[36 Pa.B. 4277]
[Saturday, August 5, 2006]
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GENERAL SERVICES
POLICY STATEMENTS:
Deputy Secretary for Property Management (Contact: Todd Garrison 783-5028)
Use of the Public Areas of the Capitol Complex, 4 Pa. Code §§ 86.1--86.6Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119)
Contract Compliance-Construction Contracts, 4 Pa. Code § 68.101
Internal Guidelines for MBE/WBE Certification, 4 Pa. Code §§ 58.201--58.210
www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/policy/statement_of_policy.pdfGUIDANCE MATERIALS
Bureau of Construction (Contact: David McCarty 787-6330)
Administrative Procedures (1999), update in progress
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/forms/constr/aps99.pdfBureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119)
Contract Compliance Orientation and Training Manual (Update in Progress)Bureau of Engineering and Architecture (Contact: Guy Taylor 787-6200)
Bureau of Engineering and Architecture Procedure Manual (Update in Progress)
Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management (Contact: Kenneth Love 787-2492)
Line of Duty Death and Disability Benefits for Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/cwp/view.asp?a=423&q=128327&dgsRNavrad1038E=Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
Surplus Property Distribution Report Systems Users Manual (4/28/04)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop/lib/dgs/auction-surplus/disposition/ssdmanual.doc
Warehouse and Distribution Division Policies and Procedures Manual (6/2/05),
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=125450&surp_propNav=Bureau of Professional Selections and Administrative Services (Contact: Gary Lee 787-4479)
Instructions to Bidders (Update in Progress)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=115174Bureau of Real Estate (Contact: James Hickey 787-0274)
M260.1 Manual for Space Utilization (3/11/04)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=353&Q=183277Bureau of Vehicle Management (Contact: Josie Sharp 787-3162)
Automotive Services Facilities (8/1/05)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/vehicle/auto-serv-dir.pdfINTERNAL GUIDELINES
Bureau of Financial and Management Services (Contact: James Henning 772-0372)
GSP 0-1--Non-Regulatory Document Procedures (1/9/06)Bureau of Police and Safety (Contact: Richard Shaffer 787-9013)
Capitol Police Duty ManualBureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
Surplus Property Distribution Report Systems Users Manual (April 28, 2004)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop/lib/dgs/auction-surplus/disposition/ssdmanual.docOffice of Equal Opportunity (Contact: Annette Allen 787-9995)
Policy Statement: Equal Employment Opportunity (2/24/06)*
Policy Statement: Harassment Free Work Environment (2/24/06)*
Policy Statement: Disability-Related Employment (2/24/06)*
*Permanently posted on all bulletin boardsPress Secretary (Contact: Edward Myslewicz 787-3197)
GSP 4-13-Right-to-Know Law Procedures (5/15/06)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/rtkl_notice.pdfMANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES, ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULARS, MANUALS
Property Management (Contact: William Dempster 787-5240)
M.D. 625.10 Card Reader and Emergency Response Access to Certain Capitol Complex Buildings and Other State Office Buildings (4/21/04)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=150202Bureau of Facilities Management (Contact: Linda Young 787-3893)
M.D. 625.8 Contracting for Bargaining Unit Work (2/25/94)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132513
M.D. 720.5 Personal Electrical Devices in Commonwealth-Owned or Leased Building (6/7/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=177719
M.D. 720.3 Emergency Evacuation Plans at Commonwealth Facilities (12/3/04)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132569
A.C. 05-23 Live Christmas Trees and Decorations (11/21/05)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=205159Bureau of Financial and Management Services (Contact: Vicky Koppenhaver 787-5051)
M.D. 220.3 Mail Delivery Between Harrisburg and the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia State Office Buildings (1/10/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=120298
M.D. 240.7 Submission of Changes to the Commonwealth Telephone Directory (4/6/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=121495Bureau of Police and Safety (Contact: Richard Shaffer 787-9013)
M.D.205.2 Powers and Duties of Policing Forces (2/9/77)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=118478
M.D.625.4 Enforcement of Fire and Panic Regulations (3/27/91)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132443
M.D. 720.03 Emergency Evacuation Plans at Commonwealth Facilities (12/04/04).
