Decisions on Requests for Exception to Health Care Facility Regulations [45 Pa.B. 2428]
[Saturday, May 16, 2015]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) of 28 Pa. Code 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 January 1, 2015, through March 31, 2015. Publications of decisions on exception requests will appear on a quarterly basis.
Requests for additional information on the exception request and the Department's decision should be made to the relevant division of the Department. Inquiries regarding hospitals, abortion facilities and ambulatory surgical facilities shall be addressed to Garrison E. Gladfelter, Jr., Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to Susan Williamson, Director, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, Room 528, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
Hospitals Facility Name 28 Pa. Code
RegulationRelating to Published Request Decision Fulton County Medical Center § 103.31 The chief executive officer 03/14/15 granted J C Blair Memorial Hospital § 103.31 The chief executive officer 03/07/15 granted Fulton County Medical Center § 103.33(b)(1) Responsibilities 03/14/15 granted J C Blair Memorial Hospital § 103.33(b)(1) Responsibilities 03/07/15 granted St. Luke's Hospital—Bethlehem § 105.1 Principle 01/10/15 denied St. Luke's University—Anderson § 105.1 Principle 02/14/15 denied Schuylkill Medical Center
East Norwegian Street§ 107.1 Principle 03/07/15 granted Schuylkill Medical Center
South Jackson Street§ 107.1 Principle 03/07/15 granted Nason Hospital § 107.26(b) Additional committees 03/07/15 granted Canonsburg Hospital § 107.26(b)(1) Additional committees 01/10/15 granted Nason Hospital § 107.32 Meetings and attendance 03/07/15 granted Lock Haven Hospital § 107.61 Written orders 09/27/14 denied New LifeCare Hospitals of
Chester County§ 107.62(a) Oral orders 03/14/15 denied New LifeCare Hospitals of
Chester County§ 107.62(b) Medical staff membership 03/14/15 denied York Hospital § 117.30(1) Emergency paramedic services 02/21/15 granted Select Specialty Hospital
Laurel Highlands§ 117.31 Principle 02/28/15 denied Select Specialty Hospital
Laurel Highlands§ 117.32 Location 02/28/15 denied Select Specialty Hospital
Laurel Highlands§ 117.33 Instruments and supplies 02/28/15 denied Penn Highlands DuBois
(DuBois Regional Medical Center), 100 Hospital Avenue DuBois§ 123.25(2) Control of anesthetic explosion hazards 12/13/14 withdrawn Robert Packer Hospital § 127.1 Radiology services—principle 02/21/15 granted St. Christopher's Hospital for Children § 127.1 Principle 03/07/15 withdrawn Carlisle Regional Medical Center § 127.32 Written orders 03/07/15 granted Nason Hospital § 127.32 Written orders (radiology) 03/14/15 granted Nason Hospital § 137.21(b)(5) Policies and procedures 03/07/15 granted Bryn Mawr Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.1.2.2(2) Entrances 02/07/15 granted Butler Memorial Hospital § 153.1 4-7.5.2(a) Bronchoscopy 02/14/15 granted Children's Hospital of Philadelphia § 153.1 2.6-2.2.2.2(1) Area 02/14/15 granted Children's Hospital of Philadelphia § 153.1 2.6-2.2.2.2(2)(b) Clearances 02/14/15 granted Geisinger Lewistown Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.1.3.7 Patient toilet room 03/14/15 granted Geisinger Medical Center § 153.1 3.1-3.6.10 Soiled holding rooms 03/28/15 granted Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.8.6.9 Clean supply rooms 02/14/15 granted Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.8.6.10 Soiled holding rooms 02/14/15 granted Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.8.6.12 Environmental services rooms 02/14/15 granted Gettysburg Hospital § 153.1 3.6-3.6.10 Soiled workrooms 02/07/15 granted Gettysburg Hospital § 153.1 3.6-3.6.10.1 Hand-washing stations 02/07/15 granted Gettysburg Hospital § 153.1 3.6-3.6.10.2 Flushing rim clinical sinks with bedpan washers 02/07/15 granted Gettysburg Hospital § 153.1 3.6-3.6.10.3 Work counters 02/07/15 granted Lancaster General Women and Babies Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.4.5.4(1) Patient toilet room 01/10/15 granted Lancaster General Women and Babies Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.4.5.2 Space