Pennsylvania Bulletin

PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-1200c

[52 Pa.B. 4497]
[Saturday, August 6, 2022]

[Continued from previous Web Page]

Department of
HUMAN SERVICES
(DHS)

(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 Administration—Contact: Shannon Baker (717) 787-3422

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year Code
Citation Subject Date Issued Bulletin Number

1998 Ch. 259.1 Statement of Claim, Managed Care Organization—statement of policy 07/11/98
(eff. 2/1/97)

2007 Ch. 259.2 Amended 2008 Claims against moneys for which third parties are liable as a result of a tort claim allocation of tort proceeds in actions filed before September 2, 2008—statement of policy 09/07/07
(eff. 9/08/07) Amended 10/31/08
(eff. 11/1/08)

2008 Ch. 259.3 Claims against moneys for which third-parties are liable as a result of a tort claim allocation of tort proceeds in actions filed on or after September 2, 2008—statement of policy 10/31/08 (eff. 11/01/08)

2008 Ch. 259.4 Settlements without litigation—statement of policy 10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)

2008 Ch. 259.5 Cooperation in obtaining payment from third parties—statement of policy 10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)

2008 Ch. 259.6 Civil money penalties—statement of policy 10/31/08
(eff. 11/01/08)

2020 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement 7/26/2021

2020 Policy Statement on Prohibition of Sexual Harassment 7/26/2021

2020 Limited English Proficiency Policy Statement 7/26/2021

2020 Disability-Related Employment Policy 7/26/2021

GUIDANCE MANUALS:

• DHS Single Audit Supplement
• ICF/ID Audit Guide
• CCIS Audit Guide
• Introduction to DHS Audit Policy
• Early Intervention Annual Expenditure Report Instructions
• Human Services Block Grant Annual Expenditure Report Instructions
• Human Services Non-Block Grant Annual Expenditure Report Instructions
• Annual County Human Services Planning Guidelines
• Medicaid Administrative Claiming Supplemental Guidance for Counties

Office of Child Development and Early Learning—Contact: Andrea Algatt 717-712-7684

Bureau of Child Care Certification Services

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Year Code
Citation Subject Date Issued Bulletin Number

2007 Ch. 3270—
3280 Certification of Part Day Program for School-Age Children 9/15/07 3001-07-01

2009 Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280
Ch. 3290 Reporting Lost Child 2/21/09 3001-08-02

Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280
Ch. 3290 Playground Protective Surface Covering 2/21/09 3001-09-01

2011 Ch. 3270—
3280 Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations 3/1/11 00-11-01 Replaced by Announcement C-21-# 4—
Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations—
effective 4/1/21

2012 Ch. 3270
Ch. 3280
Ch. 3290 Tuberculosis Blood Test 2/4/12 3001-12-01

Bureau of Certification Services

2008 C-08 # 01—Capacity on Certificate of Compliance 4/08/08

C-08 # 02—Proof of Liability Insurance 4/08/08

C-08 # 05—Impact of Change in Equivalencies of CDA and CCP Credentials 8/13/08

C-08 # 06—Approved Child Care Services Report Form 9/2/08

C-08 # 07—Compliance with Regulations Relating to Recalled Toys and Equipment 9/15/08

2009 C-09 # 04—Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early Childhood Programs 9/25/09

2011 C-11 # 01—Emergency Temporary Relocation of a Child Care Facility 5/12/11

C-11 # 02—Revised Child Care Staff Health Assessment 7/20/11

2012 C-12 # 01 Proof of Identification Required for Child Care Center Director and Group Child Care Home Primary Staff Person 9/18/12

2013 C-13 # 01—Announced Renewal Inspections Within 30 Day Range 11/15/13

2014 C-14 # 01—Water Safety Training for Child Care Providers & Lifeguard Requirements 2/28/14

C-14 # 02—Healthy and Green Initiative—Child Care Siting 3/10/14

C-14 # 03—Degrees from Business Technical & Trade Schools 4/22/14

2016 C-16-01—Meeting New Health and Safety Training Requirements as Required by the Federal Government 7/1/16

2017 C-17-01—Child Protective Service Law (CPSL) for Child Care Facilities 2/23/17

C-17-02—Vaping and the Use of Electronic Cigarettes in a Child Care Facility 2/23/17

C-17-03—Inclusion of All Children in Early Child hood Programs in Pennsylvania 6/29/17

C-17-04—Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for State/Territory 6/29/17

C-17 # 05 Emergency Temporary Relocation of a child care facility 9/29/17

C-17 # 06 Approved child service form 9/29/17

C-17 # 7 Applicability of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act 11/1/17

2019 C-19# 1-Verifying Compliance with the PA Safe Drinking Water Act 3/1/19

C-19# 2 Meeting the Requirements of the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) for child care Facilities 08/30/19

2020 C-20# 6 Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities Operating During Novel Coronavirus Pandemic 6/23/20
Revised 7/8/20

C-20# 12—Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic 9/29/20
Revised 4/14/21

2021 C-21-# 01—Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations 4/1/21

C-21-# 03—Act 62 of 2020 Fire Safety Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities 5/24/21

C-21-# 04—Best Practices for Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus 6/28/21

C-21-# 09—Reinstating and Extensions of Child Care Certification Regulation Suspensions Due to Act 73 12/6/1

C-21-# 10—Obsolete Certification Announcements for Certified Child Care Providers—Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities 12/14/21

C-21-# 11—Addition of COVID-19 to List of Reportable Communicable Diseases 12/20/21

2022 C-22-# 01—Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Requirements and Access to Free Training through Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization (ECE PDOs) 1/11/22

C-22-# 02—Updates to Health and Safety Training and Professional Development Requirements 1/24/22

C-22-03—Updates to Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, and Child Maltreatment Requirements 1/24/22

C-22-# 04—Updated Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning Regulations and Requirements for Child Care Facilities 4/19/22

Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports—Early Intervention Services Announcements

2006 ELS-EI-06 # 04 Natural Environments 07/24/06

ELS-EI-06 # 07 Clarification of Waiver of 4300 Fiscal Regulations 08/15/06

ELS-EI-06 # 10 Acceptable Signers of the Beneficiary Choice Form for the Infants, Toddlers and Families Medicaid Waiver 09/05/06

EI-07 # 12 PA Pre-K Counts and Early Intervention working Together 10/24/07

2008 EI-08 # 10 Eligibility for Infants Toddlers Families Medicaid Waiver 09/22/08

2009 EI-09 # 13 ChildFind System Including Children Who Are Wards of the State, Children Living in Residential Facilities, Children who were Abused and Children who are Homeless. 09/11/09