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132569
M.D. 720.7 Bomb Threats and Suspicious Packages (11/1/04)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=194435Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management (Contact: Audrey Marrocco 787-3707)
M.D. 210.4 Forms Management (8/16/83)--Rev. 1-2 (8/1/84 & 10/27/86)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=353&Q=186098
M.D. 210.5 Standard (STD) Forms Management (9/15/98)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=353&Q=190970
M.D. 210.6 Publications Management (8/1/84)--Rev. 1 (10/27/86)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=353&Q=190977
M.D. 220.9 Graphic Design, Typesetting, Reproduction, and Printing Services (6/4/87)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=121082Bureau of Procurement (Contact: Nicholas Kaczmarek 787-5862)
M.D. 215.9 Contractor Responsibility Program (4/16/99)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=120242
M.D. 620.1 Coal Sampling and Reporting (10/4/05)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132023
M215.3 Field Procurement Handbook (3/20/01)--Rev. 1-4 (6/21/01, 10/5/01, 3/25/02 & 4/17/03)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/Proc-handbook/Commonwealth Agency Recycling Office (Contact: John Rarig 772-2300)
M.D. 205.22 Implementation of Act 1988-101, Municipal Waste Planning and Waste Reduction Act (8/7/89)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=118996Commonwealth Media Services (Contact: Kirstin Snow 787-9777)
M.D. 220.1 Commonwealth Media Services (6/21/90) (Update in progress)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=120284Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management (Contact: Kenneth Love 787-2492)
M.D. 630.1 Agency Insurance Coordinators (10/2/87)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132534
M.D. 630.2 Reporting of Employee Liability Claims (4/28/98)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132541
M.D.720.4 Safety and Loss Prevention Program (10/2/87)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132639Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119)
M.D. 215.16 Contract Compliance Program (6/30/99)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=120277Bureau of Professional Selections and Administrative Services (Contact: Gary Lee 787-4479)
M.D. 625.9 Payment of Contractors and Design Professionals for Agency Funded Construction Projects Undertaken by the Department of General Services (3/9/01)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132527Bureau of Real Estate (Contact: James Hickey 787-0274)
M.D. 625.1 Repairs, Alterations, and Improvements to Commonwealth Buildings Under the Direct Supervision of the Department of General Services (10/4/04)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132065
M.D. 625.2 Inventory of Commonwealth Real Property (5/22/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132114
M.D. 625.5 Reporting Surplus Real Property (5/6/96)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132464
M.D. 625.6 Lease Amendment Exceptions for Leasehold Construction Improvements Costing Less than $10,000 (2/28/01)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132471
M.D. 625.7 Use of Form STD-291, Request for Lease Action and Budget Approval (11/6/97)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=132485
M.D. 615.15 Vehicle Parking License Agreements (7/19/01)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131981Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
A.C. 05-10 Availability--Commonwealth Telephone Directory (7/08/06) (Update in progress)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=201645;
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/phone_dir/site/default.asp?publicationsNav=dgsRNavrad1038E=Bureau of Vehicle Management (Contact: Josie Sharp 787-3162)
M.D. 615.1 Temporary Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (1/6/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131652
M.D. 615.2 Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance and Accident Reporting (6/17/96)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131666
M.D. 615.3 Rates and Billing for Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (10/12/05)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131729
M.D. 615.6 License Plates for Commonwealth-Owned Vehicles (6/30/97)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131743
M.D. 615.7 Repairs, Maintenance, and Payment for Services (10/12/05)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131757
M.D. 615.9 Permanent Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (10/12/05)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=204501
M.D. 615.11 Use and Condition Inspections of Commonwealth-Owned Motor Vehicles (4/21/82)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131904
M.D. 615.12 Motor Vehicle Authorization List (5/1/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131918
M.D. 615.13 Emission Control Test Program--Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (9/26/97)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=12&Q=131925
A.C. 05-14 Refueling of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (8/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=202170
A.C. 05-16 State Employee Purchasing Vehicles at the Commonwealth Auction (8/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=202254
A.C. 05-17 Placing of Decals and Logos on Commonwealth Vehicles (8/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=202261
