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Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS › Section 15.15 - Minimum standards of performance

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(a) Public health programs provided by local
				  health departments shall comply with such minimum program standards as the
				  Department may, by regulation, adopt through the Board. If all or any part of a
				  public health program is performed by an entity other than the local health
				  department pursuant to a contract or other formal agreement, the local health
				  department shall develop procedures, satisfactory to the Department, to assure
				  compliance with such standards.
(b)
				  Local health departments are subject to annual program performance audits by
				  the Department and by the Department of Environmental Resources. Detailed
				  information concerning the performance of public health programs must be
				  available for review.
(c) The act
				  of December 3, 1970 (P. L. 834, No. 275) (71 P. S. §§
											61,
				  62,
				  63,
				  66,
				  67,
				  145,
				  146,
				  148,
				  158,
				  180-1-180-5,
				  194,
				  199,
				  252,
				  510-1-510-25,
				  512,
				  522,
				  535,
				  669,
				  718-1-718-3,
				  510-101-510-108), recognizes
				  the responsibility, interest, and expertise in the area of environmental health
				  of the Department of Environmental Resources. In addition, it is recognized
				  that local health departments which conduct these programs also have pertinent
				  knowledge and experience. Therefore, the Department, in developing minimum
				  standards for environmental health services as provided by the act, will do so
				  in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Resources and local health
				  departments in order to promote uniform standards for environmental
				  health.
(d) The Secretary is
				  responsible for assuring compliance by local health departments with minimum
				  program standards, including minimum program standards for environmental health
				  services.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												17.2 (relating to purpose and
						effect).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS › Section 15.16 - Confidentiality of information

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Local health departments shall comply with all Department
					 regulations relating to the confidentiality of patient
					 information.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS › Section 15.17 - Reporting

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The director of a local health department shall report to
					 the Department's Commissioner of Local Health directly, by telephone or other
					 immediate means, whenever he becomes aware of a public health hazard or
					 communicable disease outbreak which, in the judgment of the director has
					 potential Statewide significance or which, in his opinion, requires the
					 critical comment or assistance of the Department. The Commissioner of Local
					 Health may require a written report on a health problem or health hazard for
					 which the director of a local health department has a responsibility, including
					 the handling of consumer complaints.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PERSONNEL › Section 15.21 - Personnel administration

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(a)
				  Local health departments shall adopt written job specifications, satisfactory
				  to the Department, for each local health department position. The
				  specifications shall set forth, for each position, the minimum experience and
				  education required of appointees to that position. Each employe of a local
				  health department shall be qualified for the position to which the employe is
				  appointed, and shall possess at the time of employment the required minimum
				  experience and education indicated in the written job specification for the
				  position.
(b) Local health
				  departments shall not discriminate against or in favor of an applicant or
				  employe because of race, sex, religion, National origin, or political opinions
				  or affiliations.
(c) In order to
				  enable the Department to evaluate compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of
				  this section, local health departments shall provide the Department with all
				  relevant information relating to the appointment, reclassification, transfer,
				  suspension, or dismissal of employes within ten working days following such
				  appointment, reclassification, transfer, suspension, or dismissal. The
				  Department shall forward its evaluation of such information to the local health
				  department within ten working days of its receipt thereof.
(d) The Secretary may waive the requirement
				  of subsection (c) upon petition of a local health department and upon
				  submission of an alternate plan containing assurances, satisfactory to the
				  Secretary, that the merit principles described in subsections (a) and (b) are
				  being followed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PERSONNEL › Section 15.22 - Director

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Each local health department shall be administered by a
					 director. The director shall be employed full-time and shall work the usual
					 full-time working hours established by the local health department, at the
					 usual place of business of the local health department. The director shall be
					 either a physician with a minimum of 2 years of supervisory or administrative
					 experience in the field of public health, licensed to practice medicine or
					 osteopathy in this Commonwealth, or eligible for licensure within 1 year of
					 appointment, or, if not a physician, a person with at least 4 years of
					 supervisory or administrative experience in the field of public health
					 supplemented by a master's degree in public health, hospital administration,
					 public administration or a related discipline.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PERSONNEL › Section 15.23 - Directors of nursing and environmental health services

