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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-596

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Application of Gastroenterology Associates of York for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 571.1

[29 Pa.B. 1948]

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) hereby gives notice that Gastroenterology Associates of York has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 which requires compliance with the standards contained in the following publication: Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Healthcare facilities 1996-97. Gastroenterology Associates of York specifically requests exemption from the following standards contained in this publication:

   Section 9.5.F2--The petitioner is requesting an exemption for the minimum square footage from this standard to standard 9.9F2 Endoscopy suites.

   Section 9.5.F4--The petitioner is requesting exemption from the requirement to have a recovery lounge.

   Section 9.5.F5f--The petitioner is requesting exemption from the requirement for anesthesia storage facilities.

   Section 9.5.H1--The petitioner is requesting an exemption from the requirement for 6-foot wide public corridors and 8-foot wide corridors in the operating room section. The petitioner is requesting 6-foot wide corridors in the clinical section and 4-foot wide corridors in the other sections.

   The request is on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of the request for exception by requesting a copy from the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Department of Health, Room 532 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 the Director, Division of Acute and 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}.

GARY L. GURIAN,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-596. Filed for public inspection April 9, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]


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