Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations [37 Pa.B. 5856]
[Saturday, October 27, 2007]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) 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 June, 2007 through September, 2007. Future publications of decisions on exception requests will appear on a quarterly basis.
Requests for additional information on the exception requests and the Department's decision 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, Susan Legros, Acting Director, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to the Division of Nursing Care Facilities, William Bordner, Director, Room 528, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. 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).
Hospitals Facility Name Regulation Relating to Request Published Decision Community Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 51.3c notification 07/21/07 granted Eastern Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning 07/21/07 granted Montgomery County Advanced Medical Imaging 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning 08/18/07 granted Grove City Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning 08/18/07 granted Pinnacle Health Hospitals 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning 08/18/07 granted Memorial Hospital of York 28 Pa. Code § 101.191 multiple facilities 09/01/07 denied UPMC Northwest 28 Pa. Code § 103.4(3) functions 06/23/07 withdrawn The Surgical Specialty Center
at Coordinated Health28 Pa. Code § 107.2 medical staff membership--
podiatrists09/01/07 granted Excela Health--Westmoreland 28 Pa. Code §§ 107.11
and 146.1amedical staff bylaws, rules and
regulations, infection control08/18/07 granted Excela Health--Frick 28 Pa. Code §§ 107.11
and 146.1amedical staff bylaws, rules and
regulations, infection control08/18/07 granted Excela Health--Latrobe 28 Pa. Code §§ 107.11 and 146.1a medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, infection control 08/18/07 granted Millcreek Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.25(8) medical staff executive committee 09/15/07 denied UPMC Northwest 28 Pa. Code § 107.26 additional committees 06/23/07 not needed Warren General 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 06/02/07 denied UPMC Northwest 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 orders for medications/treatment 08/18/07 denied Millcreek Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 117.30(1) emergency paramedic services 06/23/07 granted Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 03/31/07 granted Altoona Regional Health System 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 05/19/07 granted Aliquippa Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 07/07/07 granted Somerset Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 07/07/07 granted Pottstown Memorial Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 07/07/07 granted Nason Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 07/07/07 granted UPMC St. Margaret 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 07/07/07 granted Albert Einstein Healthcare Network 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 07/21/07 granted Jameson Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 07/28/07 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/04/07 granted Bloomsburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/04/07 granted Penn State Hershey Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/04/07 granted Alle-Kiski Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/04/07 granted Edgewood Surgical Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/18/07 granted Ohio Valley General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/18/07 granted St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/18/07 granted Chestnut Hill Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 09/01/07 granted Main Line Hospital--Paoli 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 08/25/07 granted Phoenixville Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 09/08/07 granted Bradford Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 09/08/07 granted York Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 09/08/07 granted Divine Providence Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 09/08/07 granted Doylestown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25(2) regulations for control of anesthetic explosion hazards 09/29/07 granted Sharon Regional Health System 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 diagnostic orders--chiropractors and other MDs not on staff 8/18/07 denied Lower Bucks Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.1 cardiac catheterizations only in a hospital 08/18/07 granted UPMC Horizon 28 Pa. Code § 138.2 definition of cardiac catherization area 09/01/07 granted Sacred Heart Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.15 high-risk cardiac catheterization--open heart program 08/18/07 withdrawn Riddle Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.18(b) EPS studies 08/18/07 granted Albert Einstein Healthcare Network 28 Pa. Code § 139.12(a) perinatal guidelines 08/18/07 granted Armstrong County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.10.H1 cardiac catheterization laboratory 01/20/07 granted St. Clair Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 5.1.3.7(1)(b); 5.1.3.7(b); 5.1.3.7(1)(a); 5.1.3.7(1)(c) 04/14/07 granted Pinnacle Health Hospitals--Harrisburg 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 5.7.3.1; 5.7.3.2 05/05/07 granted DuBois Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.3.1 treatment room square footage 05/12/07 granted Bradford Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.10HI / now 5.4.1.1 06/02/07 granted Community Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.4.2.1 patient care areas 06/02/07 granted Western Pennsylvania Hospital--Forbes Regional 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.8A3 sterilizing facilities 06/02/07 granted Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.4--2.1.1.2 patient rooms;