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Each local health department shall employ a director of
					 public health nursing and a director of environmental health services, who
					 shall devote their entire time to those duties and who shall be under the
					 supervision of the director of the local health department or his
					 designee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PERSONNEL › Section 15.24 - Staffing levels

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Each local health department shall have adequate numbers of
					 qualified personnel to assure that the minimum program standards for all
					 mandated program services are met. The Department will make recommendations on
					 staffing when a program audit determines that a program service is not
					 adequately staffed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › PERSONNEL › Section 15.25 - Employment of physician

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(a) Each local
				  health department shall employ at least one full-time physician, who may be the
				  director of the local health department.
(b) The Secretary may waive the requirement
				  of subsection (a) upon petition of a local health department, if the local
				  health department:
(1) Employs, on at least a
				  half-time basis, a physician knowledgeable in the field of preventive medicine,
				  epidemiology, and communicable disease control.
(2) Demonstrates the availability of a
				  physician in case of medical emergencies.
(3) Submits to the Secretary a plan for the
				  involvement of a physician in public health program development and
				  evaluation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › GRANT LIMITATIONS › Section 15.31 - Limitations on Commonwealth grants

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(a)
				  Commonwealth grants provided to local health departments under a section of the
				  act may not be used for any of the following:
(1) The cost of hospital care and treatment
				  given patients regardless of whether or not they are receiving welfare
				  assistance.
(2) The construction of
				  public hospitals, clinics, laboratories, dispensaries, health centers or
				  similar public health facilities.
(3) The maintenance or operation of
				  communicable disease hospitals, general hospitals and medical dispensaries,
				  exclusive of diagnostic and preventive services usually considered general
				  public health activity.
(4)
				  Plumbing inspection for the purpose of checking conformity with building codes,
				  exclusive of inspections for cross connections as covered by environmental
				  program standards.
(5) Weights and
				  measures control activities.
(6)
				  Extermination of birds, insects, weeds and other similar nuisances, except as
				  essential to protect the public health in accord with accepted public health
				  practices. Advisory services or inspections are excluded from this
				  exception.
(7) The purchase,
				  maintenance or operation of ambulances.
(8) The construction, maintenance, or
				  operation of the following: water and sewage treatment plants; swimming pools
				  and bathing beaches; facilities for garbage and refuse collection, storage,
				  transportation or disposal; public toilets and public bath houses.
(9) The cost of treatment of public water
				  supplies, exclusive of cost to county or city health departments for inspection
				  and advisory services which are a part of a control program undertaken in the
				  supervision of environmental health services.
(10) Compensation or expenses paid any boards
				  of examiners or authorities.
(11)
				  Rentals space utilized for local health department purposes, if such rentals
				  are payable to the county or municipality operating the local health
				  department. This does not preclude reimbursement for the pro rata share of
				  utility costs and janitorial services.
(12) Any other expenditure which the
				  Secretary determines is not reasonably related to the purposes of the
				  act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 15 - STATE AID TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS › GRANT LIMITATIONS › Section 15.32 - Fiscal audit

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Local health departments will be subject to annual fiscal
					 audits by the Comptroller of the Department. Detailed records of expenditures,
					 encumbrances and income must be available for review in both the fiscal office
					 of the local health department and the County or Municipal Comptrollers
					 office.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17.1 - 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 Local Health Administration Law
					 (16
					 P. S. §§
											12001-12028).
Board
-The Advisory Health Board of the
					 Commonwealth.
Department
-The Department of Health of the
					 Commonwealth.
DER
-The Department of Environmental
					 Resources of the Commonwealth.
Local health department
-A county health
					 department created pursuant to the act or the health department or board of
					 health of any municipality entitled to receive Commonwealth grants under the
					 act.
Secretary
-The Secretary of the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17.2 - Purpose and effect

