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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-1430g

[31 Pa.B. 4248]

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GENERAL SERVICES

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
--Contract Compliance--Pre-qualification of Vendors and Non-construction Contractors, Pa Code § 68
--Contract Compliance--Construction Contracts, 4 Pa Code § 68.101
--Internal Guidelines for MBE/WBE Certification, 4 Pa Code § 68.201
(Contact: Gary Lee 783-3119)

GUIDANCE MANUALS:

Bureau of Construction
--Administrative Procedures
(Contact: David McCarty 787-6330)

Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
-- Contract Compliance Orientation and Training Manual
(Contact: Gary Lee 783-3119)

Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
--Bureau of Engineering and Architecture Procedure Manual
(Contact: Bob Glenn 787-3709)

Bureau of Police and Safety
--Building Evacuation--Emergency Action Plan
--Capitol Police Duty Manual
(Contact: Eugene Marzullo 787-9013)

Bureau of Publications & Paperwork Management
--M210.4 Forms Management (8/16/83).....1-2
--M210.5 Standard (STD) Forms Management (9/15/98)
--M210.6 Publications Management (8/1/84).....1
(Contact: Donald E. Gibas 787-3707)

Bureau of Purchases
--M215.3--Field Procurement Handbook (8/20/99)
(Contact: Joseph Nugent 787-4718)

Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
--State Surplus Property Manual (02/3/98)
--M610.1 Commodity Distribution Center Catalog (10/27/97)
(Contact: Ronald Wolf 787-5940)

Bureau of Vehicle Management
--Automotive Service Facilities
(Contact: Joe Robb 787-3162)

Professional Selections and Project Control Office
--Instructions to Bidders
(Contact: Ann Fischer 787-4479)

Bureau of Real Estate
--M260.1 Manual for Space Utilization (12/2/77 & 3/3/80.1-2)
(Contact: Michael E. Adams 787-2834)

MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES AND ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULARS:

Bureau of Facilities Management
--625.8 Contracting for Bargaining Unit Work (2/25/94)
--00-32 Christmas Trees and Decorations (10/16/00)
(Contact: Thomas Stanbeck 787-3893)

Bureau of Financial and Management Services
--220.10 Processing Automated Mail (2/21/91)
--240.7 Submission of Changes to the Commonwealth Telephone Directory, Agency Organizational & Functional Listings, and Employee Locator File (9/26/97)
--610.15 Master Lease Program (1/3/95)
(Contact: Barbara Sexton 787-5051)

Bureau of Police and Safety
--205.2 Powers and Duties of Policing Forces (2/9/77)
--625.4 Enforcement of Fire and Panic Regulations (3/27/91)
--720.3 Guidelines for Reporting Bombs and Bomb Threats (12/17/97)
(Contact: Eugene Marzullo 787-9013)

Bureau of Publications & Paperwork Management
--220.9 Graphic Design, Typesetting, Reproduction, and Printing Services (6/4/87)
(Contact: Donald E. Gibas 787-3707)

Bureau of Purchases
--215.9 Contractor Responsibility Program (4/16/99)
--250.3 State Contract Information Document (10/17/97)
--620.1 Coal Sampling and Reporting (6/18/00)
(Contact: Joseph Nugent 787-4718)

Commonwealth Agency Recycling Office
--205.22 Implementation of Act 1998-101, Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling & Waste Reduction Act (8/7/89)
(Contact: John Rarig 772-2300)

Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management
--630.1 Agency Insurance Coordinators (10/2/87)
--630.2 Reporting of Employee Liability Claims (4/28/98)
--720.4 Safety and Loss Prevention Program (10/2/87)
(Contact: Kenneth Love 787-2492)

Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
--215.16 Contract Compliance Program (6/30/99)
(Contact: Gary Lee 783-3119)

Bureau of Professional Selections & Administrative Services
--625.9  Payment of Contractors and Design Professionals for Agency Funded Construction Projects Undertaken by the Department of General Services (3/9/01)
--00-15 Submission of Construction Requisitions Financed by Lapsing Funds (5/30/01)
(Contact: Ann Fischer 787-7156)

Commonwealth Media Services
--220.1 Commonwealth Media Services (6/21/90)
(Contact: Carlton Sherwood (787-9777)

