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Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter G - PROTECTION AGAINST INSOLVENCY › Section 301.123 - Continuation of benefits

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(a) An HMO
				  shall have a plan for handling insolvency which allows for continuation of
				  benefits for the duration of the contract period for which premiums have been
				  paid and continuation of benefits to members who are confined on the date of
				  insolvency in an inpatient facility until either their discharge or expiration
				  of benefits-limited to services directly related to the condition which
				  occasioned the admission-whichever comes later. This plan may limit the
				  continuation of benefits to the expiration of the member's benefits if the
				  member or the contractholder, for example, employer, has an opportunity to
				  obtain replacement coverage under §
										301.125 (relating to replacement
				  coverage), and fails to obtain replacement coverage.
(b) The Commissioner may require one or more
				  of the following which provides for continuation of benefits:
(1) Insurance to cover the expenses for
				  continued benefits after an insolvency, including conversion contracts. The HMO
				  shall provide evidence of an agreement by the insurer to notify the
				  Commissioner within 10 days of the insurer's intent to terminate for any
				  reason, including failure to pay the premium.
(2) Provisions in provider contracts that
				  obligate the provider to provide services for the duration of the period after
				  the HMO's insolvency for which premium payment has been made and until the
				  enrollee's discharge from the inpatient facility. The provisions may limit the
				  continuation of benefits to the expiration of the member's benefits if the
				  member or the contractholder, for example, employer, has an opportunity to
				  obtain replacement coverage under § 301.125, and fails to obtain
				  replacement coverage.
(3)
				  Acceptable letters of credit.
(4)
				  Dedicated parental guaranty in a form and amount approved by the
				  Commissioner.
(5) Other
				  arrangements approved by the Commissioner to assure that benefits are continued
				  as specified in this section.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter G - PROTECTION AGAINST INSOLVENCY › Section 301.124 - Notice of provider termination

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An agreement to provide health care services between a
					 provider and an HMO shall require that if the provider terminates the
					 agreement, the provider shall give the HMO at least 60 days' advance notice of
					 termination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter G - PROTECTION AGAINST INSOLVENCY › Section 301.125 - Replacement coverage

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If an impairment or insolvency of an HMO exists the
					 following requirements shall be met:
(1) Other carriers who participated in the
				  enrollment process with the impaired or insolvent HMO at a group's last regular
				  enrollment period, and which currently provide coverage to one or more employes
				  of that group, shall offer the enrollees of the impaired or insolvent HMO a 15
				  business day enrollment period commencing upon the date of the mailing of the
				  notification to subscribers of the impairment or insolvency.
(2) A carrier shall offer the enrollees of
				  the impaired or insolvent HMO the same coverage and rates which the carrier
				  currently offers to the enrollees for the group. The carrier shall immediately
				  cover the employes and dependents who were validly covered under the previous
				  HMO contract or policy as of the date of discontinuance and who would otherwise
				  be eligible for coverage under the succeeding carrier's contract, regardless of
				  provisions in the contract relating to active employment, hospital confinement
				  or other pre-existing health conditions.
(3) The receiving HMO may not become primary
				  for expenditures which should be covered under the impaired or insolvent HMO's
				  continuation of benefits coverage.
(4) An open enrollment period will be
				  preceded by at least 30 days notice from the Commissioner to each affected
				  plan.
(5) An HMO shall provide the
				  Department with evidence of a contractual arrangement with an insurer or
				  hospital service corporation to provide conversion coverage in the event of the
				  HMO's impairment or insolvency.
This section cited in 31 Pa Code §
												301.123 (relating to continuation
						of benefits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter G - PROTECTION AGAINST INSOLVENCY › Section 301.126 - HMO insolvency group

