NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions
[52 Pa.B. 421]
[Saturday, January 15, 2022]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 and relating to Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) (relating to director of nursing services) Moses Taylor Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.12(5) (relating to content of bylaws, rules and regulations) 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 (relating to written orders) Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) Wellspan York Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 109.4 (relating to professional nursing staff) 28 Pa. Code § 113.13 (relating to cabinets) 28 Pa. Code § 133.6(b)(1) (relating to special care unit nursing service) 28 Pa. Code § 151.12 (relating to fire warning and safety systems) 28 Pa. Code § 151.13 (relating to testing fire warning systems) 28 Pa. Code § 151.45 (relating to electrical safety) 28 Pa. Code § 151.46(1) (relating to general safety precautions) 28 Pa. Code § 151.47(1) (relating to safety devices) 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, or Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals—2018 Edition, Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities—2018 Edition. The following list includes the citation to the section under the Guidelines that the hospital is seeking an exception.
Facility Name FGI Guidelines Section and relating to Yr1 Abington Hospital 2.2-3.4.2.2(2)(a) space requirements 18 ACMH Hospital 2.1-3.2.3.2(2)(c) space requirements 18-O Albert Einstein Medical Center 2.2-3.1.3.6(2)(a) treatment room or area 18 Lankenau Medical Center 2.1-4.3.2.2 sinks 18 2.1-4.3.2.3 food preparation surfaces 18 2.1-4.3.2.4(1)—(3) equipment 18 2.1-4.3.2.5 hand-washing stations 18 2.1-4.3.3.1 assembly and distribution facilities 18 2.1-4.3.3.3(2) and (3) assembly and distribution facilities 18 2.1-4.3.4.1 warewashing facilities 18 2.1-4.3.4.3 pot- and pan-washing facilities 18 2.1-4.3.4.4 hand-washing station 18 2.1-4.3.8.4 office 18 2.1-4.3.8.14(1)—(3) environmental services room 18 2.1-4.3.8.16 trash storage 18 Mount Nittany Medical Center 2.1-8.2 heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems 18 2.2-3.3.3.5(2) other design requirements 18 2.2-3.3.7.1 support areas directly accessible to the semi-restricted area 18 2.2-3.3.7.12(1)(b) soiled workroom or soiled holding room 18 West Penn Hospital 2.1-2.8.7.1 hand-washing station 18 2.1-3.4.2.5 hand-washing stations 18 1 2018 Year FGI Regulations for Outpatient Facilities are indicated by ''-O.''
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 Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
KEARA KLINEPETER, MSHCPM,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-92. Filed for public inspection January 14, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
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