Bureau of Real Estate
--625.1  Repairs, Alterations, and Improvements to Commonwealth Buildings Under the Direct Supervision of the Department of General Services (8/29/00)
--625.2  Inventory of Commonwealth Property (6/3/96)
--625.5  Reporting Surplus Real Property (5/6/96)
--625.6  Lease Amendment Exceptions for Leasehold Improvements Costing Less than $5,000 (2/28/01)
--625.7  Use of STD-291, Request for Lease Action and Budget Approval (11/6/97)
--00-13  Availability--State Surplus Real Property for Transfer to Commonwealth Agencies (12/21/00)
(Contact: Michael E. Adams (787-2834)

Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
--01-6  Calendar Bases, Calendar Refills, Diaries and Date Books for 2001 (2/14/01)
--00--NAvailability--Commonwealth Telephone Directory (7/24/00)
(Contact: Ronald Wolf 787-5940)

Bureau of Vehicle Management
--615.1  Temporary Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (12/2/92)
--615.2  Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance and Accident Reporting (6/17/96)
--615.3  Rates and Billing for Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (6/29/01)
--615.6  License Plates for Commonwealth-Owned Vehicles (6/30/97)
--615.7  Commonwealth Vehicle Invoices (7/3/97)
--615.9  Permanent Assignment of Commonwealth Automotive Fleet Vehicles (7/24/00)
--615.11  Use and Condition Inspections of Commonwealth-Owned Motor Vehicles (4/21/82)
--615.12  Motor Vehicle Authorization List (8/11/83)
--615.13  Emission Control Test Program--Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (9/26/97)
--615.14  Repairs and Maintenance, Commonwealth Automotive Fleet (7/05/01)
--00-35  Placing of Decals and Logos on Commonwealth Vehicles (10/6/01)
--01-36  Winterization of State Vehicles and Commonwealth Garage Parking and Hours of Operation (10/26/00)
--01--  Refueling of Commonwealth Automobile Fleet Vehicles (7/5/01)
--01--  State Employees Purchasing Vehicles at the Commonwealth Garage (7/5/01)
(Contact Joe Robb 787-3162)

EXTERNAL GUIDELINES

Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
--Professional Agreement and General Conditions to that Agreement
(Contact: Bob Glenn 787-3709)

Bureau of Contract Administration & Business Development
--The Pennsylvania Minority and Women Business Enterprise Office
--Application and Instruction Guide for Certification as a Minority/Women Business Enterprise
(Contact: Gary Lee 783-3119)

Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
--Drug Reduction Property Program
--State Surplus Property Program
--Federal Surplus Property Program
(Contact: Ronald Wolf 787-5940)

Bureau of Purchases
--Cooperative Purchasing Program
(Contact: Joseph Nugent 787-4718)

Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management
--State Publications Directory (7/00)
--Bookstore Pricelist
(Contact: Donald E. Gibas 787-3707)

Executive Office
--Doing Business with the Department of General Services
(Contact: Samatha Elliot 787-3197)

INTERNAL GUIDELINES:

Departmental Procedures (By Category)

Organization and Functions
   --Organization and Functions
--Executive Offices
--Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management
--Deputy Secretary for Procurement
--Bureau of Vehicle Management
--Bureau of Purchases
--Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
--Deputy Secretary for Central Services
--Bureau of Police and Safety
--Bureau of Buildings and Grounds
--Bureau of Real Estate
--Deputy Secretary for Administration
--Contract Administration and Business Development
--Fiscal Management Unit
--Bureau of Management Services
--Bureau of Publications and Paperwork Management
--Bureau of Personnel
--Commonwealth Media Services
--Deputy Secretary for Public Works
--Bureau of Engineering and Architecture
--Bureau of Construction

Personnel
   --Time and Attendance Reporting
--Partial and Full Day Closings of District Offices and Field Offices
--Disciplinary Actions
--Employee Leave
--Childbirth Leave
--Position Vacancies (Processing, Announcing, and Filling Vacancies)
--Employee Conduct and Behavior (Powers and Duties of the Capitol Police)
--Standards of Conduct and Behavior
--Performance Standards
--State Employee Assistance Program
--Employee Performance Evaluations
--Position Classification
--Approval for Overtime Compensation
--Employee Arrests
--Restricted Activities; Supplementary Employment and Honoraria
--Exit Interview Program
--Rapid Promotion Examinations
--Classified Service Promotion Without Examination
--Working Out of Classification
--Statement of Financial Interests--State Ethics Act
--Statement of Financial Interests--Governors Code of Conduct
--Work Schedule Changes due to Use of Public Transportation or Car Pooling
--Worker's Compensation Insurance and Work-Related Disability Leave Programs
--Identification, Employment and Character Verification Checks
--Unemployment Compensation Insurance
--Community Work Experience Program
--Student Internship
--Group Life Insurance Program