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At the time of HMO impairment, the Department may appoint a
					 team of HMO managers to work under the direction of State regulatory personnel
					 and the management of the impaired HMO to develop a viable plan to restore,
					 rehabilitate, reorganize or otherwise deal with the problem and protect the
					 subscribers of the impaired plan. The group will serve in an advisory capacity
					 to the Commissioner. Members of the group will be selected by the Commissioner
					 from plans that did not compete with the impaired plan. Suggested members of
					 the team will include representatives of general management, marketing, finance
					 and health care delivery systems.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter H - POINT-OF-SERVICE PRODUCTS GROUP SPECIFIC COMMUNITY RATING-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 301.201 - General

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An HMO point-of-service product filing or a group specific
					 community rating filing complying with standards in this chapter is
					 acceptable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter H - POINT-OF-SERVICE PRODUCTS GROUP SPECIFIC COMMUNITY RATING-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 301.202 - Financial requirements-point-of-service products

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(a)
Minimum net worth
				  compliance.
(1) HMOs offering
				  point-of-service products will be assuming additional indemnity-type financial
				  risk. To adequately protect HMO members enrolled in point-of-service products
				  and to ensure HMO ability to pay indemnity claims for covered services rendered
				  by out-of-network providers, each HMO desiring to offer a point-of-service
				  product shall first present satisfactory evidence of having a minimum net worth
				  of the highest of $1.5 million of 2% of premiums, or an amount equal to the sum
				  of 3 months uncovered health care expenditures as reported on the most recent
				  financial statement filed with the Insurance Department. The evidence shall be
				  presented to the Insurance Department's Bureau of Licensing and Financial
				  Analysis, Office of the Regulation of Companies.
(2) Upon satisfactory compliance with this
				  requirement, an HMO may then make an appropriate program filing with the
				  Department's Office of Rate and Policy Regulation, Division of HMOs/PPOs and to
				  the Bureau of Health Financing and Program Development of the Health
				  Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter H - POINT-OF-SERVICE PRODUCTS GROUP SPECIFIC COMMUNITY RATING-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 301.204 - Group specific community rating for HMOs

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(a) HMOs will be permitted by the Department
				  to use group specific community rating subject to the methodology in the
				  proposed regulations published by the Health Care Financing Administration in
Federal Register
, Vol. 56, Number 133 at page 31597, July 11,
				  1991 (to be codified at 42
				  CFR 417.104(b)(2)(ii)) or in
				  a final adopted regulation if there is a change in this section.
(b) In addition to the Federal standards, an
				  HMO shall also meet the following conditions to use group specific community
				  rating in this Commonwealth:
(1) The HMO
				  shall demonstrate that it has the capability to capture claims data on a group
				  specific basis.
(2) Group specific
				  community rating will only be applicable to groups that have an enrollment in
				  the HMO of at least 250 employes for the most current 12-month period. An HMO
				  may set the minimum size requirement at a higher level than 250 enrolled
				  employes. The minimum size requirement applies to each HMO product sold to the
				  group.
(3) Once an HMO elects to
				  use group specific community rating, it shall use the method for all groups
				  that meet the minimum size requirement established by that HMO and approved by
				  the Department.
(4) The HMO shall
				  have covered the group for at least 36 consecutive months.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter I - CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HMOs AND IDSs-STATEMENT OF POLICY › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 301.302 - Applicability and purpose

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(a) This
					 subchapter applies to HMOs which enter into contracts with risk-bearing
					 IDSs.
(b) This subchapter provides
					 guidance to HMOs desiring to enter into contracts with risk-bearing IDSs for
					 the performance of a defined set of health care services. This subchapter
					 suggests safeguards to be adhered to by HMOs to protect HMO members against the
					 threat posed by financially troubled or insolvent IDSs.
(c) This subchapter is not applicable to HMOs
					 that enter into agreements with persons or entities other than IDSs for the
					 performance of claims processing, administrative services, marketing,
					 enrollment and other related functions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter I - CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HMOs AND IDSs-STATEMENT OF POLICY › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 301.303 - Certificate of authority