A.C. 05-15 Automotive Fleet Preventive Maintenance Schedule (8/06)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=202338
A.C. 05-24 Winterization of State Vehicles and Commonwealth Garage Parking and Hours of Operation (11/21/05)
http://www.oa.state.pa.us/oac/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=205201EXTERNAL GUIDELINES
Bureau of Construction (Contact: David McCarty 787-6330)
Construction Contract and General Conditions (1999), update in progress
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/forms/constr/gencond.pdfBureau of Engineering and Architecture (Contact: Gary Taylor 787-6200)
Professional Agreement and General Conditions to that Agreement (1999), update in progress
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/forms/constr/gencond.pdfBureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (Contact: Tyrone Powell 783-3119)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/site/default.asp
Application and Instruction Guide for Certification as a Minority/Women Business Enterprise (9/04)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/forms/certification_application_form_and_instructions.pdf
Specialized Certification Application (12/04)
www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/forms/certification_application_(specialized).pdf
Specialized Certification Application Recertification
www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/forms/recert_affidavit_(specialized).pdf
Standard Certification Application Recertification
www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/forms/recertification_affidavit.pdf
Disadvantaged Business Program
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=122384;
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/disadvantaged_business_handout.pdf (3/04)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=119353&bcabdRNavrad5091C=
Commonwealth Construction Contracts
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/construction_contracts.pdf
Finding State Bids on the Internet (11/04)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/finding_bids_on_internet.pdf;
http://www.dgsweb.state.pa.us/comod/main.asp
Ensuring Timely Payments (11/03)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/act_266_of_1982.pdf
Statewide Contracts (11/04)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/statewide_contracts.pdf
Finding PA State Certified Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=121740&PM=1
http://www.dgsweb.state.pa.us/imaginepa/bcabd/instructions.pdf (11/03)
http://www.dgsweb.state.pa.us/imaginepa/bcabd/vendor_search.asp
State Purchasing Requirements Regarding MBE's and WBE's (2/17/04)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/prosel/MBE_WBE_Policy%28021704%29.pdf
Certification as a Minority or Women Business Enterprise
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=119430
State Government Resources for Small Businesses (8/04)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/state_gov_resources_for_small_bus.pdf
Small Business Development Center (SBDCs)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/sbdcs.pdf (12/04)
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/ptacs.pdf (11/03)
Doing Business with the Commonwealth of PA (2006)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/bcabd/lib/bcabd/handouts/manual_for_small_business.pdfBureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations (Contact: Kenneth J. Hess 787-5940)
Drug Reduction Property Program
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=121180
State Surplus Property Program
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=120977
Federal Surplus Property Program
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=120991Bureau of Procurement (Contact: Nicholas Kaczmarek 787-5862)
Cooperative Purchasing Program (COSTARS)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/costars/site/default.asp?procurementNav=
Deputy
Secretary for Public Works (Contact: Joseph Resta 787-7095)
Best Value Contracting
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=126486&dgsNav=request for Proposals (7/1/05)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/lib/dgs/construction/bvc/Public_Works_Standard_RFP_Revised_7122005.docExecutive Office (Contact: Sean Pressmann 783-8874)
Doing Business with the Department of General Services
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/procurement/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=120508&procurementNav=Press Secretary (Contact: Edward Myslewicz 787-3197)
GSP 4-12-Notice to Requesters of Public Records under Right-to-Know Law (5/15/06)
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/dgs/cwp/view.asp?a=352&q=124771&dgsRNavrad1038E=
HEALTH
POLICY STATEMENTS
Department of Health
* Procedures Applicable to Right-to-Know Law Request (5/20/04). (This document is electronically available at www.health.state.pa.us)
Contact: Troy Thompson (717) 787-1783Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
* Position Statement on Colorectal Cancer Screening (Revised 3/04)
* Position Statement on Prostate Cancer Screening (Revised 3/04)
* Position Statement on Cervical Cancer Screening (Revised 3/04)
* Position Statement on Sun Safety (9/99) (Revised 5/03)
* Policy Statement on Clinical Trials (3/04)
* Policy Statement on Unsolicited Proposals Requesting Funding From the Cancer Control Program (10/03)
* Position Statement on Breast Cancer Screening (Revised 5/04)
Contact: Leslie A. Best (717) 787-6214Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
* Confidentiality and Student Assistance Programs (1/92)
