4 Pa. Code Ch. 7 — Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 7.1004. Relationship with other agencies. Agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall cooperate with, assist and support DCED and the working group, as they work to fulfill their responsibilities as outlined in this subchapter.

§ 7.1005. General provisions. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, office, board, commission or council, or the head thereof. This subchapter shall be implemented in a manner c…

§ 7.1006. Effective date. This subchapter is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.1011. Purpose. The PA Permit Fast Track Program will enhance public awareness, collaboration, accountability, coordination, transparency and predictability in the Commonwealth’s permitting, licensing and authorizations processes for critical infrastructure projects and projec…

§ 7.1012. Definitions. The following term, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: OTO—The Office of Transformation and Opportunity.

§ 7.1013. Responsibilities. The OTO shall: (1) Issue program guidance and provide training on the PA Permit Fast Track Program process. (2) After gathering appropriate information, determine if a project should be designated for participation in the PA Permit Fast Track Program. …

§ 7.1014. Relationship with other agencies. Commonwealth departments, boards, offices, commissions and other agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall cooperate with and provide assistance to the OTO as needed with respect to its purpose and responsibilities as set forth i…

§ 7.1015. Implementation. This subchapter shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and regulations. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, office, board, commission or…

§ 7.1016. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.1021. Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to direct the Office of Administration to consider relevant Federal government work experience as equivalent to Commonwealth work experience for the Commonwealth’s top recruitment needs, as authorized by law and determined by t…

§ 7.1022. Employment awareness and recruitment campaign. (a) The Office of Administration shall include, on its public-facing website, a landing page dedicated to the recruitment of individuals who have Federal government work experience. The landing page shall: (1) Provide a sum…

§ 7.1023. Cooperation by State agencies. Agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall cooperate fully with and provide assistance and support to the Office of Administration, as needed, regarding the implementation of this subchapter.

§ 7.1024. Implementation. This subchapter shall be implemented consistent with applicable law. This subchapter is not intended to, and does not create, any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the Commonwealth, its depa…

§ 7.1025. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.1031. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: AAFP—The American Academy of Family Physicians. AAP—The American Academy of Pediatrics. ACIP—The Advisory Committ…

§ 7.1032. Safeguarding vaccine access for all families. The Department of Health shall develop plans to create and manage a Pennsylvania-based program that ensures that children in this Commonwealth who are eligible for the Federally supported VFC program retain access to necessa…

§ 7.1033. Updating State policies to ensure evidence-based vaccine guidance. Commonwealth agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, that the Commonwealth’s regulations, guidance, website materials and public communications relating t…

§ 7.1034. Ensuring Pennsylvanians have convenient access to accurate, reliable information about vaccines. The Department of Health shall create a central website that will provide accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines, including information from leading medical ass…

§ 7.1035. Working with local, State and National leaders to protect vaccine access. The Department of Health shall: (1) Convene an advisory vaccine education workgroup to be chaired by the Secretary of Health, which shall meet on at least a quarterly basis and shall include repre…

§ 7.1036. Providing accurate guidance for medical professionals. The Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Medicine, State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and State Board of Nursing shall continue to evaluate, as necessary, the need f…

§ 7.1037. Protecting Pennsylvanians who rely on medical assistance (Medicaid). The Department of Human Services shall take all necessary steps, in accordance with the law, to ensure that the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program covers, without cost sharing, all vaccines recommended by…

§ 7.1038. Guaranteeing insurance coverage for vaccines. PID shall, to the fullest extent of its regulatory authority, require that health insurers operating under PID’s authority continue to provide coverage for evidence-based vaccine recommendations endorsed by the country’s lea…

§ 7.1039. Protecting older Pennsylvanians. The Department of Aging shall utilize the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly program and any other relevant programs to ensure older adults have access to recommended vaccines. The Department of Aging shall also direct al…

§ 7.1040. Safeguarding the health of Pennsylvania’s students and children in child care. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services, shall review all school and child care vaccination requirements and guidelines…

§ 7.1041. Reporting. The Department of Health, the Department of Human Services and PID shall report to the Governor within 60 days on their efforts to implement this subchapter.