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This chapter applies to all local health departments which
					 receive Commonwealth grants under the act and sets forth the minimum standards
					 of performance for those departments in the mandated programs in the area of
					 environmental health services. Reference should be made to §§
										15.14 and
					 15.15 (relating to environmental
					 health services; and minimum standards of performance). Under an
					 interdepartmental agreement, is responsible for conducting evaluations of the
					 environmental programs carried out by the local health departments and for
					 promptly reporting the results of such evaluations to the
					 Secretary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17.3 - Meetings

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(a) Local health
				  departments shall be required to attend no more than four meetings per
				  year.
(b) The Secretary of DER or
				  his designee will call the meetings.
(c) The requirements of this section shall
				  apply to the meetings referred to in §§ 17.11(6),
				  17.21(6),
				  17.31(6), 17.41(5), 17.51(5), 17.61(6), 17.71(6), 17.82(6), 17.92(4),
				  17.102(5), 17.112(6), 17.122(9), 17.132(3)(iv) and 17.142(4).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › ORGANIZED CAMP PROGRAM › Section 17.11 - Minimum program activities

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The following shall be considered minimum activities in the
					 organized camp program:
(1)
Issuance of permits.
Issuance of permits shall conform with
				  the following:
(i) It shall be the
				  responsibility of local health departments to issue organized camp permits to
				  all organized camp facilities within their jurisdictional boundaries based on
				  compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards. This
				  permit shall be issued for a period of one year.
(ii) DER will retain responsibility for
				  issuing Certificates of Registration as required by the act of November 10,
				  1959 (P. L. 1400, No. 497) (35 P. S. §§
												3001-3004); however, local health departments
				  shall be responsible for making available Registration Applications which will
				  be provided by DER. These application forms shall subsequently be forwarded to
				  the DER Licensing Permit Unit for processing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › ORGANIZED CAMP PROGRAM › Section 17.12 - Technical staff training requirements

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(a) Each staff member engaged in the
				  organized camp sanitation program shall receive training in the area of camp
				  sanitation. The training shall be received as soon as possible after the staff
				  member is hired and shall consist of at least the following material:
(1) Insect and rodent control.
(2) Water supply and plumbing.
(3) Waste disposal (liquid and
				  solid).
(4) Plan
				  review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › ORGANIZED CAMP PROGRAM › Section 17.13 - Enforcement procedures

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Local health departments shall take any enforcement actions
					 necessary, within the scope of their authority, to ensure compliance on the
					 part of organized camp owners and operators.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › ORGANIZED CAMP PROGRAM › Section 17.14 - Evaluation procedures

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Evaluations of the organized camp program of the various
					 county and local health agencies will be conducted by the Department at a
					 frequency of one complete evaluation at least once every 5 years. In addition,
					 the program will be reviewed annually by DER to determine compliance with
					 overall program objectives, using annual or statistical reports prepared by the
					 local health department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › VECTOR CONTROL › Section 17.21 - Minimum program activities

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The following shall be considered minimum activities in the
					 vector control program:
(1)
Surveys and investigations.
Area surveys and investigations
				  for vector infestation, sampling and identification of possible vectors, and
				  vector control activities shall be conducted to maintain satisfactory
				  compliance with established rules, regulations, and standards and to eliminate
				  or prevent public health hazards and nuisances.
(2)
Plan review.
Review of
				  plans and specifications for aspects of the physical environment as required by
				  established rules, regulations and standards shall include evaluations of
				  provisions for vector control.
(3)
Educational programs.
Press, radio and television spots shall
				  be prepared for areawide releases; neighborhood presentations and school
				  educational programs shall be developed; and citizen participation shall be
				  promoted.
(4)
Laboratory
				  services.
Adequate laboratory services must be available to make any
				  determinations deemed necessary in respect to vector identification. The
				  laboratory used must be acceptable to DER in terms of being readily available
				  and capable of performing the necessary identifications.
(5)
Rules and regulations.
The provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 243 (relating to nuisances) shall be the
				  basis for minimum requirements in the vector control program. Local health
				  departments may adopt and enforce that chapter in accordance with applicable
				  laws or may adopt county ordinances or regulations which are as stringent and
				  are consistent in intent and purpose with that chapter.
(6)
Meetings.
Local health
				  departments are required to attend periodic meetings with DER for the purpose
				  of program planning, development, reporting, evaluation and coordination to
				  provide an orderly, efficient delivery of this environment health program on a
				  Statewide basis.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												17.3 (relating to
						meetings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › VECTOR CONTROL › Section 17.22 - Reporting procedures

