NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions
[54 Pa.B. 3497]
[Saturday, June 15, 2024]
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 Medical Center | 28 Pa. Code § 51.3(b)—(d) (relating to notification) |
| 28 Pa. Code § 101.31(5) and (6) (relating to hospital requirements) |
| 28 Pa. Code § 105.15 (relating to patient identification) |
| 28 Pa. Code § 107.64 (relating to administration of drugs) |
| 28 Pa. Code § 117.30(3) and (4) (relating to emergency paramedic services) |
| 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(a) and (c) (relating to minimum standards) |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 28 Pa. Code § 133.21 (relating to facilities) |
| 28 Pa. Code § 133.31(a) (relating to policies and procedures) |
| Penn State Health Saint Joseph | 28 Pa. Code § 136.11(a) and (b) (relating to director) |
The following hospitals have filed requests for 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—2018 Edition, Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities—2018 Edition or the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals—2022 Edition, Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities—2022 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 | Yr1,2 |
|---|
| Allegheny General Hospital | 2.2-3.1.3.6(7)(a)(ii) treatment rooms and areas | 22 |
| Einstein Medical Center Montgomery | 2.1-2.8.6.1 hand scrub facilities | 22 |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center | 2.2-2.6.1.2(3) location | 22 |
| 2.2-2.6.2.2(2)(b) space requirements | 22 |
| Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospital | 2.1-2.2.9.3 medical gas and vacuum systems | 22 |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center | 2.1-3.5.6.2 patient toilet room | 22-O |
| Penn Highlands Connellsville | 2.1-2.9.1 staff lounge facilities | 22 |
| 2.1-6.2.3.3(1) public toilet room | 22-O |
| 2.5-2.2.8.17 conference room | 22 |
| 2.5-2.2.10.2(2)(b)(ii) social spaces | 22 |
| Penn Highlands Mon Valley | 2.1-3.5.2.3(2)(a) handwashing station or hand scrub facilities | 22-O |
| 2.1-3.5.9.4(1) and (2) staff changing area | 22-O |
| 2.1-3.7.3 pre-procedure patient care room or area | 22-O |
| 2.1-3.7.5 phase II recovery room or area | 22-O |
| 2.1-7.2.3.1(6)(a)(ii) flooring and wall bases | 22-O |
| 2.1-7.2.3.3(2)(a)—(c) ceilings | 22-O |
| 2.1-8.2.1.2(1) general | 22-O |
| 2.1-8.4.4 medical gas and vacuum systems | 22-O |
| 2.1-8.5.1 call systems | 22-O |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 2.1-2.4.2.2(1)—(5) aII room requirements | 22 |
| 2.1-3.4.4.2 phase I post-anesthetic care unit (PACU) | 22 |
| Saint Clair Hospital | 2.1-2.4.3.9(1)(c) special design elements | 22 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. | 2.1-3.2.2.1(2)(a) space requirements | 22 |
| 2.1-7.2.2.3(2)(a)(i) doors and door hardware | 22 |
| UPMC Somerset | 2.1-7.2.2.3(1)(a), (3)(b), (4)(a) and (5)(a)(i) and (ii) doors and door hardware | 22-O |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | 2.2-3.5.6.1(1)(a) ultrasound room | 22 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 2.1-8.4.4 medical gas and vacuum systems | 22 |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 2.1-2.8.6.1 hand scrub facilities | 22 |
1 2018 Year FGI Regulations for Outpatient Facilities are indicated by ''-O.''
2 2022 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 contact information. 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).
DR. DEBRA L. BOGEN,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-842. Filed for public inspection June 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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