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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-1461h

[34 Pa.B. 4217]

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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: Jeff Thomas (717) 861-8849
*  Equal Opportunity Statement
Contact: Kristi Smith (717) 861-8796
*  Emergency Fire Evacuation Plan
*  Operation of Clubs within National Guard Facilities
*  Privately Owned Weapons on National Guard Facilities
*  Smoking Policy
Contact: Jeff Thomas (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 LtCol Cleaver (717) 861-8468
*  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: Jeff Thomas (717) 861-8849
*  Discrimination Complaint Process
Contact: Kristi Smith (717) 861-8796
*  Employee 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: Jeff Thomas (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: Jeff Thomas (717) 861-8849
*  Equal Opportunity Plan
*  Contract Compliance Plan for DMVA
*  DMVA Workforce Profile 2003
*  Training Plan and Report
Contact: Kristi Smith (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: Jeff Thomas (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: LtCol Cleaver (717) 861-8468
*  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

Publications available through the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
Parole in Pennsylvania Parole in Pennsylvania (Spanish version)
Pre-Parole Information Bulletin (for parolees)
Parole Plan Investigations (info for potential home plan provider with district-by-district domestic violence resources)
SAVE: Substance Abuse Violators Effort (general public)
SAVE: Substance Abuse Violators Effort (for parolees) County
SAVE: County Substance Abuse Violators Effort
Triennial Report: PA Board of Probation and Parole (FY1997-2000)
Biennial Report: PA Board of Probation and Parole (FY-2000-2002)


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.
*  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
*  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.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Funding announcements that provide guidelines and requirements for applicants:
*  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/Gender Specific Services Coordinator Positions, March 14, 2003.
*  Prevention and Intervention for Juvenile Offenders, April 29, 2002.
*  System Planning, Coordination and Enhancement, April 29, 2002.
*  Juvenile Prosecution and Defense Capacity Building, April 15, 2002.
*  Gender Specific Services Funding, February 19, 2002.
*  Research -Based Delinquency and Violence Prevention Program Funding, February 19, 2002.
*  Nurse Family Partnership Program Funding, February 19, 2002.
*  Juvenile Prosecution and Defense Capacity Building, Dec. 12, 2003.
*  Juvenile Accountability and Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG), Oct. 1, 2003.
*  JJDP Category 3 Research-Based Funding Announcement, Sept.8, 2003.
*  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/Gender Specific Services Coordinator, Dec. 22, 2003.
*  State Partnership and federal Title V Funding, June 18, 2004.

Center for Research, Evaluation and Statistical Analysis
*  Funding guidelines for research/evaluation projects, April 15, 2004.

Office of Victims' Services

Victims Compensation
*  Victims Compensation Claim Form. (Standard)
*  Victims Compensation Claim Form. (One Page)
*  Claim Form Instruction Booklet.
*  Financial Assistance for Victims of Crime pamphlet.
*  Compensation Resource Guide for Victim Service and Allied Professionals brochure.
*  Rights and Services Available to Victims of Crime in PA booklet.
*  Victim Advocate Manual--revised February 27, 2003.
*  Victims Compensation Assistance Program Procedure Manual.
*  Victims Compensation Assistance Program Standard Operating Guidelines.
*  Annual Report for FY 2002-2003.
*  Compensation Fact Sheet--Information for Law Enforcement.
*  Compensation Instruction Sheets: Counseling Claims; Crime-Scene Cleanup Claims; Death Claims and Funeral Expenses; Loss of Earnings Claims; Loss of Support Claims; Motor Vehicle Related Claims; Personal Injury Claims; Relocation Expense Claims; and Stolen Benefit Cash Claims.

Victims Services
*  Local Policy Board Requirements, revised December, 2001.
*  Federal STOP Funding Guidelines relating to domestic violence.
*  STOP Funding Announcement, revised February 2004.
*  Rights and Services Act (RASA) Funding Announcement, revised June 2004.
*  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, 2004.
*  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, 2004.

Pennsylvania Weed and Seed Program
*  Operations Manual, current for 2003-2004.