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All suspected vector-borne illnesses shall be reported
					 immediately to the Department. Any suspected illnesses from a vector source
					 shall be investigated. The investigation shall include the collection and
					 positive identification of suspected vector specimens. All vectors so
					 identified shall be reported to DER.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › VECTOR CONTROL › Section 17.23 - Technical staff training requirements

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(a) At least one staff member shall be
				  certified in the use of public health pesticides.
(b) It is required that each staff member
				  satisfactorily complete a basic course in vector control. In addition to the
				  initial training, the following meetings and courses should be attended by
				  vector control staff to ensure that the employes remain current in the field of
				  vector control:
(1) Educational conferences
				  held by the Pennsylvania Vector Control Association and workshops conducted by
				  the Regional Vector Control Associations.
(2) Correspondence courses in vector control
				  from recognized sources, such as the Pennsylvania State University and the
				  National Center for Disease Control.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › VECTOR CONTROL › Section 17.24 - Enforcement procedures

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Local health departments shall take whatever enforcement
					 action is necessary to minimize or eliminate a vector problem. A policy and
					 procedure shall be developed based on local ordinances, codes and State laws by
					 which legal enforcement can be used to eliminate vectors when
					 necessary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › VECTOR CONTROL › Section 17.25 - Evaluation procedures

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Evaluations of the vector control programs of the various
					 counties and local health agencies will be conducted by the Department at least
					 once every 5 years. Where the county or local health agency is receiving rat
					 grant moneys awarded by DER, these programs will be evaluated by DER on a
					 quarterly basis. In addition, the program will be reviewed annually by DER to
					 determine compliance with overall program objectives using annual or
					 statistical reports prepared by the local health agency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › RECREATION AREA PROGRAM › Section 17.31 - Minimum program activities

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The following shall be considered minimum activities in the
					 recreation area program:
(1)
Issuance of permits.
Local health departments shall be
				  responsible for issuing all applicable permits which apply to the recreation
				  area; except that public bathing place permits and certificates of registration
				  for organized camps will be issued by DER.
(2)
Inspections.
All
				  existing recreation area facilities shall be inspected prior to the issuing or
				  renewing of any applicable license, certificate or permit. Regular inspections
				  of the establishments shall be made throughout the year as often as is
				  necessary to maintain satisfactory compliance with established rules,
				  regulations and standards.
(3)
Plan review.
Plans and specifications for new and remodeled
				  recreation areas shall be reviewed prior to construction of such facilities to
				  ensure compliance with the appropriate regulations and standards for the
				  design, construction and installation of facilities and equipment.
(4)
Rules and regulations.
Chapter 19, 7 Pa. Code Chapter 79 (Reserved) and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 241 and
				  243 shall be the basis for minimum requirements in the recreation area program.
				  Local health departments may adopt and enforce those chapters in accordance
				  with applicable laws or may adopt county ordinances or regulations which are as
				  stringent and are consistent in intent and purpose with those
				  chapters.
(5)
Educational
				  programs.
Educational activities which may include training programs
				  should be provided for campground operators, employes, and the public to
				  increase the knowledge and awareness of operating principles and practices and
				  thereby improve the operational level of the establishment.
(6)
Meetings.
Local health
				  departments are required to attend periodic meetings with DER for the purpose
				  of program planning, development, reporting, evaluation and coordination to
				  provide an orderly, efficient delivery of this environmental health program on
				  a Statewide basis.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												17.3 (relating to
						meetings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › RECREATION AREA PROGRAM › Section 17.32 - Technical staff training requirements