EI-09 # 17 Qualifications for Individuals to Provide Speech-Language Pathology Services in Early Intervention and the Requirements for Billing 10/05/09

2010 EI-10 # 02 Release of Information 01/29/10

EI-10 # 04 Operational Guidance for Infant/Toddler Programs Regarding Children Living in Residential Facilities 04/09/10

EI-10 # 08 Amended Behavior Supports for Young Children 10/25/10

EI-10 # 09 State Set Rates for Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Services 11/09/10

2011 EI-11 # 01 IDEA Early Intervention Complaint Procedures 06/01/11

EI-11 # 02 ACT 24 of 2011 Implementation PELICAN Data Moratorium 08/01/11

EI-11 # 04 Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Cost Centers 11/16/11

2012 EI-12 # 01 Screening, Evaluation and Assessment in Early Intervention 04/11/12

EI-12 # 02 Updates to Early Intervention Policy Based on requirements in IDEA Part C 04/11/12

EI-12 # 03 Confidentiality, Parent Consent and Surrogate Parents 04/11/12

EI-12-# 05 Mediation, Due Process, and IFSP Facilitation Procedures for Infant/Toddler Early Intervention 07/01/12

EI-12 # 07 Collecting and Reporting Child Outcome Data in Infant/Toddler and Preschool Early Intervention Programs 10/26/12

EI-12 # 09 Public Participation Requirements under The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 10/26/12

2013 EI-13 # 01 Transition of Toddlers to Preschool or Other Community Services 01/30/13

EI-13 # 02 Pennsylvania System of Payment 03/19/13

EI-13 # 03 Session Notes 04/26/13

EI-13 # 04 Infants and Toddlers Referred to Pennsylvania's Early Intervention Program from Out of State 04/30/13

EI-13 # 05 Third Party Insurance Denials and Public Consulting Group 04/30/13

OCDEL-13 # 01 Children Experiencing Homelessness 05/09/13

EI-13 # 06 Children who Have a Hearing Loss 08/01/13

EI-13 # 07 Positive Behavior Support 08/29/13

EI-13 # 08 Eligibility for Infant/Toddlers and Preschool Early Intervention 12/13/13

2014 EI-14 # 01 At-Risk Tracking for Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Homelessness 11/21/14

2016 EI-16 # 01 Provider Qualifications 02/12/16

2017 EI-17 # 01; FC/PRF-17 # 02 Inclusion of All Childhood Program in Pennsylvania 06/30/17

2018 EI-18# 02 Local Determination Process 12/21/18

2020 EI-20 # 3 Early Intervention Service Delivery; Coaching Across Settings 11/30/20

2021 EI-21 # 01 Reportable Incidents 01/2721

EI-21 # 02 2021/2022 Rate Increase Distribution Plan For Infant Toddler—Early Intervention 06/22/21

EI-21 # 03 Recommendations for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool-Age Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 11/29/21

2022 EI-22 # 01 Lead Exposure in Infants/Toddlers and Preschoolers 04/19/22

Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports—Family Supports Announcements

2015 ELS/MIECHV-15 # 02; ELS/NFP-15 # 02 Fiscal & Program Communication and Reporting Strategy 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 03; ELS/NFP-15 # 03 Program and Fiscal Reporting, Reporting Accuracy & Timeliness 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 04; ELS/NFP-15 # 04 Enrollment Policy 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 05; ELS/NFP-15 # 05 On-Site Fiscal Monitoring 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 06; ELS/NFP-15 # 06 Audit Requirements 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 07; ELS/NFP-15 # 07 Principles, and Audit Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Requirements, Cost Awards; Final Rule: Indirect Cost 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 08; ELS/NFP-15 # 08 End of Fiscal Spending—July 1st—June 30th 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 09; ELS/NFP-15 # 09 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Final Rule: Equipment Definition and Pre-approval 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 10; ELS/NFP-15 # 10 Program Review Instrument 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 11; ELS/NFP-15 # 11 Mandatory Meeting Attendance Policy 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 12; ELS/NFP-15 # 12 Confidentiality 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 13; ELS/NFP-15 # 13 Coordination with Early Intervention Agencies 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 14; ELS/NFP-15 # 14 Child/Family Transition Plans 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 15; ELS/NFP-15 # 15 Community Collaboration 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 16; ELS/NFP-15 # 16 Continuous Quality Improvement 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 17; ELS/NFP-15 # 17 Curriculum and Standards 07/01/15

ELS/MIECHV-15 # 18; ELS/NFP-15 # 18 Home Visitor Professional Development 11/05/15

2016 ELS/MIECHV-16 # 01; ELS/NFP-16 # 01 Pennsylvania Home Visiting Data System 12/08/16

ELS/MIECHV-16 # 02; ELS/NFP-16 # 02 Fiscal Reporting Changes 07/01/16

2017 FC/PRF—17# 01; OCDEL Communication Business Partners and Grantees 06/29/17

Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development

2005 S-05 # 04—Unemployment Compensation Claims Filed by Relative/Neighbor Providers Announcement 6/28/05

2007 S-07 # 08—PA Pre-K Counts and Child Care Works: Enrollment and Release of Information Procedures 9/18/07

S-07 # 09—Pelican Announcement 11/07/07

2009 ELS/KS-09 # 11 Star Level of Facilities Operated by Regional Key, Technical Assistance and Professional Development Contractors/Subcontractors 4/14/09

S-09 # 05 Care Level for Kindergarten Children Changing from Preschool (PSE) to Young School Age (YSA) 6/17/09

ELS-KS-09 # 24 Joint Office of Children, Youth and Families & Office of Child Development and Early Learning Bulletin: Implementation of Child Care Funding Policy Beginning State Fiscal Year 2010-2011 7/14/09

ELS-KS-09 # 38 Centers for Disease Control Guidance Regarding Influenza for Early Childhood Programs 9/21/09

ELS-KS-09 # 39 Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early Childhood Programs 9/25/09

2010 ELS/KS-10 # 27 Financial Guidelines for Regional Keys 10/01/10

ELS/KS-10 # 29 Funds Management of Keystone STARS Provider Grant Awards 10/28/10

2013 ELS/KS-13 # 12 Regional Keys Records Management, Conversions and Transmissions 8/28/13

2014 ELS/KS-14 # 02 Degrees Earned from Business, Technical and Trade Schools 4/22/14

ELS/KS-14 # 09 Teacher Quality Version 2.0 and Career Lattice 2014 10/20/14

ELS/KS-14 # 11 Designation and Reliability Manual v. 1.0 10/20/14

2015 ELS/KS-15 # 02 Pennsylvania Program Assessment Communication Tool (PA PACT) Manual 4/15/15

S-15 # 03 Early Head Start—Child Care Partnership Grants 9/21/15

OCDEL-15 # 02 Early Head Start—Child Care Partnership Grants 9/29/15

2016 ELS/KS-16 # 02 Start Up Technical Assistance Peer Mentoring and Rising STARS Peer Mentoring Guidance 1/22/16

2017 S-17 # 04—Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania 6/29/17

S-17 # 05—Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania 6/29/17

ELS/KS-17 # 03 Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania 6/30/17

ELS/KS-17 # 04 Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania 6/30/17

ELS/KS-17 # 13 Increasing Base Payment Rate for STAR 3 and STAR 4 Providers 12/22/17