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: Kristina Avery (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)

Housing 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: Maggie McCutcheon (717-780-3819)

Housing Services Division
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 (717-780-3846)

OTHER
PHFA Annual Report
Pennsylvania Housing Study (available only on website at www.phfa.org)
Inventory of Assisted Rental Housing
Funding Affordable Housing (resource guide)
PHFA Homebuyer Workbook
Doable Renewable Home (Accessibility 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)
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
Keystone Home Loan Program (English & Spanish)
Keystone Home Loan PLUS Program (English and Spanish)
Homeownership Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
Important Information About the Federal Recapture Tax
Home Energy Efficiency and Home Buying
Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (English & Spanish)
Future Homebuyer Education
Homebuyer Tips
Housing Services
PennHOMES Multifamily Rental Development Funding Program
Business Opportunities with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
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

Guidelines:
*  PENNVEST: Financing Clean Water for Pennsylvania, 2004.
* On-Lot Sewage Disposal System for the Individual Homeowner Funding Program January 2004.
*  A Water, Sewer and Stormwater Utility's Guide to Financial and Technical Assistance Program, January 2003.
*  PENNVEST Annual Report, November 2003.
*  Liquid Assets/ Newsletter; Spring '04 & Fall '03
*  PENNVEST--How to Apply--June 2004
*  PENNVEST ON-LINE--2003
   *  Mission
   *  PENNVEST Process
   *  How to Apply
   *  Loan Calculator
   *  Cap Rates by County
   *  Guide to Uniform Environmental Review Process
   *  Single Audit Process Pamphlet
   *  Continuing Education Guidelines & Forms
   *  Frequently Asked Questions
   *  Legislation & Regulations
   *  Financial Assistance Simulator
   *  Compare Subsidy Calculator
   *  Utility Guide
Contact: Lou Ann Buffington (717) 787-8138.

Public Procedure:

*  PENNVEST Right to Know Policy
Contact: Elaine Keisling (717) 783-4494.

Internet Policy:
*  PENNVEST Privacy Policy
*  PENNVEST Site Security
Contact: Laura A. Lewis (717) 783-4491.


PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Public School Employees' Retirement System

POLICY STATEMENTS (BENEFITS):
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 Previous Non-Qualifying School Service
*  Worker's Compensation Offset Under Act 57
Contact: Evelyn Tatkovski (717) 720-4734

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
PSERS Active Member Handbook (Current Ed. 2002)
PSERS Retired Member Handbook (Current Ed. 2000)
PSERS Update
PSERS Pamphlets:
   Let's Talk About: Leaving Employment & Your PSERS Benefits
   Let's Talk About: Taxes on Your Retirement Benefits
   Let's Talk About: Disability Retirement Benefits
   Let's Talk About: Being Retired
   Let's Talk About: Your Retirement Benefit 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
*  Sample Domestic Relations Order and Instruction Memo
*  PSERS Retirement Chalkboard (Active Members Newsletter)
*  PSERS Benefits Hotline (Retired Members Newsletter)
*  The Employer Bulletin
*  PSERS Employer Reference Manual
Contact: Evelyn Tatkovski (717) 720-4734

DECISIONS:
*  PSERS Board of Trustees Adjudications Topics:
   Accelerated Option
   Act 1991-23 (''Mellow Bill'')
   Beneficiary Change
   Change Employment Status
   Change of Option
   Change Retirement Date
   Class T-D Election
   Cost of Living Increase
   Credited Years of Service
   Death Benefit
   Disability
   Divorce Effective
   Date of Retirement
   Final Average Salary
   Frozen Present Value
   Forced Maternity Leave
   Full-Year Service
   Health Care Premium Assistance
   Mandatory Membership
   Membership Eligibility
   Merchant Marine
   Military Service (purchase of)
   Multiple Service Credit
   Overpayment
   Payment of Interest
   Pension Forfeiture
   Purchase of Service
   Recalculation of Benefit
   Reinstatement
   Retirement-Covered Compensation
   Tax Collector
   Miscellaneous
Contact: Evelyn Tatkovski (717) 720-4734

INTERNAL POLICY STATEMENTS and GUIDELINES:
*  PSERS Board Automation Policy
*  PSERS Bylaws
*  PSERS External Board Appointment and Attendance Policy
*  PSERS Election Procedures and Guidelines
*  PSERS Domestic Proxy Voting Guidelines
*  PSERS ISS Domestic Proxy Voting Guidelines Summary
*  PSERS International Proxy Voting Guidelines
*  PSERS ISS International Proxy Voting Guidelines Summary
*  PSERS Investment Policy Guidelines
*  PSERS Public Information Policy
*  PSERS Securities Litigation Policy
*  PSERS Travel and Education Policy
Contact: Evelyn Tatkovski (717) 720-4734