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(a) Each staff member engaged in the
				  campground sanitation program shall receive training in the area of camp
				  sanitation. The training shall be received as soon as possible after the staff
				  member is hired and shall consist of at least the following material:
(1) Insect and rodent control.
(2) Water supply and plumbing.
(3) Waste disposal (liquid and
				  solid).
(4) Plan
				  review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › RECREATION AREA PROGRAM › Section 17.33 - Enforcement procedures

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County and local health departments shall take any
					 enforcement actions necessary within the scope of their authority to ensure
					 compliance on the part of recreation area owners and
					 operators.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › RECREATION AREA PROGRAM › Section 17.34 - Evaluation procedures

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Evaluations of the recreation area programs of the various
					 county and local health agencies will be conducted by the Department at a
					 frequency of one complete evaluation at least once every 5 years. In addition,
					 the program will be reviewed annually by DER to determine compliance with
					 overall program objectives, using annual or statistical reports prepared by the
					 local health agency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION PROGRAMS › Section 17.41 - Minimum program activities

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The following shall be considered minimum activities in the
					 institutional program:
(1)
Inspections.
Institutional facilities, including nursing
				  homes, skilled and intermediate care facilities, child day care centers, head
				  start, county detention centers, mental health inpatient, mental health/mental
				  retardation day care, residential mental health/mental retardation general
				  child-care institutions, adult day care centers, maternity homes and sheltered
				  workshops, shall be inspected. The local health department shall respond to
				  requests for inspections from DER. Requests for inspection for renewal of
				  licenses/approvals will be forwarded by the Division of Facility Sanitation and
				  Vector Control to the local health departments two months prior to the
				  license/approval expiration date except in cases of new facilities or upon
				  special request for an inspection at a facility identified as having a specific
				  and serious health or sanitation problem. Inspections shall be made throughout
				  the year as often as is necessary to maintain satisfactory compliance with
				  applicable rules, regulations and standards of DER or with local health
				  regulations in effect. Facilities to be excluded from inspection are State
				  mental hospitals, State schools and hospitals, psychiatric units or emergency
				  mental health/mental retardation units located within general hospitals, and
				  group homes or boarding homes for children which provide room and board for 16
				  or less people who are not related to the owner or operator.
(2)
Plan review.
Upon
				  referral from the licensing agency, plans and specifications for major
				  alterations or for new construction shall be reviewed prior to construction to
				  ensure compliance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 173 (Reserved) or
				  other applicable regulations which may be in effect.
(3)
Rules and regulations.
The provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 173 shall be the basis for minimum
				  requirements in institutions. Local health department may adopt and enforce
				  regulations which are as stringent and are consistent in intent and purpose
				  with that chapter.
(4)
Educational program.
Educational activities may include
				  training programs for institution owners, operators and employes to increase
				  the knowledge and awareness of environmental health principles and
				  practices.
(5)
Meetings.
Local health departments are required to attend
				  periodic meetings with DER for the purpose of program planning, development,
				  reporting, evaluation and coordination to provide an orderly, efficient
				  delivery of this environmental health program on a Statewide basis.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												17.3 (relating to
						meetings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION PROGRAMS › Section 17.42 - Reporting procedures

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(a)
Nursing homes.
The local health department shall forward a
				  memorandum recommending approval or disapproval of a given facility to:
				  Licensing Officer; Division of Long Term Care; Pennsylvania Department of
				  Health; Post Office Box 90; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120. A copy of this
				  memorandum shall also be sent to the Division of Facility Sanitation and Vector
				  Control; Department of Environmental Resources; Post Office Box 2063;
				  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120.
(b)
Child and adult day care centers, head start, county detention centers,
				  mental health inpatient, mental health/mental retardation day care, residential
				  mental health/mental retardation, general child-care institutions, maternity
				  homes and sheltered workshops.
The inspecting agency shall forward a
				  memorandum recommending approval or disapproval of a given facility to the
				  Regional Director of Licensing, Department of Public Welfare. A copy of this
				  memorandum shall also be sent to the Division of Facility Sanitation and Vector
				  Control, DER.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION PROGRAMS › Section 17.43 - Staff training requirements

