NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Decisions on Requests for Exception to Health Care Facility Regulations
[45 Pa.B. 609]
[Saturday, January 31, 2015]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 April 2014 through June 2014. 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. 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.
Hospitals
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code
RegulationRelating to Request
PublishedDecision Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 10.6 Dining, recreational and day spaces no pub. not nec. Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 101.31(1) Governing body principles 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 101.31(2) Chief executive officer 10/11/14 granted St. Luke's Hospital—Anderson § 105.1 Principle 04/12/14 denied St. Luke's Hospital—Bethlehem § 105.1 Principle 08/30/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 105.11 Access 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Conemaugh Val. Mem.
Hosp.)§ 105.11 Access 10/18/14 granted Indiana Regional Medical Center § 105.11(b) When a hospital does not provide the services 06/14/14 withdrawn Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 107.1 General provisions—principal 10/11/14 granted Lehigh Valley Hospital—Hazleton § 107.2 Medical staff membership 11/15/14 granted Punxsutawney Area Hospital § 107.2 Medical staff membership 05/03/14 withdrawn Allegheny General Hospital § 107.26(b)(1) Additional committees 12/06/14 granted Alle-Kiski Medical Center d/b/a
Allegheny Valley Hospital§ 107.26(b)(1) Additional committees 12/06/14 granted Forbes Hospital § 107.26(b)(1) Additional committees 12/06/14 granted Jefferson Hospital § 107.26(b)(1) Additional committees 12/06/14 granted Saint Vincent Hospital § 107.26(b)(1) Additional committees 12/06/14 granted West Penn Hospital § 107.26(b)(1) Additional committees 12/06/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Miners Medical
Center LLC (Miners Med. Ctr.)§ 107.26(b)(2) Additional committees 10/18/14 granted HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
of Erie§ 107.62(a) Oral orders 09/27/14 granted Jameson Memorial Hospital § 107.62(a) Oral orders 11/01/14 granted Select Specialty Hospital—
Pittsburgh/UPMC§ 107.62(a) Oral orders 12/13/14 granted Select Specialty Hospital—
Pittsburgh UPMC§ 107.62(a) Oral orders 07/26/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 107.62(a) Oral orders 10/11/14 granted HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
of Erie§ 107.62(b) The medical staff by-laws 09/27/14 granted Jameson Memorial Hospital § 107.62(b) The medical staff by-laws 11/01/14 granted Select Specialty Hospital—
Pittsburgh/UPMC§ 107.62(b) Medical staff membership 12/13/14 granted Select Specialty Hospital—
Pittsburgh UPMC§ 107.62(b) The medical staff bylaws 07/26/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 107.62(b) Medical staff by-laws 10/11/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Conemaugh Val. Mem.
Hosp.)§ 107.64 Administration of drugs 10/18/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 115.1 General provisions—principle 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 115.2 Organization and staffing 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 115.3 Directors 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 115.4 Medical records personnel 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 115.5 Education programs 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 115.6 Job descriptions 10/11/14 granted Ephrata Community Hospital § 117.30 Emergency paramedic services 11/15/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Conemaugh Val. Mem.
Hosp.)§ 123.25(2) Control of anesthetic explosion hazards 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical
Center, LLC§ 123.25(2) Control of anesthetic explosion hazards 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Miners Medical
Center, LLC (Miners Med. Ctr.)§ 123.25(2) Control of anesthetic explosion hazards 10/18/14 granted Lower Bucks Hospital § 123.25(2) Control of anesthetic explosion hazards 11/08/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Conemaugh Val. Mem.