requirements 01/10/15 granted Lehigh Valley Hospital § 153.1 3.1-8.7.2.3 Dimensions 02/28/15 withdrawn Meadville Medical Center § 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.1 Corridor width 01/03/15 granted Penn Highlands Clearfield § 153.1 2.1-2.2.5.3 Renovations 03/14/15 granted Penn Highlands Clearfield § 153.1 Table 2.1-4 Station outlets for hospitals (2.2-2.2.2) 03/21/15 granted Penn Highlands Elk § 153.1 3.1-7.2.2.1 Corridor width 01/03/15 granted Penn Highlands Elk § 153.1 3.1-6.2.4.1 Public toilet(s) 01/03/15 granted Penn Highlands Elk § 153.1 3.2-6.4.1 Lounge and toilet facilities 01/03/15 granted Penn Highlands Elk § 153.1 Table 2.1-4 Station outlets in hospitals (2.2-3.1.3.6) 02/28/15 granted Riddle Memorial Hospital § 153.1 3.1-6.2.4.1 Patient toilet rooms 02/14/15 granted Riddle Memorial Hospital § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2(1) Area 02/14/15 granted Riddle Memorial Hospital § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2(2)(b) Clearances 02/14/15 granted Riddle Memorial Hospital § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.3 Hand-washing stations 02/14/15 granted Somerset Hospital § 153.1 2.1-7.2.2.2(1) Ceiling height 02/21/15 granted Somerset Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.1.4.4(2) Secure holding rooms 02/21/15 granted UPMC Passavant Hospital § 153.1 2.6-2.2.2.7 Patient bathing facilities 02/07/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.2(1) Area 02/14/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 3.1-3.2.2.3 Hand-washing stations 02/14/15 denied UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.1-3.2.2.1(1) Area 03/14/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.1-3.2.2.2(1) Lights 03/14/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.1-3.2.2.2(2) Supply storage 03/14/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.1-3.2.2.2(3) Documentation 03/14/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.1-7.2.2.2(3) Ceiling heights 03/14/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.2-3.1.4.3(2) Wall lengths 03/14/15 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.2-3.1.4.3(3)(c) Wall protrusions 03/14/15 denied UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1 2.2-3.1.4.3(3)(d) Patient doors 03/14/15 granted UPMC St. Margaret (UPMC Natrona Heights Outpatient Center) § 153.1 2.2-3.4.5.2(1) Area 02/14/15 granted UPMC Passavant Hospital § 153.1 2.1-7.2.2.3(2) Door openings 01/10/15 granted Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic § 153.1 2.1-2.4.3.5(4) Seclusion treatment room 03/07/15 granted Westmoreland Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.3.4.4(1)(b)(ii) Phase II recovery room(s) or area 02/07/15 granted Windber Medical Center § 153.1 2.1-8.5.3.2 Size (TDRs) 01/10/15 granted York Hospital § 153.1 2.2-3.1.3.6 Examination/treatment rooms 01/10/15 granted York Hospital § 153.1 2.1-2.2.5.3 Renovations 02/07/15 granted Pinnacle Health System—
West Shore Pain Center§ 551.3(ii) Class B, Definitions (PS III patients) 02/07/15 granted Ambulatory Surgical Facilities The Eye Surgery Center § 123.25(2) Control of anesthetic explosion hazards 03/14/15 granted Eastern PA Nephrology Associates § 153.1 3.7-3.6.1 Nurse or control station 01/10/15 granted Eastern PA Nephrology Associates § 153.1 3.7-3.6.11.3(1) Storage space for stretchers 01/10/15 granted Allegheny Health Network Monroeville Surgery Center § 551.21 Criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/28/15 denied Eastern PA Nephrology Associates § 551.21(d) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 01/10/15 granted Premier Ophthalmology Surgical Center § 551.21(d) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 01/03/15 granted Wexford Surgery Center § 551.21(d) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 01/03/15 denied Wexford Surgery Center § 551.21(d) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 01/03/15 denied Wexford Surgery Center § 551.21(d) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 01/03/15 denied North East Surgery Center § 551.21(d)(1)—(3) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 02/07/15 granted Surgery Center at Penn Medicine University City § 