NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations
[53 Pa.B. 7090]
[Saturday, November 11, 2023]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 October 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Future 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, (717) 783-8980. 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, (717) 787-1816. Inquiries regarding Home Health agencies should be directed to Linda Chamberlain, Director, Division of Home Health, Forum Place, Suite 701, 555 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-1379.
Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision AHN North Fayette Surgery Center § 551.3 (relating to definitions) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) (relating to director of nursing) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) (relating to nursing personnel) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny Health Network Endoscopy Center, Westmoreland § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny Health Network Monroeville Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny Health Network Surgery Center—Bethel Park, LLC § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Apple Hill Surgical Center Partners § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Brandywine Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Hanover Surgicenter, LLC § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Lancaster General Hospital Ambulatory Surgical Facility § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions North Shore Endoscopy Center, LLC § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Philadelphia Women's Center, Inc. § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Anderson Ambulatory Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Endoscopy Center—Buxmont § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Endoscopy Center—Twin Rivers § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's West End Endoscopy Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Vincent Endoscopy Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 555.31(a) (relating to principle) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Vincent Surgery Center of Erie § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Susquehanna Valley Surgery Center, LLC § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Altoona Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 555.1 (relating to principle) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 555.2 (relating to medical staff membership) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 555.3(a)—(f) (relating to requirements for membership and privileges) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 555.4(a)—(c) (relating to clinical activities and duties of physician assistants and certified registered nurse practitioners) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 557.2(a)—(d) (relating to plan) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 557.3(a)—(f) (relating to Quality Assurance and Improvement Program) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Center for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh North § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Community Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Digestive Health and Endoscopy Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Hamot Surgery Center, LLC § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Leader Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Pinnacle Procedure Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Saint Margaret Harmar Outpatient Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC South Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Specialty Care York Endoscopy § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Surgery Center Lewisburg § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC West Mifflin Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions West Shore Surgery Center, Ltd. § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Wexford Surgery Center § 551.3 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.2(1)—(5) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 559.3(c) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions
Hospitals
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision AHN Wexford Hospital § 101.4 (relating to definitions) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 (relating to nursing staff qualifications) 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny General Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Allegheny Valley Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Butler Memorial Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 107.26(b)(2) (relating to additional committees) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Canonsburg Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia § 153.1(a) (relating to minimum standards) 2.1-2.8.9.2(4) features 10/30/2023 Granted Clarion Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 107.26(b)(2) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Doylestown Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.1-3.5.2.2(1)(b)(i) space requirements 10/19/2023 Granted Forbes Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions The Fulton County Medical Center § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Medical Center § 107.64 (relating to administration of drugs) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Saint Luke's Hospital § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center § 107.64 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions Geisinger—Community Medical Center § 107.64 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.10.2.2(1) hemodialysis patient care stations 10/14/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.10.2.5(1) and (2) handwashing stations 10/14/2023 Granted Geisinger—Lewistown Hospital § 103.31 (relating to the chief executive officer) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions Grove City Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Indiana Regional Medical Center § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Jefferson Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions The Lancaster General Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Lower Bucks Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.6.2.2(1) and (3)(b) space requirements 10/14/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.6.2.3(3)(b) windows 10/14/2023 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.6.2.6(1) toilet room or human waste disposal room 10/14/2023 Granted Mount Nittany Medical Center § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center § 138.18(a) and (b) (relating to EPS studies) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Punxsutawney Area Hospital, Inc. § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Clair Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Hospital—Anderson Campus § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Hospital—Carbon Campus § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Hospital—Easton Campus § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Hospital—Miners Campus § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Hospital—Monroe Campus § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Hospital—Upper Bucks Campus § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Saint Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.5.2.2(1)(b)(i) and (ii) space requirements 10/14/2023 Granted Saint Vincent Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Select Specialty Hospital—Erie, Inc. § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Select Specialty Hospital—Johnstown, Inc. § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Select Specialty Hospital—Laurel Highlands, Inc. § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Select Specialty Hospital—McKeesport, Inc. § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Select Specialty Hospital—Pittsburgh UPMC, Inc. § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Sharon Regional Health System § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Altoona § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Bedford § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Carlisle § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Cole § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 107.62(a) and (b) (relating to oral orders) 10/14/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC East § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Hamot § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Hanover § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Horizon § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Jameson § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Kane § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Lititz § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC McKeesport § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Memorial § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Mercy § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Muncy § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Northwest § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Passavant § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Saint Margaret § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Somerset § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Wellsboro § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions UPMC Williamsport § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions West Penn Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions Wilkes-Barre General Hospital § 101.4 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions § 109.7 10/5/2023 Granted w/Conditions 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, 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. 23-1555. Filed for public inspection November 10, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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