Hosp.)§ 127.32 Written orders 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical
Center, LLC§ 127.32 Written orders (radiology) 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Miners Medical
Center, LLC (Miners Med. Ctr.)§ 127.32 Written orders (radiology) 10/18/14 granted Penn Highlands Clearfield § 135.5 Surgical emergency care 11/01/14 denied ACMH Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 11/15/14 granted Chambersburg Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 12/13/14 granted Evangelical Community Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 06/28/14 granted Grand View Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 12/13/14 granted Holy Redeemer Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 12/13/14 granted Jameson Memorial Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 11/29/14 granted Meadville Medical Center § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 12/13/14 granted Memorial Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 10/18/14 granted Monongahela Valley Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 11/22/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 11/15/14 granted Nazareth Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 09/13/14 granted Somerset Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 11/01/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 11/08/14 granted UPMC McKeesport § 138.15 High-risk cardiac catheterizations 11/15/14 granted Chambersburg Hospital § 138.17 PTCA 12/13/14 granted Chambersburg Hospital § 138.2 Definitions 12/13/14 granted Gettysburg Hospital § 138.2(iii) Cardiac catheterization area 11/15/14 granted Reading Hospital § 139.28(1)—(16) Patient medical records 11/29/14 denied Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 146.1(a) Principle 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 149.1 Central supply service functions 10/11/14 granted Crichton Rehabilitation Center § 149.2 Director 10/11/14 granted Albert Einstein Medical Center § 153.1 4-6.4 Filtration 11/15/14 granted Allegheny General Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.5.2.6 Toilet rooms 10/11/14 granted Allegheny General Hospital § 153.1 2.1-2.2.6.1 Patient toilet rooms general 10/11/14 granted Butler Memorial Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.10.2.2 Space requirements 10/11/14 revoked Butler Memorial Hospital § 153.1 4-7.5.2(a) Bronchoscopy 12/27/14 denied Butler Memorial Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.12.2.2(2) Space Requirements—Clearances 12/27/14 granted Butler Memorial Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.12.6.10 Soiled Workroom or Soiled Holding Room 12/27/14 granted CH Hospital of Allentown LLC § 153.1 2.2-3.1.2 Use of oxygen and vacuum in emergency treatment room 01/03/14 denied Children's Hospital of Philadelphia § 153.1 2.1-3.2.2.1(1) Single bed examination room/space requirements/Area 11/15/14 granted Children's Hospital of Philadelphia § 153.1 2.2-3.1.3.6(2)(a) Treatment room or area/space requirements 11/15/14 granted Children's Hospital of Philadelphia § 153.1 Table 2.1-4 Station Outlets for Oxygen, Vacuum (suction) and Medical Air, 2.2-3.1.3.6 Emergency dept. exam/treatment rooms 11/15/14 granted Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh § 153.1 2.2-2.10.8.2 Parent/infant rooms 11/15/14 granted Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of
UPMC§ 153.1 2.2-2.10.2 Neonatal electrical outlets 10/11/14 granted Divine Providence Hospital § 153.1 2.1-8.2.4.1 Return air systems 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Conemaugh Val. Mem.
Hosp.)§ 153.1 2.2-2.6.2.2(1) Area 10/25/14 not nec. DLP Conemaugh Miners Medical
Center, LLC (Miners Med. Ctr.)§ 153.1 3.1-3.2.3.2 Space requirements exam 10/18/14 not nec. DLP Conemaugh Miners Medical
Center, LLC (Miners Med. Ctr.)§ 153.1 3.1-3.2.4.2 Space requirements treatment 10/18/14 not nec. DLP Conemaugh Miners Medical
Center, LLC (Miners Med. Ctr.)§ 153.1 3.2-7.2.22.1(1) Width of public corridor 10/18/14 not nec. DLP Conemaugh Valley Memorial
Hospital§ 153.1 2.2-3.5.2.2(1)(b) Cardiac catheterization labs 10/18/14 not nec. Easton Hospital § 153.1 2.5-2.2.6.13(1) Consultation rooms 12/13/14 granted Easton Hospital § 153.1 2.1-2.4.3.9(1)(b) Special design elements 12/13/14 granted Easton Hospital § 153.1 2.5-2.4.2.2 Bathing facilities 12/13/14 granted Easton Hospital § 153.1 2.5-3.1.1 Location 12/13/14 denied Geisinger Lewistown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.6.3.5 Patient uptake rooms 11/15/14 granted Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical
Center§ 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.1(1) corridor width 10/25/14 granted Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical
