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Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 715 - STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM › Section 715.27 - Readmission

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If a patient requests readmission to a narcotic treatment
				  program after voluntary termination from that narcotic treatment program, that
				  narcotic treatment program shall provide that patient with an evaluation
				  interview and shall give that patient priority consideration for
				  readmission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 715 - STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM › Section 715.28 - Unusual incidents

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(a) A narcotic
				treatment program shall develop and implement policies and procedures to
				respond to the following unusual incidents:
(1) Physical assault by a patient.
(2) Inappropriate behavior by a patient
				causing disruption to the narcotic treatment program.
(3) Selling of drugs on the
				premises.
(4) Complaints of patient
				abuse (physical, verbal, sexual and emotional).
(5) Death or serious injury due to trauma,
				suicide, medication error or unusual circumstances.
(6) Significant disruption of services due to
				disaster such as fire, storm, flood or other occurrence.
(7) Incident with potential for negative
				community reaction or which the facility director believes may lead to
				community concern.
(8) Theft,
				burglary, break-in or similar incident at the facility.
(9) Drug related hospitalization of a
				patient.
(10) Other unusual
				incidents the narcotic treatment program believes should be
				documented.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 715 - STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM › Section 715.29 - Exceptions

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A narcotic treatment program is permitted, at the time of
				  application or any time thereafter, to request an exception from a specific
				  regulation.
(1) The request for an
				exception from a specific regulation shall be in writing, with governing body
				approval, and shall state how the narcotic treatment program will meet the
				intent of the regulation.
(2) The
				Department may withhold the granting of an exception and may require a narcotic
				treatment program to be in actual operation to assess if the exception is
				appropriate.
(3) The Department
				will reserve the right to revoke any exception previously granted.
(4) The narcotic treatment program shall
				maintain documentation of the Department's approval of an exception.
(5) If the exception relates to a specific
				patient, the narcotic treatment program shall maintain documentation of the
				exception in the patient's record.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 715 - STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM › Section 715.30 - Applicability

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This chapter applies to the use of any agent which may be
				  approved by the Department for use in narcotic or opioid dependency medication
				  therapy. This chapter applies to the administration of any agent which may be
				  approved by the Department for use in the treatment of opioid
				  dependency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.1 - Scope

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(a) This chapter
				establishes the procedures for the issuance of a drug and alcohol recovery
				house license.
(b) This chapter
				provides standards for the licensure of a drug and alcohol recovery house under
				subarticle B of Article XXIII-A of The Administrative Code of 1929
				(71
				P.S. §§
										613.11-613.18).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.2 - Legal base

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The authority of the Department to license drug and alcohol
				  recovery houses is established under section 2312-A of The Administrative Code
				  of 1929 (71 P.S. §
										613.12).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.3 - Definitions

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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
				  shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context
				  clearly indicates otherwise:
Drug
-As defined in section 2 of the
				  Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P.S. §
										780-102).
Drug and alcohol recovery house
-As defined
				  in section 2311-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
										613.11).
Full license
-A certificate issued by the
				  Department when it has found a licensee in compliance with the requirements of
				  this chapter.
Illicit
-Unlawful for the person to possess
				  under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
License
-A full or provisional certificate
				  which indicates the Department has found a drug and alcohol recovery house to
				  be in full or substantial compliance with the standards established under this
				  chapter.
Licensee
-A person, society, corporation,
				  governing authority or partnership legally responsible for the administration
				  and operation of a drug and alcohol recovery house to which the Department has
				  issued a license.
Provisional license
-A certificate issued by
				  the Department when it has found the licensee in substantial but not complete
				  compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
Volunteer
-A person who assists in
				  implementing daily program activities under the supervision of a project staff
				  person or house manager without promise, expectation or receipt of compensation
				  for services rendered.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.4 - Exceptions

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(a) The Department
				may in its discretion grant exceptions or extensions of time to this chapter
				upon a showing by a drug and alcohol recovery house that it meets the policy
				objectives of this chapter. The Department will not grant an exception that
				violates any statute.
(b) A drug
				and alcohol recovery house shall submit all requests for exceptions in
				writing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.5 - Revocation of exceptions

