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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-718

NOTICES

Application of West Shore Endoscopy Center for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 571.1

[29 Pa.B. 2334]

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) gives notice that West Shore Endoscopy Center has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 571.1, referencing the ''Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities,'' 1996-97 edition.

   West Shore Endoscopy Center specifically requests exemption from the following standards contained in this publication:

   Section 9.5.F2--The petitioner is requesting an exception for the minimum operating room size of 360 square feet for an expansion of an existing endoscopic practice, and requests that two new endoscopic procedure rooms be constructed at approximately 168 square feet in area.

   Section 9.5.F5. D, E--The petitioner is requesting an exception to provide a decontamination room in place of the required soiled workroom and fluid waste disposal facilities.

   Section 9.5.F5.F--The petitioner is requesting an exception for the anesthesia storage facilities, since the endoscopic procedures performed only requires conscious sedation of patients.

   Section 9.5.H1.A--The petitioner is requesting an exception from the requirement to provide 8 foot wide corridors in the clinical areas, and proposes 6 foot wide corridors in these areas. The petitioner is also requesting an exception to provide 4 foot wide corridors in other areas of the expansion, instead of the 6 foot wide corridors required.

   The exceptions are requested based upon the physician's experience in his present endoscopic procedure facility which has been in operation since 1993. During this period of operation, only four cases out of 12,775 required additional medical intervention.

   The request is on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of the request for exception by requesting a copy from Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Room 530 Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717)783-8980, Fax (717)772-2163, e-mail address: LVIA@HEALTH.STATE.PA.US.

   Those persons who wish to comment on this exception request may do so by sending a letter by mail, e-mail or facsimile to the Division and address listed.

   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 the request and/or provide comments to the Department and require an auxiliary aide service or other accommodation to do so, should contact Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care at (717)783-8980, V/TT: (717)783-6514 for Speech and/or Hearing Impaired Persons or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 [TT].

GARY L. GURIAN,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-718. Filed for public inspection April 30, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]


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