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(a) HMOs
					 are required to obtain a certificate of authority issued jointly by the
					 Department and the Department of Health in accordance with applicable statutes
					 and regulations. See sections 4 and 5.1 of the act (40 P. S. §§
												1554 and
					 1555.1) and §§
											301.41 and
					 301.42 (relating to prohibition
					 against uncertified HMOs; and content of application for certificate of
					 authority).
(b) Under the act,
					 persons or entities are acting as an HMO and are obligated to obtain a
					 certificate of authority if the person or entity directly or through
					 arrangements with others does the following:
(1) Solicits or enrolls members in a plan
					 that will deliver prepaid basic health services.
(2) Delivers prepaid basic health services to
					 those members.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter I - CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HMOs AND IDSs-STATEMENT OF POLICY › CONTRACT FILINGS AND OTHER REPORTING › Section 301.311 - Annual and quarterly filings

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(a)
					 HMOs are obligated to file annual financial statements with the Commissioner,
					 and other reports upon the Department's request, under section 11 of the act
					 (40
					 P. S. §
												1561).
(b) It has been the Department's practice to
					 require the filing of quarterly financial statements by HMOs, under the
					 authority contained in section 11 of the act.
(c) Under this authority, the Commissioner
					 will require that HMOs which enter into contracts with IDSs, file a written
					 report at the same time as the filing of the HMO's annual financial statement
					 in a form which will be available from the Department.
This section is cited in 28 Pa. Code §
													9.404 (relating to financial
						  protection of HMO members served through
						  IDSs).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter I - CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HMOs AND IDSs-STATEMENT OF POLICY › CONTRACT FILINGS AND OTHER REPORTING › Section 301.312 - Initial contract filing

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(a) An
					 HMO shall file with the Department any contract entered into with an IDS under
					 which the IDS will assume risk and perform other functions as indicated in
					 section 8(b) of the act (40 P. S. §
												1558(b)).
(b) Under this authority, the Commissioner
					 will require that when an HMO initially enters into a contract with an IDS, the
					 HMO shall file the contract with the Department not later than the filing of
					 the next quarterly or annual financial statement, whichever occurs first,
					 following the effective date of the contract, together with a written report in
					 a form which will be available from the Department.
(c) If no quarterly financial statement is
					 required by the Department, the Department requests that contracts with an IDS,
					 together with a written report, be filed within 45 days of the effective date
					 of the contract.
(d) Initial
					 contract filings may be submitted with any additional information that may be
					 appropriate for the Department's review, such as a cover letter describing the
					 following:
(1) The extent to which functions
					 are transferred to the IDS and the extent and type of services which will be
					 provided by the IDS.
(2) The
					 relationship between the IDS and the participating providers, and the manner in
					 which services will be delivered by participating providers.
(3) The identities of IDS
					 subcontractors.
(4) The
					 reimbursement methodology, and a copy of security arrangements relating
					 thereto, between the HMO and IDS.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter I - CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HMOs AND IDSs-STATEMENT OF POLICY › CONTRACT FILINGS AND OTHER REPORTING › Section 301.313 - Filings upon contract changes

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(a) If
					 a contract filed under §
											301.312(a)
					 (relating to initial contract filing) is amended, the HMO shall file the
					 amended contract with the Department not later than the filing of the next
					 quarterly or annual financial statement, whichever occurs first, following the
					 effective date of the amendment.
(b) Upon filing with the Department of an
					 applicable amended HMO contract with an IDS, the Department requests that the
					 HMO submit a written report in a form which will be available from the
					 Department.
(c) If no quarterly
					 financial statement is required by the Department, the Department requests that
					 the applicable amended contract, together with the written report, be filed
					 within 45 days of the effective date of the amendment.
(d) Amended contract filings may be submitted
					 with additional information that may be appropriate for the Department's
					 review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 301 - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION › Subchapter I - CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HMOs AND IDSs-STATEMENT OF POLICY › DEPARTMENT EXAMINATIONS › Section 301.321 - Department examinations of HMOs