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(a) The
				Department may revoke an exception granted under this chapter. The Department
				will provide a written notice of revocation that states the reason for the
				revocation and a specific date when the revocation will take effect.
(b) The Department will allow at least 30
				days between the mailing date of the notice of revocation and the date of
				termination of an exception.
(c) A
				drug and alcohol recovery house may file a written appeal within 30 days of the
				mailing date of the notice of revocation of the exception.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.6 - Application and renewal

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(a) An applicant
				for an initial license shall submit to the Department all of the following for
				each drug and alcohol recovery house:
(1) An
				application on a form prescribed by the Department.
(2) A copy of all policies and procedures
				required under §§ 717.17-717.19,
				717.22,
				717.24-717.28, 717.30 and
				717.31.
(3) An application fee of
				$250.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.7 - Full licensure

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(a) The
				Department will issue a full license to operate the drug and alcohol recovery
				house when it determines, after an on-site inspection by an authorized
				representative of the Department, that the applicant or licensee has met the
				requirements for licensure under this chapter.
(b) The Department will issue a full license
				to an applicant or licensee and will indicate the name of the drug and alcohol
				recovery house, the address and the date of issuance.
(c) The full license shall expire 1 year
				following the date it is issued.
(d) The drug and alcohol recovery house shall
				display the current license in a public and conspicuous place in the drug and
				alcohol recovery house.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.8 - Provisional licensure

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(a) The
				Department will issue a provisional license, valid for a specific time period
				of no more than 6 months when the Department finds that a drug and alcohol
				recovery house:
(1) has substantially, but
				not completely, complied with applicable requirements for licensure.
(2) is complying with a course of correction
				approved by the Department; and
(3)
				has existing deficiencies that will not adversely alter the health, welfare or
				safety of the residents.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.9 - Restriction on license

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(a) A license
				applies to the licensee, the named drug and alcohol recovery house and the
				premises designated in the license and is not transferable prior to proper and
				timely notification as provided under subsection (b).
(b) The licensee, using Department forms,
				shall notify the Department within 90 days of the occurrence of any of the
				following conditions:
(1) Change in
				ownership.
(2) Change in name of
				the drug and alcohol recovery house.
(3) Change in location of the drug and
				alcohol recovery house.
(4) Change
				in maximum occupancy.
(5) Closing
				of the drug and alcohol recovery house.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.10 - Right to enter and inspect

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(a) An
				authorized representative of the Department has the right to enter, visit and
				inspect a drug and alcohol recovery house licensed or applying for a license
				under this chapter.
(b) The
				authorized Department representative shall have full and free access to the
				records of the drug and alcohol recovery house and its residents.
(c) The authorized Department representative
				has the right to interview residents as part of the visitation and inspection
				process.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.11 - Notification of deficiencies

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(a) The
				Department will provide written notice to the applicant or licensee of any
				noncompliance with regulations, along with instructions for the applicant or
				licensee to submit and complete a plan to correct the noncompliance.
(b) The applicant or licensee shall complete
				and submit the plan to correct the noncompliance in accordance with the
				instructions to the Department within 15 working days after the site
				visit.
(c) The Department will not
				renew a license until it has approved a plan of action. The Department will not
				issue a license to an applicant until the applicant has corrected all
				noncompliance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.12 - Refusal or revocation of license

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(a) The Department may revoke or refuse to
				issue a license for any of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to comply with a directive issued
				by the Department.
(2) Violation
				of, or noncompliance with, this chapter.
(3) Failure to comply with a plan of
				correction approved by the Department, unless the Department approves an
				extension or modification of the plan of correction.
(4) Gross incompetence, negligence or
				misconduct in the operation of the drug and alcohol recovery house.
(5) Fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or
				bribery in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license.
(6) Lending, borrowing or using the license
				of another drug and alcohol recovery house.
(7) Knowingly aiding or abetting the improper
				granting of a license.
(8)
				Mistreating or abusing residents at the drug and alcohol recovery
				house.
(9) Continued noncompliance
				in disregard of this part.
(10)
				Operating a drug and alcohol recovery house that, by nature of its physical
				condition, endangers the health and safety of the public.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.13 - Hearings