2018 S-18 # 02 PELICAN CCW Help Desk 6/15/18

ELRC-18 # 02 Updated Provider Agreements for Certified, Relative and In-Home Child Care Providers 7/12/18

ELRC-18 # 03 DRAFT—Child Care Providers United—Deduction of Union Dues and Other Voluntary Deductions from Subsidized Child Care Payments 9/10/18

ELRC-18 # 04 Certification Referral to Early Learning Resource Centers 10/10/18

2019 ELRC-19 # 02 Keystone STARS Status Review, Reduction, Suspension and Removal 2/28/19

ELRC-19 # 05 Tools for Promoting Healthy Weight in Early Childhood Education: An Integrated Approach to Coaching 8/21/19

ELRC-19 # 06 Keystone STARS Tiered Reimbursement Quality Add-on Rates and Grants & Awards Structure 9/6/19

2020 ELRC-20 # 02 Operational Recommendations for Early Childhood Providers Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) 3/13/20

ELRC-20 # 04 Reporting Early Learning Programs Closings Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) 3/14/20

ELRC-20 # 11 Restoring Child Care Works Payment Practices Based on Attendance and Invoicing for All Children 9/1/20

ELRC-20 # 12 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual 7/31/20

ELRC-20 # 13 Updates to the Child Care Works School-Age Blended Rate Payment Policy for the 2020-21 School Year 8/17/20

ELRC-20 # 14 Keystone STARS Designation Processes for FY 20/21 8/21/20

ELRC-20 # 15 Changes to Policy Regarding Parents/Caretakers Caring for Their Own Children in a Child Care Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic 9/8/20

ELRC-20 # 16 Internal Assessment Process (IAP) Guide 10/8/20

ELRC-20 # 17 Child Care Works Payment During the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency 11/20/20

ELRC-20 # 18 Keystone STARS Designation Maintenance for Facilities Temporarily Closed Due to COVID-19 12/21/20

2021 ELRC-21 # 01 Child Care COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Award 1/13/21

ELRC-21 # 02 Increase to Child Care Works Base Payment Rates 2/18/21

2022 ELRC 22-01 Systems Alignment to the Pennsylvania Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE) 4/7/2022

Deputy Secretary Announcements

2020 DS 20 # 02 COVID-19 Related Policies, Announcements, and Communications that are Sunset or Obsolete 09/30/20

DS-03 Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Education Programs in Pennsylvania (joint announcement from Bureau of Certification Services, Bureau of Policy and Professional Development, Bureau of Early Intervention Service and Family Supports, Bureau of Operations and Monitoring) 09/30/20

2021 DS 21 # 01 Monitoring Coordination Across Dually Programs and Programs with PA Pre-K Counts and Head Start Supplemental Assistance 02/02/21

2022 DS 22 # 01 Contract Monitoring 06/10/22

GUIDANCE MANUALS:

• Licensing Indicator System for Child Day Care Centers
• Licensing Indicator System for Group Day Care Homes
• Infant Toddler Contracted Slots (ITCS) Program: Policies, Guidance, and Clarifications. Updated September 25, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022
• Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization (ECEPDO) Policies, Clarifications, and Guidance. July 1, 2020.

Professional Development Organizations

• Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization (ECEPDO) Policies, Clarifications, and Guidance. July 1, 2020.

2021 PDO Policy Communication 20 # 01 Professional Development Organizations (PDOs) Role in Offering Pediatric First/Aid/Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to Early Childhood Education Workforce 5/14/2021

2022 PDO 22 # 01 Career Pathway Level A Plus Verification Change 2/7/2022, effective 7/1/2022

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:

• 00-94-10, Application of Child Day Care Service Regulations 10/21/94
• 00-95-03, Procedures for the Regulation of Child Day Care Facilities 02/13/95
• 00-11-01, Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations 03/01/11
• 07-01-12, Protocol # 1, Initial Certificate of Compliance
• 12-10-12, Protocol # 3, Complaints—Regulated Facilities

• Certification Policies and Clarifications (CPAC);

• 1/27/17—Protocol 1—Initial Certificate of Compliance
• 07/17/17—Protocol 2—Renewal Application for Compliance
• 01/02/13—Protocol 3—Complaints—Regulated Facilities
• Protocol 4—Complaints for Unregulated Facilities
• Protocol 5—Complaints Involving Allegations of Suspected Abuse
• 3/11/16—Protocol 6—Inspection Summary—Finalized
• 2/03/2017—Protocol 10—Change in the Facility Operation—Finalized
• 4/26/16—Protocol 11—Unannounced Inspections—Finalized

4/28/16—Protocol 12—Negative Sanctions—Finalized

Office of Children, Youth & Families—Contact: Natalie Bates (717) 783-7376

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

1982 Ch. 3130 Notice of Right to Appeal for Spanish-Speaking Clients 12/30/82 3130-82-01

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 Clarification on Caseworker-to-Family Case Load Ratio & Case Management Functions 02/04/83 3130-83-07

Ch. 3140 Clarification of Adoption Asst. to Relatives in Adoption Cases 05/02/83 3140-83-07

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. 3001 Transmittal of Interdepartmental 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

1985 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

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, 3170 OCYF Financial Participation in Costs of County Human Service Departments 08/31/87 3140-87-02 3170-87-01

1988 Ch. 3490 Screening Student Interns 05/88 3490-88-01

1989 Ch. 3350 Adoption Record Disclosure 07/01/89 3350-89-01

1991 Ch. 3130 Regulatory Interpretation Guidelines for Revisions to Chapter 3130 09/20/91 3130-91-03

1994 Supervised Independent Living Guidelines 07/94 00-94-07

Site Visits and Access to Records by PA Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 08/22/94 00-94-19

1995 Ch. 3490 Amendments to the Child Protective Services Law that Become Effective July 1, 1995 09/05 3490-95-02

1996 Ch. 3490 Certification and Training for Children and Youth Workers 06/20/96 3490-96-03

Surveying and Evaluating Child Welfare Agencies Implementation and Compliance with MEPA 08/15/96 00-96-06