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(a)
					 The Department is authorized to conduct financial examinations of HMOs under
					 section 901 of The Insurance Department Act of 1921 (40 P. S. §
												323.1).
(b) In its periodic financial examinations
					 and other financial analyses of HMOs, the Department will continue to hold HMOs
					 ultimately responsible for the liabilities arising under its subscriber
					 agreements, regardless of whether the HMO has elected to contract with one or
					 more IDSs to perform or arrange for the performance of services to HMO
					 members.
(c) HMOs that contract
					 with IDSs shall ensure that the HMOs remain able to meet their statutory
					 financial reporting requirements, and otherwise comply with Department requests
					 for information under section 11 of the act (40 P. S. §
												1561) and section 903(a) of The Insurance
					 Department Act of 1921 (40 P. S. §
												323.1(a)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 31 - INSURANCE › Part X - Health Maintenance Organization › Chapter 303 - OUT-OF-STATE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION INVESTMENTS › Section 303.1 - Review of requests of health maintenance organizations to transfer funds out of this Commonwealth-statement of policy

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(a) A request under §
									301.65(a)
				(relating to transfer of funds) may be supported by evidence demonstrating to
				the Insurance Department that:
(1) The health
				maintenance organization shall at all times retain legal ownership of the
				transferred assets.
(2) The health
				maintenance organization and, under a delinquency proceeding under Article V of
				The Insurance Department Act of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one
				(40
				P. S. §§
											221.1-221.63), the
				Insurance Department, will have access to assets transferred to an affiliate in
				or out of this Commonwealth within a time deemed reasonable by the Insurance
				Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this part, have
				  the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Approved
-Approved by the Board.
Board
-The Industrial Board of the
				  Commonwealth.
Department
-The Department of Labor and
				  Industry of the Commonwealth.
Establishment
-Any room, building or place
				  within this Commonwealth where work is done for compensation, to whomever
				  payable, supervision over which has been given by statute to the Department of
				  Labor and Industry.
Secretary
-The Secretary of the Department of
				  Labor and Industry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1.2 - Procedure for amending this part

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In order to amend the provisions of this part, the following
				  procedure shall be followed:
(1) An
				employer, employee or other person interested or affected by the provisions of
				this part may petition for a hearing on the reasonableness of the provisions by
				filing a petition with the Board through its Secretary at Harrisburg, setting
				forth the provisions of Part I upon which a change is desired and the reasons
				for such change.
(2) Upon receipt
				of a petition the Board will determine its merits and if a hearing is
				necessary, notice of time and place of such hearing will be given to the
				petitioner and to such other persons as the Board may find directly
				interested.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1.3 - Scope

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In addition to the provisions of this part, the Department
				  will apply in all matters not specifically covered by this part all other
				  regulations which involve the lives, limbs and health of
				  workers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1.4 - Administration

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Except where not applicable, or unless otherwise provided,
				  the following apply to establishments within this Commonwealth which are
				  subject to this part:
(1) A person may
				not remove or make ineffective a safeguard, safety appliance, sanitary facility
				or a device attached to machinery or guarding a hazardous condition except for
				the purpose of immediately oiling or making repairs, renewals, adjustments,
				inspections or as otherwise provided for in this part. A person who removes or
				makes ineffective a safeguard, safety appliance, sanitary facility or device
				for oiling, repairs, renewals, adjustments or inspections shall replace it
				immediately upon the completion of the oiling, repairs, renewals, adjustments
				or inspections.
(2) An employer or
				person exercising direction or control over a person who removes the safeguard,
				safety appliance, sanitary facility or a device, or over a person for whose
				protection it is designed, shall have the safeguard, safety appliance, sanitary
				facility or device so removed, promptly and properly replaced.
(3) An employee shall use safeguards, safety
				appliances, facilities or devices furnished for his protection and shall comply
				with this part which may concern or affect their conduct.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 1.11 - Applicability of general rules