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(a) The Department
				will convene and conduct a show cause hearing for a drug and alcohol recovery
				house under 1 Pa. Code §
									35.37 (relating to answers to
				orders to show cause) and this chapter.
(b) An administrative hearing held under this
				section will be conducted under 1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to General Rules
				of Administrative Practice and Procedure).
(c) The Department may institute legal
				proceedings to enforce compliance with this chapter.
(d) This section supplements 1 Pa. Code Part
				II.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.14 - Fines

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(a) The Department
				will impose fines on the operator of an unlicensed recovery house in accordance
				with section 2316-A(a) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
										613.16(a)).
(b) For purposes of a violation under section
				2316-A(a) of The Administrative Code of 1929, each day of operating a drug and
				alcohol recovery house that requires a license without a current license shall
				constitute a separate violation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.15 - House manager

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(a) The licensee
				shall designate a house manager to be the administrator of the drug and alcohol
				recovery house who is responsible for the management of the drug and alcohol
				recovery house, staff and volunteers.
(b) The licensee shall identify the house
				manager in the application submitted to the Department and shall notify the
				Department in writing any time the house manager changes within 30
				days.
(c) The house manager shall
				complete at least 6 hours of training in one or more of the following areas
				within 6 months of becoming house manager, and annually thereafter:
(1) Fiscal policy.
(2) Administration.
(3) Program planning.
(4) Quality assurance.
(5) Program licensure.
(6) Personnel management.
(7) Confidentiality.
(8) Ethics.
(9) Trends in drug use and misuse.
(10) Developmental psychology.
(11) Interaction of addiction and mental
				illness.
(12) Cultural
				awareness.
(13) Sexual
				harassment.
(14) Relapse
				prevention.
(15) Substance use
				disorders.
(16) Peer support or
				mutual aid groups.
(17) Best
				practices for medication control and self-administration.
(18) Infection control.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.16 - Fiscal management

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The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and
				  procedures for management of all funds received and expended by the drug and
				  alcohol recovery house in accordance with standard accounting practices,
				  including an itemized record and documentation of all revenues and
				  expenditures.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.17 - Personnel management

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(a) The
				licensee shall develop and implement written personnel policies and procedures
				in compliance with State and Federal employment laws, including:
(1) The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act
				(43
				P.S. §§
											951-963).
(2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
				1964, (Pub.L. No. 88-352).
(3)
				Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (Pub.L. No.
				101-336).
(4) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
				of 1967, (29 U.S.C.A.
				§§
											621-634).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.18 - Training

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(a) The licensee
				shall develop and implement written staff development policies and procedures
				that identify the person responsible and the time frames for completion of all
				of the following:
(1) An assessment of
				training needs for each staff person and volunteer.
(2) A plan for addressing those
				needs.
(3) A mechanism to collect
				feedback on completed training.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.19 - Resident rights

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(a) The licensee
				shall develop and implement written policies and procedures on resident rights
				which must include all of the following:
(1)
				Residents shall retain all civil rights that have not been specifically
				curtailed by separate judicial or administrative determination by the
				appropriate legal authority.
(2)
				The licensee may not discriminate against a resident on the basis of age, race,
				sex, religion, ethnic origin, economic status, disability, sexual orientation
				or gender identity or expression.
(3) Residents have the right to inspect their
				own records.
(4) Residents have the
				right to request the correction of information in their records on the basis
				that it is inaccurate, irrelevant, outdated or incomplete.
(5) Residents have the right to submit a
				rebuttal to information in their records.
(6) Residents may attend a treatment facility
				of their choice outside of the drug and alcohol recovery house. The licensee
				may not require a resident to attend or prohibit a resident from attending a
				specific treatment facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.20 - Resident records

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(a) The licensee
				shall maintain an individual record for each resident which must include all of
				the following:
(1) All records obtained under
				§
										717.22 (relating to beginning of
				residency).
(2) Consent to
				residency form.
(3) Referrals to
				and from the drug and alcohol recovery house, if
				applicable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.21 - Resident roster