* Disclosure of Confidential Information to the Criminal Justice System (10/92)
* Oral Polio Vaccine (12/91)
* Provision of Outpatient Treatment Services Within the School Setting (11/94)
* Reporting of Communicable Diseases (12/92)
* Requests for Exceptions to Regulations and Requirements in State Plan
* Single County Authorities Subcontracts with Providers (1/97)
* Tuberculosis Testing (9/92)
Contact: Hector Gonzales (717) 783-8200GUIDANCE MANUALS
Bureau of Community Health Systems
* Bathing Place Manual, Part I: Swimming Pools
* Bathing Place Manual, Part II: Bathing Beaches
* Bathing Place Manual, Part III: Hot Tubs and Spas
* Local Health Officer Handbook (revised 04/2004)
Contact: Dennis Wilson (717) 787-4366
* Guidelines for Documentation & Maintenance of School Health Records (1988)
* Request for Reimbursement and Report of School Health Services Instruction Manual (2006)
* Guidelines for School Based Program for Control of Lice, Scabies and Ringworm (1986)
* Procedures for the Growth Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2004)
* Procedures for the Scoliosis Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2001)
* Procedures for the Hearing Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2001)
* Guidelines for School Tuberculin Testing Program (1986)
* Procedures for the Vision Screening Program for Pennsylvania's School-Age Population (2002)
* Guidelines for School Dental Health Program (2005)
* Guidelines for Care: Children Assisted by Medical Technology in Education Settings (1989)
* Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools (2002)
Contact: Richard Brown (717) 787-2390Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
* Free Standing Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Health Care Treatment Facility Guidelines
* Inpatient Hospital Activities Detoxification, Treatment and Rehabilitation Activity Guidelines
* Prevention and Intervention Facility Guidelines
* Staffing Requirements for Drug and Alcohol Activities Guidelines
* Protocol for Sharing Drug & Alcohol Information
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765Drug and Alcohol Licensing Interpretive Guidelines
* Chapter 157. Inpatient Hospital Activities Detoxification and Treatment and Rehabilitation
* Chapter 704. Staffing Requirements for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Activities
* Chapter 705. Physical Plant Standards
* Chapter 709. Free-Standing Treatment Facilities
* Subchapter C. General Standards for Free-Standing Treatment Activities
* Subchapter D. Standards for Intake, Evaluation and Referral Activities
* Subchapter E. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation
* Subchapter F. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Short-Term Detoxification
* Subchapter G. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities -Transitional Living Facilities (TLFs)
* Subchapter H. Standards for Partial Hospitalization Activities
* Subchapter I. Standards for Outpatient Activities
* Subchapter K. Standards for Inpatient Hospital Drug and Alcohol Activities Offered in Free-Standing Psychiatric Hospitals
* Chapter 711. Health Care Facilities treatment facilities
* Subchapter D. Standards for Intake, Evaluation and Referral Activities
* Subchapter E. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation
* Subchapter F. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Short-Term Detoxification
* Subchapter G. Standards for Inpatient Non-Hospital Activities--Transitional Living Facilities (TLFs)
* Subchapter H. Standards for Partial Hospitalization Activities
* Subchapter I. Standards for Outpatient Activities
* Chapter 715. Standards for Approval of Narcotic Treatment Program
* Chapter 715. Standards for Approval of Narcotic Treatment Program--Modified by Exception
* Letter dated May 2004 concerning availability of Chapter 715 Modified Narcotic Addiction Treatment Regulations and Guidelines for the Development of Standard Operating Procedures
Contact: Cheryl D. Williams (717) 783-8675Bureau of Epidemiology
* Guidelines on Bloodborne Pathogens for the Public Sector Contact: Judy Gostin (717) 787-1708
* Guidelines on Ice Skating Rink Resurfacing Machine and Indoor Air Quality Issues
Contact: Cynthia Goodman (717) 787-1708Health Alert Network Communications: Health Alerts
* Health Alert #70--Probable Cyanide Intoxication in Heroin Users (1/30/05)
* Health Alert #71--Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Long Term Care Facilities (2/15/05)
* Health Alert #72--Urgent Information Regarding Influenza in CAP Proficiency Testing Survey VR1-A 2005 (4/12/05)
* Health Alert #73--Legionella in American Legion Convention Attendees, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (8/10/05)
* Health Alert #74-2006--Inhalation Anthrax in Pennsylvania (2/22/06)
* Health Alert #75-2006--Possible Outbreak of Opioid Overdoses, Camden, New Jersey, April 2006 (4/21/06)
* Health Alert #76-2006--Measles Cases Associated with Travel to Orlando, Florida (5/24/06)
Contact: Ram Nambiar (717) 346-3861Health Alert Network Communications: Health Advisories
* Health Advisory #1--Important Label Changes Regarding Bicillin L-A and Bicillin C-R and the Treatment of Syphilis (1/13/05)
* Health Advisory #2--Varicella as a Reportable Disease in Pennsylvania (1/18/05)
* Health Advisory #3--Revised Interim Guidance for Late-Season Influenza Vaccination (1/28/05)
* Health Advisory #4--Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Humans and Poultry in Vietnam (2/9/05)
* CDC Health Advisory 3/15/05--Possible Anthrax Exposure in Department of Defense Mail Facility
