NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations
[53 Pa.B. 5069]
[Saturday, August 12, 2023]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 July 1, 2023, through July 31, 2023. 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 AHN North Fayette Ambulatory Surgery Center § 553.1 (relating to principle) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny Health Network Endoscopy Center, Westmoreland § 553.1 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny Health Network Monroeville Surgery Center § 553.1 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny Health Network Surgery Center—Bethel Park, LLC § 553.1 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions North Shore Endoscopy Center, LLC § 553.1 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn Highlands Dubois Endoscopy Center § 553.31(a) (relating to administrative responsibilities) 7/21/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn Highlands Dubois Surgery Center § 553.31(a) 7/20/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC West Mifflin Surgery Center § 553.31(a) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Wexford Surgery Center § 553.1 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions
Hospitals
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision Allegheny Valley Hospital § 103.31 (relating to the chief executive officer) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Crozer-Chester Medical Center § 153.1(a) (relating to minimum standards) 2.1-3.2.2.1(1) space requirements 7/10/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-3.2.2.2(2)(c)(i) single-patient exam/observation room 7/10/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-3.5.10.2(2)(a) patient toilet room 7/10/2023 Granted Forbes Hospital § 103.31 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger—Bloomsburg Hospital § 117.30(1) (relating to emergency paramedic services) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger—Community Medical Center § 117.30(1) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger—Lewistown Hospital § 117.30(1) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital § 117.30(1) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Medical Center § 117.30(1) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Medical Center Muncy § 117.30(1) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center § 117.30(1) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn Highlands Dubois § 103.31 7/21/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn Highlands Mon Valley § 107.12(9) (relating to content of bylaws, rules and regulations) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 107.26(b)(1), (3), (5) and (6) (relating to additional committees) 7/10/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn Highlands Tyrone § 103.31 7/19/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 153.1(a) 2.12-3.2.2.1(2)(b) individual therapy room 7/19/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-3.8.7.1(1) location 7/21/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-8.3.6 electrical receptacles 7/19/2023 Granted Riddle Memorial Hospital § 153.1(a) 1.2-6.1.3 design criteria for acoustic surfaces 7/10/2023 Granted Saint Luke's Hospital—Carbon Campus § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.6.2.2(2)(b) space requirements 7/10/2023 Granted Saint Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.1.2.2(1) entrance 7/10/2023 Granted Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. § 51.23 (relating to positron emission tomography) 7/21/2023 Granted w/Conditions Warren General Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.1-6.2.3.3(1) public toilet room 7/25/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-7.2.2.1(1) corridor width 7/21/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-7.2.2.3(2)(a) doors and door hardware 7/25/2023 Granted
Nursing Care Facilities
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision Pleasant Ridge Manor—West § 205.20(a) (relating to resident bedrooms) 07/03/2023 Granted § 205.7 (relating to basement or cellar) 07/17/2023 Granted Pleasant Valley Manor, Inc./Monroe County Home § 201.3 (relating to definitions) 07/03/2023 Granted
Home Health Agencies
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision Dedicated Nursing Associates § 611.51(a)(1) (relating to hiring or rostering of direct care workers) 6/15/2023 Granted Home Care Network Pennsylvania § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Interim Healthcare Personal Care and Support Services of Duncansville § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Interim Healthcare Personal Care and Support Services of Erie § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Interim Healthcare Personal Care and Support Services of Johnstown § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Interim Healthcare Personal Care and Support Services of Meadville § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Interim Healthcare Personal Care and Support Services of Pittsburgh § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Interim Healthcare Personal Care and Support Services of Somerset § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Interim Healthcare Personal Care and Support Services of Uniontown § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Living Care Home Services § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 Granted Luvie's Helping Hands Home Care Agency § 611.51(a)(1) 6/15/2023 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. DEBRA L. BOGEN,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1093. Filed for public inspection August 11, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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