2.4--3.1.1 dining/recreation; 2.4--2.1.5.1(1) showers/tub room05/26/07 granted Titusville Area Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.12--2.1.1.1 hand washing 07/21/07 denied Punxsutawney Area Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.3.1 sq footage of treatment rooms 07/21/07 granted Moses Taylor Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 4.4.7.1 (table 2.1.5) medical gas
outlets; 10.2.1.1 (2.1.3) air
filtration; 3.1.1.5 hand washing07/21/07 granted Albert Einstein Healthcare Network 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1--4.2.3.1 exam room and
4.2.3.2 toilet room08/18/07 granted Good Samaritan Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.3.2.2 patient holding 08/18/07 granted Jameson Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.2.1.2 equipment; 5.6.1
housekeeping room; 2.1.3.10
soiled workroom; 2.1.1.7(1) pt
wardrobe08/18/07 granted Jameson Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.1.6 toilet room;
2.1.15 hand wash stations08/18/07 granted Select Specialty Hospital--
Central Pennsylvania28 Pa. Code § 153.1 9.2.3.1 elevator size 08/18/07 granted Troy Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1--5.3.3.3(1) Phase II recovery 08/18/07 denied St. Luke's Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 5.1.2.5(2) treatment room 09/08/07 denied Excela Westmoreland Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 8.1.2.1 IBC code--handicapped accessible patient toilets 09/15/07 not DOH jurisdiction DSI Bucks County 28 Pa. Code § 153.1c NFPA 101--18.2.2.2.9 and 7.2.1.14 09/29/07 not DOH jurisdiction DSI Bucks County 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 8.2.2.3 of AIA Guidelines 09/29/07 granted Ambulatory Surgical Facilities Center for Spine Care at
Lancaster Neuroscience and Spine Associates28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 03/10/07 denied Carbon-Schuylkill Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 06/02/07 granted Rhawn Street Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 06/02/07 granted Grand View Endosocpy Center at Harleysville 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 07/21/07 granted Endoscopy Center at St. Mary 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 07/21/07 granted Main Line Endoscopy Center, East 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 08/18/07 granted Mountain Laurel Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 08/18/07 granted Mt. Airy Ambulatory Endoscopy Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 08/18/07 granted Main Line Endoscopy Center, East 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 09/01/07 granted Temple University School of
Podiatric Medicine Ambulatory Surgical Center28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 09/01/07 granted PMA Gastroenterology Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 09/08/07 denied 20/20 Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 09/15/07 granted West Chester Endoscopy, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions--PS3 09/13/07 granted Wellspan Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3(a) administrative responsibilities 08/18/07 granted Abington Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) criteria for surgery--laparoscopic procedures 06/02/07 granted Northwood Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) criteria for surgery--laparoscopic procedures 06/02/07 granted Gettysburg Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) criteria for surgery--laparoscopic procedures 07/21/07 granted/
deniedSmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.1 governing body 08/18/07 granted Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 553.1 governing body 09/15/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.4(a) annual governing body meeting 09/29/07 granted PMA Gastroenterology Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.31(a) anesthesia services--propofol 09/15/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.1 medical staff 08/18/07 granted Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 555.1 medical staff 09/15/07 granted CHP South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.2 medical staff membership 07/21/07 denied CHP North Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.2 medical staff membership 07/21/07 denied CHP South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.3(d)(2)(3) reappointment 07/21/07 denied CHP North Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.3(d)(2)(3) reappointment 07/21/07 denied Valley Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.31(a) anesthesia services--propofol 08/19/06 granted Drexel Center for Digestive Health 28 Pa. Code § 555.31(a) anesthesia services--propofol 08/18/07 granted Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine ASC 28 Pa. Code § 555.31(a) anesthesia services--propofol 07/21/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 557.1 principle--quality assurance 08/18/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 557.3(f) quality assurance committee 09/29/07 granted Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 557.4 quality assurance 