1997 Ch. 3140 Availability of Federal Financial Participation for Profit Residential Child Care Facilities 01/17/97 3140-97-02

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 MEPA 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. 3140 Adoption Assistance Questions and Answers 03/17/99 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 AFCARS Planning, Budgeting and Invoicing Procedures 08/15/00 3140-00-02

Ch. 3490 Child Death Review and Report Protocols 10/10/00 3490-00-01

2001 Ch. 3130 The Second Revised Interim Guidelines for the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 01/02/01 3130-01-01

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

2003 Kinship Care Policy 06/30/03 00-03-03

Megan's Law 04/13/03 00-03-02

Ch. 3140 Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance 01/01/04 3140-03-02

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

2004 MH/MR Services for Children Placed Out-of-County in Pre-Adoptive or Foster Homes 07/19/04 00-04-02

Ch. 3140 Child Welfare TANF Services Policies and Procedures 05/17/04 3140-04-06

Ch. 3140 Approval/Licensing of Foster Family Homes 04/01/04 3140-04-02

Ch. 3140, 3490 Child Placements with Emergency
Caregivers 07/01/04 3140-04-05
3490-04-01

Ch. 3700 Medical Foster Care Services for Children Served by County Children and Youth Agencies 07/01/04 Special Transmittal

2005 Ch. 3490 Implementation of Act 160 of 2004 Amending the Child Protective Services Law 09/01/05 3490-05-01

2006 Federal Financial Participation Rate Change for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Costs 10/18/06 00-06-05

Ch. 3140 Random Moment Time Study Policy and Procedures—Juvenile Probation Offices 07/28/06 3140-06-03

Ch. 3140 Federal Title IV-E and Medicaid Administrative Invoicing Procedures 09/12/06 3140-06-05

Ch. 3140 Random Moment Time Study Requirements Family Service Plan Documentation 10/11/06 Special Transmittal

Ch. 3800 Strategies and Practices to Eliminate Unnecessary Use of Restraint 01/30/06 Special Transmittal

Ch. 3490 Safety Assessment and Planning Process 03/15/06 3490-06-01

2007 FFP Rate Change for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Costs 04/16/07 00-07-01

Ch. 3490 Protocol to Address Domestic Violence in Families with Child Welfare Involvement 08/03/07 Special Transmittal

2008 Ch. 3350 Expanded Ground for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights 04/03/08 Special Transmittal

Ch. 3490 Frequency and Tracking of Caseworker Visits to Children in Federally Defined Foster Care 05/01/08 3490-08-05

Ch. 3140 Title IV-E Foster Case Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Program Costs Allowable for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) 05/12/08 3140-08-01

Ch. 3350, 3490,
3700 Implementation of Safe and Timely Placement of Foster Children Act (P.L. 109-239) 05/12/08 99-08-01

Ch. 3490 Implementation of Act 126 of 2006 Amending the Child Protective Services Law 03/24/08 3490-08-02

Ch. 3490 Implementation of Act 179 of 2008 And Act 72 of 2007 Amending the Child Protective Services Law 06/27/08 3490-08-03

Ch. 3490 Implementation of New Reporting Requirements as Required by Act 146 of 2006 and Act 179 of 2006 10/01/08 3490-08-04

Ch. 3700 Implementation of Act 68 of 2005 (The Resource Family and Adoption Process Act), Act 73 of 2005 (The Resource Family Care Act), and Act 78 of 2007 10/01/08 3700-08-01

Ch. 3130, 3350,
3700 Impact of Act 109 on Agency Operations 12/29/08 Special Transmittal

2009 Act 76 of 2007 01/07/09 Special Transmittal

Ch. 3130, 3140, 3700 Fostering Connections to Success and
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 02/24/09 Special Transmittal

Ch. 3170 Out of Home Placement Services—Contract Documentation 04/07/09 3170-09-01

Ch. 3170 Out of Home Placement Services—Contract Documentation 08/25/09 3170-09-02

Ch. 3700,
3800 Disaster Planning 10/09/09 Letter from Deputy Secretary

Ch. 3800 Strategies and Practices to Eliminate the Use of Unnecessary Restraints 12/19/09 3800-09-01

Ch. 3800 Prone Restraints in Children's Facilities 12/19/09 3800-09-02

Ch. 3140 Implementation of Child Care Funding Policy Beginning State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010-2011 07/01/09 3140-09-03

Ch. 3130, 3140 Fostering Connections to Success and
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008—Adoption Program Requirements 12/30/09 Special Transmittal

2010 Ch. 3130 Shared Case Responsibility and Procedures 05/03/10 3130/10/01

Permanent Legal Custodian 3130/10/02
3140/10/03

Educational Portions of ''Non-Educational'' Residential Treatment 01/04/10 OMHSAS-10-02

Ch. 3130 Termination of Parental Rights and Compelling Reasons 01/05/10 Special Transmittal

Ch. 3140 Needs-Based Plan/Budget Amendment 04/20/10 3140-10-01

Ch. 3130 Shared Case Responsibility Policy and Procedures 05/03/10 3130-10-01

YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2010 07/01/10 00-10-01

Ch. 3130 Permanent Legal Custodian Policy 07/30/10 3130-10-02
3140-10-03

Ch. 3130 Change in Process for Verifying Paternity 08/04/10 Special Transmittal

Ch. 3800 Act 45 of 2010 Regarding Restraint Use and Reporting Requirements of Pregnant Females 08/04/10 3800-10-01

Ch. 3130 Implementation of 45 CFR Part 1356 Chafee Nation Youth in Transition Database Part 1 08/09/10 3130-10-03

Ch. 3130 Educational Stability & Continuity of Children Receiving Services from the County Children & Youth Agency (CCYA) Including the Use of an Education Screen 09/17/10 3130-10-04

Ch. 3130 Clean Indoor Air Act Compliance Guidance 09/17/10 3130-10-05

Ch. 3170 Out of Home Placement Services—Contract Documentation 12/23/10 3170-10-02

Complex Case Planning 12/28/10 00-10-02

2011 Ch. 3130 Basic Health Information Form (CY980) 04/01/11 3130-11-01

Ch. 3350 Implementation of Act 101 of 2010 04/25/10 3350-11-01

Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2012-13 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2011-12 Implementation Plan Instructions Issued 05/27/11; Revised 06/17/11 3140-11-01

Ch. 3140 Act 148 Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 07/06/11 3140-11-02

YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective 7/1/11 09/15/11 00-11-02

Ch. 3130 Youth Independent Living Services Guidelines (and Appendix) 07/08/11 3130-11-04

2012 Master Client Index (MCI) Service Expansion YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2012 02/15/12 08/02/12 00-12-01 00-12-01

