DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations [31 Pa.B. 475] Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), effective June 6, 1998, the 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 September 5, 1999 through December 31, 2000. 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 decisions 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].
Request for Exceptions from Hospitals Facility Name Regulation Date Published Decision Children's Hospital of Phila. 28 Pa. Code § 101.54 03/25/00 Approved Bloomsburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 10/02/99 Denied UPMC Rehabilitation Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 01/01/00 Approved Chestnut Hill Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 05/27/00 Approved Ephrata Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 07/01/00 Approved Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 09/02/00 Approved Mercy Providence Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 09/02/00 Approved Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 10/21/00 Pediatric-Approved
Cath-deferredCentre Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 10/21/00 Approved Miners Memorial Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 12/02/00 Approved Good Samaritan Regional Med Ctr 28 Pa. Code § 107.26 10/02/99 Denied Good Samaritan Regional Med Ctr 28 Pa. Code § 107.32 10/02/99 Denied Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.32 10/02/99 Denied Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 01/01/00 Denied Gettysburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 01/01/00 Approved Jeanes Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 03/11/00 Denied Frankford Health Care System 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 08/19/00 Denied Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 109.23 01/01/00 Denied Lankenau Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 119.41(6) 04/08/00 No Exception
RequiredLankenau Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.14(4) 04/08/00 No Exception
RequiredMemorial Hospital of Towanda 28 Pa. Code § 125.14(a) 01/01/00 Approved St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 125.14(a) 10/14/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 151.21 01/01/00 Denied Cannonsburg General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 04/08/00 Approved Abington Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(a) 01/01/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(a) 01/01/00 Approved Sewickley Valley Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(a) 01/01/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian Medical Ctr. 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(a) 01/01/00 Denied Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(a) 01/01/00 Denied Warren General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b) 10/02/99 Approved Pottstown Memorial Medical Ctr. 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b) 10/02/99 Denied Crozer Chester Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b) 10/02/99 Approved Grandview Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b) 04/08/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Ptbg. 28 Pa. Code § 551.22(1) & (2) 04/29/00 Subsection (1)
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Subsection (2) DeniedChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh 28 Pa. Code § 551.22(1)& (2) 04/08/00 Denied Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 551.3(i) 10/14/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 551.33 10/14/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Phila. 28 Pa. Code § 553.1-553.4 05/13/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 553.2 09/23/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 553.2 10/14/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Ptbg 28 Pa. Code § 553.3 04/29/00 Denied Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 553.3 10/14/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Ptbg 28 Pa. Code § 553.31 04/29/00 Denied Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 553.31 10/14/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Ptbg 28 Pa. Code § 553.4 04/29/00 Denied Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 553.4 10/14/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 555.1 09/23/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Phila. 28 Pa. Code § 555.1-555.3 05/13/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Ptbg 28 Pa. Code § 555.3 04/29/00 Denied Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 555.3 10/14/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Ptbg 28 Pa. Code § 555.4 04/29/00 Denied Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 555.22(e) 10/14/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 555.31 09/23/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code Chapter 557 09/23/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 557.1 10/14/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Phila. 28 Pa. Code § 557.1-557.4 05/13/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 557.3 10/14/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 557.4 10/14/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code Chapter 559 09/23/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 559.2 10/14/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code Chapter 563 09/23/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Phila. 28 Pa. Code § 563.1-563.13 05/13/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 563.12 10/14/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code Chapter 565 09/23/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 565.12 10/14/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code Chapter 567 09/23/00 Approved Children's Hospital of Ptbg 28 Pa. Code § 567.3(b) 04/29/00 Denied Children's Hospital of Ptbg 28 Pa. Code § 567.32 04/29/00 Denied Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code Chapter 569 09/23/00 Approved Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 569.11 10/14/00 Approved Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 01/01/00 Approved Bon Secours-Holy Family Regional Health System 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 03/11/00 Approved Community Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 03/11/00 Denied Girard Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 03/11/00 No exception
RequiredMagee Rehabilitation Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 04/29/00 No Exception
RequiredValley Gastroenterology Assoc. 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 04/29/00 Denied Windber Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 08/19/00 Approved Temple University Health System Lower Bucks Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 09/16/00 Denied Schein Ernst Eye Associates 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 09/30/00 Approved/ Denied Hospital of the University of PA 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 10/14/00 Approved/ Denied Request for Exceptions from Nursing Care Facilities Facility Name Regulation Date Published Decision Parkview Skilled Nursing Facility 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 11/27/99 Approved Montgomery Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 11/27/99 Approved Montgomery Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 11/27/99 Approved Millcreek Manor 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 5/27/00 Approved Progressive Care Center @ Hamot 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) 11/27/99 Approved Somerset Hospital Center for Health 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) 11/27/99 Approved Medical Center Beaver Long Term Care 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) 5/27/00 Facility Closed/No