OTHER:
*  PSERS Website: www.psers.state.pa.us
*  PSERS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Includes Mission Statement)
*  PSERS Board Minutes and Resolutions
*  PSERS Asset Allocation Plan
*  Actuarial Report (annual and 5 year)
*  Actuarial Tables and Computational Procedures, Pa. Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 14, pp. 1930-1945, April 7, 2001
*  Health Options Program Enrollment Package
Contact: Evelyn Tatkovski (717) 720-4734

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
*  PMRS Indemnification
*  Permanent Employee
Contact: James B. Allen (717) 787-2065

GUIDANCE MANUALS:
*  PMRS Notes & News
*  PMRS Pamphlets:
   o Plan Benefit Summary (individualized for each municipality)
   o Evaluating Your Pension Plan
   o Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System
*  Individual Municipality Plan Benefit Agreements
*  PMRS Procedures Manual (1984)
Contact: James B. Allen (717) 787-2065

DECISIONS:
*  PMRS Board of Trustees Adjudications Topics:
Death Benefit
Pension Forfeitures
Purchase of Service
Vesting
Disabilities
Miscellaneous
Contact: James B. Allen (717) 787-2065

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
Contact:  James B. Allen (717) 787-2065


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 03/15/84 275-84-10
Indicator for Appeals and
for Requests for Reconsideration
1984 Ch. 297 Change in Reimbursement Policy 03/15/84 297-84-1
for AFDC/SSI
1991 *CH. 140 MANDATORY CONTINUATION 08/20/91 0140-91-01
OF MA THROUGHOUT
PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
PERIOD
1993 *CH. 166 PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE 08/21/93 166-93-01
SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS
IN THE COMMUNITY WORK
EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
1994 *CH. 257 REVISIONS TO 55 PA. CODE 06/24/94 257-94-01
CHAPTER 177 (RESOURCES) AND
257 (REIMBURSEMENT)
1995 *CH. 257 MA ESTATE RECOVERY-- 06/01/95 257-95-01
CHAPTER 178--MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE RESOURCES;
CHAPTER 257--REIMBURSEMENT
1996 CH. 125 ACT 1995-20 PROVISIONS 04/05/96 125-96-01
RELATING TO PERSONS SENTENCED
OR CHARGED FOR A FELONY OR
MISDEMEANOR
2000 CH. 187 REVISION TO CHAPTER 187, 06/10/00 187-00-01
SUPPORT FROM RELATIVES
NOT LIVING WITH THE CLIENT,
TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION
CH. 285 INCREASES IN PAYMENT FOR 06/10/00 285-00-01
BURIAL AND/OR CREMATION
AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
EXCLUDED CONTRIBUTIONS

