NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations
[52 Pa.B. 7044]
[Saturday, November 12, 2022]Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), effective June 6, 1998, the Department of Health (Department) has published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin all requests by entities licensed under the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §§ 448.101—448.904b), for exceptions to regulations contained in 28 Pa. Code Part IV Subparts B—G.
Section 51.33(d) of 28 Pa. Code provides that the Department will publish notice of all approved exceptions on a periodic basis. The Department has determined that it will publish notice of all exceptions, both approved and denied. The following list contains the decisions made on exception requests published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin from October 1, 2022, through October 31, 2022. Future publications of decisions on exception requests will appear on a quarterly basis.
Requests for additional information on the exception request and the Department's decision should be made to the relevant division of the Department. Inquiries regarding hospitals, abortion facilities and ambulatory surgical facilities shall be addressed to Garrison E. Gladfelter, Jr., Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-8980. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to Susan Williamson, Director, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, Room 528, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-1816. Inquiries regarding Home Health agencies should be directed to Linda Chamberlain, Director, Division of Home Health, Forum Place, Suite 701, 555 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-1379.
Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision Aestique Ambulatory Surgical Center, Inc. § 571.1 (relating to minimum standards) 2.1-4.3.2.3(1)(b), (2)(a)(v) and (3)(d) one-room sterile processing facility 10/13/2022 Granted Temporary Carlisle Endoscopy Center, Ltd. § 571.1 2.1-3.7.2.2(2)(b)(ii) space requirements 10/12/2022 Granted Geisinger Wyoming Valley Outpatient Surgery Centerpoint § 569.35(7) (relating to general safety precautions) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions Metropolitan Nephrology Associates, PC § 569.35(7) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions Nemours Children's Health Malvern Surgery Center § 567.53(1) (relating to sterilization control) 10/13/2022 Granted Philadelphia Women's Center, Inc. § 29.33(6) (relating to requirements for abortion) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions
Hospitals
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision Allegheny General Hospital § 153.1(a) (relating to minimum standards) 2.2-3.4.10.1(1)—(4) patient waiting room or area 10/12/2022 Granted Temporary § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.4.10.2(2)(a) patient toilet rooms 10/12/2022 Granted Temporary Geisinger—Bloomsburg Hospital § 107.5(b)(1)—(5) (relating to membership appointment and reappointment) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions § 107.26(b)(1) (relating to additional committees) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital § 101.4 (relating to definitions) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions § 135.5 (relating to surgical emergency care) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Medical Center Muncy § 107.64 (relating to administration of drugs) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions The Lancaster General Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.1.3.6(8)(a)(ii) treatment room or area 10/12/2022 Granted Temporary The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center § 153.1(a) 2.1-2.2.6.3(2) room features 10/17/2022 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.2.2.6 patient toilet room 10/17/2022 Granted Penn Highlands Dubois § 153.1(a) 2.1-8.4.3.2(2) hand-washing station sinks 10/12/2022 Granted Penn Highlands Huntingdon § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.5.2.5(1)(c) system component room 10/12/2022 Granted Saint Luke's Hospital—Anderson Campus § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.4.2.2(2)(a) space requirements 10/13/2022 Granted UPMC Passavant § 153.1(a) 2.1-8.4.2.6(3)(b) drainage systems 10/20/2022 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.5.2.2(1)(b)(i) radiation therapy room 10/12/2022 Granted Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital § 113.5(a) (relating to pharmacy and therapeutics committee) 10/12/2022 Granted w/Conditions
Nursing Care Facilities
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision Advanced Care Center of Butler § 201.22(e) and (j) (relating to prevention, control and surveillance of tuberculosis (TB)) 10/31/2022 Granted Kingston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 201.22(e) and (j) 10/03/2022 Granted Promedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation (Montgomery) § 201.22(j) 10/03/2022 Granted Transitions Healthcare Autumn Grove Care Center § 211.9(g) (relating to pharmacy services) 10/03/2022 Granted Willowbrooke Court at Granite Farms Estates § 201.22(e), (h) and (j) 10/31/2022 Granted Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care or the Division of Nursing Care Facilities at the previously referenced address or telephone number, 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).
DR. DENISE A. JOHNSON,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1742. Filed for public inspection November 11, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
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