* Health Advisory #5--Nationwide Emergence of Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) Cases (2/23/05)
* Health Advisory #6--Winter Weather Advisory (2/27/05)
* CDC Health Advisory 3/18/05--Serratia marcescens Blood Stream Infections Associated with Contaminated Magnesium Sulfate Solutions
* CDC Health Advisory 3/21/05--Advisory of Possible Terrorism: Persons Posing as Hospital Surveyors, February-March 2005
* Health Advisory #7--West Nile Virus Information--2005 Season (4/12/05)
* Health Advisory #8--Updated Information Regarding Potentially Hazardous Material Contained in CAP 2005 and 2004 Proficiency Testing Surveys (4/16/05)
* Health Advisory #9--Request for Cases: Community-Onset and Peripartum Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (5/24/05)
* Health Advisory #10--Shigella Associated with Swimming at Beltzville State Park (7/14/05)
* Health Advisory #11--First Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Pennsylvania--2005 Season (8/4/05)
* Health Advisory #12--Testing for Syphilis--Counties in Which the Rate of Syphilis is at or Above the Level at Which Special Precautions Should Be Taken (8/11/05)
* Health Advisory #13--LCMV in Pet Rodents--Pennsylvania (8/17/05)
* Health Advisory #15--Hurricane Katrina: Information for Health Care Professionals (9/2/05)
* CDC Health Advisory 9/5/05--Guidelines for the Management of Acute Diarrhea
* CDC Health Advisory 9/5/05--Interim Immunization Recommendations for Individuals Displaced By Hurricane Katrina
* CDC Health Advisory 9/7/05--Cases of Vibrio Vulnificus Identified Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
* CDC Health Advisory 9/8/05--Medical Intake Form for Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
* CDC Health Advisory 9/9/05--Medical Surveillance Form for Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
* Health Advisory #16--Influenza Vaccine Supply & Recommendations for Prioritization During the 2005-06 Influenza Season (9/16/05)
* Health Advisory #17--Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Information--2005 Season (9/16/05)
* Health Advisory #18--Influenza Activity in Pennsylvania 2005-2006 Season (9/23/05)
* CDC Health Advisory 9/28/05--Instructions for Identifying and Protecting Displaced Children
* Health Advisory #19--FDA and CDC Issue Alert on Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (10/1/05)
* Health Advisory #20--Presence of Low Levels of Francisella tularensis in the Washington D.C. Area (10/1/05)
* CDC Health Advisory 10/12/05--Confirmation of Human Rabies Infection in Mississippi
* Health Advisory #21--Poliovirus Infections in Four Unvaccinated Children--Minnesota (10/20/05)
* Health Advisory #22--Pertussis Case Contacts (12/6/05)
* Health Advisory #23--Pennsylvania Department of Health Recommends Changes in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonorrhea in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties (12/20/05)
* Health Advisory #24--Additional Specimen Collection Requested for Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths (12/21/05)
* Health Advisory #1-2006--Recommendation Against the Use of Amantadine and Rimandatine for the Treatment or Prophylaxis of Influenza in the United States During the 2005-06 Influenza Season (1/15/06)
* Health Advisory #2-2006--Recommendation for the Control of Norovirus Outbreaks in Long Term Care, Health Care, and Daycare Facilities (2/27/06)
* Health Advisory #3-2006--Recent Cases of Fungal Keratitis Among Contact Lens Users in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York State (3/16/06)
* Health Advisory #4-2006--Revised Varicella Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (3/27/06)
* Health Advisory #5-2006--Human Tissue for Transplantation Recovered by Biomedical Tissue Services Improperly Screened for Infectious Diseases (3/29/05)
* Health Advisory #6-2006--FDA Approves a Second Drug for the Prevention of Influenza A and B in Adults and Children (3/31/06)
* Health Advisory #7-2006--Multi-State Mumps Outbreak Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (4/18/06)
* Health Advisory #8-2006--West Nile Virus Information--2006 Season (4/27/06)
* Health Advisory #9-2006--Limited Supply of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Recommendation to Defer Vaccination of Persons Aged 11-12 Years (5/22/06)
* Health Advisory #10-2006--Updated Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing of Persons With Suspected Infection with Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus in the United States (6/8/06)
Contact: Ram Nambiar (717) 346-3861Health Alert Network Communications: Health Updates
* Health Update #01-05--Updated Information on Contaminated Heroin (2/7/05)
* CDC Health Update 3/16/05--Update on Possible Anthrax Exposure in Department of Defense Mail Facility
* CDC Health Update 5/3/05--Update: Destruction of Influenza A (H2N2) Proficiency Testing Samples; Interim Guidance for Biosafety Level 3-Enhanced Biocontainment for Work with Human Influenza A (H2N2) Viruses
* Health Update #1-2006--Updated Information on Possible Outbreak of Opioid Overdoses (4/25/06)
* Health Update #2-2006--Pennsylvania Mumps Update and Update: Multi-State Outbreak of Mumps, United States, January 1--May 2, 2006, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (5/22/06)
Contact: Ram Nambiar (717) 346-3861West Nile Virus
* 2003 Surveillance Results
* 2004 Surveillance Results
* 2005 Surveillance Results
* 2006 Surveillance Results
* What is West Nile encephalitis?
* How can I get it?
* Who is most at risk?
* What are the symptoms?