Training
   --Training
--Employee Recognition Programs

Labor Relations
   --Employee Grievances
--Health and Welfare Trust Funds
--Driver's License Suspension/Revocation Policy

Administrative Management
   --Office Copying Machines
--Requesting Publication of Advertisement
--Reproduction/Duplicating
--Signature Authorization
--Providing Public Notices of Agency Meetings
--Requesting Computer Services
--Request/Authorization of User Access
--Requesting Personal Computers
--Dept. of General Services Management Bulletin
--Service of Legal Documents upon Department Employees

Financial Management
   --Budget Preparation and Control

Contract Compliance
   --Pre-Qualification of Vendors
--Pre-Qualification of Contractors

Publications Management
   --Processing Subscriptions and Sales of Pennsylvania Code
--Book Store Operations
--Processing Department Publications

Forms Management
   --Creating, Revising or Deleting a Form

Travel
   --Approvals for Acquisition and Use of Hotel and Transportation Orders
--Reimbursement for Lodging and/or Travel by Common Carrier
--Per Diem/Mileage Allowance--Field Personnel

Procurement
   --Service Purchase Contracts
--Emergency Purchases--Commodities Not Exceeding $50.00
--Preparation and Processing of form STD-173, Purchase Requisition
--Preparation and Processing form STD-182, Field Limited Purchase Order
--Confirmation Purchases, Using form STD-182, Field Limited Purchase Order
--Processing form STD-174, Supplies and Forms Encumbrance
--Processing form STD-182, Field Limited Purchase Order (Fund 38-Capitol Facilities Fund)
--Processing form STD-173, Purchase Requisition (Fund 38-Capitol Facilities Fund)
--Acquisition of Equipment (Rented/Leased with Purchase Option or Purchased)

Communications
   --Cellular Telephone Service

Surplus Property
   --Numbering Sales of Surplus Property
--Competitive Bid Sales of Surplus State Property
--Notification of Availability of Surplus/Unserviceable Property
--Receipting Processing Debit Memorandums
--Adjustment of Inventory Balances

Personal Property
   --Manual for Personal Property Control
--Commonwealth Owned Personal Property Subject to Inspection

Insurance
   --Processing Premium Invoices--Net of Commissions
--Processing Premium Invoices--Net of Commissions (Bonds)

Real Property
   --Leasing Real Estate for Commonwealth Use
--Sale of Commonwealth Owned Property

Space and Facilities Management
   --Rules and Regulations--Commonwealth Parking

Emergency and Disaster
   --Committee for Emergency Management (DGS)
--Emergency/Disaster Procedures (General)
--Emergency/Disaster Procedures--Bureau of Management Services
--Emergency/Disaster Procedures--Bureau of Personnel

Police
   --Rules and Regulations
--Ticket Processing Procedure
--Jurisdictional Boundaries

Fire and Safety
   --Departmental Accident Prevention Program
--Department Safety Award

Mail and Messenger
   --Processing Mail to Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Floors, North Office Building
--Processing Bureau of Purchases Mail
--Receipt and Delivery of Bids
--Delivery of Mail to 22nd and Forster Streets
--Processing (Daily) Mail for Pittsburgh
--Processing Mail for Offices Located at 18th and Herr Streets
--Processing (Daily) Mail for Philadelphia
--Processing Mail to Comptroller's Office--Post Office--Harristown--17th Street
--Mailing of Bid Requests

Security--Internal
   --DGS Employee Identification Program
--State Employee Crime Prevention Program
(Contact: Brenda Bowman 783-1163)


HEALTH

POLICY STATEMENTS

Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
*  Approval Process for Halfway Houses (9/00)
*  Client Information System Reporting (10/00)
*  Waiver Procedure (1/98)
*  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) 783-8200

Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
*  Position Statement on Skin Cancer (9/99)
*  Position Statement on Colorectal Cancer Screening (9/98)
*  Position Statement on Prostate Cancer Screening (Revised 3/00)
*  Position Statement on Cervical Cancer Screening (Revised 3/00)
*  Position Statement on Sun Safety (9/99)
*  Policy Statement on Clinical Trials (10/00)
*  Policy Statement on Unsolicited Proposals Requesting Funding From the Cancer Control Program (2/00)
Contact: Emilie Tierney (717) 787-6214

GUIDANCE 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
Contact: Michael Huff (717) 787-4366
*  Guidelines for Documentation & Maintenance of School Health Records (1988)
*  Request for Reimbursement and Report of School Health Services Instruction Manual (1997)
*  Guidelines for School Based Program for Control of Lice, Scabies and Ringworm (1986)
*  Guidelines for Scoliosis Screening Program in School (1984)
*  Guidelines for Hearing Screening Program in School (1985)
*  Guidelines for School Tuberculin Testing Program (1986)
*  Guidelines for Vision Screening Program in School (1989)
*  Guidelines for School Dental Health Program (1986)
*  Guidelines for Care: Children Assisted by Medical Technology in Education Settings (1993)
*  Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools (1999)
Contact: Roxann Arbegast-Boes, (717) 787-2390

Bureau 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
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765

Emergency Medical Services Office
*  Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Health Ambulance Licensure Program
*  EMS Investigation Manual
*  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 Care 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
Contact: Margaret E. Trimble (717) 787-8740

Bureau of Family Health
*  Case Management and Tracking Protocol for Community Health Nurses, Including Protocols for Early Intervention Referrals (Revised 8/95)
*  Pennsylvania Lead Lab Data Management System (PALL) Blood Lead Level Reporting Manual (11/97)
Contact: Kim Strizzi (717) 787-7192

Bureau of Health Planning
*  Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program Brochure (3/01)
*  Primary Health Care Practitioner Loan Repayment Program (Revised 9/99)
*  Loan Forgiveness for Primary Care Practitioners
*  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Appalachian Regional Commission J-1 Visa Waiver Application Procedure (Revised 4/00)
*  J-1 Visa Waiver Program Appalachian Regional Commission Fact Sheet (Revised 4/00)
*  State 20 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Application Policy and Procedure (Revised 4/00)
*  State 20 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Fact Sheet (Revised 4/00)
*  Guidelines for Federally-Designated Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area
*  Guidelines for Federally-Designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area
*  Guidelines for Federally-Designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Area
*  Guidelines for Federally Designated Medically-Underserved Shortage Area
*  Guidelines for Development of a Rural Health Clinic
Contact: Marine Matthew (717) 772-5298

Bureau of Health Statistics
*  Application for Access to Protected Data (Revised 7/00)
*  User's Guide for Access to Protected Data, (Revised 7/00)
Contact: Craig Edelman (717) 783-2548

INTERNAL GUIDELINES

Bureau of Health Statistics
*  Policy and Procedures for Assisted Conception Birth Registrations (9/95)
Contact: Frank Yeropoli (724) 656-3113

OTHER

Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification
*  Complaint Investigations, Licensing Alert 2-96 (4/19/96)
*  Distinction between Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services, Licensing Alert 3-97 (3/97)
*  Group Counseling, Licensing Alert 2-94(11/29/94)
*  Licensed Capacity, Licensing Alert 1-94(11/29/94)
*  Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved Curriculum for Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Licensing Alert 6-97, (6/97)
*  Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved HIV/AIDS Curriculum, Licensing Alert 1-97 (2/97)
*  Physical Examinations, Licensing Alert 1-96 (4/19/96)
*  Psychosocial Histories, Licensing Alert 4-96 (4/19/96)
*  Relocation, Licensing Alert 3-94(11/29/94)
*  Reporting of Unusual Incidents, Licensing Alert 5-97 (5/97)
*  Request for Exceptions to Regulations, Licensing Alert 4-97 (3/97)
*  Rescheduling of LAAM, Licensing Alert 2-98 (1/98)
*  Rescission of Shelter, Drop-in and Hot-line Regulations, Licensing Alert 1-98 (1/98)
*  Restrictions on Licenses/Certificates of Compliance/Approval, Licensing Alert 2-97 (2/97)
*  Scheduling of Licensing Inspections, Licensing Alert 3-96 (4/19/96)
*  Unannounced Visits, Licensing Alert 5-96 (4/19/96)
Contact: Cheryl Williams (717) 783-8765
*  Abortion Control Act (footnoted)
*  Ambulatory Gynecological Surgery in Hospitals and Clinics Regulations (footnoted)
Contact: John Hair (717) 783-8665

