Licensing Alerts

Licensing Alerts are issued to communicate general information to drug and alcohol facilities. The alerts are issued on an "as needed" basis and are disseminated to licensed drug and alcohol facilities, Single County Authorities, trade associations, and relevant state government staff.

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Alert # ⇧	Title ⇳	Year ⇳	Active ⇳
Alert 01-1994	Licensed Capacity	1994	Active
Alert 01-1996	Physical Examinations	1996	Active
Alert 01-1997	Minimum Content Requirements for PA Department of Health Approved HIV / AIDS Curriculum	1997	Active
Alert 01-1998	Recission of Shelter, Hotline, and Drop-In Regulations	1998	Inactive
Alert 01-2000	Staffing Regulations - Qualifications / Degree From a Foreign Non-Accredited University / College (Updates Licensing Alert 1998-03)	2000	Inactive
Alert 01-2001	Older Adult Protective Services Act Not Applicable to Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs	2001	Active
Alert 01-2002	Chapter 705. Physical Plant Standards	2002	Active
Alert 01-2004	Division of Drug and Alcohol Program Licensure Web Page	2004	Inactive
Alert 01-2005	Electronic Clinical Records	2005	Active
Alert 01-2007	Licensed Drug and Alcohol Treatment Providers Use of SCA Assessments as a Basis for Developing Client's Psychosocial Histories	2007	Active
Alert 01-2008	Exception Request Form (28 Pa. Code Chapter 715) / Buprenorphine	2008	Inactive
Alert 01-2008	Nonresidential Facility Use of Buprenorphine - Requests for Exceptions to Regulations - 28 Pa. Code Part V - Chapter 715	2008	Inactive
Alert 01-2009	Satisfaction of Staff Training Requirements	2009	Inactive
Alert 01-2009 Revised	Satisfaction of Staff Training Requirements - Organizations Deemed to Provide Independent Training Equivalent to Clock Hour Requirements of 28 Pa. Code §704.11	2009	Inactive
Alert 01-2010	Satisfaction of Staff Training Requirements (Updates Alert 2009-01)	2010	Inactive
Alert 01-2011	Financial Audits	2011	Active
Alert 01-2012	Satisfaction of Staff Training Requirements - (Updates Licensing Alert 2010-10)	2012	Inactive
Alert 01-2014	Outpatient Clients Receiving Direct Counseling Less than Twice per Month	2014	Active
Alert 01-2015	Supervision of Counselor Assistants	2015	Active
Alert 01-2016	Intake Evaluation and Referral	2016	Inactive
Alert 01-2017	Urinalysis Testing	2017	Active
Alert 01-2018	Clarification Regarding Verification of Patient Identity in Licensed Narcotic Treatment Programs	2018	Active
Alert 01-2019	Staffing Regulations Qualifications	2019	Active
Alert 02-1994	Group Counseling	1994	Active
Alert 02-1996	Complaint Investigations	1996	Active
Alert 02-1997	Restrictions on Licenses / Certificates of Compliance / Approval	1997	Active
Alert 02-1998	Rescheduling of Levo-Alpha-Acetyl-Methodol (LAAM)	1998	Inactive
Alert 02-1999	Verification of Training, Experience and Professional Licensure or Certification	1999	Active
Alert 02-2002	Staffing Regulations - Qualifications / Degree in a Related Field (Updates Alert 1998-04)	2002	Active
Alert 02-2004	Locked Storage Containers: Record Storage	2004	Active
Alert 02-2005	Clinical Supervisor Requirements	2005	Active
Alert 02-2008	Supervision of Counselor Assistants	2008	Inactive
Alert 02-2009	Narcotic Treatment Program Medication Take-Home Privileges	2009	Active
Alert 02-2011	Revocation of Client Consent to Release Information	2011	Active
Alert 02-2012	Staff Training Requirements for Health Care Professionals	2012	Active
Alert 02-2015	Staffing Regulations - Requirements for Qualifications for the Position of Counselor	2015	Active
Alert 02-2018	Reporting of Unusual Incidents	2018	Active
Alert 03-1996	Scheduling of Licensing Inspections	1996	Active
Alert 03-1997	Distinction Between Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services (Revised)	1997	Active
Alert 03-1998	Staffing Regulations - Qualifications / Degree from a Foreign Non-Accredited University / College	1998	Inactive
Alert 03-2002	Staffing Regulations - Primary Care Hours and Detoxification Activities	2002	Active
Alert 03-2005	Timing of Individual Training Plans	2005	Active
Alert 03-2008	Staffing Regulations - Qualifications / Degree in a Related Field - (Updates Licensing Alert 1998-04 and 2002-02)	2008	Inactive
Alert 03-2010	Staffing Regulations - Qualifications / Degree in a Related Field (Updates Licensing Alerts 1998-04, 2002-02, and 2008-08)	2010	Inactive
Alert 03-2011	Use of Non-Narcotic Drugs in Drug and Alcohol Non-Residential Treatment Facilities (Vivitrol)	2011	Active
Alert 03-2012	Use of Buprenorphine Nonresidential Facilities - Requests for Exceptions to Regulations 28 Pa. Code Part V, Chapter 715 (Replaces Alert 2008-01)	2012	Active
Alert 03-2015	Staffing Regulations at 28 Pa. Code §704.1 - Project Wide Versus Facility Specific Enforcement	2015	Active
Alert 03-2018	Intake, Evaluation and Referral (IER) Licensing Alert Revision	2018	Active
Alert 04-1996	Psychosocial Histories	1996	Active
Alert 04-1997	Requests for Exceptions to Regulations, Part V. Drug and Alcohol Activities, Chapter 701	1997	Active
Alert 04-1998	Staffing Regulations - Qualifications / Degree in a Related Field	1998	Inactive
Alert 04-2002	Staffing Regulations - Requirements for Direct Observation and Close Supervision of Counselor Assistants	2002	Active
Alert 04-2005	Dating of Signatures	2005	Active
Alert 04-2012	Use of Buprenorphine - Residential Facilities - Requests for Exceptions to Regulations, 28 Pa. Code Part V, Chapter 715	2012	Active
Alert 05-1996	Unannounced Visits	1996	Active
Alert 05-1997	Reporting of Unusual Incidents	1997	Inactive
Alert 05-1998	Facility Closures	1998	Active
Alert 05-1999	Staffing Qualifications for Clinical Supervisors and Counselors Hired Prior to March 4, 1996	1999	Active
Alert 05-1999	1998 Standards Deficiencies	1999	Inactive
Alert 05-2005	Project Director Requirements	2005	Active
Alert 06-1996	Drug and Alcohol Staffing Regulations Interpretive Guidelines	1996	Active
Alert 06-1997	Minimum Content Requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Health Approved Curriculum for Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases	1997	Active
Alert 06-1998	Scheduling of Licensing Inspections	1998	Active

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