NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions
[48 Pa.B. 4588]
[Saturday, July 28, 2018]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).
Facility Name Regulation Forbes Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 (relating to written orders) Divine Providence Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(a) and (b) (relating to pharmacy and
therapeutics committee)Lock Haven Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(a) and (b) Sunbury Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(a) and (b) UPMC Susquehanna Soldiers & Sailors 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(a) and (b) UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport Regional Medical
Center28 Pa. Code § 113.5(a) and (b) The following hospitals have filed requests for exceptions under 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 (relating to minimum standards). 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—2014 Edition (Guidelines). The following list includes the citation to the section under the Guidelines that the hospital is seeking an exception.
Facility Name Guidelines Section Year Bucktail Medical Center 1.1-5.1 (relating to safe environments) 2014 Coordinated Health Orthopedic Hospital, LLC 2.2-2.16.2.7(1) (relating to patient bathing facilities) 2014 Lancaster General Hospital (Walter L. Aument
Family Health Center)2.2-3.4.7.2 (relating to staff toilets) 2014 Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 3.1-1.4 (relating to facility layouts) 2014 Penn Highlands DuBois 2.2-3.12.2.2(1)(c) (relating to space requirements
(regarding area in single-bed rooms))2014 2.2-3.12.2.2(2)(a) (relating to clearances (regarding
treatment areas))2.2-3.12.2.2(2)(b) (relating to clearances (regarding
bays, cubicles, single rooms))Saint Luke's Hospital—Sacred Heart Campus 2.2-3.4.6.10(2) (relating to soiled holding
(hand-washing stations))2014 2.1-8.5.2.3(2) (relating to size (regarding TDRs)) 2018 2.1-8.5.2.3(3)(b) (relating to location and access
(regarding TDRs))Washington Hospital 2.2-2.9.3.2(1) (relating to space requirements
(regarding LDR rooms))2018 2.2-2.9.8.13(2)(a) (relating to equipment and supply
(regarding LDR rooms))2.2-2.10.4.2 (relating to airborne infection isolation
rooms)Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital 3.1-3.2.2.2(1) (relating to area (regarding
examination/treatment rooms))2014 3.1-3.6.10 (relating to soiled holding rooms) The 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,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-1179. Filed for public inspection July 27, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]
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