Center§ 153.1 3.6-3.6.10 soiled workroom 10/25/14 granted Indiana Regional Medical Center § 153.1 3.1-6.1.4 Public toilets 12/13/14 granted Indiana Regional Medical Center § 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.1 Corridor widths 12/13/14 granted Lehigh Valley Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.4 Diagnostic imaging services 05/10/14 withdrawn Lehigh Valley Hospital § 153.1 3.1-3 Diagnostic and treatment locations 05/10/14 withdrawn Lehigh Valley Hospital § 153.1 3.4 Specific requirements for freestanding outpatient facilities 05/10/14 withdrawn Milton S. Hershey Medical Center § 153.1 2.2-3.11 Gastrointestinal endoscopy service 10/11/14 not nec. OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.2-6.3.3.1 Office(s) for the primary care area 12/13/14 not nec. OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.1 Corridor width 12/13/14 granted OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.1-1.3.3 Entrances 12/13/14 granted OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.1-6.2.1 Vehicular drop-off and pedestrian entrances 12/13/14 granted OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.1-7.2.3.1 Flooring and wall bases 12/13/14 granted OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.1-5.5.1.1 Environmental services room-number 12/13/14 denied OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2 Space requirements 12/13/14 granted OSS Orthopaedic Hospital (Internal
Med.)§ 153.1 3.2-6.4.1 Lounge and toilet facilities 12/13/14 not nec. Penn Highland DuBois § 153.1 2.2-3.1.3.6 Examination/
treatment room or area10/25/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois
(Ophthalmology at 24 Doctors Lane)§ 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.3(b) Doors and door hardware 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois
(Ophthalmology at 24 Doctors Lane)§ 153.1 3.1-3.2.3.2(1) Space requirements—area 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois
(Ophthalmology at 24 Doctors Lane)§ 153.1 3.1-3.6.6.1 Work counters 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois
(Ophthalmology at 24 Doctors Lane)§ 153.1 3.2-3.6.6.2 Sinks 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois
(Ophthalmology at 24 Doctors Lane)§ 153.1 3.1-3.6.6.3 Refrigerators 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois
(Ophthalmology at 24 Doctors Lane)§ 153.1 3.1-3.6.6.4 Locked storage for biologicals and drugs 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois
(Ophthalmology at 24 Doctors Lane)§ 153.1 3.1-3.8.1 Toilets for patient use 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands Dubois Urology (807
Turnpike Ave., Suite 250, Clearfield)§ 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2(1) General purpose examination room—area 11/15/14 granted Penn Highlands Dubois Urology (807
Turnpike Ave., Suite 250, Clearfield)§ 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2(2) General purpose examination room—clearances 11/15/14 granted Pennsylvania Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.3.4.4(1)(b)(ii) Phase II recovery room(s) or area 11/01/14 granted Pinnacle Health Systems—Harrisburg § 153.1 2.2-3.2 Observation units 12/13/14 not nec. Reading Hospital § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2 Space requirements 11/29/14 granted Reading Hospital § 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.1 Corridor width 11/29/14 granted Reading Hospital § 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.3(1)(b) Door openings 11/29/14 granted Reading Hospital § 153.1 3.1-8.2.1 (relating to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems for outpatient facilities) 11/29/14 granted Reading Hospital § 153.1 3.2-6.1.3.2 waiting area seating 11/29/14 granted Roxborough Memorial Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.1.2.2(2) Entrances 09/27/14 granted St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem—
Allentown Campus§ 153.1 2.2-2.2.2.5(1)(a) Hand-washing stations in toilet areas 11/15/14 granted St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem—
Allentown Campus§ 153.1 2.2-2.2.2.5(1)(b) Hand-washing stations in patient rooms 11/15/14 granted St. Luke's Hospital Quakertown
Hospital§ 153.1 3.1-3.6.7 Nourishment area or rooms 11/15/14 granted St. Luke's Hospital Quakertown
Hospital§ 153.1 3.1-3.6.6.2 Medication distribution station—sinks 11/15/14 granted Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.6.2.4(1) When private rooms or cubicles 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.6.2.5(3) The hand-washing station shall 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.1-2.6.6.2(2) A hand-washing station 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.6.6.12(1) The environmental services room 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.6.6.12(2) The environmental services room 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.6.9.1(1) Door openings 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.6.7.4 Staff accommodations 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.1-8.2.1 General (basic HVAC system) 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.1-8.2.5 HVAC filters 06/14/14 withdrawn Sunbury Community Hospital § 153.1 2.1-8.4.4.1 Medical gas systems 06/14/14 withdrawn Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.12.4.2 Airborne infection isolation rooms—existing 11/15/14 withdrawn Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.12.4.2 Airborne infection isolation rooms—temporary 11/15/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.12.3.3(2) Continuing care nursery, space requirements—
