NOTICES

Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions

[47 Pa.B. 6279]
[Saturday, October 7, 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
Geisinger Community Medical Center	28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(3) (relating to additional committees)
TGCH, Inc., d/b/a Washington Health  System Greene	28 Pa. Code § 107.61 (relating to written orders)
St. Mary Medical Center	28 Pa. Code § 107.61
Washington Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 107.61
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals	28 Pa. Code § 133.21 (relating to facilities)
	28 Pa. Code § 133.31 (relating to policies and procedures)
Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 146.1(a) (relating to principle)

 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
Chester County Hospital	2.2-2.10.2.2(1)(a)	Area (space requirements)	2014
	2.2-2.10.2.2(3)(a)	Clearances (space requirements)	2014
	2.2-2.10.2.2(3)(b)	Clearances (space requirements)	2014
	2.2-2.10.4.2	Airborne infection isolation rooms (AII)	2014
	2.2-2.10.8.2	Parent/infant rooms	2014
	Table 2.1-1 (2-2-2.10.2)	Electrical receptacles for patient care areas in  hospitals	2014
	Table 2.1-4 (2.2-2.10)	Station outlets for oxygen, vacuum and  medical air systems in hospitals	2014
Children's Hospital of  Philadelphia	2.2-3.1.4.3(b)(c) 2.7-2.2.2.6	Secure holding rooms Patient toilet rooms	2014 2014
Geisinger Medical Center	2.1-3.2.2.1(1)	Area (space requirements)	2014
	2.5-3.4.2.2	ECT procedure rooms	2014
Magee Womens Hospital of  UPMC Health System	2.1-2.6.7.2(4) 2.2-3.12.2.2(1)	Microwave (nourishment area or rooms) Area (space requirements)	2014 2014
Penn Highlands Clearfield	3.1-3.2.2.3	Hand-washing stations (examination/  observation rooms)	2014
	3.1-3.6.5.2(1) and (2)	Design requirements (hand-washing stations)	2014
Pennsylvania Hospital of the  University of Pennsylvania  Health System	2.1-8.5.3.2	Size (TDRs)	2014
Saint Vincent Health System,  d/b/a Saint Vincent Hospital	2.1-8.5.3.2 2.2-2.16.2.6(1) and (2)	Size (TDRs) Toilet Rooms	2014 2014
Sharon Regional Health System	2.2-2.16.2.2	Clearances (space requirements)	2014
Thomas Jefferson University  Hospitals (Jefferson  Dermatology)	3.1-3.2.2.2(1) 3.1-3.2.2.2(2)	Area (space requirements) Clearance (space requirements)	2014 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. 17-1674. Filed for public inspection October 6, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]

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