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
*  TANF State Plan

Office of Medical Assistance--Contact: Donald Yearsley (717) 772-6341

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year Code
Citation
Subject Date
Issued
Bulletin
Number
1981 Ch. 1251 Clarification of M.A. 08/19/81 22-81-01
Bulletin # 22-80-01
Ch. 1121 Info. Concerning Claims 06/30/82 19-82-02
Submitted as Compounded
Prescriptions
1984 Ch. 1101 Third Party Resource and Copay 11/01/84 99-84-15
1985 Ch. 1141 Decision Concerning Prof. 01/25/85 01-85-01
Component Billing
Ch. 1141 Physician Assistant Use 04/22/85 01-85-05
Ch. 1245, Ambulance Transportation 04/22/85 11-85-08
1163
Ch. 1163 Psych. Inpatient Adm of 05/31/85 13-85-04
Patients with D/A and
Psychiatric Diagnoses
Ch. 1101 Copayments/Guidelines/ 10/17/85 99-85-12
Exemption for Pregnancy &
Ability to Pay
Ch. 1153 Requirements for Treatment 10/31/85 29-85-01
Plans & Doc. of Treatment 33-85-02
Ch. 1149 Clarification of Treatment 02/11/86 03-86-1
Plan Requirements for
Orthodontists
Ch. 1163 Offset of Investment Income 02/21/86 11-86-04
Ch. 1151 12-86-02
13-86-01
1986 Ch. 1101.75 Policy Clarification 07/23/86 19-86-06
(a)(5)
Ch. 1101 Policy Clarification Re: 09/19/86 99-86-06
Provider's Signature
Ch. 1101 Professional License No. 10/13/86 11-86-12
12-86-05
Ch. 1101 Preclusion of Convicted 10/24/86 99-86-09
Persons, Not Providers, from
Participation or Involvement
in the MA Program
Ch. 1123 Durable Medical Equipment 10/28/86 05-86-02
Warranties 19-86-07
Ch. 1101 Records Maintenance and 11/05/86 23-86-02
Avail. Requirements
1987 Ch. 1101 Physicians' Response. Home 01/12/87 01-87-01
Health Services
Ch. 1223 Letter of Agreement--D&A 01/23/87 11-87-01
Single County Authorities 12-87-01
13-87-01
Ch. 1223 Contractual Agreement Single 02/12/87 28-87-01
County Authority
Ch. 1149 Palliative Emerg. Treat. 04/24/87 03-87-02
27-87-01
Ch. 1101 Records Maint. and Avail. 04/27/87 07-87-01
Require. for Chiropractors
Ch. 1249 Reimbursement--Home Health 05/22/87 23-87-01
Services in PCH
Ch. 1101 Professional Lic. No. 06/10/87 10-87-01
Ch. 1223 Nonrecompensable Services 07/29/87 11-87-05
Drug Screens 12-87-04
16-87-01
28-87-02
Ch. 1101/ Coverage for Motorized 07/30/87 05-87-02
Ch. 1123 Wheelchairs 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 10/07/87 05-87-05
Tech. Comp. of Ped. Pneumograms 19-87-10
1988 Ch. 1101 Policy Clarification Regarding 07/01/88 1101-88-01
Physician License
Ch. 1249 Clarification of Condition 09/26/88 1249-88-01
Under Which MA Recipients Are Considered Homebound
1989 Ch. 1101 Policy Reminder Regarding 09/09/89 1101-89-02
Practitioner License Requirements
Ch. 1163 Assignment of DRG (Neonate) 11/18/89 1163-89-01
1990 Ch. 1150 Payment Policy for 04/27/90 1150-90-01
Consultations
Ch. 1249 Use of Medicare Form HCFA-485 06/08/90 1249-90-01
1991 *CH. 1101 EPSDT--OBRA '89 08/02/91 1101-91-01
CH. 1121 1121-91-02
CH. 1123 1123-91-01
CH. 1241 1241-91-01
1992 *CH. 1141 CLOZAPINE SUPPORT SERVICES 01/31/92 1141-92-01
*CH. 1153 1153-92-01
Ch. 1241 Revised EPSDT Immunization 12/11/92 1241-92-01
Guidelines
1993 *CH. 1165 PAYMENT FOR MENTAL 01/01/93 1165-93-01
HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE
*CH. 1121 CHANGES IN THE MEDICAL 07/09/93 1121-93-01
ASSISTANCE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS
*CH. 1149 DENTAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS 07/09/93 1149-93-01
*CH. 1101 BASIC HEALTH CARE FOR 07/21/93 1101-93-03
ADULT GENERAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS (FELIX ET. AL. V. CASEY ET. AL.) STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT
*CH. 1101 UPDATE TO EXCEPTIONS 07/21/93 1101-93-04
PROCESS AND CRITERIA UNDER THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE BASIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGE
Ch. 1241 Centers for Disease Control 09/03/93 1241-93-01
Blood Lead Testing
Ch. 1101 Business Arrangements Between 10/08/93 1101-93-05
Nursing Facilities and Pharmacy Providers
1994 Ch. 1241 Update to Blood Lead Testing 04/08/94 1241-94-01
Guidelines
*CH. 1239 M.A. CASE MANAGEMENT 05/17/94 1239-91-01
SERVICES FOR RECIPIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 21
