therapy and Other Specialized Services	12/18/90	6000-90-05
	Ch. 6000	Policy on Employment for Persons with Mental Retardation	12/26/90	6000-90-06
1991	Ch. 4000	Services for Children in Foster Family Care Who Are Placed Out-of-County	11/22/91	4000-91-01
1994	Ch. 6000	Closure of Admissions of Children to State-Operated Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded	12/14/94	SC-94-01
1996	Ch. 6000	Criteria for Approval of New Intermediate Care Facilities for People with Mental Retardation	04/06/96	6000-96-01
	Ch. 6000	Procedures for Funding Reserved Hospital and Leave Days Under 2176 Waiver	04/15/96	6000-96-02
1998	Ch. 6000	Guidelines To Supporting People Moving From State Centers Into The Community	03/27/98	00-98-03
	Ch. 6000	Waiver Funding For Prevocational, Supported Employment And Educational Services	04/07/98	00-98-04
	Ch. 6000	Supplemental Grant Agreement Medicaid Waiver For Infants, Toddlers and Families	05/07/98	00-98-05
	Ch. 6000	Eligibility & Freedom of Choice in Medicaid Waiver for Infants Toddler & Families	8/2/99	00-98-07
1999	Ch. 6000	Natural Environments	8/2/99	00-99-08
	Ch. 6000	Acceptable Signers of the Beneficiary Choice Form for the Infant/Toddler/Family Waiver	9/15/99	00-99-13
	Ch. 6000	Individual Eligibility for Medicaid Waiver Services	12/10/99	00-99-14
2000	Ch. 6000	Service Preference in Medicaid Waivers for Individuals with Mental Retardation	08/04/00	00-00-09
	Ch. 6000	Person/Family Directed Support Waiver Supplemental Grant Agreement for 1999-2002	04/06/00	04-06-00
2001	Ch. 6000	Incident Management	8/7/01	00-01-05
	Ch. 6000	Statement of Policy--Incident Management (55 Pa. Code Ch. 6000)	3/28/02	00-01-05A
2002		Incident Management (Effective 3/25/02)	04/27/02
		Clarifying Eligibility for Mental Retardation Services and Supports	05/31/02	4210-02-05
	Ch. 6000	Revision of Definition of Conflict Free Providers for Targeted Service Management	4/12/02	00-02-06
	Ch. 6000	Need for ICF/MR Level of Care	8/7/02	00-02-13

