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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 17-2120

NOTICES

Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions

[47 Pa.B. 7770]
[Saturday, December 23, 2017]

 The following hospitals have filed requests for exceptions under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions) with the Department of Health (Department), which has authority to license hospitals under the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §§ 448.101—448.904b). The following requests for exceptions relate to regulations governing hospital licensure in 28 Pa. Code Chapters 51 and 101—158 (relating to general information; and general and special hospitals), with the exception of 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 (relating to minimum standards). Exception requests related to 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 are listed separately in this notice.

Facility Name Regulation
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital28 Pa. Code § 109.2 (relating to director of nursing services)
Suburban Community Hospital28 Pa. Code § 51.23 (relating to positron emission tomography)
UPMC Pinnacle Memorial28 Pa. Code § 107.2 (relating to medical staff membership)
28 Pa. Code § 138.15 (relating to high-risk cardiac
 catheterizations)
28 Pa. Code § 138.18(a) and (b) (relating to EPS studies)

 The following hospitals are requesting exceptions under 28 Pa. Code § 153.1. Requests for exceptions under this section relate to minimum standards that hospitals must comply with under the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities (Guidelines). The following list includes the citation to the section under the Guidelines that the hospital is seeking an exception, as well as the publication year of the applicable Guidelines.

Facility Name Guidelines Section Relating to Publication Year
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 2.2-2.6.8.1(2)Family and visitor lounges 2014
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital2.6-2.2.2.6Patient toilet rooms 2014
2.6-2.2.2.8Patient storage2014
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
 (3 West)
2.1-7.2.3.1(6) Flooring and wall bases 2014
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
 (9 Thompson)
2.2-2.2.2.2.2(a)Clearances (medical/surgical nursing
 units)
2014
UPMC Pinnacle Memorial 2.1-8.5.3.2 Size (TDRs) 2014
Williamsport Regional Medical Center2.2-2.2.6.4 Multipurpose room(s) 2014
2.7-2.2.4.2 Airborne infection isolation (AII)
 rooms
2014
2.7-2.2.6.10Soiled workrooms or soiled holding
 rooms
2014
2.7-2.2.6.11 Equipment and supply storage 2014
2.7-2.2.6.15 Infant feeding preparation facilities 2014
2.7-2.2.6.3 Nurse or supervisor office2014
2.7-2.2.6.5 Hand-washing stations 2014
2.7-2.2.6.6 Medication safety zones 2014
2.7-2.2.6.7 Nourishment areas or rooms 2014
2.7-2.2.6.8 Ice-making equipment 2014

 All previously listed requests are on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of a request for exception by requesting a copy from the Department of Health, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-8980, fax (717) 772-2163, ra-paexcept@pa.gov. Persons who wish to comment on an exception request may do so by sending a letter by mail, e-mail or facsimile to the Division at the previously listed address. Comments received by the Department within 10 days after the date of publication of this notice will be reviewed by the Department before it decides whether to approve or disapprove the request for exception.

 Persons with a disability who wish to obtain a copy of a request and/or provide comments to the Department and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to do so should contact the Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care at (717) 783-8980, for speech and/or hearing impaired persons V/TT (717) 783-6154, or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons, call the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

RACHEL L. LEVINE, MD, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-2120. Filed for public inspection December 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]



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