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(a) The licensee
				shall maintain a resident roster that identifies the date of each resident's
				beginning and end or completion of residency.
(b) The licensee shall maintain the
				information in subsection (a) on the resident roster for each resident for at
				least 4 years following the ending or completion of residency.
(c) The licensee shall store physical copies
				of the resident roster in a locked cabinet or secure digital copies of the
				resident roster in a protected data system.
(d) A licensee that discontinues operation of
				a drug and alcohol recovery house shall notify the Department where it will
				store the resident roster.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.22 - Beginning of residency

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(a) The licensee
				shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for beginning of
				residency which include all of the following:
(1) Residency criteria.
(2) Requirements for completion of residency
				by meeting a resident's treatment, personal or financial goals or
				social-emotional or other needs.
(3) Criteria for ending residency before
				completion under paragraph (2), including a timeline.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.23 - Notification of decision to end residency

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(a) The licensee shall notify the resident in
				writing of a decision to end residency. The notice must include the reason and
				a timeframe for ending residency.
(b) The resident shall have an opportunity to
				request the licensee reconsider a decision to end residency before the decision
				to end residency takes effect.
(c)
				The resident may decide to end residency without providing a reason to the
				licensee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.24 - Medication control and self-administration

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The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and
				  procedures on the use of prescription and over-the-counter medications by
				  residents, which must include all of the following:
(1) Self-administration of medication for
				residents who take medication.
(2)
				Safe storage of medication by the drug and alcohol recovery house and residents
				and procedures to address loss, theft, abandonment or misuse of medications.
				The policy must provide that controlled substances stored at the drug and
				alcohol recovery house will be kept in a locked container.
(3) Safe disposal of unused, expired or
				abandoned medication, in accordance with Federal and State
				regulations.
(4) Emergency
				procedures if an adverse medication reaction or overdose occurs on premises.
				The licensee shall have and make available overdose reversal medication on the
				premises of the drug and alcohol recovery house at all times.
(5) Prohibition on sharing prescription
				medication.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
											717.6 (relating to application and
					 renewal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.25 - Financial transactions

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(a) The
				licensee shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to
				maintain a complete record of collection of fees, payments and deposits between
				the licensee, the drug and alcohol recovery house or its employees and the
				resident or on behalf of the resident in accordance with standard accounting
				practices. The record must include all of the following:
(1) All fee deposits, resident fees and other
				monetary transactions between the drug and alcohol recovery house and the
				resident.
(2) Documentation that
				the drug and alcohol recovery house returned all deposits due to the resident
				when the resident departed the drug and alcohol recovery house, signed and
				dated by the licensee and resident.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.26 - Complaint management

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The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and
				  procedures for managing complaints from residents, family members and community
				  members, which must include procedures for informing residents, family members
				  and community members of the complaint process, including the ability to file a
				  complaint with the Department.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
											717.6 (relating to application and
					 renewal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.27 - Notification to family member or emergency contact

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(a) The licensee shall develop and implement
				written policies and procedures that specify the methods and circumstances,
				including the resident's hospitalization or death, for notifying the resident's
				emergency contact with the resident's consent. The resident may revoke consent
				to provide notice to the emergency contact.
(b) The licensee shall make at least one
				attempt to notify the resident's emergency contact in accordance with
				subsection (a) immediately and in no event more than 12 hours after the
				resident decides to end residency or does not return to the drug and alcohol
				recovery house as expected. This subsection shall not apply if the licensee
				knows or has reason to know of allegations of domestic abuse on the resident by
				the emergency contact.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
											717.6 (relating to application and
					 renewal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.28 - Resident requirements

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The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and
				  procedures that:
(1) promote and
				require that residents participate in treatment, self-help groups or other drug
				and alcohol recovery supports; and
(2) require that residents abstain from use
				and sale of alcohol and illicit drugs, and provide consequences for failure to
				abstain.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
											717.6 (relating to application and
					 renewal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.29 - Physical plant standards

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(a)
Compliance with applicable laws
.
The licensee shall follow applicable Federal, State and local
				  laws and ordinances, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
				  (Pub.L. No.
				  101-336).
(b)
Building interior, exterior and
				grounds
.
(1) The licensee shall do
				all of the following:
(i) Keep the interior,
				exterior, and grounds or yard of the drug and alcohol recovery house clean,
				safe, sanitary and in good repair and free of hazards at all times.
(ii) Store all trash in noncombustible,
				covered containers that prevent the penetration of insects and rodents and
				remove all trash at least once each week.
(iii) Keep the drug and alcohol recovery
				house free of rodent and insect infestation.
(iv) Limit smoking to designated outside
				smoking areas.
(v) Keep exterior
				exits, stairs and walkways lighted at night.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.30 - Safety and emergency procedures