existing11/15/14 withdrawn Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.12.3.3(1) Continuing care nursery, general—temporary 11/15/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 Table 2.1-4 Station Outlets for Oxygen, Vacuum (Suction), and Medical Air—baby holding nurseries 11/15/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 Table 2.1-4 Station Outlets for Oxygen, Vacuum (Suction), and Medical Air—continuing care nurseries 11/15/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.12.6.12 Environmental services rooms—existing 11/15/14 granted Uniontown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-2.12.6.12 Environmental services rooms—temporary 11/15/14 granted UPMC Horizon—Shenango Campus § 153.1 2.2-3.4.5.3(1) A patient toilet 09/27/14 granted UPMC Horizon—Shenango Campus § 153.1 2.2-2.2.2.7(2)(a)(i) Patient bathing facilities 12/13/14 granted UPMC St. Margaret § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.3 Hand washing station 12/13/14 granted UPMC St. Margaret § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2(1) Space requirements—area 12/13/14 granted UPMC St. Margaret § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2(2)(a) Space requirements—clearances 12/13/14 granted UPMC St. Margaret § 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.3(2)(a) Door openings 12/13/14 granted Valley Medical Facilities, Inc. d/b/a
Heritage Valley Sewickley (Staunton
Clinic Site)§ 153.1 3.1-6.1.4 Toilets for public use 11/08/14 granted Lehigh Valley Hospital § 51.23 Positron emission tomography 11/29/14 denied Lehigh Valley Hospital § 51.23 Positron emission tomography 11/29/14 denied Mount Nittany Medical Center § 553.1 Governing body principles 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 553.3(5) Governing body responsibilities 10/11/14 granted Lehigh Valley Hospital—Tilghman § 553.31 Administrative responsibilities 10/25/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 555.1 Medical staff principles 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 555.2 Medical staff membership 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 555.3 Medical staff requirements 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 557.2 ASF written plans 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 557.3 QA and improvement programs 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 557.4 QA and improvement committees 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 567.2 Committee responsibilities 10/11/14 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 567.3 Policies and procedures 10/11/14 granted Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
Crozer Keystone Surgery Center
(at Brinton Lake)§ 153.1 Table 3.1-3 Station outlets in outpatient facilities 11/29/14 denied Vascular Access Center of Pittsburgh,
LLC§ 153.1 Table 3.1-3 Station outlets in outpatient facilities 12/13/14 denied Vascular Access Centers—King of
Prussia§ 153.1 Table 3.1-3 Station outlets in outpatient facilities 12/13/14 denied Radiance Surgery Center § 416.43 Patient care committee meeting include other meetings withdrew withdrew DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 551.21(d)(1) and (3) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 10/25/14 granted Langhorne Access Center § 551.21(d)(1) and (3) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 07/12/14 granted Apple Hill Surgery Center § 551.21(a)(1) A total of 4 hours operating time 04/12/14 denied Apple Hill Surgery Center § 551.21(a)(2) A total of 4 hours recover time 04/12/14 denied Laser Spine Surgical Center of
Pennsylvania, LLC§ 551.21(d) The surgical procedures may not be of the type 01/11/14 granted Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at
Spring Ridge, LLC§ 551.21(d) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 11/29/14 granted Children's Surgery Center of Malvern § 551.22(3)(ii) Criteria for performance of ambulatory surgery on pediatric patients 10/11/14 granted Carlisle Endoscopy Center § 551.3 Definitions (PS III patients) 12/13/14 granted NextGen Endoscopy Centre, The § 551.3 Definitions (PS III patients) 05/24/14 denied Lowry Surgicenter § 551.3(ii) Definitions (PS III patients) 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 553.1 Governing body principles 10/18/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 553.1 Principle (governing bodies) 12/13/14 granted Wexford Surgery Center § 553.31 Administrative responsibilities 10/04/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 553.31(a) Administrative responsibilities 10/18/14 granted Endoscopy Center of Pennsylvania
Hospital§ 553.31(a) Administrative responsibilities 12/13/14 denied Endoscopy Center of Pennsylvania
Hospital§ 553.31(a) A full time person in charge 08/30/14 denied Surgery Center of Pennsylvania
Hospital§ 553.31(a) Administrative responsibilities 12/13/14 granted Surgery Center of Pennsylvania
