NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions

[54 Pa.B. 3497]
[Saturday, June 15, 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
Geisinger Medical Center	28 Pa. Code § 51.3(b)—(d) (relating to notification)
	28 Pa. Code § 101.31(5) and (6) (relating to hospital requirements)
	28 Pa. Code § 105.15 (relating to patient identification)
	28 Pa. Code § 107.64 (relating to administration of drugs)
	28 Pa. Code § 117.30(3) and (4) (relating to emergency paramedic services)
	28 Pa. Code § 153.1(a) and (c) (relating to minimum standards)
Lehigh Valley Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 133.21 (relating to facilities)
	28 Pa. Code § 133.31(a) (relating to policies and procedures)
Penn State Health Saint Joseph	28 Pa. Code § 136.11(a) and (b) (relating to director)

 The following hospitals have filed requests for exceptions under 28 Pa. Code § 153.1. 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
Allegheny General Hospital	2.2-3.1.3.6(7)(a)(ii) treatment rooms and areas	22
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery	2.1-2.8.6.1 hand scrub facilities	22
Geisinger Community Medical Center	2.2-2.6.1.2(3) location	22
	2.2-2.6.2.2(2)(b) space requirements	22
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospital	2.1-2.2.9.3 medical gas and vacuum systems	22
Indiana Regional Medical Center	2.1-3.5.6.2 patient toilet room	22-O
Penn Highlands Connellsville	2.1-2.9.1 staff lounge facilities	22
	2.1-6.2.3.3(1) public toilet room	22-O
	2.5-2.2.8.17 conference room	22
	2.5-2.2.10.2(2)(b)(ii) social spaces	22
Penn Highlands Mon Valley	2.1-3.5.2.3(2)(a) handwashing station or hand scrub facilities	22-O
	2.1-3.5.9.4(1) and (2) staff changing area	22-O
	2.1-3.7.3 pre-procedure patient care room or area	22-O
	2.1-3.7.5 phase II recovery room or area	22-O
	2.1-7.2.3.1(6)(a)(ii) flooring and wall bases	22-O
	2.1-7.2.3.3(2)(a)—(c) ceilings	22-O
	2.1-8.2.1.2(1) general	22-O
	2.1-8.4.4 medical gas and vacuum systems	22-O
	2.1-8.5.1 call systems	22-O
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center	2.1-2.4.2.2(1)—(5) aII room requirements	22
	2.1-3.4.4.2 phase I post-anesthetic care unit (PACU)	22
Saint Clair Hospital	2.1-2.4.3.9(1)(c) special design elements	22
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.	2.1-3.2.2.1(2)(a) space requirements	22
	2.1-7.2.2.3(2)(a)(i) doors and door hardware	22
UPMC Somerset	2.1-7.2.2.3(1)(a), (3)(b), (4)(a) and (5)(a)(i) and (ii) doors and door hardware	22-O
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital	2.2-3.5.6.1(1)(a) ultrasound room	22
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital	2.1-8.4.4 medical gas and vacuum systems	22
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital	2.1-2.8.6.1 hand scrub facilities	22

 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, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (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, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-842. Filed for public inspection June 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]

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