longer Req.St. Lukes Quakertown Hospital Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) 5/27/00 Approved Montgomery Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) 5/27/00 Approved Wood River Village Nursing Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) 10/28/00 Approved Grandview Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) 8/5/00 Approved UPMC Passavant Subacute Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.22 (c) and (k) 11/27/99 Denied Meadville Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.22 (c) and (k) 11/27/99 Denied Northwest Medical Center TCU 28 Pa. Code § 201.22 (c) and (k) 11/27/99 Denied Sewickley Valley Hospital Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c) and (k) 5/27/00 Facility Closed UPMC Horizon TCU-Greenville 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c) and (k) 11/27/99 Denied UPMC Horizon TCU-Shenango 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(c) and(k) 11/27/99 Denied Washington Hospital Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.22(e) 5/27/00 Denied Harmar Village Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 8/5/00 Approved The Baptist Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 11/27/99 Approved Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 5/27/00 Approved Laurelbrooke Landing 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 5/27/00 Approved Liberty Court Genesis Eldercare Network 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 12/23/00 Approved Somerset Patriot Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 8/5/00 Approved ManorCare Health Services-Bethlehem II 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 8/5/00 Approved ManorCare Health Services-Carlisle 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 8/5/00 Approved ManorCare Health Services-Elizabethtown 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 8/5/00 Approved The Bethlen Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 8/5/00 Approved Harmar Village Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 10/28/00 Approved Sharon Regional Health System Skilled Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 10/28/00 Temp. Approval St. Francis Nursing Center Cranberry 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 10/28/00 Approved Stonebridge Health & Rehab 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 8/5/00 Approved Meadow View Senior Living Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) 10/28/00 Approved Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.10(a) 6/3/00 Approved Quarryville Presbyterian Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.10(e) 5/27/00 Approved Clepper Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.12(b) 10/28/00 Approved Greenridge Nursing Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.20 10/28/00 No longer Required Frick Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.24 5/27/00 Approved Neshaminy Manor Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.24(a) and (b) 5/27/00 No longer Required Laurel Landing 28 Pa. Code § 205.25 5/27/00 Approved Evergreen Terrace 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(a) 5/27/00 Approved Carleton Senior Care 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(a) 10/28/00 Approved York Terrace 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(b) 5/27/00 Approved Laurelbrooke Landing 28 Pa. Code § 205.26 5/27/00 Approved Carleton Senior Care 28 Pa. Code § 205.26(a) 10/28/00 Approved Friendly Nursing Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.26(e) 5/27/00 Approved Frick Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.27 5/27/00 Approved Laurelbrooke Landing 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(b) 5/27/00 Approved Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(c)(1) 6/3/00 Approved Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg 28 Pa. Code § 205.31 10/28/00 Approved Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.33 6/3/00 Approved Presbyterian Medical Center of Washington 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(a) 5/27/00 Denied Skilled Nursing Unit Greene County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(a) 11/27/99 No longer required Foulkways @ Gwynedd 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(c) 11/27/99 Approved Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(d) 6/3/00 Approved Meadow View Senior Living Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(f) 10/28/00 Approved Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.37(b) 6/3/00 Approved Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(a) 6/3/00 Approved Meadow View Senior Living Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(b) 5/27/00 Approved Skilled Nursing Unit-Greene County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(c) and (d) 11/27/99 Approved Neshaminy Manor Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(d) 5/27/00 No longer Required Laurelbrooke Landing 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(e) 5/27/00 Approved Blair Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.67(k) 6/3/00 Approved Villa Teresa 28 Pa. Code § 205.72 5/27/00 Approved Millcreek Manor 28 Pa. Code § 210.17 5/27/00 Approved Bear Creek Health Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(e) 8/5/00 Denied The Long Home 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(f)(1)(h) 10/28/00 Denied ManorCare Health Services-Harrisburg 28 Pa. Code § 211.16(a) 10/28/00 Denied Regina Community Nursing Center 28 Pa. Code § 211.6(c) 5/27/00 Approved Request for Exceptions from Ambulatory Surgical Facilities Facility Name Regulation Date Published Decision Main Line Surgery Center, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(a)(1) 06/17/00 Denied Aestique Ambulatory Surgical Ctr, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(a)(1) & (2) 04/08/00 Denied Aestique Amb. Surgical Ctr. Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 551.22(2) 04/29/00 Denied Grandview Surgery & Laser Ctr. 28 Pa. Code § 551.22(3)(ii) 03/11/00 Denied UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.3 12/02/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.4 12/02/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Ctr 28 Pa. Code § 553.4(d) 12/02/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.31 12/02/00 Approved Heritage Valley Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.31 09/16/00 Denied UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code Chapter 555 12/02/00 Approved Heritage Valley Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.23(f) 09/16/00 Approved Aestique Amb. Surgical Ctr. Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 555.24(d) 04/29/00 Denied Heritage Valley Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.32(e) 09/16/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code Chapter 557 12/02/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 559.2 12/02/00 Approved Carlisle Hospital 28 Pa. Code Chap. 561 09/23/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 561.21 12/02/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 561.23 12/02/00 Approved Heritage Valley Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 563.1 09/16/00 Approved Heritage Valley Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 563.8 09/16/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 563.12 12/02/00 Approved Heritage Valley Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 565.12 09/16/00 Approved Heritage Valley Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 567.3 09/16/00 Approved UPMC Presbyterian South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 567.32 12/02/00 Approved Mt. Lebanon Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 07/22/00 Approved Request for Exceptions from Chapter 51 (General Information) Facility Name Regulation Date Published Decision Grandview Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.6 01/01/00 Denied Valley Advanced Imaging, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 07/22/00 Approved Christopher Chapman, MD 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 10/14/00 Approved Quantum PET 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 11/11/00 Approved The Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 12/02/00 Approved NorthernLitho, Inc. Lithotripsy Service 28 Pa. Code § 51.24 05/13/00 Denied ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-84. Filed for public inspection January 19, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