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(a) Each
				  staff member engaged in the institutional sanitation program shall receive
				  training in areas which relate to the program. The training shall be received
				  as soon as possible after the staff is hired and shall consist of at least the
				  following material:
(1) All aspects of food
				  preparation.
(2) Water supply and
				  plumbing.
(3) Waste disposal
				  (liquid and solid).
(4)
				  Ventilation.
(5) Laundry
				  practices.
(6)
				  Housekeeping.
(7) Insect and rodent
				  control.
(8) Isolation
				  procedures.
(9) Sterilization
				  principles.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION PROGRAMS › Section 17.44 - Enforcement procedures

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The suspension of revocation of a license or Certificate of
					 Approval lies within the authority of the issuing agency; however, local health
					 departments shall take any enforcement actions within their authority. The
					 Regional Licensing Officers from the Department of Public Welfare are available
					 for administrative hearings and should be contacted when
					 warranted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION PROGRAMS › Section 17.45 - Evaluation procedures

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Evaluation of the institution program of the various local
					 health departments shall be conducted by the Department at a frequency of once
					 every 5 years, or sooner if conditions warrant. The program will be reviewed
					 annually by DER using annual or statistical reports.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › SCHOOL SANITATION PROGRAM › Section 17.51 - Minimum program activities

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The following shall be considered minimum activities in the
					 school sanitation program:
(1)
Inspections.
Inspections shall conform with the following:
(i) Inspections of public schools shall be
				  made throughout the year as often as necessary to maintain satisfactory
				  compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and standards of DER or with
				  local health regulations in effect.
(ii) Licensed private academic schools shall
				  be inspected as requested by the Division of Facility Sanitation and Vector
				  Control, DER.
(iii) Schools
				  operated by bona fide religious institutions shall be inspected upon receipt of
				  a request or complaint.
(iv) Public
				  school inspections should be scheduled in the fall and early winter to permit
				  the districts sufficient time to incorporate expenditure of funds in their
				  budgets. Inspection priority in schools shall be given to facilities having
				  food service, private water supplies and onlot sewage disposal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › SCHOOL SANITATION PROGRAM › Section 17.52 - Reporting procedures

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(a)
Public schools.
The local health department shall prepare one
				  memorandum which covers each public school within a school district. In very
				  large school districts, the number of schools covered by this memorandum may be
				  limited by the local health department. The original memorandum shall be sent
				  to the school district; and a copy shall be sent to: Director, Bureau of
				  Educational Administration and Management Support Services; Department of
				  Education; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126. If a public school is not in
				  satisfactory compliance, an additional copy of the cover memorandum and a copy
				  of the inspection report for the school in question shall be sent to: Division
				  of Facility Sanitation and Vector Control; Department of Environmental
				  Resources; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120.
(b)
Licensed private academic
				  schools.
As requested by the Division of Facility Sanitation and
				  Vector Control, a memorandum recommending approval or disapproval for licensing
				  shall be prepared by the local health department for licensed private academic
				  schools. The original memorandum shall be sent to: Office of Nonpublic Schools;
				  Division of Private Academic Schools; Department of Education; Harrisburg,
				  Pennsylvania 17126. A copy shall be sent to: Division of Facility Sanitation
				  and Vector Control; Department of Environmental Resources; Harrisburg,
				  Pennsylvania 17120.
(c)
Schools operated by bona fide religious institutions.
Whenever
				  the local health department upon request or complaint has investigated a school
				  operated by a bona fide religious institution and found a potential public
				  nuisance, the local health department shall notify DER, Division of Facility
				  Sanitation and Vector Control.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › SCHOOL SANITATION PROGRAM › Section 17.53 - Staff training requirements