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(a)
Policies and procedures
. The licensee shall develop and
				implement written policies and procedures for staff and residents to follow in
				an emergency which must include provisions for all of the following:
(1) The evacuation and transfer of residents,
				staff and volunteers to a safe location.
(2) Assignments of staff and volunteers
				during emergencies.
(3) The
				evacuation and transfer of residents impaired by alcohol or other
				drugs.
(4) Notification to the
				Department within 48 hours of a fire, other disaster or situation which affects
				the continuation of operations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.31 - Unusual incidents

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(a) The licensee
				shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to respond to all
				of the following unusual incidents:
(1)
				Physical assault or sexual assault by staff, a volunteer or a resident on or
				off the premises.
(2) Provision or
				use of illicit drugs on the premises.
(3) Death or serious injury due to trauma,
				suicide, medication error or unusual circumstances while residing at the drug
				and alcohol recovery house.
(4)
				Significant disruption due to disaster such as fire, storm, flood or other
				occurrence which closes the drug and alcohol recovery house for more than 1
				day.
(5) Theft, burglary, break-in
				or similar incident at the drug and alcohol recovery house.
(6) Event at the drug and alcohol recovery
				house requiring the presence of police, fire or ambulance personnel.
(7) Fire or structural damage to the drug and
				alcohol recovery house.
(8)
				Outbreak of a contagious disease requiring Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
				notification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.32 - Complaints about drug and alcohol recovery houses

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(a) The Department will accept complaints
				from any individual about drug and alcohol recovery houses that have or are
				required to have licenses.
(b) An
				individual who submits a complaint may request to remain anonymous. The
				Department will disclose the individual's identity as required under
				law.
(c) The Department:
(1) Will investigate complaints that allege a
				violation of subarticle B of Article XXIII-A of The Administrative Code of 1929
				(71
				P.S. §§
											613.11-613.18) or this
				chapter.
(2) May refer complaints
				that do not allege a violation of subarticle B of Article XXIII-A of The
				Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
											613.11-613.18) or this chapter to another
				Federal, State, or local agency or entity within 2 business days.
(3) Will report complaints that allege abuse,
				neglect or a criminal violation to law enforcement within 2 business
				days.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs › Chapter 717 - STANDARDS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE LICENSURE › Section 717.33 - Drug and alcohol recovery house registry

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(a) The Department will create on its website
				and update at least annually a registry of licensed drug and alcohol recovery
				houses.
(b) The registry will
				include, for each licensed drug and alcohol recovery House, all of the
				following:
(1) The name of the
				licensee.
(2) The name of the drug
				and alcohol recovery house.
(3) The
				street address of the drug and alcohol recovery house.
(4) The contact information listed in the
				drug and alcohol recovery house's application under §
										717.6 (relating to application and
				renewal).
(5) The drug and alcohol
				recovery house's maximum occupancy.
(6) Any other information the Department
				determines is in the public interest.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes a grievance procedure for data
				  sources as specified in section 14 of the act (35 P. S. §
										449.14).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
Act
-The Health Care Cost Containment Act
				  (35
				  P. S. §§
										449.1-449.19).
Council
-Health Care Cost Containment
				  Council.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.4 - General rule

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A request by a data source for an exception to the Council's
				  reporting requirements or another grievance by a data source against the
				  Council shall follow the procedures set forth in the regulation imposing the
				  reporting requirement or other disputed obligation upon the data
				  source.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.5 - Notice of protest

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A data source wishing to protest an action by the Council,
				  including the denial of a request for an exception or the revocation of an
				  exception, shall initiate its protest by giving notice to the Council of its
				  desire for a hearing on the Council's action. This notice shall be given by
				  certified mail within 30 days of the receipt by the data source of written
				  notice of the Council's action and shall be sent to the Council at the
				  Council's office.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.7 - Informal hearing on protest