* Is there treatment or a vaccine?
* Where do mosquitoes breed?
* How can I reduce mosquito populations?
* How can I protect myself?
* Where else has West Nile virus been found?
* Who can I call for more information?
* What is Pennsylvania Doing?
* I found a Dead Bird
* What Health Care Providers Need to Know
Contact: Marjorie Ebenezer, MD, MPH (717) 787-3350HIV/AIDS Biannual Summaries
* HIV/AIDS Surveillance Biannual Summary--December 2002
* HIV/AIDS Surveillance Biannual Summary--June 2003
* HIV/AIDS Surveillance Biannual Summary--December 2003
* HIV/AIDS Surveillance Biannual Summary--June 2004
* HIV/AIDS Surveillance Biannual Summary--December 2004
* http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/epidemiology/HIV-AIDS_Bi-Annual_June_2005.pdfHIV/AIDS Surveil lance Biannual Summary--June 2005
Contact: Godwin Obiri, MS, DrPH (717) 783-0481Integrated Epidemiologic Profile of HIV/AIDS in Pennsylvania
Contact: Godwin Obiri, MS, DrPH (717) 783-0481
* Communicable Diseases Fact Sheets:
* Anthrax
* Aseptic (Non-Bacterial) Meningitis
* Aseptic Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis
* Bat Rabies
* Smallpox Response Plan
* Botulism
* Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow)
* Brucellosis
* Campylobacteriosis
* Cholera
* Chronic Wasting Disease
* Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
* Cryptosporidiosis (And A Weakened Immune System)
* Cyclospora (General Facts)
* Cyclospora (Q and A)
* Diphtheria
* E. Coli
* Eastern Equine Encephalitis
* Ebola
* Ehrlichiosis--Human
* Fifth Disease
* Giardia
* Hantavirus
* Heliobactor Pylori
* Hepatitis A
* Hepatitis A Vaccine
* Influenza
* Hepatitis C
* Infant Botulism
* Legionellosis
* Leptospirosis
* Lyme Disease
* Malaria
* Lyme Disease Antibiotic Prevention
* Meningococcal Disease
* Necrotizing Fasciitis
* Pertussis
* Plague
* Psittacosis
* Prion Disease
* Rabies Information
* Reportable Diseases
* Reye Syndrome
* Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
* Rotavirus
* Roundworms--Toxocariasis
* Rubella-German Measles
* Saint Louis Encephalitis Q and A
* Salmonellosis
* Severe Acute--Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
* Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) :: Fact Sheet
* Shingles
Contact: Veronica Urdaneta, MD, MPH (717) 787-3350Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Office
(Some of these documents are electronically available at www.health.state.pa.us/EMS/)
* Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Ambulance Licensure Program
* EMS Continuing Education Manual
* EMS Training Manual--Guidelines for Medical Command Authorization for Prehospital Personnel
* Emergency Medical Services Study Guide (Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support)
* Medical Command Accreditation Manual
* Medical Command Course
* Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Continuing Education Handbook for Prehospital EMS Personnel
* Prehospital Personnel Manual
* Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Quick Response Service Recognition Program
* Trauma Patient Triage Protocols
* Pennsylvania EMS Information Management System Patient Encounter Form Instruction Manual
* Statewide Basic Life Support Protocols
* Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Questions and Answers
* Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition Program Manual
* Pennsylvania Rescue Program Administration Manual
Contact: Joseph W. Schmider (717) 787-8740Bureau of Family Health
* Case Management and Tracking Protocol for Community Health Nurses, Including Protocols for Early Intervention Referrals (Revised 8/95)
Contact: Melita Jordan (717) 787-7192Bureau of Health Planning
* Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program Brochure (Revised 12/06/01)
* Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program, Policies and Guidelines (Revised 1/02)
* Loan Repayment for Primary Care Practitioners Fact Sheet (Revised 1/03)
* Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Appalachian Regional Commission J-1 Visa Waiver Application Procedure (Revised 2/03)
* State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Application Policy and Procedure (Revised 4/05)
* State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Fact Sheet (Revised 2/03)
* Guidelines for Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
* Guidelines for Federally Designated Medically-Underserved Shortage Area
* Guidelines for Development of a Rural Health Clinic
Contact: Marina Matthew (717) 772-5298Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
* Application for Access to Protected Data (Revised 5/02)
* User's Guide for Access to Protected Data, (Revised 5/02)
Contact: Craig Edelman (717) 783-2548Bureau of Managed Care
* Technical Advisory: Sample Enrollee Consent Form (6/26/04)
* Technical Advisory: Enrollee Consent for Provider-Initiated Grievances (6/19/04)
* Technical Advisory: Gatekeeper and Point-of-Service Plans seeking to offer benefit plans with less than 8% plan paid co-insurance for out-of-network services (10/13/04)
* Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.752(f) (Relating to UR Standards) requiring a UR decision to include a contractual basis and clinical reason for denial (1/1/05)