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
*  Obtaining Criminal Clearances on Prospective Employees
*  Applicability of Appropriate Life Safety Codes
*  Substitute Decision-Making for Medical Treatment
*  Adult Day Services Performance Guidelines for Counties
*  Positive Approaches
*  Licensing Policies and Procedures for ICFs/MR
*  Applicability of OMB Circular A-133 for Non-State ICFs/MR
*  Information on Public Law 102-119 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
*  Issuance of Audit Guidelines for Non-State Operated ICFs/MR County Responsibilities for Waiver Case Management
*  County Responsibilities for Waiver Funded Habilitation in a Private Home
*  Supporting People in the Community
*  Amendments to Licensing Policy and Procedure Manual
*  At-Risk Definition for Infants and Toddlers
*  Definition and County Responsibility of Surrogate Parent for Infants and Toddlers
*  Licensing Weighting System for Community Homes for Individuals with Mental Retardation
*  Domiciliary Care for Persons with Mental Retardation
*  Licensing Weighting System for Family Living Homes
*  Early Intervention Program Issues for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
*  Community Resource Development in Family Support Services Projects
*  Targeted Service Management and Third Party Liability
*  Targeted Service Management Technical Assistance Packet
*  Movement of Funds in ICFs/MR
*  Definition and Procedures for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delays
*  Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers
*  Early Intervention Medical Assistance Eligible Service Coordination
*  Targeted Service Management and 180-Days Invoice Exceptions
*  Early Intervention Reporting System Roles and Responsibility
*  Payment for Sign Language Interpreters
*  Assessments: Lifetime Medical Histories
*  Targeted Service Management Handbook
*  Facilitated Communication--Best Practices and Guidelines
*  Educational and Vocational Training in ICFs/MR
*  Screening, Evaluation and Assessment for Infants and Toddlers
*  Early Intervention Principles
*  Individualized Family Service Plan
*  Licensing Inspection Instrument for Family Living Homes Regulations
*  Licensing Inspection Instrument for Community Homes Regulations
*  Licensing Inspection Instrument for Adult Training Facilities Regulations
*  Licensing Inspection Instrument for Vocational Facilities Regulations
*  Coordination of Vocational Training and Supported Employment Under the 2176 Waiver
*  Early Intervention Due Process System
*  Guidelines for Identifying Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness for State Mental Health Hospital Discharge
*  Office of Mental Retardation's Monitoring of Counties
*  Principles for the Mental Retardation System
*  Accessing Public Transportation for Individuals Enrolled in the Consolidated or Person/Family Directed Support Waivers
*  Foster Care Tax Reform as it Relates to the Lifesharing/Family Living Program
*  Announcement: Step-By-Step Guide to Ready Providers for the Reporting of Incidents through HCSIS
*  Revision of Definition of Conflict Free Providers for Targeted Service Management
*  OBRA Time Limited Determinations
*  Clarifying Waiver Funding and Domiciliary Care Payments
*  Site Visits and Access by Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
*  Passage of Act 171 relating to the Older Adults Protective Services Act (OAPSA)
*  Coordination of treatment and support for people with a diagnosis of serious mental illness who also have a diagnosis of mental retardation
*  Incident Management Interpretive Guideline
*  Guidelines Concerning Sexuality
*  Regulation Interpretation--Family Living Medication Administration Training
*  Survey Guidelines and Procedures Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR)
*  Regulation Interpretation Unobstructed Egress
*  Additions to TSM Handbook and Technical Assistance Packet
*  Signature Requirement for Medical Assistance Case Management Services
*  Claiming Federal Reimbursement for Targeted Service Management Administration Costs
*  State Match Verification Signatures
*  Revised Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) Guidelines
*  Coordination of Vocational Training and Supported Employment Under the 2176 Waiver
*  Licensing Inspection Instrument for Vocational Facilities Regulations
*  Licensing Weighting System for Adult Training Facilities
*  State Match Verification and Targeted Service Management
*  Conflict Resolution and Mediation Options for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families
*  Part H/A Act 212-1990 Non-Compliance Resolution Process
*  Agreement Between the Office of Mental Retardation and PP&A

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:
*  Choking Prevention and Management
*  State Employees Acting in Voluntary Capacity to Control Client Funds
*  Distribution of Mental Retardation Bulletins
*  Maintenance of Resident Abuse Files
*  Search of Visitors and Residents at State Centers and Mental Retardation Units
*  Model Bylaws for State Center Boards of Trustees

OTHER:
*  Work Incentives for SSI and 2176 Waiver Recipients
*  P.L. 99-457, Part H, State Interagency Coordinating Council
*  Mission Statement
*  New Federal ICF/MR Regulations
*  Family Support Services Advisory Councils
*  Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
*  SSI Benefits for Children
*  Resources for Children with Sensory Impairments
*  Joint Statement by the Department of Public Welfare and the Department of Aging
*  Opportunities and Supports for Older Persons with Mental Retardation
*  Special Innovative Services Expenditures Under Family Support Services
*  Medical Assistance for Children
*  Providing Services to Persons with Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
*  Facilitated Communication
*  Listing of Participating Targeted Service Management Providers
*  Medical Assistance Funded Services for Children
*  Act 28 of 1995
*  Reorganization of the Office of Mental Retardation
*  Medicaid Waiver for Infants, Toddlers and Families
*  Person/Family Directed Support Waiver Amendment
*  Announcement of Certified Investigator Training
*  Medicaid Waiver for Infants, Toddlers and Families Renewal
*  Announcement of the Incident Management Implementation Schedule and Contingency Plan
*  FY 2000/2001 Utilization, Statistical and Financial Report
*  Guidelines for Identifying Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness for State Mental Health Hospital Discharge
*  The Roles and Responsibilities of County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Programs in the Development of a Child's Individual Education Program
*  Person/Family Directed Support Waiver Renewal
*  Approved Consolidated Waiver

Office of Administration--Contact: Charles Jones (717) 772-6247

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year	Code Citation	Subject	Date Issued	Bulletin Number
1998	Ch. 259	Statement of Claim, Managed Care Organization	07/11/98 (effective 2/1/97)

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