Bureau of Health Planning
*  State Health Improvement Plan
Contact: Joseph B. May (717) 772-5298

Emergency Medical Services Office
*  Prehospital Care Response Report
*  State Emergency Medical Services System Development Plan
Contact: Margaret E. Trimble (717) 787-8740

Bureau of Facility Licensure and Certification

Division of Nursing Care Facilities
*  Long Term Care Provider Bulletin No. 22 (Revised 1/10/00)
*  Influenza in Nursing Homes (Revised 10/25/99)
*  Physicians Participation in Resident Care Planning (Revised 7/1/99)
*  MRSA Guidelines (Updated 7/1/99)
*  Resident Assessment State Designated Instrument (Effective 1/31/91) (Updated 9/17/97)
*  Admission/Treatment of AIDS, AIDS Related Conditions (Revised 7/99)
*  Nurse Aide Abuse (Revised 6/95)
*  Nurse Aide-Enrollment Information (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Potential Hazards of Restraint Devices-FDA Alert (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Nurse Aide Registry Update (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Training of Companions/Sitters in T18 or 19 Facilities (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Adjustment of Licensure Fees (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Disposition of Patient Medications (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Advance Directives for Health Care/Durable Power of Attorney/Do Not Resuscitate Orders (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Exception/Waiver Requests (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Federal Clarification of RAI Issues-Amended (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Incident/Accident Reporting Procedures (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Taping of Exit Conference (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Precautions for Excessive Temperatures (Revised 7/1/99)
*  Informal Dispute Resolution (Revised 5/30/00)
*  Ban on Use of Egg Breaking Centrifuges (6/28/96)
*  Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry on Worldwide Web (9/27/96)
*  Surety Bond Requirements--Clarification of Oblige (6/16/97)
*  Department Access to Records at Nursing Homes Pursuant to 35 P.S. [00a7]448.813 (6/16/97)
*  Ninety-Day Advance Notice Requirement for Changes in Ownership, Structure, or Name (7/1/99)
*  Federal Requirements Regarding Use of the Comprehensive Resident Assessment (6/12/98)
*  Resident Choice of Pharmacy Provider (1/9/98)
*  Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Recommandations (11/12/97)
*  Nursing Hours (6/4/00)
*  Metallic Mercury Precautions (6/13/00)
Contact: Susan Getgen (717) 787-1816

Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care
*  Inpatient Care in Outpatient Settings
*  Resident Choice of Pharmacy Provider
*  Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Recommandations
*  Director of Nursing
*  Hospital Bed Count Clarification
*  Guidelines to Determine the Issuance of Single or Multiple Hospital Licenses(s)
Contact: William A. Bordner (717) 783-8980

Bureau of Family Health
*  Screening Young Child For Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials, Statement by the Centers for Disease Control--11/97 (Federal guidelines adopted by Department)
*  Application for Chronic Renal Disease Transportation Services
*  Application for Services (Division of Special Health Care Programs-Form #HD1072F) and Guidelines for Completion
Contact: Kim Strizzi (717) 787-7192
*  WIC State Plan of Operations
Contact: Frank Maisano (717) 783-1289

Bureau of Health Statistics
*  Application for Certified Copy of Birth or Death Record, Form H105.102.
*  Applying for a Birth Certificate, Form H302.145P
*  Searching Your Family Tree, Form H105.182P
*  Death Correction Statement, Form H105.135

   The following forms are electronically available at www.health.state.pa.us/vitalrecords:

*  Application for Certified Copy of Birth Record-Mail Requests, Form HD1105F
*  Application for Certified Copy of Birth Record-FAX Request, Form HD1106F
*  Application for Certified Copy of Death Record-Mail Requests, Form HD1107F
*  Application for Certified Copy of Death Record-Fax Request, Form HD1108F
Contact: Donna Ritchie (724) 656-3287
*  Order Form for Health Statistics Publications
Contact Donna Livering (717) 783-2548)

