NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations
[54 Pa.B. 277]
[Saturday, January 20, 2024]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 December 1, 2023, through December 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 Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center § 553.31(a) (relating to administrative responsibilities) 12/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions Interventional and Surgical Suites of Wilkes-Barre, LLC § 569.35(7) (relating to general safety precautions) 12/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions Valley Pain Center § 553.31(a) 12/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions
Hospitals
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania § 153.1(a) (relating to minimum standards) 2.2-3.2.2.6 patient toilet room 12/19/2023 Granted w/Conditions Kindred Hospital—Philadelphia § 107.61 (relating to written orders) 12/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn Highlands Huntingdon § 51.23 (relating to positron emission tomography) 12/15/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn Presbyterian Medical Center § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.4.3.5(3)(c) building system components 12/15/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Hanover § 107.2 (relating to medical staff membership) 12/15/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.2.8.5 multipurpose room 12/15/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.2.10.1 family and visitor lounge 12/15/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.12.4.2(1) and (2) airborne infection isolation room 12/15/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.12.8.5(1) and (2) multipurpose activity room 12/15/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.12.8.9 human milk and formula storage 12/15/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.12.8.13(1)—(3) equipment and supply storage 12/15/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.12.10.2 patient toilet room 12/15/2023 Granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.5.2.2(1)(b)(i) space requirements 12/15/2023 Granted Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.1-2.2.5.1(1) and (2) location 12/15/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.5.2.2(2)(a) space requirements 12/15/2023 Granted
Nursing Care Facilities
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision ACCELerate Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Exton § 201.3 (relating to definitions) 12/26/2023 Not Needed ACCELerate Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Philadelphia § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed ACCELerate Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Willow Grove § 201.3 12/08/2023 Not Needed Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed § 205.7 (relating to basement or cellar) 12/11/2023 Granted Allied Services Skill Nursing Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Allied Services Transitional Rehabilitation Unit § 201.3 12/26/2023 Not Needed Beaver Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/08/2023 Not Needed Belair Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/08/2023 Not Needed The Belvedere Center, Genesis Healthcare § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Bethlehem South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/26/2023 Not Needed Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/08/2023 Not Needed Camp Hill Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Care Pavilion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Chapel Manor § 201.3 12/08/2023 Not Needed Complete Care at Berkside § 201.3 12/08/2023 Not Needed Ellen Memorial Health Care Center § 201.3 12/06/2023 Granted Forest City Nursing and Rehab Center § 201.3 12/26/2023 Not Needed Fox Subacute at South Philadelphia § 205.7 12/09/2023 Granted The Gardens at Orangeville § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed The Gardens at Scranton § 201.3 12/26/2023 Not Needed The Gardens at West Shore § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Gettysburg Center § 201.3 12/08/2023 Not Needed Hampton House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Heinz Transitional Rehab Unit § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed King of Prussia Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Kingston Court Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Kingston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Laureldale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed The Lebanon Valley Home § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Lehigh Valley Hospital Transitional Skilled Unit § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Linden Hall § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Luther Acres Manor § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed The Manor at Penn Village § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed The Manor at Saint Luke Village § 201.3 12/26/2023 Not Needed Maplewoord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Mifflin Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Naamans Creek County Manor § 201.3 12/26/2023 Not Needed Northampton County Home—Gracedale § 201.3 12/26/2023 Not Needed Parkhouse Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed The Pavilion at Saint Luke Village § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Penn Highlands Jefferson Manor § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Pennsburg Manor § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Peters Township Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Pinecrest Manor § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Quakertown Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Riverstreet Manor § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Saint Luke's Hospital Sacred Heart Campus Transitional Care Facility § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Saint Luke's Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Sanatoga Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Shenango Presbyterian Seniorcare § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Spang Crest Manor § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Thornwald Home § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Uniontown Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Whitehall Borough Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Williamsport South Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 201.3 12/26/2023 Granted Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center of Fort Washington Estates § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed Yeadon Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 201.3 12/26/2023 Granted York Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed York Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 201.3 12/11/2023 Not Needed 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. 24-79. Filed for public inspection January 19, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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