DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Ambulatory Surgical Facilities; Requests for Exceptions

[46 Pa.B. 6581]
[Saturday, October 15, 2016]

 The following ambulatory surgical facilities (ASF) 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 ASFs under the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §§ 448.101—448.904b). The following requests for exception relate to regulations governing ASF licensure in 28 Pa. Code Chapters 51 and 551—571 (relating to general information; and ambulatory surgical facilities), with the exception of 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 (relating to minimum standards). Exception requests related to 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 are listed separately in this notice.

Facility Name	Regulation
Calcagno and Rossi Vein Surgery Center, LLC	28 Pa. Code § 555.33(d)(6)(iii) (relating to anesthesia policies and  procedures)
Laser Spine Surgical Center of PA, LLC	28 Pa. Code § 551.3 (relating to definitions), specifically  subparagraph (ii) of the definition of ''classification levels,''  regarding Class B facilities and PS III patients
St. Luke's West End Endoscopy	28 Pa. Code § 551.31(e) (relating to licensure) 28 Pa. Code § 553.3(1) (relating to governing body responsibilities)

 The following ASF is requesting exceptions under 28 Pa. Code § 571.1. Requests for exceptions under this section relate to minimum standards that ASFs must comply with under the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities (Guidelines). The following includes the citation to the section under the Guidelines that the ASF is seeking an exception, as well as the publication year of the applicable Guidelines.

Facility Name	Guidelines Section	Relating to	Publication Year
Laser Spine Surgical Center of PA,  LLC	3.7-3.4.3.1(1)(b)	Size (Phase I post-anesthesia recovery rooms)	2014
	Table 3.1-3	Station outlets (2 vacuum lines, 3.7-3.3)	2014
	Table 3.1-3	Station outlets (portable air, FN 3)	2014
	Table 7.1	Design parameters—operating rooms (class b and c)	2014

 All requests previously listed 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 address listed previously. 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 the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service (800) 654-5984 (TT).

KAREN M. MURPHY, PhD, RN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1770. Filed for public inspection October 14, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]

---

No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.

This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Bulletin full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.

---