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(a) Each
				  staff member engaged in the school sanitation program shall receive training in
				  areas which relate to the program. The training shall be received as soon as
				  possible after the staff is hired and shall consist of at least the following
				  material:
(1) All aspects of food
				  protection.
(2) Water supply and
				  plumbing.
(3) Waste disposal
				  (liquid and solid).
(4) Lighting
				  standards.
(5) Ventilation and
				  heating.
(6)
				  Housekeeping.
(7) Insect and rodent
				  control.
(8) Plan review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › SCHOOL SANITATION PROGRAM › Section 17.54 - Enforcement procedures

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(a)
Public schools.
Enforcement procedures in public schools shall
				  conform with the following:
(1) Emergency
				  environmental health orders shall be issued under section 12 of the act
				  (16
				  P. S. §
												12012).
(2) Public schools which continue in
				  noncompliance with applicable requirements, after proper notice, shall be
				  brought to the attention of the Division of Facility Sanitation and Vector
				  Control, which will coordinate action with the Department of Education for
				  abatement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › SCHOOL SANITATION PROGRAM › Section 17.55 - Evaluation procedures

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Evaluation of the school program of the various county and
					 local health agencies will be conducted by the Department at a frequency of
					 once every 5 years, or sooner if conditions warrant. The program will be
					 reviewed annually by DER using annual or statistical reports.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › CAMPGROUND PROGRAM › Section 17.61 - Minimum program activities

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The following shall be considered minimum activities in the
					 campground program:
(1)
Issuance of permits.
It shall be the responsibility of local
				  health departments to issue campground permits to all campground facilities
				  within their jurisdictional boundaries based on compliance with all applicable
				  laws, rules, regulations and standards. This permit shall be issued for a
				  period of 1 year.
(2)
Inspections.
All existing campground facilities shall be
				  inspected prior to issuing or renewing the permit. Regular inspections of
				  campgrounds shall be made throughout the year as often as is necessary to
				  maintain satisfactory compliance with established rules, regulations and
				  standards.
(3)
Plan
				  review.
Plans and specifications for new and remodeled campgrounds
				  shall be reviewed prior to construction of such facilities to ensure compliance
				  with the appropriate regulations and standards for the design, construction and
				  installation of facilities and equipment.
(4)
Rules and regulations.
The provisions of Chapter 19 (relating to organized camps and campgrounds) and
				  7 Pa. Code Chapter 79 (Reserved) shall be the basis for minimum requirements in
				  the campground program. Local health departments may adopt and enforce that
				  chapter in accordance with applicable laws or may adopt county ordinances or
				  regulations which are as stringent and are consistent in intent and purpose
				  with that chapter.
(5)
Educational program.
Educational activities, which may include
				  training programs, should be provided for campground operators, employes, and
				  the public to increase the knowledge and awareness of operating principles and
				  practices and thereby improve the operational level of the
				  establishment.
(6)
Meetings.
Local health departments are required to attend
				  periodic meetings with DER for the purpose of program planning, development,
				  reporting, evaluation, and coordination to provide an orderly, efficient
				  delivery of this environmental health program on a Statewide basis.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												17.3 (relating to
						meetings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › CAMPGROUND PROGRAM › Section 17.62 - Technical staff training requirements

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(a) Each staff member engaged in the
				  campground sanitation program shall receive training in the area of camp
				  sanitation. Such training shall be received as soon as possible after the staff
				  member is hired and shall consist of at least the following material:
(1) Insect and rodent control.
(2) Water supply and plumbing.
(3) Waste disposal (liquid and
				  solid).
(4) Plan
				  review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › CAMPGROUND PROGRAM › Section 17.63 - Enforcement procedures

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Local health departments shall take any enforcement actions
					 necessary within the scope of their authority to ensure compliance on the part
					 of campground owners and operators.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › CAMPGROUND PROGRAM › Section 17.64 - Evaluation procedures

