239 Hospitals; requests for exceptions

Hospitals; Requests for Exceptions

[46 Pa.B. 824]
[Saturday, February 13, 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
Divine Providence Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 131.22 (relating to treatment orders)
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 113.5(a) (relating to pharmacy and therapeutics committee)
Heritage Valley Beaver	28 Pa. Code § 143.4 (relating to medical appraisal of a podiatric patient) 28 Pa. Code § 143.5 (relating to medical supervision of podiatric patients)
Lehigh Valley Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 107.61 (relating to written orders) 28 Pa. Code § 111.27 (relating to nutritional aspects of patient care)
Lehigh Valley Hospital—Hazleton	28 Pa. Code § 107.61 28 Pa. Code § 111.27
Lehigh Valley Hospital—Muhlenburg	28 Pa. Code § 107.61 28 Pa. Code § 111.27
Lower Bucks Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 138.15 (relating to high-risk cardiac catheterizations)
Muncy Valley Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 131.22
Ohio Valley General Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 138.18(b) (relating to EPS studies)
St. Clair Memorial Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 107.61
UPMC East	28 Pa. Code § 138.18(b)
UPMC Horizon	28 Pa. Code § 107.61 28 Pa. Code § 111.27
UPMC McKeesport	28 Pa. Code § 138.18(b)
Wayne Memorial Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 138.15
Wellspan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital	28 Pa. Code § 107.61
Williamsport Regional Medical Center	28 Pa. Code § 131.22

 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
Children's Institute of Pittsburgh	2.1-2.4.3.9(1)(b)	Seclusion rooms—special design  elements	2014
Guthrie Towanda Memorial  Hospital	3.7-3.4.3.2(2)(b)(i)	Phase II space requirements	2014
J C Blair Memorial Hospital	2.1-3.2.2.2	Examination rooms or emergency  department treatment rooms	2014
	2.2-3.1.3.6(2)	Treatment rooms or areas	2014
Jameson Memorial Hospital	2.2-3.4.5.4(1)	Patient toilet rooms	2014
Penn Highlands DuBois  (104 West Mahoning Street,  Punxsutawney)	1.3-3.3.1.1	Healthcare facilities shall provide  parking. . .	2014
	3.1-3.6.10	Soiled holding rooms	2014
	3.1-3.6.6.2(1)(a)	Work areas for preparing, dispensing  and administering medications	2014
	3.1-3.8.2	Toilets rooms for patient use	2014
	3.1-6.2.1	Vehicular drop-off and pedestrian  entrances	2014
	3.1-7.2.2.3(2)(b)	Doors and door hardware openings	2014
	3.11-6.2.4	Public toilets	2014
Penn Highlands DuBois  (761 Johnsonburg Road,  St. Marys)	3.1-3.6.10	Soiled holding rooms	2014
	3.1-6.2.4	Public toilets	2014
	3.1-3.6.6.2(1)(a)	Work areas for preparing, dispensing,  and administering medications	2014
	3.1-5.5.1.1	Environmental services room—  number	2014
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center	2.2-3.4.8.3	Patient changing rooms	2014
St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem	3.1-3.6.5.3	Additional requirements for  hand-washing stations that serve  multiple patient care stations	2014
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside	2.1-8.5.3.2	Size—technology distribution rooms  (TDRs)	2014
Sunbury Hospital	2.5-2.2.2.2(1)	Space requirements	2014
UPMC Horizon	4-6.7.1	Air distribution systems—general	2014
Waynesboro Hospital	2.1-8.5.1.2	Size (TSERs)	2014
	2.2-2.6.2.2(4)	Space requirements	2014
	2.2-2.6.2.6	Toilet rooms or human waste disposal  rooms	2014
	2.2-2.6.8.1	Family and visitor lounges	2014
	4-Tables 6.4 and 7.1	ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard  170-2013   Table 6.4 Minimum filter    efficiencies—inpatient care	2014
		Table 7.1 Design parameters—    inpatient nursing, patient    rooms	2014
Williamsport Regional Medical  Center	2.2-3.6.3.6(1)	Support areas for PET facilities	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, [phone], fax [phone], [e-mail]. 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 [phone], for speech and/or hearing impaired persons V/TT [phone], or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service [phone] (TT).

KAREN M. MURPHY, PhD, RN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-239. Filed for public inspection February 12, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]