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Upon receipt of a notice of protest from a data source, the
				  Council will schedule an informal hearing to be held within 30 days. The
				  Council will notify the data source of the date, time and place of the hearing
				  at least 21 days in advance of the hearing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.8 - Clarification of issues

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Between the date of receipt by the Council of the notice of
				  protest and the date scheduled for the hearing, Council staff and
				  representatives of the data source shall meet and attempt to narrow and clarify
				  the issues to be determined at the hearing. Documentation which the data source
				  wishes to provide to the Council in support of its protest shall be submitted
				  at least 7 days before the hearing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.9 - Conduct of hearing on protest

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(a)
				The hearing will be conducted before the Executive Director of the Council or a
				member of the Council who has no financial or other relationship with the data
				source. The data source may be represented by counsel.
(b) Procedures at the hearing shall be
				informal. The data source may submit factual data, documents and other
				information which will facilitate identification of the issues and which will
				expedite resolution of the issues. The data source may submit oral testimony
				from persons whose testimony is relevant to the protest.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.10 - Report to the Council

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The Executive Director of the Council or the Council member
				  conducting the hearing will make a written report to the Council within 14 days
				  after the hearing is completed, together with recommendations for disposition
				  of the protest.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
											903.11 (relating to decision by
					 the Council).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.11 - Decision by the Council

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At the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Council held
				  at least 14 days after receipt of the report and recommendation described in
				  §
									903.10 (relating to report to the
				  Council), if a quorum of the Council is present at the meeting, the Council
				  will make its decision on the protest. Notice of the Council's decision will be
				  given in writing to the protesting data source by certified mail within 7 days
				  of the decision date.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.12 - Accelerated protest

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Nothing contained in this chapter prevents the parties from
				  accelerating the protest process, altering time constraints or skipping
				  procedures if the changes are agreed upon jointly and expressed in
				  writing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 903 - APPEALS PROCEDURE › Section 903.13 - Formal appeal

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A data source dissatisfied with the Council's decision on the
				  protest may invoke its right to a formal hearing. 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
				  Council and a request for a formal hearing shall proceed under those
				  rules.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 911 - DATA SUBMISSION AND COLLECTION › Subchapter A - STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 911.2 - Pennsylvania Uniform Claims and Billing Form format-Statement of Policy

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(a)
General
				  requirements.
The Pennsylvania Uniform Claims and Billing Form format
				  consists of the UB-92/HCFA 1450 and HCFA 1500, or their successors, and
				  additional elements adopted by the Council. The billing form shall be utilized
				  and maintained by data sources and for services covered by the act for the
				  purposes of maintaining common data and common billing formats.
(b)
Uniform definitions for the
				  Pennsylvania Uniform Claims and Billing Form format.
Definitions for
				  use of the Uniform Claims and Billing Form shall be in accordance with the
				  manual developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee and definitions
				  contained in the Council manual number HC-87-101. Definitions in the Council
				  manual HC-87-101 take precedence over National Uniform Billing Committee
				  definitions.
(c)
Patient
				  bill requirements.
Beginning November 13, 1987, a provider shall
				  present to a patient a copy of a bill for covered services upon discharge from
				  a health care facility or provision of physician services or within a
				  reasonable time thereafter. When providing a patient with copies of a bill for
				  inpatient or outpatient covered services, a provider may use revenue
				  descriptions and charges contained in the Pennsylvania Uniform Claims and
				  Billing Form format or may itemize the charges for services, equipment,
				  supplies and medicine.
The provisions of this §
												911.2 amended under the Health
						Care Cost Containment Act (35 P. S. §§
													449.1-449.19).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 911 - DATA SUBMISSION AND COLLECTION › Subchapter A - STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 911.3 - Council adoption of methodology

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Under section 6(d) of the act (35 P. S. §
											449.6(d)), the Council will
					 adopt a methodology required to collect and report provider quality and
					 provider service effectiveness. Periodically, the Council will review the
					 methodology and, if a change is necessary, it will be made by majority vote of
					 the Council at a public meeting. Notice of the change will be given to all
					 appropriate data sources within 30 days and at least 180 days before the change
					 is to be implemented.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 911 - DATA SUBMISSION AND COLLECTION › Subchapter A - STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 911.5 - Interpretation of Hispanic/Latino origin or descent and patient race