*CH. 1121 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES 06/24/94 1121-94-01
DRUG COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NEEDY IN NURSING FACILITIES
*CH. 1249 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF07/01/94 1249-94-02
HOME HEALTH SERVICES (REVISED)
*CH. 1121 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES 08/26/94 1121-94-02
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT MULTISOURCE BRAND NAME DRUGS
*CH. 1121 TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY-- 08/30/94 1121-94-03
CH. 1126 DISCONTINUED COVERAGE FOR 1126-94-01
CH. 1129 DRUGS AND RELATED SERVICES 1129-94-01
CH. 1141 1141-94-01
CH. 1163 1163-94-01
CH. 1221 1221-94-01
CH. 1225 1125-94-01
CH. 1242 1242-94-01
*CH. 1101 GENERAL ASSISTANCE 09/02/94 1101-94-01
RESTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF ACT 49
1995 CH. 1153 ACCESSING OUTPATIENT 09/08/95 1153-95-01
WRAPAROUND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
CH. 1157 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 09/08/95 1157-95-01
PROVIDED IN NON-JCAHO
CH. 1165 UPDATE-JCAHO-ACCREDITED 09/08/95 1165-95-01
RTF SERVICES
*CH. 1153 PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF 12/30/94 1153-95-01
PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION
CH. 1163 PAYMENT POLICY FOR 12/15/95 1163-95-02
ABORTION SERVICES
1996 CH. 1101 LIMITS ON OFFICE VISITS 03/18/96 1101-96-01
UNDER THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE (GA) BASIC HEALTH CARE PACKAGE
Ch. 1101 Medical Assistance Deductible 09/20/96 1101-96-02
1997 Ch. 1141 Revision to Physician Assistant and 07/30/97 1141-97-01
Nurse Midwife Supervision Requirement
1998 Ch. 1101 Regulation Changes Regarding 07/01/98 1101-98-01
Ch. 1141 ''Emergency Medical Condition''1141-98-01
Ch. 1150 1150-98-01
Ch. 1221 1221-98-01
Ch. 1163 Revision of Utilization Guidelines 05/18/98 1163-98-01
for Inpatient Hospital Drug and Alcohol Services Under the Medical Assistance Program
1999 Ch. 1187 Capital Component Payments for 04/17/99 1187-99-01
Post-Moratorium Beds
Ch. 1101 ''Payment in Full''09/17/99 99-99-06
2001 Ch. 1101 Clarification of Coverage for 02/16/01 01-01-02
Motorized Wheelchairs and 05-01-01
Other Durable Medical Equipment 17-01-01
19-01-02
49-01-02
50-01-01
1101-01-01
1123-01-01
Ch. 1241 Revision to the Early and Periodic 7/1/01 01-01-10
Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment 10-01-03
(EPSDT) Program 11-01-05
17-01-04
26-01-03
49-01-07
Breast and Cervical Cancer 12/26/01 99-01-12
Prevention and Treatment Program
2002 Ch. 1223 Drug and Alcohol Clinics with 10/26/02 28-02-02
Provisional Licenses
Ch. 1241 Revision to the Early and Periodic 1/22/02 01-02-01
Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment 10-02-01
(EPSDT) Program 11-02-01
17-02-01
26-02-01
49-02-01
Breast and Cervical Cancer 5/3/02 99-02-06
Prevention and Treatment Program
Ch. 1241 Addition of Procedure Code 90732 11/18/02 01-02-13
to Medical Assistance Fee Schedule 10-02-04
for Administration of Pneumococcal 11-02-06
Vaccine 17-02-07
26-02-04
49-02-06
2003 Ch. 1241 2003 Recommended Childhood 3/31/03 01-03-04
Immunization Schedule 10-03-01
11-03-01
17-03-01
26-03-01
49-03-01
Ch. 1241 Coverage of Pediarix and Addition 5/15/03 01-03-06
of Procedure Code 90723 to 10-03-02
Medical Assistance Fee Schedule for 11-03-02
Administration of Pediarix Vaccine 17-03-03
26-03-02
49-03-03
Ch. 1241 Elimination of the Pennsylvania 9/5/03 01-03-08
Children's Check-up (EPSDT) 10-03-03
Form (MA-517) 11-03-05
17-03-04
26-03-03
49-03-05
Ch. 1223 Elimination of the Requirement 10/1/03 28-03-02
for the Outpatient Drug and Alcohol
Clinic's Supervisory Physician to
Perform a Comprehensive Medical
Examination Within 15 days following
the Intake and Before the Provision of
Treatment
Ch. 1101 Liability for Cost Sharing for 9/1/03 99-03-12
Recipients Enrolled in Medical
Assistance through Fee for Service
or Managed Care and a Private
Third Party Insurer
Continuity of Care for Recipients 9/1/03 99-03-13
Transferring Between and Among
Fee for Service and Managed Care
Organizations
2004 Ch. 1223 Methadone Take-Home Services 2/1/04 28-04-01

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