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Under 1 Pa. Code §
										31.1 (relating to scope of part),
					 1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to general rules of administrative practice and
					 procedure) is applicable to the activities of and proceedings before the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3a.3 - Scope

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(a) This chapter
				  applies to:
(1) The boiler and the pipe
				  connections up to and including the stop valve or valves nearest the boiler as
				  required by the ASME Code and Power Piping, B31.1. Superheaters, reheaters,
				  economizers and other pressure parts connected directly to the boiler without
				  intervening valves will be considered as parts of the boiler and their
				  construction must conform to ASME Code and Power Piping, B31.1
				  requirements.
(2) Unfired pressure
				  vessels and hot water storage vessels.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3a.4 - Adoption of National standards

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The Department adopts and incorporates by reference the
					 following codes:
(1)
				  ANSI/NB23.
(2) ASME Code.
(3) ASME Code published cases and
				  interpretations that have been approved by the Industrial Board.
(4) ASME B 31.1.
(5) ASME/CSD1.
(6) National Electric Code, NFPA
				  70.
(7) NFPA 85.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3a.5 - Pennsylvania Inspector Commission and National Board Commission

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(a) An individual
				  shall hold a current Pennsylvania Inspector Commission to inspect boilers and
				  unfired pressure vessels in this Commonwealth.
(b) The Department will conduct a
				  Pennsylvania Inspector Commission examination on the act, this chapter and the
				  ASME Codes.
(c) An applicant for a
				  Pennsylvania Inspector Commission shall meet the following requirements:
(1) An applicant shall hold a current
				  National Board Commission.
(2) An
				  applicant shall meet the National Board requirements in NB-263.
(3) An applicant shall pass the Pennsylvania
				  Inspector Commission examination with a grade of 70% or more.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3a.6 - Certificate of competency, commission, credential card and renewal application

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(a) The Department
				  will issue a certificate of competency, credential card and commission to an
				  applicant who passes an examination for inspector, meets the requirements of
				  this part and pays the required fee under §
										3a.2 (relating to fees).
(b) An inspector shall renew a certificate of
				  competency and obtain a new credential card each year to continue to act as an
				  inspector. The inspector shall complete and submit a Department-provided
				  renewal application and pay the required fee under §
										3a.2 to renew the
				  commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3a.7 - Reexamination

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(a) An applicant
				  may take the Pennsylvania Inspector Commission examination three times in a
				  1-year period if the applicant fails to obtain a passing grade without
				  submitting a new application and fee.
(b) An applicant may take the Pennsylvania
				  Inspector Commission examination a fourth time within a 1-year period if the
				  applicant fails to obtain a passing grade by submitting a new application and
				  the required fee under §
										3a.2 (relating to fees).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3a.8 - Reciprocity

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(a) The Department
				  may grant a reciprocal inspector commission to an applicant who meets the
				  following requirements:
(1) The applicant
				  holds a current National Board Commission in good standing.
(2) The applicant is currently employed by
				  another state or an insurance company in good standing.
(3) The applicant passes the
				  Department-administered written examination under §
											3a.5(b) (relating
				  to Pennsylvania Inspector Commission and National Board Commission).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3a.9 - Suspension or revocation of Pennsylvania inspector commission

