NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions
[54 Pa.B. 8202]
[Saturday, December 14, 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 Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) (relating to director of nursing services) Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) Conemaugh Miners Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) Conemaugh Nason Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) Lehigh Valley Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 103.31 (relating to the chief executive officer) Saint Luke's Hospital—Carbon Campus 28 Pa. Code § 103.1 (relating to principle) Saint Luke's Hospital—Miners Campus 28 Pa. Code § 103.1 Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) (relating to pharmacy and therapeutics committee) Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(5) (relating to additional committees) 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(a) and (b)(2) Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) Wellspan York Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) UPMC Hamot 28 Pa. Code § 103.31 UPMC Northwest 28 Pa. Code § 103.31 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—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 Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital 2.2-3.5.4.3(1) fluoroscopy room 22 Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital 2.1-2.7.1.1(1), (2) and (3)(b) clearances 22-O 2.1-2.10.2.1 door openings to accommodate individuals of size 22-O 2.1-7.2.2.8(3)(a) and (b) handwashing stations 22-O Independence Health System Latrobe Hospital 2.1-2.9 support areas for staff 22 Jefferson Hospital 2.1-3.4.2.2(2)(a)(ii) space requirements 22 Lancaster General Hospital 2.1-3.5.2.4(2)(b) other design elements 22-O Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center 2.2-3.6.2.3(1)(a) and (b) support area for the external beam radiation therapy suite 22 Saint Luke's Hospital—Anderson Campus 2.1-7.2.2.2 ceiling height 22 UPMC Somerset 2.1-1.4 facility layout 22-O 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, CoPA HUB 2525 North 7th Street, Suite 210, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (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,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1788. Filed for public inspection December 13, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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