NOTICES
Application of Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Group, Inc., for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b)
[28 Pa.B. 6348] Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) hereby gives notice that Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Group, Inc. has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 (b), referencing the ''Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities,'' 1996-1997 Edition, for the Tower Building of Mt. Sinai Hospital, 4th and Reed Street, Philadelphia, PA.
The above petitioner is proposing to utilize portions of Mt. Sinai for a rehabilitation facility, and has requested several exceptions to Chapter 10 of the ''Guidelines,'' as follows:
* Section 10.2 C--The petitioner proposes to perform evaluations of rehabilitation patients within the examination room(s), rather than having separate evaluation rooms or areas. The ''Guidelines'' indicates that ''where the facility is small and workload light, evaluation may be done in the examination room(s).''
* Section 10.15.A2--The petitioner is requesting a waiver for the minimum patient room sizes for multi-bed (semi-private) rooms, which are approximately 226 square feet in area, or 113 square feet per bed as opposed to the 125 square feet per bed minimum specified in the ''Guidelines.'' The rooms are existing and modification of the rooms and plumbing stacks for each room would be prohibitive.
* Section 10.15.A2--The petitioner is requesting a waiver for the clearances required at the foot of the bed, 3 feet 8 inches minimum, in multi-bed patient rooms. This clearance is required to permit the passage of equipment and beds. The petitioner indicates that the present room configuration complies with this requirement, however another section of the ''Guidelines,'' (Section 10.15.A7), requires a wardrobe, closet, or locker for each patient which is at least 1 foot 10 inches by 1 foot 8 inches in clear dimensions. The existing wardrobe units do not meet this size requirement, and would be removed and replaced with new units. The new wardrobe units would restrict the access entry into the patient rooms, requiring relocation to a new location at the foot of the beds. This location leaves a clear width of approximately 3 feet 6 inches at the foot of the bed where the proposed wardrobe would be installed.
The request is on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of the request for exception by requesting a copy from: Division of Acute & Ambulatory Care, Room 530 Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-8980, fax: (717) 772-2163, e-mail address: LVIA@HEALTH.STATE.PA.US.
Those persons who wish to comment on this exception request may do so by sending a letter by mail, e-mail or facsimile to the Division and address listed above.
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 the request and/or provide comments to the Department and require an auxiliary aide service or other accommodation to do so, should contact Director, Division of Acute & Ambulatory Care at (717) 783-8980, V\TT: (717) 783-6514 for speech and/or hearing impaired persons or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 [TT].
DANIEL F. HOFFMANN,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-2122. Filed for public inspection December 24, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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