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(a)
General
. The Department may suspend or revoke a Pennsylvania
				  inspector commission for due cause under section 11(d) of the act
				  (34
				  P. S. §
											1331.11(d)).
				  Due cause includes the following:
(1)
				  Practicing fraud or deceit or making untrue representations in obtaining a
				  commission.
(2) Failure to remit
				  the required commission fee under § 3a.2 (relating to fees).
(3) Violating a provision of the act or this
				  chapter.
(4) Incompetence or gross
				  negligence while acting as a boiler inspector.
(5) Acting in a manner presenting a danger to
				  public health and safety.
(6)
				  Having a commission or any other authorization to engage in the business of
				  boiler inspection revoked or suspended or having other disciplinary action
				  taken, surrendering a commission or other authorization in lieu of discipline,
				  or having an application for a commission or authorization to engage in the
				  business of boiler inspection refused or denied by the National Board, the
				  proper authority of another state or Federal district, territory, insular
				  possession of the United States or Canada.
(7) Engaging in fraud, deceit or other act of
				  moral turpitude while acting as a boiler inspector.
(8) Failure to enforce the act or this
				  chapter.
(9) Engaging in boiler
				  inspection activities without a current commission issued by the
				  Department.
(10) Pleading guilty,
				  entering a plea of nolo contendere, being found guilty, receiving probation
				  without verdict, disposition in lieu of trial or an Accelerated Rehabilitative
				  Disposition for any felony or for any other crime relating to boiler inspection
				  in the courts of this Commonwealth, a Federal court, a court of any other
				  state, territory or insular possession of the United States or a court of
				  Canada.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.21 - Stamping

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(a) A boiler or
					 unfired pressure vessel destined for use in this Commonwealth must be built to
					 the applicable ASME code of construction or meet the requirements of section 7
					 of the act (35 P. S. §
												1331.7).
(b) A boiler or unfired pressure vessel built
					 to the ASME Code must be stamped with the appropriate ASME symbol, the
					 manufacturer's information in accordance with stamping requirements of the code
					 of construction, and its National Board registration number. The stamping may
					 be applied to a nameplate in accordance with the code of
					 construction.
(c) National Board
					 registration and stamping requirements do not apply to cast iron boilers, which
					 are constructed under ASME Code provisions and do not require final inspection
					 by a National Board inspector.
(d)
					 A new boiler or unfired pressure vessel installed in this Commonwealth must be
					 stamped with an identifying serial number consisting of the keystone symbol and
					 figures, which may not be less than 5/16 inches in height and arranged as
					 follows:
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(e)
					 A boiler or unfired pressure vessel that is not built to the ASME Code may be
					 stamped with a Pennsylvania special number if it meets the requirements of
					 section 7(b) of the act.
(f) The
					 Department may accept a boiler or unfired pressure vessel with a registration
					 number from another state for use in this Commonwealth if a National Board
					 inspector inspected and approved the boiler or unfired pressure vessel during
					 construction.
(g) Stamping required
					 under this section must be exposed at all times and may not be concealed by
					 paint or lagging.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													3a.162 (relating to portable
						  boilers).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.22 - Other state stamps

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A boiler or unfired pressure vessel stamped with the ASME
						symbol and another state stamp may be installed and operated if a National
						Board inspector witnessed its construction and the shop data report is provided
						to the Department with a completed Department-provided intent to install form
						under §
											3a.98 (relating to plan
						approval).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.23 - Lap seam crack

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The shell or drum of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel
						containing a lap seam crack along a longitudinal riveted joint shall be
						immediately taken out of service. Repairs may not be made without Department
						approval.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.24 - Boiler controls

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
					 installation of boiler controls performed after February 4, 2006, must comply
					 with ASME CSD 1 and NFPA 85.
(b)
					 The maintenance and inspection of boilers must comply with ANSI/NB
					 23.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.25 - Pressure reducing stations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
					 The installation of pressure reducing stations must comply with ASME B
					 31.1.
(b) Hand-controlled bypasses
					 around reducing valves may be used if the bypass has no greater capacity than
					 the reducing valve. Hand controlled bypasses may be used around reducing valves
					 at greater capacity than the reducing valve if the system or unfired pressure
					 vessel has adequate relief or safety valve protection, or meets the
					 requirements of the high pressure system.
(c) A pressure gauge must be installed on the
					 low-pressure side of a reducing station.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.26 - Safety devices