* Technical Advisory: Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.752(f) (Relating to Time Frames for UR)--Communicating the UR Decision. (1/1/05)
* Technical Advisory Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.704(c) (Relating To Appeal Of A Complaint Decision) and 28 Pa. Code § 9.707(b)(6) (Relating to External Grievance process) Regarding Content of Transmittal Letters of Enrollees' Case Files (12/03/05)
* Technical Advisory Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.761-2 Provider Credentialing and Credentialing Standards as related to ''Provisional Credentialing'' as Recognized by NCQA (2/11/06)
* Technical Advisory Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.761-2 Provider Credentialing and Credentialing Standards as related to Medical Director sign-off of clean credentialing files (2/11/06)
* Technical Advisory Interpreting 28 Pa. Code § 9.684(a)(3) (Relating To Continuity of Care) Regarding Notification of Enrollees Affected by the Termination of Non-Primary Care Providers/Specialists by a Managed Care Plan (5/6/06)
Contact: Stacy Mitchell (717) 787-5193Division of Immunizations
* School Immunization Catch Up Booklet
* Adolescent and Adult High-Risk Immunization Program Manual
* Standards for Adult Immunization Practices
* Mass Immunization Liability Protection Guidelines
* Vaccine Preventable Disease Protocols
* Vaccines for Children Provider Handbook (for public providers)
* Vaccines for Children Provider Handbook (for private providers)
* 2005 List of Immunizing Agents and Average Wholesale Prices Vaccine Cold Chain Protocols for Public Provider Sites
* Quality Assurance Plan 2005
* Immigration Status and Data Entry into the Statewide Immunization/Information System
Contact: Alice Gray (717) 787-5681STD Program
* Participating Provider Agreement (PPA) Providers Information Manual
* STD Annual Report, Pennsylvania 2004
* Region III Infertility Prevention Project Service Protocols
* Region III Infertility Prevention Project Data Manager's Manual
Contact: Steve Kowalewski (717) 787-3981INTERNAL GUIDELINES
Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
* Policy and Procedures for Assisted Conception Birth Registrations (10/03)
Contact: Frank Yeropoli (724) 656-3113Division of Immunizations
* Perinatal HB Protocols
* Biological Room Standard Operating Procedures
Contact: Alice Gray (717) 787-5681STD Program
* Guidelines: Use of the Internet to Perform Partner Service and Health Education Activities
Contact: Steve Kowalewski (717) 787-3981Institutional Review Board
* Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures (03/04)
Contact: Robert Torres (717) 705-6740OTHER
Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
* Abortion Control Act (footnoted)
* Ambulatory Gynecological Surgery in Hospitals and Clinics Regulations (footnoted)
* Abortion: Making a Decision
* A Guide to Services for Pregnant Women
* Application of Abortion Control Act to Abortions Induced by Drugs
Contact: Carol Williams (717) 783-8665Licensing Alerts
* Complaint Investigations (Licensing Alert 2-96)
* Clinical Supervisor Requirements (Licensing Alert 2-05)
* Dating of Signatures (Licensing Alert 4-05)
* Distinction between Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services (Licensing Alert 3-97)
* Drought Emergency (Licensing Alert (3-99))
* Drug and Alcohol Staffing Regulations Interpretive Guidelines (Licensing Alert 6-96)
* Electronic Clinical Records (Licensing Alert 1-05)
* Facility Closures (Licensure Alert 5-98)
* Group Counseling (Licensing Alert 2-94 )
* Licensed Capacity (Licensing Alert 1-94 )
* Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved Curriculum for Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Licensing Alert 6-97)
* Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved HIV/AIDS Curriculum (Licensing Alert 1-97 )
* Older Adult Protective Services Act not Applicable to D & A Treatment Programs (Licensing Alert 1-02))
* Physical Examinations (Licensing Alert 1-96 )
* Physical Plant Standards (Chapter 705) (Licensing Alert 1-02)
* Project Director Requirements (Licensing Alert 5-05)
* Psychosocial Histories (Licensing Alert 4-96)
* Relocation (Licensing Alert 3-94 )
* Reporting of Unusual Incidents (Licensing Alert 5-97)
* Request for Exceptions to Regulations (Licensing Alert 4-97)
* Rescheduling of LAAM (Licensing Alert 2-98)
* Rescission of Shelter, Drop-in and Hot-line Regulations (Licensing Alert 1-98)
* Restrictions on Licenses/Certificates of Compliance/Approval (Licensing Alert 2-97)
* Scheduling of Licensing Inspections (Licensing Alert 3-96)
* Scheduling of Licensing Inspections (Licensing Alert 6-98)
* Staffing Regulations--Requirements for Direct Observation and Close Supervision of Counselor Assistants (Licensing Alert 4-02)
* Staffing Regulations--Primary Care Hours and Detoxification Activities (Licensing Alert 3-02)
* Staffing Regulations--Qualifications/Degree in a Related Field (Licensing Alert 2-02)
* Staffing Regulations--Qualifications/Degree in a Related Field (Licensing Alert 4-98)
* Staffing Qualifications for Clinical Supervisors & Counselors Hired Prior to 3/4/96 (Licensing Alert 5-99))