Ch. 3130, 3680,
3800 Children in Foster Care Act (Act 119 of 2010) 02/10/12 3130-12-02
3680-12-01
3800-12-02

Ch. 3140 Random Moment Time Study Policies and Procedures County Children and Youth Agencies 05/07/12 3140-12-02

Ch. 3130 Concurrent Planning Policy and Implementation 05/11/12 3130-12-03

2013 YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2013 10/07/13 00-13-01

Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2012/13 Act 148 Invoicing and Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 05/15/13 3140-13-01

Ch. 3140 County Children and Youth Program Title XX and Title IV-B Procedures 06/28/13 3140-13-04

Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2014-15 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2013-14 Implementation Plan Instructions 07/03/13 3140-13-03

Ch. 3140 Fiscal Year 2013/14 Act 148 Invoicing and Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services 09/11/13 3140-13-05

Ch. 3140 Federal Title IV-E Invoicing Procedures Manual 10/15/13 3140-13-06

2014 Ch. 3800 Search and Seizure in Programs that Serve Children and Youth 02/28/14 3800-14-01

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Year	Code Citation	Subject	Date Issued
1998	Ch. 259.1	Statement of Claim, Managed Care Organization—statement of policy	07/11/98 (eff. 2/1/97)
2007	Ch. 259.2 Amended 2008	Claims against moneys for which third parties are liable as a result of a tort claim allocation of tort proceeds in actions filed before September 2, 2008—statement of policy	09/07/07 (eff. 9/08/07) Amended 10/31/08 (eff. 11/1/08)
2008	Ch. 259.3	Claims against moneys for which third-parties are liable as a result of a tort claim allocation of tort proceeds in actions filed on or after September 2, 2008—statement of policy	10/31/08 (eff. 11/01/08)
2008	Ch. 259.4	Settlements without litigation—statement of policy	10/31/08 (eff. 11/01/08)
2008	Ch. 259.5	Cooperation in obtaining payment from third parties—statement of policy	10/31/08 (eff. 11/01/08)
2008	Ch. 259.6	Civil money penalties—statement of policy	10/31/08 (eff. 11/01/08)
2020		Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement	7/26/2021
2020		Policy Statement on Prohibition of Sexual Harassment	7/26/2021
2020		Limited English Proficiency Policy Statement	7/26/2021
2020		Disability-Related Employment Policy	7/26/2021

