NOTICES
Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations
[31 Pa.B. 2328] 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 Health Facilities, Subparts B--G.
Section 51.33(d) 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 January 1, 2001, through March 31, 2001. Future publications of decisions on exception requests will appear on a quarterly basis.
All requests for additional information on the exception requests and the Department's decision should be made to the relevant division of the Department. Inquiries regarding hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities shall be addressed to the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Elaine Gibble, Director, P. O. Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to the Division of Nursing Care Facilities, Susan Getgen, Director, P. O. Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Those persons requiring special assistance for speech and/or hearing impairment should call V/TT (717) 783-6514 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Services at (800) 654-5984 [TT].
Exception Requests--Hospitals
Regulation Facility Name Published Decision 28 Pa. Code § 51.3 Chambersburg Hospital 1/27/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.3(c) Ellwood City Hospital 1/27/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Butler Health System 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Christopher Chapman, M.D. 10/14/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Crozer Chester Med Center 2/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Customized Delivery System 2/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Forbes Regional Hospital 2/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Graduate Hospital 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Hahnemann University Hospital 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Mercy Community Hospital 2/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 St. Luke's Hospital 2/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 Westmoreland Health System 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital 10/21/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 Healthsouth Greater Pittsburgh 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 Healthsouth Rehab Hospital of Sewickley 1/27/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 Memorial Hospital Towanda 2/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 Roxborough Memorial Hospital 1/27/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 Wyoming Valley Health Care System 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 Altoona Hospital 2/17/2001 denied 28 Pa. Code § 115.22 Lehigh Valley Hospital 1/27/2001 waiver not req 28 Pa. Code § 115.32(b) Chester County Hospital 1/27/2001 denied 28 Pa. Code § 138.11(b) Robert Packer Hospital 1/11/2000 granted through 7/1/01 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 Berwick Hospital Center 2/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 Brownsville General Hospital 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 Canonsburg General Hospital 3/17/2001 denied 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 Millcreek Community Hospital 3/17/2001 granted 28 Pa. Code § 551.22(d)(ii) Lance O. Yarus. D.O. 11/11/2000 deferred 28 Pa. Code § 553.1 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 553.2 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 553.3 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 553.31 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 553.4 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 555.1 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 555.3 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 555.4 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 557.2 Allegheny Valley Hospital 1/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 561.1 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 563.2 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 563.3 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 567.2 Allegheny Valley Hospital 11/11/2000 granted 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 St Mary Medical Center 1/27/2001 granted
Exception Requests--Nursing Care Facilities
Regulation Facility Published Decision 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 Millcreek Manor 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 Montgomery Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 11/27/1999 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 Parkview Skilled Nsng Facility 11/27/1999 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Grand View Hospital Skilled Nursing 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Harmar Village Care Center 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Medical Center Beaver LTC 5/27/2000 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Montgomery Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Progressive Care Center @ Hamot 11/27/1999 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Somerset Hospital Center for Health 11/27/1999 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) St Lukes Quakertown Hospital Transitional Care 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) The St. Joseph Trans. Level of Care 10/28/2000 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Transitional Care Unit 2/3/2001 approved 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) Wood River Village Nursing Center 10/28/2000 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 201.22 (c)(k) UPMC Horizon TCU--Shenango 11/27/1999 denied 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c)(k) Meadville Medical Center 11/27/1999 denied 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c)(k) UPMC Horizon TCU--Greenville 11/27/1999 denied 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c)(k) Northwest Medical Center TCU 11/27/1999 denied 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c)(k) Sewickley Valley Hospital 5/27/2000 denied Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c)(k) UPMC Passavant Subacute Unit 11/27/1999 denied 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(e) Washington Hospital Transitional Care Unit 5/27/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Harmarvillage Care Center 10/28/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Laurelbrooke Landing/Pa Mem Home 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Liberty Court, Genesis Eldercare 12/23/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Manor Care Health Services Yardley 10/28/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) ManorCare Health Services 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) ManorCare Health Services--Elizabethtown 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) ManorCare Health Sevices--Carlisle 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Presbyterian Medical Center of Washington, PA, Inc. 2/3/2001 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Presbyterian Medical Center of Oakmont 2/3/2001 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Sharon Regional Health Sys. 10/28/2000 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Somerset Patriot Manor 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) St. Francis Nursing Center Cranberry 10/28/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Stonebridge Health & Rehab Center 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Tandem Health Care of North Strabane 2/17/2001 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) The Baptist Home 11/27/1999 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) The Bethlen Home 8/5/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) Westbury United Methodist Comm. 12/23/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.10(a) Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 6/3/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.10(e) Quarryville Presbyterian Home 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.12(b) Clepper Manor 10/28/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.18(e) Wood River Village Nursing Center 10/28/2000 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 205.20(b) Green Ridge Nursing Home 5/27/2000 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.24(a) Frick Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.24(a)(b) Neshaminy Manor Home 5/27/2000 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.25 Laurelbrooke Landing/PA Memorial Home 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(a) Carleton Senior Care and Rehab Ctr. 10/28/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(a) Evergreen Terrace 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(b) York Terrace 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(d) Skilled Nursing Unit--Greene Cty. Mem. 11/27/1999 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.26 Laurelbrooke Landing/PA Memorial Home 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.26(a) Carleton Senior Care & Rehab 10/28/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.26(e) Friendly Nursing Home 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.27 Frick Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(a) Wesbury United Meth. Comm. 1/27/2001 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(b) Laurelbrooke Landing/PA Memorial Home 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(b) The Wesley Village 10/28/2000 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(c)(1) Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 6/3/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(c)(3) Westbury United Methodist Comm 1/27/2001 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.31 Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg 10/28/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.33 Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 6/3/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(a) Presbyterian Med. Center of Washington 5/27/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(a) Skilled Nursing Unit--Greene Cty. Mem. 11/27/1999 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(a)(b)(c) Dunmore Health Care Center 2/3/2001 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(a) Skilled Nursing Unit--Greene Cty. Mem. 11/27/1999 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(c) Foulkways @ Gwynedd 11/27/1999 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(d)(h) Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 6/3/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(e) Meadow View Senior Living Center 12/23/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(f) Meadow View Senior Living Center 10/28/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) Dunmore Health Care Center 2/3/2001 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 205.37(b) Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 6/3/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(a)(b) Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 6/3/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(b) Meadow View Senior Living Center 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(c)(d) Skilled Nursing Unit--Greene Cty. Mem. 11/27/1999 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(d)(e) Neshaminy Manor Home 5/27/2000 no longer required 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(e) Laurelbrooke Landing/PA Memorial Home 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.67(k) Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 6/3/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 205.71 Denver Nursing Home 8/5/2000 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 205.71 Kinkora Pythian Home 10/28/2000 temporary approval 28 Pa. Code § 205.71 Pleasant View Retirement Comm 5/27/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 205.72 Villa Teresa 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(e) Bear Creek Health Care Center 8/5/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(f)(1)(h) The Long Home 10/28/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 211.16(a) ManorCare Health Services--Harrisburg 10/28/2000 denied 28 Pa. Code § 211.6(c) Regina Community Nursing Center 5/27/2000 approved 28 Pa. Code 205.6(a) Masonic Homes 10/28/2000 approved ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-738. Filed for public inspection April 27, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
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