* Staffing Regulations Qualifications/Degree from a Foreign Non- Accredited University/College (Licensing Alert 1-00)
* Staffing Regulations--Qualifications/Degree from a Foreign Non-Accredited University College (Licensing Alert 3-98)
* 1998 Standards Deficiencies (Licensing Alert 4-99)
* Timing of Individual Training Plans (Licensing Alert 3-05)
* Unannounced Visits (Licensing Alert 5-96)
* Verification of Training, Experience and Professional Licensure or Certification (Licensing Alert 2-99)
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765Division of HIV/AIDS
* HIV Counseling and Testing Operations Manual
* Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS Operations Manual
* Coalition and Fiscal Agents Operations Manual
* Procedures and Consent Forms for HIV Antibody testing, CD4tests, Viral Load tests, Orasure tests and Rapid tests
* Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need
Contact: Joseph Pease (717) 783-0572Bureau of Health Planning
* State Health Improvement Plan
* State Health Improvement Plan Special Report and Plan to Improve Rural Health Status
* State Health Improvement Plan Special Report on the Health Status of Minorities in Pennsylvania
Contact: Joseph B. May (717) 772-5298Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (Some of these documents are electronically available at www.health.state.pa.us/EMS/)
* Prehospital Care Response Report
* State Emergency Medical Services System Development PlanInformation Bulletins
* EMS Information Bulletin #1--Active Military Duty (8/5/03)
* EMS Information Bulletin #2--Epinephrine Auto Injector Administration by EMTs (8/13/03)
* EMS Information Bulletin #4--EMS Instructor Update Requirement (Revised 3/2/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #5--Cyanide Compound Exposure Protocol (9/9/03)
* EMS Information Bulletin #6--Continuing Education Requirement--ALS Medical Command (11/5/03)
* EMS Information Bulletin #7--On-Line Continuing Education (11/6/03)
* EMS Information Bulletin #8--Distribution of Continuing Education Handbook (12/9/03)
* EMS Information Bulletin #9--StatewideTrauma Patient Destination Air Ambulance Transport Protocol (Revised 3/10/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #10--EMS License Plates (2/11/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #11--Public Access AED (2/13/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #12--Suspension of Driver's License and Operation of an Ambulance (3/24/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #13--EMS Vehicle Collision and Personal Injury Form (Revised 4/1/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #14--Epinephrine Auto-Injector Administration (Revised 3/10/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #15--Emergency Response Employees (ERES) (4/30/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #16--Electronic Ambulance Licensure Application Amendment Procedure (4/30/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #17--Statewide BLS Medical Treatment Protocols and Guidelines (5/6/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #18--Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) (6/7/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #19--CD and Web-Based ACLS Programs (6/18/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #20--Certificates, Wallet Cards and Patches (6/8/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #21--System Status Management (6/18/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #22--EMTs Assisting With ALS Procedures (7/28/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #23--Ambulance Licensing Overview (10/19/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #24--Trauma Patient Destination For Air Ambulances (12/7/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin #25--Surge Response Services Update (12/13/04)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 26 AED Mode Use on ALS Monitor/Defibrillator Devices (4/11/2006)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 27 Interfacility Transport Guidelines (7/8/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 28 Grand Rounds (7/25/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 29 EMS Office Organization Chart (8/3/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 30 Ambulance Vehicle Standards (10/19/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 31 Draft ALS Protocols (10/25/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 32 Patients Exposed to Tasers (11/10/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 33 New Electronic Applications (11/17/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 34 Ambulance Vehicle Markings (12/20/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 35 Updated AHA Standards (12/23/2005)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 36 New BLS Protocols (4/7/2006)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 37 Epinephrine Auto-Injector Approval Update (4/11/2006)
* EMS Information Bulletin # 38 Implementation of New AHA Standards (5/23/2006)
Contact: Joseph W. Schmider (717) 787-8740
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