Hospital§ 553.31(a) A full time person in charge 08/30/14 denied Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 553.31(b) Administrative responsibilities 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 553.32(a) Administration of anesthetics 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 555.1 Administrative responsibilities 10/18/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 555.1 Principle (medical staff) 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 555.2 Medical staff membership 10/18/14 granted NextGen Endoscopy Centre, The § 555.31(a) Anesthesia services 05/24/14 withdrawn Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 557.1 Policy (quality assurance and improvement) 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 557.3 Quality assurance and improvement programs 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 557.4 Quality assurance and improvement committees 10/18/14 granted Urologic Surgical Center, LLC § 559.2 Director of nursing 10/25/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.1 Medical records principles 10/18/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 563.1 Principle (medical records) 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.10 Medical records ownership 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.11 Medical records patient access 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.2 Medical records organization and staffing 10/18/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 563.2(a)
Organization and staffing (medical records) 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 563.2(b) Organization and staffing (medical records) 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.3 Medical records facilities 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.4 Medical records identification and filing 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.5 Medical records storage 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.6 Medical records preservation 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.7 Medical records microfilming 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.8 Medical records automation or computerization 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 563.9 Medical records confidentiality 10/18/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 567.2 Committee responsibilities 10/18/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 567.2(1) Committee responsibilities (the prevention, control and investigation) 12/13/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 567.2(2) Committee responsibilities (the designation of one full-time) 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 569.1 General provision principles 10/18/14 granted Penn Highlands DuBois (Ambulatory
Surgery Center)§ 569.1 Principle (fire and safety services) 12/13/14 granted DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical
Center (Lee Ambulatory Surg. Ctr.)§ 569.35(7) General safety precautions 10/18/14 granted Nursing Care Facilities
CH Skilled Nursing Facility of
Allentown§ 201.17 location 10/25/14 granted Fair Acres Geriatric Center § 201.17 location 10/11/14 granted LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh SNF
Unit—Penn Avenue Campus§ 201.17 location 09/20/14 granted Harmony Physical Rehabilitation § 201.18(e) management 12/27/14 granted Schuylkill Medical Center—South
Jackson Street Transitional Unit§ 201.18(e) management 11/22/14 granted Skilled Nursing Unit, Armstrong
County Memorial Hospital§ 201.18(e) management 11/22/14 denied Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement
Community§ 201.22(j) prevention, control and surveillance of tuberculosis 10/04/14 granted CH Skilled Nursing Facility of
Allentown§ 201.22(j) and (k) prevention, control and surveillance of tuberculosis 10/25/14 granted Barbara J. Egan Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center§ 201.3 definitions 10/25/14 granted Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village § 201.3 definitions 12/20/14 granted Pleasant Acres Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center§ 205.20(a) resident bedrooms 10/04/14 granted CH Skilled Nursing Facility of
Allentown§ 205.21 special care rooms 10/25/14 granted CH Skilled Nursing Facility of
Allentown§ 205.33 utility rooms 10/25/14 granted Harmony Physical Rehabilitation § 205.33(a) utility room 12/27/14 granted Julia Pound Care Center § 205.33(a) utility rooms 09/27/14 granted New Eastwood Healthcare and
Rehabilitation Center§ 205.36(g) bathing facilities 10/18/14 granted Harmony Physical Rehabilitation § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 12/27/14 granted Highland Park Care Center § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 11/08/14 granted Philadelphia Protestant Home § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 11/29/14 granted Rolling Hills Manor § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 10/04/14 granted Valley View Nursing Center § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 10/11/14 granted Golden LivingCenter—Kinzua § 205.38(a) toilet facilities 11/01/14 granted LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh SNF
Unit—Penn Avenue Campus§ 205.38(b) toilet facilities 09/20/14 granted Fair Acres Geriatric Center § 205.6(a) function of building 10/11/14 granted Riverstreet Manor § 205.6(a) function of building 09/20/14 granted Penn State Hershey Transitional Care