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Evaluations of the campground program of the various county
					 and local health agencies will be conducted by the Department at a frequency of
					 one complete evaluation at least once every 5 years. In addition, the program
					 will be reviewed annually by DER to determine compliance with overall program
					 objectives, using annual or statistical reports prepared by the local health
					 department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › MOBILE HOME PARKS › Section 17.71 - Minimum program activities

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The following shall be considered minimum activities in the
					 mobile home park program:
(1)
Issuance of certificates.
It shall be the responsibility of
				  local health departments to issue mobile home park Certificates of Registration
				  to all such facilities within their jurisdictional boundaries based upon
				  compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards. This
				  Certificate of Registration shall be issued for 1 year.
(2)
Inspections.
Mobile home
				  parks shall be inspected prior to issuing or renewing certificates of
				  registration. All existing mobile home parks shall be inspected throughout the
				  year as often as is necessary to maintain satisfactory compliance with
				  established rules, regulations, and standards.
(3)
Plan review.
Plans and
				  specifications for new mobile home parks or additions or renovations of
				  environmental health importance to existing parks shall be reviewed prior to
				  construction of such facilities to ensure compliance with appropriate
				  regulations and standards for the design, construction and installation of
				  facilities and equipment.
(4)
Rules and regulations.
The provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter
				  179 (Reserved) shall be the basis for minimum requirements in the mobile home
				  park program. Local health departments may adopt and enforce that chapter in
				  accordance with applicable laws or may adopt ordinances or regulations which
				  are as stringent and are consistent in intent and purpose with that
				  chapter.
(5)
Educational
				  program.
Public educational activities should be provided to increase
				  the knowledge and awareness of mobile home park regulations. Areas of concern
				  should include, but not be limited to, plan review, water supplies, liquid
				  waste disposal, solid waste, insect and rodent control, and safety. This may
				  include newspaper announcements, public presentation, and the like.
(6)
Meeting.
Local health
				  departments are required to attend periodic meetings with DER for the purpose
				  of program planning, development, reporting, evaluation and coordination to
				  provide an orderly, efficient delivery of this environmental health program on
				  a Statewide basis.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												17.3 (relating to
						meetings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › MOBILE HOME PARKS › Section 17.73 - Technical staff training

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(a) Each staff
				  member engaged in the mobile home park program shall receive training in the
				  areas which relate to the program. The training shall be received as soon as
				  possible after the staff is hired and shall consist of at least the following
				  material:
(1) Plan review.
(2) Water supply and plumbing.
(3) Sewerage facilities.
(4) Solid waste.
(5) Insect and rodent control.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › MOBILE HOME PARKS › Section 17.74 - Enforcement procedures

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Local health departments shall take any enforcement actions
					 necessary within the scope of their authority to ensure compliance on the part
					 of mobile home park owners and operators.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › MOBILE HOME PARKS › Section 17.75 - Evaluation procedures

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Evaluation of the mobile home park program of the various
					 county and local health agencies shall be conducted by the Department at a
					 frequency of once every five years, or sooner if conditions warrant. The
					 program will be reviewed annually by DER using annual or statistical
					 reports.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › FOOD SERVICE SANITATION › Section 17.81 - Authority for issuing licenses

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The act of May 23, 1945 (P. L. 926, No. 369) (35 P. S.
					 §§
											655.1-655.13) requires that all
					 public eating and drinking places in this Commonwealth be licensed. That act
					 and section 1910-A(11) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
											510-1(11)) defines
					 "licensor" as: the county department of health or joint-county department of
					 health, whenever such public eating or drinking place is located in a political
					 subdivision which is under the jurisdiction of a county department of health or
					 joint-county department of health, or the health authorities of cities,
					 boroughs, incorporated towns and first-class townships, whenever such public
					 eating or drinking place is located in a city, borough, incorporated town or
					 first-class township not under the jurisdiction of a county department of
					 health or joint-county department of health; or the Department of Environmental
					 Resources whenever such public eating or drinking place is located in any other
					 area of the Commonwealth.