532 1999 group two exception requests Medical Assistance long term care participation review

DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WELFARE

1999 Group Two Exception Requests Medical Assistance Long Term Care Participation Review

[30 Pa.B. 1697]

   The Department of Public Welfare (Department), by statement of policy effective December 18, 1996, adopted an interim policy announcing that, as a general matter, it intended to exercise its discretion to terminate or to refuse to enter into an MA provider agreement with a provider of nursing facility services that sought to increase the number of MA certified nursing facility beds through enrollment or expansion, unless the Department granted an exception on a case-by-case basis to permit that provider to enroll or expand. Effective August 11, 1997, this statement of policy was revised to state that enrolled nursing facility providers are prohibited from expanding their licensed bed capacity, under any circumstances, without first receiving an exception from the Department. A statement of policy that sets forth the guidelines the Department will use when making its case-by-case exception request decisions was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 10, 1998 (28 Pa.B. 138), and is codified at 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a.

   By this notice, published under 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a(e)(4), the Department announces the 1999 Group Two exception requests covering the submission period of July 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.

Expansion Projects

Number	Name	Address	County	Beds
JD99001	Stenton Hall Nursing and    Rehab Center	7310 Stenton Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19150	Philadelphia	5
JD99004	Hamar Village Care Center	Chestwick, PA	Allegheny	8
JD99005	Belvedere Nursing and    Convalescent Center	2507 Chestnut Street Chester, PA 19013	Delaware	49
JD99008	Shippensburg Health Care    Center	121 Walnut Bottom Road Shippensburg, PA 17257	Cumberland	10
JD99009	Masonic Eastern Star    Home-East	850 Norristown Road Warminster, PA	Bucks	8

New Facility Projects

Number	Name	Address	County	Beds
JD99002	Parkside Healthcare, Inc.	North Philadelphia Area	Philadelphia	100
JD99003	Moravian Village of    Bethlehem	East Market Street Bethlehem, PA	Northampton	60
JD99006	Montgomery County    Geriatric & Rehab Center	Norristown, PA	Montgomery	88
JD99007	University of Pittsburgh,    Montefiore Hosp TCU	Oakland Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Allegheny	30
JD99010	Wellness Concepts, Inc.	Philadelphia Area	Philadelphia	30

   Copies of the above-listed exception requests are available for review by the public during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment to review a request, call [phone].

   The Department will accept written comments related to the requests for a 30-day period following the date of this publication. Written comments may be submitted to: Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of LTC Programs, Attention: Policy Section, P. O. Box 8025, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

   Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling [phone] (TDD users) or [phone] (Voice users). Persons who require another alternative format should contact Thomas Vracarich at [phone].

FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,   
Secretary

   Fiscal Note:  14-NOT-235. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-532. Filed for public inspection March 24, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]