(pending new)§ 205.67(j) plumbing and piping systems required for existing and new construction 09/27/14 denied Brookline Manor and Rehabilitative
Services§ 205.67(j)
and (k)electrical requirements for existing and new construction 10/04/14 granted Butler Valley Manor Health and
Rehabilitation Center§ 205.67(j)
and (k)electrical requirements for existing and new construction 10/11/14 granted Colonial Manor Nursing Home § 205.67(j)
and (k)electrical requirements for existing and new construction 10/04/14 granted Cross Keys Village—The Brethren
Home Community§ 205.67(k) electrical requirements for existing and new construction 12/20/14 granted Oxford Health Center § 205.67(k) electrical requirements for existing and new construction 10/04/14 granted Riverwoods § 205.67(k) electrical requirements for existing and new construction 12/13/14 granted Abramson Residence § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/29/14 granted Attleboro Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/25/14 granted Birchwood Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 09/27/14 granted Brookside HealthCare and
Rehabilitation Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 09/20/14 granted Coventry Manor Health and
Rehabilitation Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/04/14 granted Cumberland Crossings Retirement
Community§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/20/14 granted Dresher Hill Health and
Rehabilitation Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/22/14 granted Hopkins Center § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/20/14 granted Inglis House § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/15/14 granted Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/08/14 granted Langhorne Gardens Rehabilitation
and Nursing Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 09/27/14 granted ManorCare Health Services—Easton § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 09/27/14 granted ManorCare Health Services—Oxford
Valley§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/13/14 granted ManorCare Health Services—
Pottstown§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/13/14 granted ManorCare Health Services—Yeadon § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/06/14 granted Maplewood Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/27/14 granted Moravian Hall Square Health and
Wellness Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/08/14 granted Moravian Manor § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/11/14 granted Mountain Laurel Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/08/14 granted Neshaminy Manor § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/04/14 granted Philadelphia Protestant Home § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/18/14 granted Pickering Manor Home § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/04/14 granted Reformed Presbyterian Home § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/20/14 granted Schuylkill Medical Center—South
Jackson Street Transitional Care
Unit§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 09/20/14 granted Seton Manor, Inc. § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/25/14 granted Silver Lake Center § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/27/14 granted Souderton Mennonite Homes § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 10/25/14 granted St. Joseph's Manor (a d/b/a entity of
HRHS)§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/13/14 granted St. Mary Center for Rehabilitation &
Healthcare§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/20/14 granted Suburban Woods Health and
Rehabilitation Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/15/14 granted Tel Hai Retirement Community § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/01/14 granted The Good Shepherd Home—Bethlehem § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 09/27/14 granted The Lafayette-Redeemer (a d/b/a
entity of HRHS)§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/13/14 granted The Meadows at Martins Run § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/20/14 granted Towne Manor East § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/15/14 granted Towne Manor West § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/27/14 granted Tucker House Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/27/14 granted Valley View Health and Rehabilitation
Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/01/14 granted Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 12/06/14 granted Wesley Enhanced Living—Doylestown § 211.9(g) pharmacy services 11/08/14 granted Weston Rehabilitation & Nursing
Center§ 211.9(g) pharmacy services 09/20/14 granted 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, V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
KAREN M. MURPHY, PhD, RN,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-166. Filed for public inspection January 30, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
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