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(a)
Field
				  35a: Hispanic/Latino origin or descent
. This should be reflected as
				  follows:
Hispanic/Latino origin
1 = Yes
2 =.
(b)
Field 35b: Patient race.
W = White
B = Black
A = Asian or Pacific Islander
I = Native American or Eskimo
N = Other
U = Unknown
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 911 - DATA SUBMISSION AND COLLECTION › Subchapter A - STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 911.6 - Interpretation of Secondary Diagnosis Code

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Anytime information about an external cause of injury
					 appears on a patient record, the appropriate E code should be placed in field
					 7e. If an E code is not indicated, another secondary diagnosis code is
					 acceptable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 912 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 912.1 - Legal base and purpose

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(a) This chapter
				  is promulgated by the Council under section 6 of the act (35 P. S. §
											449.6).
(b) This chapter establishes submission
				  schedules and formats for the collection of data from health care facilities
				  specified in section 6 of the act.
The provisions of this §
												912.1 amended under section 5(b)
						of the Health Care Cost Containment Act (35 P. S. §
													449.5(b)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 912 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter B - PENNSYLVANIA UNIFORM CLAIMS AND BILLING FORM SUBMISSION SCHEDULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 912.21 - Required data elements

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(a) A health
					 care facility is required to submit the following data elements:
(1) Data elements specified in the act
					 contained in Council Manual HC-87-101, Volume A. (See Appendix A.) A health
					 care facility shall refer to Appendix A to determine specific data elements
					 definitions and formats.
(2)
					 Additional data elements, as defined in Appendix A:
(i) Unusual occurrences.
(A) Nosocomial infections.
(B) Readmissions.
(ii) Patient race.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 912 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter B - PENNSYLVANIA UNIFORM CLAIMS AND BILLING FORM SUBMISSION SCHEDULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 912.22 - Data element submission schedules

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A health care facility shall submit data under the
						following schedules:
(1) General
					 hospitals with more than 100 licensed beds.
(i)
Inpatient data elements.
A general hospital is required to submit data elements for inpatient discharges
					 in the first quarter of 1988 by June 30, 1988, and thereafter, under §
												912.24 (relating to frequency of
					 data submissions).
(ii)
Outpatient data elements.
A general hospital is required to
					 submit data elements for outpatient covered services by March 31, 1989, for
					 discharges in the fourth quarter of 1988 and thereafter, under §
												912.24.
(iii)
Patient morbidity and patient
					 severity data elements.
A general hospital is required to submit data
					 elements for patient morbidity and patient severity for inpatients admitted on
					 or following the implementation date, excluding those in specialty units, in
					 accordance with the following schedule:
(A)
Region 5.
Discharges in the second quarter of 1988 are due on
					 or before September 30, 1988, and thereafter, under §
													912.24.
(B)
Region 7.
Discharges in
					 the third quarter of 1988 are due on or before December 31, 1988, and
					 thereafter, under §
													912.24.
(C)
Region 1.
Discharges in
					 the fourth quarter of 1988 are due on or before March 31, 1989, and thereafter,
					 under §
													912.24.
(D)
Regions 6 and 8.
Discharges in the first quarter of 1989 are due on or before June 30, 1989, and
					 thereafter, under §
													912.24.
(E)
Regions 2, 3 and 4.
Discharges in the second quarter of 1989 are due on or before September 30,
					 1989, and thereafter, under §
													912.24.
(F)
Region 9.
Discharges in
					 the third quarter of 1989 are due on or before December 31, 1989, and
					 thereafter, under §
													912.24.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part VI - Health Care Cost Containment Council › Chapter 912 - DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter B - PENNSYLVANIA UNIFORM CLAIMS AND BILLING FORM SUBMISSION SCHEDULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 912.23 - Form of data submissions and release by Council

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Data elements required to be submitted under this
						subchapter shall be submitted on nine-track labeled 1600 or 6250 BPI (density)
						tape or computer diskette approved by the Council, according to computer tape
						format specification contained in Appendix A.