NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
2001 Group Two Exception Requests; Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Participation Review
[32 Pa.B. 1588] The Department of Public Welfare (Department), by statement of policy effective December 18, 1996, adopted an interim policy announcing that, as a general matter, it intended to exercise its discretion to refuse to enter into new Medical Assistance (MA) provider agreements and to terminate any provider of MA nursing facility services that sought to increase the number of MA certified nursing facility beds through expansion, unless the Department granted an exception on a case-by-case basis to permit that provider to enroll or expand. A statement of policy that sets forth the guidelines the Department will use when making its case-by-case exception request decisions was published at 28 Pa.B. 138 (January 10, 1998) and is codified at 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a. (relating to nursing facility exception requests-statement of policy).
By this notice, published under 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a(e)(4), the Department announces the 2001 Group Two Exception Requests covering the submission period of July 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001.
Expansion Projects
Number Name Address County Beds JD01002 Good Shepherd Home-- 2855 Schoenersville Road Lehigh 40 Bethlehem Special Bethlehem, PA 18017 Rehabilitation Facility
New Facility Projects
Number Name Address County Beds JD01001 Christal Nursing and 1900 West Allegheny Ave. Philadelphia 150 Rehab Center Philadelphia, PA JD01003 Delaware Valley Skilled 707 Avenue H
Pike 60 Nursing and Rehab Center Matamoras, PA JD01004 Scranton Health Care McCarthy and McDonough Sts. Lackawanna 45 Center Scranton, PA JD01005 The Cedars Monroe County Monroe 180 Copies of the previously listed exception requests are available for review by the public during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment to review a request, call (717) 705-3705.
The Department will accept written comments related to the requests for a 30-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, P. O. Box 2675, 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).
FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-318. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-469. Filed for public inspection March 22, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
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