Year	Code Citation	Subject	Date Issued	Bulletin Number
2007	Ch. 3270— 3280	Certification of Part Day Program for School-Age Children	9/15/07	3001-07-01
2009	Ch. 3270 Ch. 3280 Ch. 3290	Reporting Lost Child	2/21/09	3001-08-02
	Ch. 3270 Ch. 3280 Ch. 3290	Playground Protective Surface Covering	2/21/09	3001-09-01
2011	Ch. 3270— 3280	Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations	3/1/11	00-11-01 Replaced by Announcement C-21-# 4— Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations— effective 4/1/21
2012	Ch. 3270 Ch. 3280 Ch. 3290	Tuberculosis Blood Test	2/4/12	3001-12-01
Bureau of Certification Services
2008		C-08 # 01—Capacity on Certificate of Compliance	4/08/08
		C-08 # 02—Proof of Liability Insurance	4/08/08
		C-08 # 05—Impact of Change in Equivalencies of CDA and CCP Credentials	8/13/08
		C-08 # 06—Approved Child Care Services Report Form	9/2/08
		C-08 # 07—Compliance with Regulations Relating to Recalled Toys and Equipment	9/15/08
2009		C-09 # 04—Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early Childhood Programs	9/25/09
2011		C-11 # 01—Emergency Temporary Relocation of a Child Care Facility	5/12/11
		C-11 # 02—Revised Child Care Staff Health Assessment	7/20/11
2012		C-12 # 01 Proof of Identification Required for Child Care Center Director and Group Child Care Home Primary Staff Person	9/18/12
2013		C-13 # 01—Announced Renewal Inspections Within 30 Day Range	11/15/13
2014		C-14 # 01—Water Safety Training for Child Care Providers & Lifeguard Requirements	2/28/14
		C-14 # 02—Healthy and Green Initiative—Child Care Siting	3/10/14
		C-14 # 03—Degrees from Business Technical & Trade Schools	4/22/14
2016		C-16-01—Meeting New Health and Safety Training Requirements as Required by the Federal Government	7/1/16
2017		C-17-01—Child Protective Service Law (CPSL) for Child Care Facilities	2/23/17
		C-17-02—Vaping and the Use of Electronic Cigarettes in a Child Care Facility	2/23/17
		C-17-03—Inclusion of All Children in Early Child hood Programs in Pennsylvania	6/29/17
		C-17-04—Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for State/Territory	6/29/17
		C-17 # 05 Emergency Temporary Relocation of a child care facility	9/29/17
		C-17 # 06 Approved child service form	9/29/17
		C-17 # 7 Applicability of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act	11/1/17
2019		C-19# 1-Verifying Compliance with the PA Safe Drinking Water Act	3/1/19
		C-19# 2 Meeting the Requirements of the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) for child care Facilities	08/30/19
2020		C-20# 6 Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities Operating During Novel Coronavirus Pandemic	6/23/20 Revised 7/8/20
		C-20# 12—Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic	9/29/20 Revised 4/14/21
2021		C-21-# 01—Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations	4/1/21
		C-21-# 03—Act 62 of 2020 Fire Safety Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities	5/24/21
		C-21-# 04—Best Practices for Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus	6/28/21
		C-21-# 09—Reinstating and Extensions of Child Care Certification Regulation Suspensions Due to Act 73	12/6/1
		C-21-# 10—Obsolete Certification Announcements for Certified Child Care Providers—Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities	12/14/21
		C-21-# 11—Addition of COVID-19 to List of Reportable Communicable Diseases	12/20/21
2022		C-22-# 01—Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Requirements and Access to Free Training through Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization (ECE PDOs)	1/11/22
		C-22-# 02—Updates to Health and Safety Training and Professional Development Requirements	1/24/22
		C-22-03—Updates to Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, and Child Maltreatment Requirements	1/24/22
		C-22-# 04—Updated Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning Regulations and Requirements for Child Care Facilities	4/19/22
Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports—Early Intervention Services Announcements
2006		ELS-EI-06 # 04 Natural Environments	07/24/06
		ELS-EI-06 # 07 Clarification of Waiver of 4300 Fiscal Regulations	08/15/06
		ELS-EI-06 # 10 Acceptable Signers of the Beneficiary Choice Form for the Infants, Toddlers and Families Medicaid Waiver	09/05/06
		EI-07 # 12 PA Pre-K Counts and Early Intervention working Together	10/24/07
2008		EI-08 # 10 Eligibility for Infants Toddlers Families Medicaid Waiver	09/22/08
2009		EI-09 # 13 ChildFind System Including Children Who Are Wards of the State, Children Living in Residential Facilities, Children who were Abused and Children who are Homeless.	09/11/09
		EI-09 # 17 Qualifications for Individuals to Provide Speech-Language Pathology Services in Early Intervention and the Requirements for Billing	10/05/09
2010		EI-10 # 02 Release of Information	01/29/10
		EI-10 # 04 Operational Guidance for Infant/Toddler Programs Regarding Children Living in Residential Facilities	04/09/10
		EI-10 # 08 Amended Behavior Supports for Young Children	10/25/10
		EI-10 # 09 State Set Rates for Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Services	11/09/10
2011		EI-11 # 01 IDEA Early Intervention Complaint Procedures	06/01/11
		EI-11 # 02 ACT 24 of 2011 Implementation PELICAN Data Moratorium	08/01/11
		EI-11 # 04 Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Cost Centers	11/16/11
2012		EI-12 # 01 Screening, Evaluation and Assessment in Early Intervention	04/11/12
		EI-12 # 02 Updates to Early Intervention Policy Based on requirements in IDEA Part C	04/11/12
		EI-12 # 03 Confidentiality, Parent Consent and Surrogate Parents	04/11/12
		EI-12-# 05 Mediation, Due Process, and IFSP Facilitation Procedures for Infant/Toddler Early Intervention	07/01/12
		EI-12 # 07 Collecting and Reporting Child Outcome Data in Infant/Toddler and Preschool Early Intervention Programs	10/26/12
		EI-12 # 09 Public Participation Requirements under The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act	10/26/12
2013		EI-13 # 01 Transition of Toddlers to Preschool or Other Community Services	01/30/13
		EI-13 # 02 Pennsylvania System of Payment	03/19/13
		EI-13 # 03 Session Notes	04/26/13
		EI-13 # 04 Infants and Toddlers Referred to Pennsylvania's Early Intervention Program from Out of State	04/30/13
		EI-13 # 05 Third Party Insurance Denials and Public Consulting Group	04/30/13
		OCDEL-13 # 01 Children Experiencing Homelessness	05/09/13
		EI-13 # 06 Children who Have a Hearing Loss	08/01/13
		EI-13 # 07 Positive Behavior Support	08/29/13
		EI-13 # 08 Eligibility for Infant/Toddlers and Preschool Early Intervention	12/13/13
2014		EI-14 # 01 At-Risk Tracking for Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Homelessness	11/21/14
2016		EI-16 # 01 Provider Qualifications	02/12/16
2017		EI-17 # 01; FC/PRF-17 # 02 Inclusion of All Childhood Program in Pennsylvania	06/30/17
2018		EI-18# 02 Local Determination Process	12/21/18
2020		EI-20 # 3 Early Intervention Service Delivery; Coaching Across Settings	11/30/20
2021		EI-21 # 01 Reportable Incidents	01/2721
		EI-21 # 02 2021/2022 Rate Increase Distribution Plan For Infant Toddler—Early Intervention	06/22/21
		EI-21 # 03 Recommendations for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool-Age Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing	11/29/21
2022		EI-22 # 01 Lead Exposure in Infants/Toddlers and Preschoolers	04/19/22
Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports—Family Supports Announcements
2015		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 02; ELS/NFP-15 # 02 Fiscal & Program Communication and Reporting Strategy	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 03; ELS/NFP-15 # 03 Program and Fiscal Reporting, Reporting Accuracy & Timeliness	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 04; ELS/NFP-15 # 04 Enrollment Policy	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 05; ELS/NFP-15 # 05 On-Site Fiscal Monitoring	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 06; ELS/NFP-15 # 06 Audit Requirements	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 07; ELS/NFP-15 # 07 Principles, and Audit Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Requirements, Cost Awards; Final Rule: Indirect Cost	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 08; ELS/NFP-15 # 08 End of Fiscal Spending—July 1st—June 30th	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 09; ELS/NFP-15 # 09 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Final Rule: Equipment Definition and Pre-approval	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 10; ELS/NFP-15 # 10 Program Review Instrument	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 11; ELS/NFP-15 # 11 Mandatory Meeting Attendance Policy	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 12; ELS/NFP-15 # 12 Confidentiality	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 13; ELS/NFP-15 # 13 Coordination with Early Intervention Agencies	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 14; ELS/NFP-15 # 14 Child/Family Transition Plans	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 15; ELS/NFP-15 # 15 Community Collaboration	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 16; ELS/NFP-15 # 16 Continuous Quality Improvement	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 17; ELS/NFP-15 # 17 Curriculum and Standards	07/01/15
		ELS/MIECHV-15 # 18; ELS/NFP-15 # 18 Home Visitor Professional Development	11/05/15
2016		ELS/MIECHV-16 # 01; ELS/NFP-16 # 01 Pennsylvania Home Visiting Data System	12/08/16
		ELS/MIECHV-16 # 02; ELS/NFP-16 # 02 Fiscal Reporting Changes	07/01/16
2017		FC/PRF—17# 01; OCDEL Communication Business Partners and Grantees	06/29/17
Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development
2005		S-05 # 04—Unemployment Compensation Claims Filed by Relative/Neighbor Providers Announcement	6/28/05
2007		S-07 # 08—PA Pre-K Counts and Child Care Works: Enrollment and Release of Information Procedures	9/18/07
		S-07 # 09—Pelican Announcement	11/07/07
2009		ELS/KS-09 # 11 Star Level of Facilities Operated by Regional Key, Technical Assistance and Professional Development Contractors/Subcontractors	4/14/09
		S-09 # 05 Care Level for Kindergarten Children Changing from Preschool (PSE) to Young School Age (YSA)	6/17/09
		ELS-KS-09 # 24 Joint Office of Children, Youth and Families & Office of Child Development and Early Learning Bulletin: Implementation of Child Care Funding Policy Beginning State Fiscal Year 2010-2011	7/14/09
		ELS-KS-09 # 38 Centers for Disease Control Guidance Regarding Influenza for Early Childhood Programs	9/21/09
		ELS-KS-09 # 39 Use of Hand Sanitizers in Early Childhood Programs	9/25/09
2010		ELS/KS-10 # 27 Financial Guidelines for Regional Keys	10/01/10
		ELS/KS-10 # 29 Funds Management of Keystone STARS Provider Grant Awards	10/28/10
2013		ELS/KS-13 # 12 Regional Keys Records Management, Conversions and Transmissions	8/28/13
2014		ELS/KS-14 # 02 Degrees Earned from Business, Technical and Trade Schools	4/22/14
		ELS/KS-14 # 09 Teacher Quality Version 2.0 and Career Lattice 2014	10/20/14
		ELS/KS-14 # 11 Designation and Reliability Manual v. 1.0	10/20/14
2015		ELS/KS-15 # 02 Pennsylvania Program Assessment Communication Tool (PA PACT) Manual	4/15/15
		S-15 # 03 Early Head Start—Child Care Partnership Grants	9/21/15
		OCDEL-15 # 02 Early Head Start—Child Care Partnership Grants	9/29/15
2016		ELS/KS-16 # 02 Start Up Technical Assistance Peer Mentoring and Rising STARS Peer Mentoring Guidance	1/22/16
2017		S-17 # 04—Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania	6/29/17
		S-17 # 05—Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania	6/29/17
		ELS/KS-17 # 03 Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania	6/30/17
		ELS/KS-17 # 04 Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania	6/30/17
		ELS/KS-17 # 13 Increasing Base Payment Rate for STAR 3 and STAR 4 Providers	12/22/17
2018		S-18 # 02 PELICAN CCW Help Desk	6/15/18
		ELRC-18 # 02 Updated Provider Agreements for Certified, Relative and In-Home Child Care Providers	7/12/18
		ELRC-18 # 03 DRAFT—Child Care Providers United—Deduction of Union Dues and Other Voluntary Deductions from Subsidized Child Care Payments	9/10/18
		ELRC-18 # 04 Certification Referral to Early Learning Resource Centers	10/10/18
2019		ELRC-19 # 02 Keystone STARS Status Review, Reduction, Suspension and Removal	2/28/19
		ELRC-19 # 05 Tools for Promoting Healthy Weight in Early Childhood Education: An Integrated Approach to Coaching	8/21/19
		ELRC-19 # 06 Keystone STARS Tiered Reimbursement Quality Add-on Rates and Grants & Awards Structure	9/6/19
2020		ELRC-20 # 02 Operational Recommendations for Early Childhood Providers Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)	3/13/20
		ELRC-20 # 04 Reporting Early Learning Programs Closings Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)	3/14/20
		ELRC-20 # 11 Restoring Child Care Works Payment Practices Based on Attendance and Invoicing for All Children	9/1/20
		ELRC-20 # 12 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual	7/31/20
		ELRC-20 # 13 Updates to the Child Care Works School-Age Blended Rate Payment Policy for the 2020-21 School Year	8/17/20
		ELRC-20 # 14 Keystone STARS Designation Processes for FY 20/21	8/21/20
		ELRC-20 # 15 Changes to Policy Regarding Parents/Caretakers Caring for Their Own Children in a Child Care Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic	9/8/20
		ELRC-20 # 16 Internal Assessment Process (IAP) Guide	10/8/20
		ELRC-20 # 17 Child Care Works Payment During the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	11/20/20
		ELRC-20 # 18 Keystone STARS Designation Maintenance for Facilities Temporarily Closed Due to COVID-19	12/21/20
2021		ELRC-21 # 01 Child Care COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Award	1/13/21
		ELRC-21 # 02 Increase to Child Care Works Base Payment Rates	2/18/21
2022		ELRC 22-01 Systems Alignment to the Pennsylvania Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE)	4/7/2022
Deputy Secretary Announcements
2020		DS 20 # 02 COVID-19 Related Policies, Announcements, and Communications that are Sunset or Obsolete	09/30/20
		DS-03 Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Education Programs in Pennsylvania (joint announcement from Bureau of Certification Services, Bureau of Policy and Professional Development, Bureau of Early Intervention Service and Family Supports, Bureau of Operations and Monitoring)	09/30/20
2021		DS 21 # 01 Monitoring Coordination Across Dually Programs and Programs with PA Pre-K Counts and Head Start Supplemental Assistance	02/02/21
2022		DS 22 # 01 Contract Monitoring	06/10/22