§ 7.1042. Cooperation by State agencies. Agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall cooperate fully with and provide assistance and support to the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services and PID, as needed, regarding the implementation of this subchapter.

§ 7.1043. Implementation. This subchapter shall be implemented consistent with applicable law. This subchapter is not intended to and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the Commonwealth, its depart…

§ 7.1044. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.1051. Disability-related policy. (a) A Commonwealth agency under the Governor’s jurisdiction may not discriminate against an individual with a disability because of that individual’s disability. People with disabilities shall be treated with respect and dignity and shall be p…

§ 7.1052. Developmental disability and autism-related data privacy protections. (a) Permissible purposes for data collection. Commonwealth agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction may collect, utilize and maintain developmental disability and autism-related data only as necessa…

§ 7.1053. Implementation. This subchapter shall be implemented consistent with applicable law. This subchapter is not intended to and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the Commonwealth, its depart…

§ 7.1054. Effective date. This subchapter shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the Governor.

§ 7.1055. Rescission. Effective immediately, Executive Order 2002-5, dated May 3, 2002, is hereby rescinded. (Editor’s Note: 4 Pa. Code Chapter 7, Subchapter MM, § § 7.571—7.577, which is the codification of Executive Order 2002-5, is reserved as a result of the rescission of Exe…

§ 7.111. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.111 adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-1, dated February 6, 1979, effective February 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 543; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-11, dated May 13, 1987, effective May 13, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3103; amended by Executi…

§ 7.112. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.112 adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-1, dated February 6, 1979, effective February 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 543; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-11, dated May 13, 1987, effective May 13, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3103; amended by Executi…

§ 7.113. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.113 adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-1, dated February 6, 1979, effective February 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 543; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-11, dated May 13, 1987, effective May 13, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3103; amended by Executi…

§ 7.114. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.114 adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-1, dated February 6, 1979, effective February 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 534; amended by Executive Order No. 1983-4, dated February 17, 1983, effective February 17, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 952; amended by…

§ 7.115. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.115 adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-1, dated February 6, 1979, effective February 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 543; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-11, dated May 13, 1987, effective May 13, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3103; reserved Executive…

§ 7.116. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.116 adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-1, dated February 6, 1979, effective February 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 543; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-11, dated May 13, 1987, effective May 13, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3103; amended by Executi…

§ 7.117. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.117 adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-1, dated February 6, 1979, effective February 6, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 543; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-11, dated May 13, 1987, effective May 13, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3103; reserved Executive…

§ 7.118. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.118 adopted by Executive Order No. 1987-11, dated May 13, 1987, effective May 13, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 3103; reserved Executive Order No. 1995-1, dated February 27, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 1076. Immediately preceding text appears at serial …

§ 7.131. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.131 adopted March 29, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 576; amended by Executive Order No. 1979-4, dated June 7, 1979, effective June 30, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 2144; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-17, dated August 28, 1987, effective August 28, 19…

§ 7.134. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.134 adopted March 29, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 576; amended by Executive Order No. 1979-4, dated June 7, 1979, effective June 30, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 2144; amended by Executive Order No. 1979-4, dated September 12, 1979, effective October 6, …

§ 7.135. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.135 adopted March 29, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 576; amended by Executive Order No. 1979-4, dated June 7, 1979, effective June 30, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 2144; amended February 17, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 952; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-17, dated…

§ 7.136. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.136 adopted March 29, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 576; amended by Executive Order No. 1979-4, dated June 7, 1979, effective June 30, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 2144; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-17, dated August 28, 1987, effective August 28, 19…

§ 7.137. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.137 adopted March 29, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 576; amended by Executive Order No. 1979-4, dated June 7, 1979, effective June 30, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 2144; amended by Executive Order No. 1987-17, dated August 28, 1987, effective August 28, 19…

§ 7.138. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this § 7.138 adopted by Executive Order No. 1987-17, dated August 28, 1987, effective August 28, 1987, 18 Pa.B. 2288; reserved by Executive Order No. 1995-1, dated February 27, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 1076. Immediately preceding text appears a…