441 Application of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for exception to 28 Pa. Code § 571.1

Application of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 571.1

[30 Pa.B. 1423]

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) hereby gives notice that the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 which require compliance with minimum standards contained in the following publication: Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Healthcare Facilities. Specifically, HUP requests an exception from Section 7.16.A2. which requires one vacuum outlet per autopsy room workstation and one medical air outlet per autopsy room workstation.

   The request is on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of the 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: [phone], E-Mail: [e-mail].

   Those persons who wish to comment on this exception request may do so by sending a letter by mail, E-mail or facsimile to the Division and address listed.

   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 disability who wish to obtain a copy of the request and/or provide comments to the Department and require an auxiliary aide service or other accommodation to do so, should contact Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care at [phone], V/TT: [phone] for speech and/or hearing impaired persons or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] [TT].

ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-441. Filed for public inspection March 10, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]