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A boiler or
					 unfired pressure vessel must be protected by safety relief devices, and
					 indicating and controlling devices sufficient to insure its safe operation
					 which meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The devices must be constructed, located,
					 installed and maintained to prevent the safety devices from becoming
					 inoperative.
(2) The devices must
					 have sufficient relieving capacity to prevent a rise of pressure in the boiler
					 or unfired pressure vessel of more than 10% above the maximum allowable working
					 pressure, taking into account the effect of static head.
(3) The discharge from safety devices must be
					 carried to a safe place away from the boiler or unfired pressure
					 vessel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.27 - Different working pressures

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(a)
					 At least one safety valve on each boiler must be set at or below the maximum
					 allowable working pressure. All other valves may be set within a range of 3%
					 above the maximum allowable working pressure. The range of setting of all of
					 the saturated steam valves on the boiler may not exceed 10% of the saturated
					 steam valve set at the highest pressure.
(b) When a boiler system is comprised of
					 boilers with different maximum allowable working pressures having minimum
					 safety valve settings varying more than 6% and connected so that steam flows
					 toward the lower pressure boiler, the boiler system must meet one of the
					 following requirements:
(1) A check valve must
					 be installed in the steam line to protect the lower pressure boilers.
(2) Additional safety valves on the
					 low-pressure side of the boiler system must protect lower pressure boilers and
					 meet the following requirements:
(i) The
					 additional safety valve capacity must be based on the maximum amount of steam
					 that can flow into the low-pressure system.
(ii) Additional safety valves must have at
					 least one valve set at a pressure that is not greater than the lowest maximum
					 allowable pressure.
(iii) Other
					 valves must be set within a range of not more than 3% above the lowest
					 allowable pressure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.28 - Blowoff tanks

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Blowoff
					 piping from a power boiler or a miniature boiler may not discharge directly
					 into a sewer. A blowoff tank will be used if conditions do not provide an
					 adequate and safe open discharge.
(b) ASME Section VIII, Division l governs the
					 construction of metal blowoff tanks.
(c) The cross sectional area of the outlet
					 from blowoff tanks must be twice the area of the inlet. The outlet pipe must be
					 located to drain the blowoff tank to within 8 inches of the bottom of the
					 tank.
(d) A vent pipe comprised of
					 at least four times the area of the inlet pipe must lead to the outer
					 atmosphere.
(e) Vents must lead as
					 directly as possible to the outer air and discharge in a safe location. There
					 may be no valve or other obstructions such as water pockets between the tank
					 and the discharge end of the vent pipe.
(f) Pipe connections between the boiler
					 blowoff valves and the tank must be as direct as possible and conform to the
					 ASME Code.
(g) A manhole or an
					 access opening shall be installed for cleaning the tank.
(h) A blowoff tank that is not vented as
					 required in this section must meet one of the following requirements:
(1) Constructed to withstand pressure equal
					 to the pressure allowed on its attached boiler.
(2) Equipped with a safety valve or valves of
					 sufficient capacity to prevent the pressure from exceeding the safe working
					 pressure of the tank.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.29 - Discharge outlets

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Discharge of safety valves of a boiler generating in
						excess of 500 pounds of steam per hour must be piped to the outside atmosphere
						and to a safe point of discharge. Blowoff pipes and other outlets must be
						located to prevent injury to personnel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.30 - Electric boilers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Appliances required for electric boilers must be attached
						to the boilers in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) A cable shall be provided for grounding
					 the boiler shell and shall be the same gauge as the incoming power line to the
					 boiler. The cable must be permanently connected and grounded.
(2) A suitable screen or guard shall be
					 placed around high-tension bushings with a sign containing a high voltage
					 warning. The screen or guard shall be located to prevent a person from
					 accidentally coming in contact with the high-tension circuit.
(3) The power circuit to the boiler must be
					 open when safety valves are adjusted.
(4) The power line must be open when the
					 boiler is under steam pressure and the operator is making a necessary
					 adjustment.
(5) Safety or relief
					 valves must have a relieving capacity of 3 1/2 pounds per hour for each
					 kilowatt rating.
(6) Boiler shell
					 grounding connectors shall be installed in accordance with the following:
(i) The NEC, Chapter 4, except that the cable
					 gauge size must comply with paragraph (1).
(ii) A conductor will be permanently attached
					 to the boiler shell by suitable lugs, pressure connectors, clamps, or other
					 Department-approved means. Connectors that depend on solder to maintain
					 connection may not be used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.31 - Forced circulation boilers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Forced circulation boilers and boilers with no fixed
						steam or waterline must conform to the ASME Code, section 1.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.32 - Supports

