51 Hospitals; requests for exceptions  

  • Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions

    [46 Pa.B. 295]
    [Saturday, January 9, 2016]

     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 exception relate to regulations governing hospital licensure in 28 Pa. Code Chapters 51 and 101—158 (relating to general information; and general and special hospitals), with the exception of 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 (relating to minimum standards). Exception requests related to 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 are listed separately in this notice.

    Facility Name Regulation
    Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr 28 Pa. Code § 138.15 (relating to high-risk cardiac catheterizations)
    28 Pa. Code § 138.18 (relating to EPS studies)
    Pinnacle Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 133.21 (relating to facilities)
    28 Pa. Code § 133.31 (relating to policies and procedures)
    Reading Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 133.21
    28 Pa. Code § 133.31

     The following hospitals are requesting 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 and Outpatient Facilities (Guidelines). The following list includes the citation to the section under the Guidelines that the hospital is seeking an exception, as well as the publication year of the applicable Guidelines.

    Facility Name Guidelines Section Relating to Publication Year
    Main Line Hospital Lankenau
     Medical Center2.1-2.2.5.1 Locations—hand-washing stations 2014
    2.2-3.1.3.6(10)Treatment rooms or areas—fast track 2014
    2.2-3.12.2.8 Nurses stations 2014
    Somerset Hospital2.2-3.3.2.1(1)(a)Space requirements—operating room 2014
    UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside2.1-8.5.3.2Size—technology distribution rooms (TDRs) 2014
    3.1-3.2.2.2(1)Space requirements—area2014
    York Hospital 2.1-2.2.5.3 Renovations—hand-washing stations 2014
    Ventilation of Health Facilities 4 ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE standard 170-2013 Table 7.1 design parameters—inpatient nursing, patient rooms 2014

     All requests previously listed 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 address listed previously. 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 the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service (800) 654-5984 (TT).

    KAREN M. MURPHY, PhD, RN, 
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-51. Filed for public inspection January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]

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