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
1982	Ch. 3130	Notice of Right to Appeal for Spanish-Speaking Clients	12/30/82	3130-82-01
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	Clarification on Caseworker-to-Family Case Load Ratio & Case Management Functions	02/04/83	3130-83-07
	Ch. 3140	Clarification of Adoption Asst. to Relatives in Adoption Cases	05/02/83	3140-83-07
	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. 3001	Transmittal of Interdepartmental 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
1985	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
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, 3170	OCYF Financial Participation in Costs of County Human Service Departments	08/31/87	3140-87-02 3170-87-01
1988	Ch. 3490	Screening Student Interns	05/88	3490-88-01
1989	Ch. 3350	Adoption Record Disclosure	07/01/89	3350-89-01
1991	Ch. 3130	Regulatory Interpretation Guidelines for Revisions to Chapter 3130	09/20/91	3130-91-03
1994		Supervised Independent Living Guidelines	07/94	00-94-07
		Site Visits and Access to Records by PA Protection and Advocacy, Inc.	08/22/94	00-94-19
1995	Ch. 3490	Amendments to the Child Protective Services Law that Become Effective July 1, 1995	09/05	3490-95-02
1996	Ch. 3490	Certification and Training for Children and Youth Workers	06/20/96	3490-96-03
		Surveying and Evaluating Child Welfare Agencies Implementation and Compliance with MEPA	08/15/96	00-96-06
1997	Ch. 3140	Availability of Federal Financial Participation for Profit Residential Child Care Facilities	01/17/97	3140-97-02
		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	MEPA 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. 3140	Adoption Assistance Questions and Answers	03/17/99	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	AFCARS Planning, Budgeting and Invoicing Procedures	08/15/00	3140-00-02
	Ch. 3490	Child Death Review and Report Protocols	10/10/00	3490-00-01
2001	Ch. 3130	The Second Revised Interim Guidelines for the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997	01/02/01	3130-01-01
	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
2003		Kinship Care Policy	06/30/03	00-03-03
		Megan's Law	04/13/03	00-03-02
	Ch. 3140	Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance	01/01/04	3140-03-02
	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
2004		MH/MR Services for Children Placed Out-of-County in Pre-Adoptive or Foster Homes	07/19/04	00-04-02
	Ch. 3140	Child Welfare TANF Services Policies and Procedures	05/17/04	3140-04-06
	Ch. 3140	Approval/Licensing of Foster Family Homes	04/01/04	3140-04-02
	Ch. 3140, 3490	Child Placements with Emergency Caregivers	07/01/04	3140-04-05 3490-04-01
	Ch. 3700	Medical Foster Care Services for Children Served by County Children and Youth Agencies	07/01/04	Special Transmittal
2005	Ch. 3490	Implementation of Act 160 of 2004 Amending the Child Protective Services Law	09/01/05	3490-05-01
2006		Federal Financial Participation Rate Change for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Costs	10/18/06	00-06-05
	Ch. 3140	Random Moment Time Study Policy and Procedures—Juvenile Probation Offices	07/28/06	3140-06-03
	Ch. 3140	Federal Title IV-E and Medicaid Administrative Invoicing Procedures	09/12/06	3140-06-05
	Ch. 3140	Random Moment Time Study Requirements Family Service Plan Documentation	10/11/06	Special Transmittal
	Ch. 3800	Strategies and Practices to Eliminate Unnecessary Use of Restraint	01/30/06	Special Transmittal
	Ch. 3490	Safety Assessment and Planning Process	03/15/06	3490-06-01
2007		FFP Rate Change for Title IV-E Placement Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Costs	04/16/07	00-07-01
	Ch. 3490	Protocol to Address Domestic Violence in Families with Child Welfare Involvement	08/03/07	Special Transmittal
2008	Ch. 3350	Expanded Ground for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights	04/03/08	Special Transmittal
	Ch. 3490	Frequency and Tracking of Caseworker Visits to Children in Federally Defined Foster Care	05/01/08	3490-08-05
	Ch. 3140	Title IV-E Foster Case Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Program Costs Allowable for Federal Financial Participation (FFP)	05/12/08	3140-08-01
	Ch. 3350, 3490, 3700	Implementation of Safe and Timely Placement of Foster Children Act (P.L. 109-239)	05/12/08	99-08-01
	Ch. 3490	Implementation of Act 126 of 2006 Amending the Child Protective Services Law	03/24/08	3490-08-02
	Ch. 3490	Implementation of Act 179 of 2008 And Act 72 of 2007 Amending the Child Protective Services Law	06/27/08	3490-08-03
	Ch. 3490	Implementation of New Reporting Requirements as Required by Act 146 of 2006 and Act 179 of 2006	10/01/08	3490-08-04
	Ch. 3700	Implementation of Act 68 of 2005 (The Resource Family and Adoption Process Act), Act 73 of 2005 (The Resource Family Care Act), and Act 78 of 2007	10/01/08	3700-08-01
	Ch. 3130, 3350, 3700	Impact of Act 109 on Agency Operations	12/29/08	Special Transmittal

