NOTICES
Notice of 1997 Group One Exceptions Requests; MA/LTC Participation Review
[27 Pa.B. 5543] The Department of Public Welfare (Department), by statement of policy effective December 19, 1996, adopted an interim policy announcing that, as a general matter, it intended to exercise its discretion to terminate or to refuse to enter into a MA provider agreement with a provider of nursing facility services that sought to increase the number of MA certified nursing facility beds through enrollment or expansion, unless the Department granted an exception on a case-by-case basis to permit that provider to enroll or expand; or, in the case of an enrolled provider, the provider did not expand by more than ten beds or 10%, whichever was less, over a 2-year period. See 26 Pa.B. 5996 (December 14, 1996). The Department revised its interim policy effective August 11, 1997, to prohibit enrolled nursing facility providers from expanding their existing licensed bed capacity, under any circumstances, without first receiving an exception from the Department. See 27 Pa.B. 4005 (August 9, 1997).
When it published its initial interim statement of policy, the Department announced its intention to supersede the interim policy with a permanent MA/Long Term Care (LTC) participation review process. To that end, the Department developed a process and guidelines that it intends to use to grant exceptions on a case-by-case basis to its general policy to deny or terminate MA enrollment. The Department anticipates publishing a final policy in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by November 1, 1997, and concluding its review of all exceptions requests received between December, 1996 and June 30, 1997 (collectively referred to as ''Group One'') by the end of December, 1997.
Under the process and guidelines scheduled to be published by November 1, 1997, the Department has committed to publish a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin listing all pending Group One exceptions requests. By this notice, the Department announces the 1997 Group One exceptions requests covering the submission period of December 19, 1996 through June 30, 1997.
New Facility Projects
Number Name Address County Beds JJ97001 Friends Hall 424 North Matlack Street, West Chester Chester 99 JJ97004 ManorCare--Wexford Wexford Allegheny 120 JJ97005 Home For The Jewish Aged Horsham Township Montgomery 360 JJ97006 Schoolyard Square 11 High Street, Pine Grove Schuylkill 16 JJ97007 Mon Valley Care Center Carroll Township Washington 118 JJ97009 Leader Nursing & Rehab. of Northampton Bethlehem Township Northampton 180 JJ97010 Leader Nursing & Rehab. of Whitehall Whitehall Township Allegheny 150 JJ97019 University of Pittsburgh M C (Montefiore) UPMC Oakland Campus, Pittsburgh Allegheny 30 JJ97024 Hallsworth House Grand Boulevard, Monessen Westmoreland 90 JJ97026 Golden Pond Health & Rehab. Ctr. Lords Valley Pike 150 JJ97035 Clara Burke Community 251 Stenton Avenue, Plymouth Meeting Montgomery 69 JJ97036 Belle Reve Health Care Center Milford Pike 120 JJ97038 Easton Hospital 250 S. 21st Street, Easton Northampton 25 JJ97039 Eastern PA Eastern Star Home 850 Norristown Road, Warminster Bucks 28 JJ97040 Western PA Eastern Star Home 226 Bellevue Road, Pittsburgh Allegheny 38 JJ97042 Pittston Hospital Pittston Luzerne 176 JJ97044 Presbyterian Medical Center 39th and Market Street Philadelphia 50 JJ97048 Eliza Cathcart Home (Westminster) 445 North Valley Forge Road, Devon Chester 67 JJ97053 Dowden Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 3503 Rhoads Avenue, Newtown Square Delaware 194 JJ97054 Lee Hospital Transitional Care Unit 320 Main Street, Johnstown Cambria 18 JJ97056 Germantown Hospital and Medical Center Germantown Philadelphia 180
Expansion Projects
Number Name Address County Beds JJ97008 Davis Nursing Home 185 S. Mountain Blvd, Mountain Top Luzerne 10 JJ97011 Medbridge--Pittsburgh 1848 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh Allegheny 60 JJ97015 Normandie Ridge (York UM Home) 1700 Normandie Drive, York York 66 JJ97020 Carpenter Care Center Tunkhannock Wyoming 60 JJ97022 Mid Valley Hospital Peckville Lackawanna 60 JJ97023 Mount Lebanon Manor Conv. Ctr. 350 Old Gilkeson Road, Mount Lebanon Allegheny 60 JJ97031 St. Joseph's Manor 1616 Huntingdon Pike, Meadowbrook Montgomery 120 JJ97034 Philadelphia Protestant Home 6500 Tabor Road, Philadelphia Philadelphia 20 JJ97041 Maria Joseph Manor 875 Montour Boulevard, Danville Montour 60 JJ97045 Miners Memorial Medical Center 360 W. Ruddle Street, Coaldale Schuykill 28 JJ97049 Langhorne Gardens Langhorne Bucks 16 JJ97055 Washington County Health Center 36 Old Hickory Ridge Road, Washington Washington 50
Copies of the above-listed exception requests are available for review by the public during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment to review a request, please call (717) 772-2570.
The Department will accept written comments related to the requests for a 15 day period following the date of this publication. Written comments may be submitted to: Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of LTC Programs, Attention: Policy Section, MA/LTC Participation Review, P. O. Box 8025, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800)654-5988 (voice users). Persons who require another alternative format, should contact Thomas Vracarich at (717) 783-2209.
FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1708. Filed for public inspection October 24, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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