Bureau of Laboratories
*  Submission of Rabies Specimens
*  General Specimen Submission
*  Compliance with Shipping of Diagnostic Specimen/Etiologic Agent
*  Laboratory Submission Form for Viral Encephalitis/Meningitis
Contact: Richard E. Berman (610) 280-3464
*  Postmortem Blood Testing on Motor Vehicle Accident Victims--Specimen Submittal Requirements
*  Blood Lead Analysis--Specimen Submittal Requirements
*  Environmental Lead Analysis--Specimen Submittal Requirements
*  Neonatal Testing for Genetic Disorders--Specimen Submittal Requirements
*  Blood Alcohol Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
*  Blood Lead Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
*  Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
*  Abused Drugs in Blood Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
*  Abused Drugs in Urine Proficiency Testing Program Requirements
Contact: M. Jeffrey Shoemaker, Ph.D. (610) 280-3464
*  Clinical Laboratory Application Procedure
*  Glucose/Cholesterol Screening Procedure
*  Multiphasic Screening Procedure
*  Out-of-State Laboratory Licensure/Certification Procedure
*  Understanding State Clinical Laboratory Regulation
*  Nursing Home Laboratory Licensure Procedure
*  Proficiency Testing Evaluation Procedure
Contact: Joseph Gasiewski (610) 280-3464 Ext. 3224

Deputy Secretary for Quality Assurance
*  Abortion: Making a Decision
*  A Guide to Services for Pregnant Women
*  Application of Abortion Control Act to Abortions Induced by Drugs
Contact: (717) 783-5900

Bureau of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention
*  Why We Recommend Community Water Fluoridation
Contact: Emilie Tierney (717) 787-6214

   Many of these documents are also available on the Department of Health's website, www.health.state.pa.us


INSURANCE

I.  NOTICES:

Executive Office--Insurance Department Notices

No.Date Description
08/28/1986Ceding Credit Life/Accident and Health Insurance to Insurers Owned by Agents, Brokers or Creditors
06/16/1987 Ceding Credit Life/Accident and Health Insurance to a Single Producer Owned Captive Reinsurer
1993-19 11/19/1993 21 PA Code, Chapter 25, Rules and Procedural Requirements for Insurance Holding Company Systems
1994-09 07/07/1994 Approval and Solicitation of Long Term Care Policies for Continuing Care Retirement Communities
1994-11 10/03/1994 General Account Modified Guaranteed Annuity
1994-12 10/03/1994 Separate Account Modified Guaranteed Annuity
1994-13 10/03/1994 General Account Modified Guaranteed Life Insurance
1994-14 10/03/1994 Separate Account Modified Guaranteed Life Insurance
1995-07 07/19/1995 Modification of Contract for Use When an Annuity Premium Tax is Not Applicable
1995-09 08/23/1995 Deregulation of Commercial Lines Property and Casualty Forms
03/20/1996 Deregulation of Accident and Health Forms
04/12/1997 Deregulation of Accident and Health Forms
06/28/1997 Deregulation of Accident and Health Forms
1997-03 08/09/1997 Mutual to Stock Notices
1998-01 02/07/1998 Continuing Education Advisory Board Guidelines and 1998 Continuing Education Advisory Board Members
1998-04 07/25/1998 Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles
08/29/1998 Notice of Requirements to File Forms Under the A&H Filing Reform Act
1999-01 01/01/1999 Limit on Cancellation, Refusals to Renew, Refusals to Write, Surcharges, Rate Penalties and Point Assignments
1999-05 10/09/1999 Repeal of Outdated Notices
2000-01 01/29/2000 Department Addresses and Hours of Operations
2000-02 02/12/2000 Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles
2000-03 02/19/2000 Federally Mandated Health Care Fraud and Abuse Reporting
2000-04 02/26/2000 The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C., Sections 1033 and 1034
2000-07 06/10/2000 Record Retention
2000-08 09/30/2000 Compliance Date for the Privacy Provisions of the Gramm-Leach- Bliley Act
2000-10 12/30/2000 Codified Statutory Accounting Principles Statutory Issue Paper No. 107
--Health Care Receivables
2001-01 02/03/2001 Act 132 of 2000--Amendments to Insurance Holding Companies Law
2001-0202/03/2001Act 132 of 2000--Amendments to Insurance Holding Companies Law (PPOs)
2001-03 04/07/2001 List of Approved Data Service Vendors
2001-04 04/21/2001 Book Transfers
2001-05 05/19/2001 Per Diem Charges for Financial Examinations Conducted by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department
2001-06 05/19/2001 Per Diem Charges for Market Conduct Examinations Conducted by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department
2001-07 06/30/01 Deregulation of Life Insurance Forms

