NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions
[52 Pa.B. 5013]
[Saturday, August 13, 2022]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 relates 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 Delaware County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) (relating to director of nursing services) Geisinger—Bloomsburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.5(b)(1)—(5) (relating to membership appointment and reappointment) 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(a) and (b)(1)—(8) (relating to additional committees) Penn State Health Saint Joseph 28 Pa. Code § 107.64 (relating to administration of drugs) Troy Community Hospital, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 (relating to written orders) UPMC Williamsport 28 Pa. Code § 103.31 (relating to the chief executive officer) Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 137.21(b)(9) (relating to policies and procedures) Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 113.5(b)(2) (relating to pharmacy and therapeutics committee) The following hospitals have filed requests for exceptions under 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 (relating to minimum standards). Requests for exceptions under this section relate to minimum standards that hospitals must comply with under the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities—2014 Edition, or Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals—2018 Edition, Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities—2018 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 Excela Health Latrobe Hospital 2.1-2.7.1.1(3)(b) clearances 18-O 2.1-3.10.2.1 patient toilet room(s) 18-O 2.2-3.10.2.1 patient toilet room 18-O Geisinger Medical Center 153.1(a) minimum standards clear floor—single family room, multi-patient room (pages 72—75) P Jefferson Health—Northeast 2.2-3.4.2.2(2)(a) space requirements 18 Lower Bucks Hospital 2.2-3.3.7.13(2) clean equipment and supply storage 18 2.2-3.4.2.5(1)(a) system component room 18 The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 2.1-2.2.6.1 general 18 2.1-2.4.2.2(4) and (5) all room requirements 18 2.2-2.2.2.6 patient toilet room 18 2.2-2.2.2.7(1)(a) and (b) patient bathing facilities 18 2.2-2.5.2.6 patient toilet room 18 2.2-2.5.2.7 patient bathing facilities 18 Penn Highlands Connellsville 2.1-3.8.11.3 clean supply room 18-O 2.1-8.3.6 electrical receptacles 18-O 2.1-8.4.3.2(2) hand-washing station sinks 18-O Penn Highlands Dubois 2.1-2.3.10.2(2) door openings 18 2.1-4.2.2.1(1) dispensing facilities 18 2.2-3.1.3.6(4)(e) treatment room or area 18 2.2-3.1.3.6(8)(a)(ii) treatment room or area 18 Penn Highlands Elk 2.1-8.4.3.2(5) hand-washing station sinks 18-O UPMC Hamot 2.1-3.4.1.2 location 18 2.2-3.3.3.5(2) other design requirements 18 2.2-3.3.4.1 application 18 2.2-3.3.6.1 general 18 2.2-3.3.6.2(1)—(3) nurse or control station(s) 18 2.2-3.3.6.14(2) environmental services room 18 2.2-3.4.2.1(3) general 18 Wellspan York Hospital 2.1-2.4.3.9(1)(b) special design elements 18 1 2018 Year FGI Regulations for Outpatient Facilities are indicated by ''-O.'' 2018 Year Perinatal Guidelines 8th Edition are indicated by ''P.''
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 address. 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. DENISE A. JOHNSON,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1221. Filed for public inspection August 12, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
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