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(a) A boiler or
					 unfired pressure vessel must be supported by masonry or structural supports
					 sufficient to safely support the boiler or vessel and its contents.
(b) An air compressor vessel must be shock
					 mounted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.33 - Explosion doors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Stoker coal fired boilers under positive pressure must be
						equipped with explosion doors to relieve furnace pressure. The explosion doors
						must be located in the setting wall within 7 feet of the firing floor or any
						platform, and must be provided with substantial deflectors to divert the blast
						away from personnel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.34 - Ventilation for combustion equipment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Adequate air to support combustion shall be provided. The
						recommendations of the manufacturer of the equipment shall be
						utilized.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.35 - Ladders and runways

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Walkways,
					 runways and platforms are required between and on top of boilers, which are
					 more than 8-feet high from the operating floor to afford accessibility for the
					 operation and servicing.
(b)
					 Walkways, runways and platforms must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be constructed of metal.
(2) Be constructed of safety treads, standard
					 grating, or similar material with a minimum clear width of 30 inches.
(3) Be constructed by bolts, welds or
					 rivets.
(4) Be equipped with
					 handrails that are 42-inches high with an intermediate rail and 6-inch
					 toeboard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.36 - Clearances

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
					 clearances apply for boilers installed after January 1, 1960:
(1) The minimum clearance around each boiler
					 must be 30 inches with at least 6 feet clearance from the floor to overhead
					 obstructions.
(2) The minimum
					 clearance around each unfired pressure vessel must be 18 inches. The minimum
					 clearance in front of a manhole cover must be 30 inches.
(3) A clearance of at least 12 inches must be
					 provided between the floor and lower head or the underside of the shell of an
					 unfired pressure vessel. The clearance distance must be the measurement from a
					 vessel appendage to the next object.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.37 - Special design

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The owner or
					 user of a new boiler or unfired pressure vessel having unusual features of
					 special design intended for installation and operation in this Commonwealth
					 shall submit the following to the Department for approval:
(1) One copy of complete
					 specifications.
(2) Drawings that
					 show all details of the proposed construction and the method of computation
					 used in determining the safe working pressure for each new boiler and unfired
					 pressure vessel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.38 - Commercial beverage dispensing systems

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) An unfired pressure vessel used in a
					 commercial beverage dispensing system must have clearance of 18 inches for at
					 least 50% of the vessel surface. The remaining vessel surface may have its
					 clearance reduced to 1 inch.
(b)
					 The Department will issue one certificate of operation and charge one fee under
					 §
											3a.2 (relating to fees) for all
					 vessels used in a commercial dispensing system at a single business location at
					 the same design maximum working pressure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3a.39 - Manufactured parts

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Parts manufactured for boilers or unfired pressure
						vessels constructed to the ASME Code must be manufactured and stamped in
						accordance with the applicable section of the ASME Code. Data reports must be
						furnished in accordance with the applicable section of the ASME
						Code.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 3a - BOILER AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSEL REGULATIONS › Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS › INSTALLATIONS OF POWER BOILERS › Section 3a.51 - Compliance with the ASME Code for power boilers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Installations of power boilers must comply with the
						provisions of section 1 of the ASME Code, ASME/CSD1 and NFPA
						85.