Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations [35 Pa.B. 6285] 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 July 1, 2005, through September 30, 2005. 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, Sandra Knoble, Director, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17108. 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 17108. 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).
Exception Requests--Hospitals Facility Name Regulation Relating to Decision Hazleton General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 101.191 multiclinical facilities denied West Chester Rehabilitation
Hospital28 Pa. Code § 107.2 medical staff membership--podiatrists granted Temple East 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 medical staff membership--podiatrists granted Allegheny General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.23 clinical department chairperson denied Somerset Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(2) tissue committee meetings granted Mercy Jeannette Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(2) tissue committee meetings granted Punxsutawney Area Hospital, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(2) tissue committee granted Frick Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(2) tissue committee granted Westmoreland Regional Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(2) tissue committee granted UPMC Braddock 28 Pa. Code § 107.31 medical staff meetings granted Brandywine Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.1 cardiac catheterization denied St. Joseph's Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 139.12(a) neonatal units denied Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 NFPA Life Safety Code granted Select Specialty Hospital of McKeesport 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.B10 exam room granted St. Joseph's Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.9.D25 decontamination area; 7.3.A8 hand washing stations; 7.3.A3f(3)(k) staff clothing change areas;
7.14.B9 examination room; 7.14.B11 soiled work room; 7.14.B14 environmentalgranted/denied in part St. Joseph's Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.14.B17 storage space;
7.2.E seclusion room;
7.2.B18 storage space;
7.3.A16h storage space;
7.22.C general storage roomsgranted/denied in part Magee-Womens Hospital of
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.7.A4 cystoscopic
procedure roomgranted DuBois Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.9.D24 secure holding granted Albert Einstein Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.B17 equipment storage
room or alcove--requires 10
sq. ft. per patient bed (48 pt
beds or 480 sq. ft.)denied Memorial Hospital of Towanda 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.B19 showers and tubs granted UPMC Northwest 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.A3 each patient room
shall have a windowdenied St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards--room; 7.2.A4 handwashing stations; 7.2.B4 handwashing stations; granted St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.B2 dictation area;
7.2.B5 charting area;
7.2.B6 staff toilet room;
7.2.B7 staff lounge;
7.2.B9 multipurpose room; 7.2.B10 exam/txnot necessary St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.B11 clean workroom;
7.2.B12 soiled workroom; 7.2.B13a medication prep room; 7.2.B14 clean linen storagenot necessary St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.B15 nourishment area; 7.2.B16 ice machine;
7.2.17 equipment storage room; 7.2.B19 showers and tubs; 7.2.B22not necessary Exception Requests--Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
The Scranton Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 classification levels granted The Eye Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 classification--Class B granted Carbon-Schuylkill Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 classification levels--Class B facility granted Carlisle Regional Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions denied Digestive Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions denied Aestique Ambulatory Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(a)(1) criteria for ambulatory surgery denied Aestique Ambulatory Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(a)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery denied Heritage Valley Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery--laparoscopic cholecystectomy denied Apple Hill Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery--laparoscopic cholecystectomy granted Fairgrounds Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery denied Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery granted/denied in part Digestive Health Center of
Indiana P. C.28 Pa. Code § 551.31(d) licensure denied South Surgery Center
Indiana P. C.28 Pa. Code §§ 553.1, 555.2, 555.3 governing body, medical staff membership granted Ambulatory Surgical Facility
at Ford Road Campus28 Pa. Code Chapter 553 governance and management granted Harrisburg Interventional
Pain Management Center28 Pa. Code § 553.31(a) administrative granted Ambulatory Surgical Facility
at Ford Road Campus28 Pa. Code Chapter 555 medical staff granted Digestive Health Center of
Indiana, P. C.28 Pa. Code §§ 555.3, 555.31 anesthesia services--propofol granted Hazleton Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code §§ 555.3, 555.31 anesthesia services--propofol granted South Hills Endoscopy 28 Pa. Code § 555.31(a) anesthesia services granted 20/20 Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.31(a) anesthesia services--propofol granted Eynon Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.31(a) anesthesia--diprivan granted North Shore Endoscopy Center, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 555.31(a) anesthesia services granted Ambulatory Surgical Facility at Ford Road Campus 28 Pa. Code Chapter 557 quality assurance granted Ambulatory Surgical Facility at Ford Campus 28 Pa. Code Chapter 563 medical records granted South Hills Endoscopy 28 Pa. Code § 567.11(7) operating room equipment--thoracotomy tray denied Blair Plastic Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 9.5F3c recovery stations granted Surgery Center at Edgeworth Commons 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 9.5.F3c recovery stations granted Plastic Surgery Associates of Johnstown, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 9.5.H2a.(3) OR ceilings;
9.5.F5(i) staff clothing
change area;
9.5.F3 post anesthesia recovery;
9.5.E1 soiled workroomgranted The Skin Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 9.5.H1a corridor width;
9.5.F2c OR dimensions;
9.5.F5K stretcher storage
granted The Skin Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 9.5.F5j outpatient change area not necessary Exception Requests--Nursing Care Facilities Lancashire Hall 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions granted Willowbrooke at Brittany Pointe Estates 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions granted Masonic Homes 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions granted UPMC Transitional Care 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management temporary approval UPMC Horizon Transitional Care Center Greenville 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management granted UPMC Horizon Transitional Care Center Shenango 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management granted Harmarville Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management no longer required Transitional Care Center at Warren General 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management denied Monticello House 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building granted Moravian Village Long-Term Care Facility 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building granted Monticello House at Riddle Village 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building granted HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building granted Valley View Haven, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building granted Lock Haven Hospital Extended Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building granted Laurel Ridge Center Rehab Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) bathing facilities granted Orchard Manor, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.19(b) windows and windowsills granted Frick Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.24(a) dining room granted Westmoreland Skilled Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.24(a) dining room, lounge and rec rooms granted Hospitality Care Center of
Hermitage, Inc.28 Pa. Code § 205.24(a) dining room granted HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.26(e) laundry granted Frick Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.27 lounge and recreation room granted Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America 28 Pa. Code § 205.28(b) nurses' station granted HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(c) utility room granted Rolling Fields, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(b) bathing facilities withdrawn HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(f)
and (g)bathing facilities granted Harmarville Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities granted Landis Homes 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities granted HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities granted Beverly Healthcare--Erie 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(a) toilet facilities granted Barbara J. Egan
Nursing & Rehab28 Pa. Code § 205.38(a) toilet facilities granted HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(d) toilet facilities granted HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.39(b) toilet room equipment granted HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.67(e) electric requirements granted Homestead Village, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.67(k) electric requirements for existing
and new constructiongranted UPMC Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(b) nursing services temporary approval Lawson Nursing Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(b) nursing services temporary approval Mercy Jeannette
Hospital Skilled Nursing28 Pa. Code § 211.12(b) nursing services granted CALVIN B. JOHNSON, M.D., M.P.H.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-2095. Filed for public inspection November 11, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
