Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations [33 Pa.B. 5785] 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 September 1, 2003, through November 30, 2003. 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 Sandra Knoble, Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, P. O. Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to William Bordner, Chief, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, P. O. Box 90, 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 Request
PublishedDecision Saint Vincent Health Center--Erie 28 Pa. Code § 51.3(a) notification--60 days 8/9/03 not necessary Community Medical Center
Healthcare System28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 granted in part Kindred Hospital, Wyoming Valley 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 granted in part Mercy Special Care
Hospital--Nanticoke28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 granted in part Tyler Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 granted in part Moses Taylor Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 not necessary St. Lukes Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 granted in part Allied Services Rehab Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 not necessary Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 6/21/03 granted in part Centre Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders--PAs and midwives 7/26/03 granted Doylestown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders--CRNPs and PAs 7/26/03 granted in part Geisinger Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders--CRNPs and PAs 7/26/03 granted in part Healthsouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders--PAs 7/26/03 granted Marian Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders 7/26/03 granted in part Hazleton St. Joseph Medical Ctr. 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Hazleton General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Mercy Hospital--Scranton 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Mercy Hospital--Wilkes-Barre 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Armstrong County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Greene County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders--PA 7/26/03 granted in part MidValley Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 8/9/03 not necessary Moses Taylor Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA/CNM 8/9/03 not necessary Punxsutawney Area Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders PA/CNM 8/9/03 not necessary Shriners Hospital for Children 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 8/9/03 not necessary St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/PA 8/9/03 not necessary Abington Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.61 written orders CRNP/CNM/PA 8/2/03 not necessary Community Medical Center
Healthcare System28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 6/21/03 granted in part Kindred Hospital, Wyoming Valley 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 6/21/03 granted in part Tyler Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 6/21/03 granted in part Moses Taylor Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 6/21/03 not necessary St. Lukes Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 6/21/03 granted in part Allied Services Rehab Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 6/21/03 not necessary Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 6/21/03 granted in part Geisinger Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders--CRNPs and PAs 7/26/03 granted in part Healthsouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders--PAs 7/26/03 granted Marian Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 7/26/03 granted in part Uniontown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 7/26/03 granted Armstrong County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Greene County Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders--PA 7/26/03 granted in part Punxsutawney Area Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders PA/CNM 8/9/03 not necessary Shriners Hospital for Children 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders CRNP/PA 8/9/03 not necessary St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders CRNP/PA 8/9/03 not necessary Abington Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders CRNP/CNM/PA 8/2/03 not necessary Mercy Special Care Hospital--Nanticoke 28 Pa. Code § 107.62(b) oral orders 6/21/03 granted in part Hazleton St. Joseph's Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.62(b) oral orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Hazleton General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62(b) oral orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Mercy Hospital--Scranton 28 Pa. Code § 107.62(b) oral orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part Mercy Hospital--Wilkes-Barre 28 Pa. Code § 107.62(b) oral orders CRNP/PA 7/26/03 granted in part MidValley Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62(b) oral orders CRNP/PA CRNP/PA/CNM 8/9/03 not necessary Moses Taylor Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.62(b) oral orders 8/9/03 not necessary Allegheny General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.64 administration of drugs 12/14/02 granted Forbes Regional Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.64 administration of drugs 3/29/03 granted in part Bucktail Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 109.2(b) director of nursing 7/26/03 granted Forbes Regional Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 117.30 emergency paramedic 3/29/03 granted in part Indiana Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders-- chiropractors 11/17/01 granted St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders diagnostic radiology CRNP/PA 8/9/03 not necessary St. Clair Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 131.22 treatment orders for rehabilitation 8/9/03 not necessary Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.2 cardiac catheterization services definitions 3/29/03 granted Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.15 high risk cardiac catheterizations 3/29/03 granted Jeanes Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.15 high risk cardiac catheterization 3/16/02 denied Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.17(c) emergent PTCA services 3/29/03 granted Geisinger Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.28.B8 (relating to ceiling finishes) 1/25/03 granted Lock Haven Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 minimum standards-- 7.23.D4 employee 7/26/03 granted DuBois Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 minimum standards-- 7.10.H3 control room 7/26/03 not necessary Meadville Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 minimum standards-- 9.5.F2(1) c Class B OR 8/9/03 granted Suburban General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 minimum standards-- 7.2.B19 Showers and bathtubs 8/23/03 granted Hanover Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 Minimum standards-- 9.1.c facility access 9/20/03 denied Edgewood Place 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 minimum standards-- 7.2.B19 showers and tubs 10/4/03 granted Exception Requests--Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
Altoona Hospital ASC 28 Pa. Code § 553 governing body 8/9/03 granted Suburban Gastroenterology Assoc. 28 Pa. Code § 569.2 fire safety codes 3/29/03 not necessary Suburban Gastroenterology Assoc. 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 minimum standards-- Appendix A Table 4.3 3/29/03 not necessary Plaza Surgical Center, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 minimum standards-- 9.5.E1 soiled workroom 8/2/03 granted Plaza Surgical Center, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 minimum standards-- 9.5.F5(m) housekeeping 8/2/03 granted Exception Requests--Nursing Homes
Berwick Retirement Village Nursing Home 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 location 3/29/03 rescinded Mercy Jeannette Hospital Skilled Nursing Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 locations 7/26/03 granted Rothermel L. Caplan Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.17 location 8/2/03 granted Linden Hall 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management 8/23/03 rescinded Beverly Healthcare Meadville 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 6/21/03 rescinded Holy Family Manor, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 7/26/03 granted The Lebanon Valley Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 7/26/03 granted ManorCare Health Services--Pottstown 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 7/26/03 granted Nottingham Village 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 8/9/03 granted Marian Manor Corporation 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 8/30/03 granted Westwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 9/20/03 denied Church of the Brethren Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.9(a) corridors 4/19/03 rescinded Bloomsburg Health Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.19(b) windows and window sills 8/23/03 granted Passavant Retirement and Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.24(a) dining room 8/30/03 granted Passavant Retirement and Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.27 lounge and recreation rooms 8/30/03 granted The Wesley Village 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(a) utility room 4/26/03 rescinded The Wesley Village 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(b) utility room 4/26/03 rescinded The Wesley Village 28 Pa. Code § 205.33 utility room 4/26/03 rescinded The Glen at Willow Valley 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 7/12/03 granted Masonic Village at Sewickley 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 8/23/03 granted Inglis House 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 8/30/03 granted Beverly Manor of Lancaster 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(a) toilet facilities 6/14/03 granted Holy Family Manor, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(b) toilet facilities 9/6/03 granted CALVIN B. JOHNSON, M.D., M.P.H.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2241. Filed for public inspection November 21, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