Statements of Policy

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 67, Sections 67.41-67.45 and Appendix A, Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, Subchapter D. Adopted 05/19/1989.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 89, Sections 89.451-89.474, Approval of Life, Accident and Health Insurance. Subchapter H. Statements of Policy. Adopted 02/05/1982.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90c, Sections 90c.1-90c.25, Individual Applications. Adopted 01/18/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90d, Sections 90d.1-90d.9, Individual Accidental Death Benefits; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90e, Sections 90e.1-90e.13, Individual IRA Endorsements for Life Insurance and Annuities. Adopted 01/18/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90f, Sections 90f.1-90f.16, Individual Imminent Death/Lifetime Health Care Facility Confinement Benefits Provided as Accelerated Death Benefit or Settlements of Death Benefit; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90g, Sections 90g.1-90g.16, Individual Health Care Facility Benefits Provided as Accelerated Death Benefit or Settlement of Death Benefit; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90h, Sections 90h.1-90h.11, Individual Waiver of Surrender Charges for Life and Annuity Contracts Resulting From Health Care Facility Usage; Provided by Riders or Built into Policies. Adopted 01/18/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 90i, Sections 90i.1-90i.3, Certificates of Assumption. Adopted 03/05/1993.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 119, Sections 119.1-119.26, Anti-Fraud. Adopted 08/27/1993.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 120, Sections 120.1-120.5, Loss Cost Adjustment Filing. Adopted 08/27/1993.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 150, Sections 150.1-150.5, Uniform Health Insurance Claim Form. Adopted 07/02/1993.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 152, Sections 152.101-152.105, Preferred Provider Organizations, Primary Care Gatekeeper PPO Products. Adopted 09/27/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 153, Section 153.2, Permission to file accident and health, life and annuity insert pages. Adopted 10/19/1990.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 153, Section 153.3, Simplified review of company merger, assumption or name change form and rate filing. Adopted 06/28/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 301, Sections 301.201-301.204, Health Maintenance Organization, Subchapter H. Point-of-Service Products Group Specific Community Rating. Adopted 09/27/1991.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 301, Sections 301.301-301.321, Health Maintenance Organization, Subchapter I. Contractual Arrangements Between HMOs and IDSs. Adopted 04/05/1996.

31 Pa. Code, Chapter 303, Section 303.1, Out-of-State Health Maintenance Organization Investments. Adopted 03/25/1988.

Contact: Peter J. Salvatore, Regulatory Coordinator, Special Projects Office, 7l7-787-4429; fax 7l7-772-1969

II.  OTHER:

Special Projects Office

Regulatory Procedures Manual
Internal procedures regarding drafting of regulations
Contact: Peter J. Salvatore, Regulatory Coordinator, Special Projects Office, 7l7-787-4429; fax 7l7-772-1969

Administrative Hearings Office

Digest of Automobile Policy Terminations (Act 68 and 78)
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Automobile Insurance Administrative Hearings

Digest of CAT Fund Adjudications
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Automobile CAT Fund Administrative Hearings

Digest of Homeowners Policy Terminations (Act 205)
Insurance Commissioner Decisions on Homeowners Insurance Administrative Hearings

Digest of Agency Terminations (Act 143)
Administrative Hearing Officer Decisions on Insurance Agency Administrative Hearings

Practice and Procedure Digest
Describes the Administrative Hearing Process
Contact: K. Bernhard, Docket Clerk, Administrative Hearings Office, 7l7-783-2126; fax 7l7-787-8781

Bureau of Administration

Public Documents Room Procedures
Procedures to review public documents at the Insurance Department
Contact: Tracey Pontius, Director, Bureau of Administration, 7l7-787-4298; fax 7l7-783-1059

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