09/15/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 563.1 principle--medical records 08/18/07 not needed SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 563.2(a) medical records service 09/29/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 563.12 form and content of record 08/18/07 denied SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 567 environmental services--infection control 08/18/07 denied Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 567.2 quality assurance committee 09/15/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 567.2(1) infection control prevention, control and investigation 09/29/07 granted SmartHealth Norwin Hills Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 567.2(i) written standards for ASF sanitation and asepsis 09/29/07 granted CHP South Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 03/31/07 granted Surgery Center of the Main Line 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 07/07/07 granted UPMC St. Margaret Harmar Outpatient Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 07/07/07 granted Gamma Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 07/21/07 granted Harrisburg Endoscopy and Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 07/28/07 granted Evangelical Ambulatory Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 08/04/07 granted Altoona Regional Health System Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 08/04/07 granted Center for Same Day Surgery, The 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 08/04/07 granted Surgical Center of York 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 08/18/07 granted Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 09/08/07 granted Surgery Center at Brinton Lake, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 09/29/07 granted Surgery Center of Central Pennsylvania 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 3.1 2.1.3 treatment rooms
and 3.7 2.4.1 recovery areas07/21/07 granted Ludwick Laser and Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 9.5.F3c recovery stations 08/18/07 granted Excela Health--Latrobe NUMEROUS governing body, medical staff 06/02/07 granted/not necessary Excela Health--Frick NUMEROUS governing body, medical staff 06/02/07 granted/not necessary Excela Health--Westmoreland NUMEROUS governing body, medical staff 06/02/07 granted/not necessary Nursing Care Facilities
Presbyterian Homes of the Presbytery of Huntingdon 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 07/21/07 granted Wayne Woodlands Manor 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 07/21/07 granted Belle Haven 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 07/21/07 granted Laurel View Village 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 08/04/07 granted Shamokin Area Community Hospital Skilled Nursing 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 location 06/23/07 granted Shamokin Area Community Hospital Skilled Nursing 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 06/23/07 granted Sunbury Community Hospital Skilled Nursing 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 06/23/07 granted Muncy Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 06/23/07 granted Bucktail Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 06/23/07 granted The Village at Luther Square 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 07/21/07 granted Maple Winds Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 07/21/07 granted Renaissance Gardens at Maris Grove 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 07/28/07 granted Laurel Care Nursing and Rehab Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 08/04/07 granted Memorial Hospital, Inc. Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 08/04/07 granted Charles Cole Memorial Hospital ECF 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 08/04/07 granted Baptist Homes of Western 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 08/18/07 granted Mt. Macrina Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 08/18/07 granted Centre Crest 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 09/01/07 granted Arbutus Park Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 09/22/07 granted Jefferson Manor Health Care 28 Pa. Code § 206.6(a) function of building 09/22/07 granted Chatham Acres Nursing Center, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.20(d)(f) resident bedrooms 06/23/07 granted Garden Spot Village 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(a) nurses' station 06/30/07 granted The Health Center at The Hill at Whitemarsh 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(b) nurses' station 07/28/07 granted Bucktail Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(a) nurses' station 07/28/07 granted Holy Family Residence 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(b) nurses' station 07/28/07 granted Golden Living Center--Mansion 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 08/04/07 granted Lebanon Valley Brethren Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.67(k) electric requirements 07/21/07 granted Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.68(a) special electrical req 09/22/07 granted HealthSouth York Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(b) nursing services 06/23/07 granted Mercy Jeannette Hospital Skilled Nursing Center 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(b) nursing services 07/21/07 granted CALVIN B. JOHNSON, M. D., M.P.H.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-2000. Filed for public inspection October 26, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]
