531 Application of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for exception to 28 Pa. Code § 101.54

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Application of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 101.54

[30 Pa.B. 1697]

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) gives notice that Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 101.54 which requires that a license be issued for the bed complement within approved existing facilities. CHOP requests the exception so that it may utilize a 25 bed unit physically located within the Children's Seashore House (CSH) of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and included within CSH's licensed bed complement to provide inpatient care to CHOP patients. The Department had granted a similar previous request from CHOP for the fall and winter of 1999-2000. The present request is to extend the utilization of the CSH beds until June 15, 2000.

   The request is on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of the request for exception by requesting a copy from: Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, PA Department of Health, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Telephone: [phone], 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 5 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 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. 00-531. Filed for public inspection March 24, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]