2009		Act 76 of 2007	01/07/09	Special Transmittal
	Ch. 3130, 3140, 3700	Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008	02/24/09	Special Transmittal
	Ch. 3170	Out of Home Placement Services—Contract Documentation	04/07/09	3170-09-01
	Ch. 3170	Out of Home Placement Services—Contract Documentation	08/25/09	3170-09-02
	Ch. 3700, 3800	Disaster Planning	10/09/09	Letter from Deputy Secretary
	Ch. 3800	Strategies and Practices to Eliminate the Use of Unnecessary Restraints	12/19/09	3800-09-01
	Ch. 3800	Prone Restraints in Children's Facilities	12/19/09	3800-09-02
	Ch. 3140	Implementation of Child Care Funding Policy Beginning State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010-2011	07/01/09	3140-09-03
	Ch. 3130, 3140	Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008—Adoption Program Requirements	12/30/09	Special Transmittal
2010	Ch. 3130	Shared Case Responsibility and Procedures	05/03/10	3130/10/01
		Permanent Legal Custodian		3130/10/02 3140/10/03
		Educational Portions of ''Non-Educational'' Residential Treatment	01/04/10	OMHSAS-10-02
	Ch. 3130	Termination of Parental Rights and Compelling Reasons	01/05/10	Special Transmittal
	Ch. 3140	Needs-Based Plan/Budget Amendment	04/20/10	3140-10-01
	Ch. 3130	Shared Case Responsibility Policy and Procedures	05/03/10	3130-10-01
		YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2010	07/01/10	00-10-01
	Ch. 3130	Permanent Legal Custodian Policy	07/30/10	3130-10-02 3140-10-03
	Ch. 3130	Change in Process for Verifying Paternity	08/04/10	Special Transmittal
	Ch. 3800	Act 45 of 2010 Regarding Restraint Use and Reporting Requirements of Pregnant Females	08/04/10	3800-10-01
	Ch. 3130	Implementation of 45 CFR Part 1356 Chafee Nation Youth in Transition Database Part 1	08/09/10	3130-10-03
	Ch. 3130	Educational Stability & Continuity of Children Receiving Services from the County Children & Youth Agency (CCYA) Including the Use of an Education Screen	09/17/10	3130-10-04
	Ch. 3130	Clean Indoor Air Act Compliance Guidance	09/17/10	3130-10-05
	Ch. 3170	Out of Home Placement Services—Contract Documentation	12/23/10	3170-10-02
		Complex Case Planning	12/28/10	00-10-02
2011	Ch. 3130	Basic Health Information Form (CY980)	04/01/11	3130-11-01
	Ch. 3350	Implementation of Act 101 of 2010	04/25/10	3350-11-01
	Ch. 3140	Fiscal Year 2012-13 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2011-12 Implementation Plan Instructions	Issued 05/27/11; Revised 06/17/11	3140-11-01
	Ch. 3140	Act 148 Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services	07/06/11	3140-11-02
		YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective 7/1/11	09/15/11	00-11-02
	Ch. 3130	Youth Independent Living Services Guidelines (and Appendix)	07/08/11	3130-11-04
2012		Master Client Index (MCI) Service Expansion YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2012	02/15/12 08/02/12	00-12-01 00-12-01
	Ch. 3130, 3680, 3800	Children in Foster Care Act (Act 119 of 2010)	02/10/12	3130-12-02 3680-12-01 3800-12-02
	Ch. 3140	Random Moment Time Study Policies and Procedures County Children and Youth Agencies	05/07/12	3140-12-02
	Ch. 3130	Concurrent Planning Policy and Implementation	05/11/12	3130-12-03
2013		YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates Effective July 1, 2013	10/07/13	00-13-01
	Ch. 3140	Fiscal Year 2012/13 Act 148 Invoicing and Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services	05/15/13	3140-13-01
	Ch. 3140	County Children and Youth Program Title XX and Title IV-B Procedures	06/28/13	3140-13-04
	Ch. 3140	Fiscal Year 2014-15 Children, Youth and Family's Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2013-14 Implementation Plan Instructions	07/03/13	3140-13-03
	Ch. 3140	Fiscal Year 2013/14 Act 148 Invoicing and Medicaid Invoicing Procedures for County Child Welfare Services	09/11/13	3140-13-05
	Ch. 3140	Federal Title IV-E Invoicing Procedures Manual	10/15/13	3140-13-06

2014	Ch. 3800	Search and Seizure in Programs that Serve Children and Youth	02/28/14	3800-14-01

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