551.21(d)(1) and (3) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/14/15 granted in part, denied in part Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center § 551.21(d)(2) Criteria for ambulatory surgery 11/01/14 denied Eastern PA Nephrology Associates § 551.3 Definitions 01/10/15 granted AFP Surgery Center, Inc. § 551.3(ii) Class B, Definitions (PS III Patients) 03/14/15 granted Jefferson Pain & Rehab Center § 551.3(ii) Class B, Definitions (PS III Patients) 03/14/15 denied Oxford Valley Pain and Surgical Center § 551.3(ii) Class B, Definitions (PS III Patients) 03/14/15 granted Pain Center of Wyoming Valley § 551.3(ii) Class B, Definitions (PS III Patients) 03/14/15 denied Peripheral Vascular Institute of Philadelphia, LLC § 551.3(ii) Class B, Definitions (PS III Patients) 02/28/15 denied The Skin Center (Center for Cosmetic Surgery, PC) § 551.3(ii) Class B, Definitions (PS III Patients) 02/28/15 withdrawn AFP Surgery Center, Inc. § 551.31(a) Principle (anesthesia services—Propofol) 03/14/15 granted AFP Surgery Center, Inc. § 553.31(a) Administrative responsibilities 03/14/15 granted AFP Surgery Center, Inc. § 555.31 Principle (anesthesia services) 03/14/15 granted Dermatologic SurgiCenter
Center City§ 569.35(7) General safety precautions 02/28/15 denied Dermatologic SurgiCenter
Drexel Hill§ 569.35(7) General safety precautions 02/28/15 denied Elite Surgery Center § 569.35(7) General safety precautions (flammable agents in ASF) 12/13/14 granted The Center for Spine Care at Lancaster NeuroScience § 569.35(7) General safety precautions 02/14/15 granted The Eye Surgery Center § 569.35(7) General safety precautions (flammable agents in ASF) 02/21/15 granted Pain Center of Wyoming Valley § 571.1 3.7-7.2.2.1(1) Corridor widths 02/14/15 granted Peripheral Vascular Institute of Philadelphia, LLC § 571.1 Table 3.1-3 Station outlets in outpatient facilities (3.1-8.4.4) 02/21/15 denied Nursing Care Facilities
Concordia at the Cedars § 201.18(e) Management 02/07/15 granted Butler Valley Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center § 205.20(d) and (f) Resident bedrooms 03/21/15 granted Henry Clay Villa, LP § 201.3 Definitions 03/07/15 granted Forbes Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare § 205.24(a) Dining room 01/24/15 granted Harmony Physical Rehabilitation § 205.25(a) Kitchens 02/21/15 granted Hearthside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 205.27 Lounge and recreation rooms 03/21/15 granted The Quadrangle § 205.28(b) Nurse's station 01/24/15 granted The Quadrangle § 205.33(a) Utility room 01/24/15 granted The Quadrangle § 205.36(h) Bathing facilities 01/24/15 granted Baldwin Health Center § 205.6(a) Function of building 02/07/15 granted Maple Winds Care Center § 205.6(a) Function of building 03/14/15 granted Oakwood Heights § 205.6(a) Function of building 02/07/15 granted Paramount Nursing and Rehabilitation at Peters Township, LLC § 205.6(a) Location 02/14/15 granted Paramount Nursing and Rehabilitation at Peters Township, LLC § 205.6(a) Function of building 02/14/15 granted Wesbury United Methodist Community § 205.6(a) Function of building 02/07/15 granted Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Inc. § 205.6(a) Function of building 03/28/15 granted Immaculate Mary Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare § 205.67(j) and (k) Electric requirements for existing and new construction 03/28/15 granted WillowBrooke Court at Southampton Estates § 205.67(j) and (k) Electric requirements for existing and new construction 01/31/15 granted WillowBrooke Court of Spring House Estates § 205.67(j) and (k) Electric requirements for existing and new construction 03/28/15 granted Passavant Retirement and Health Center § 207.2(b) Administrator's responsibility 03/14/15 granted Abington Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/07/15 granted Angela Jane Pavilion § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/24/15 granted Barbara J. Egan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/17/15 granted Bryn Mawr Extended Care Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/07/15 granted Cathedral Village § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 02/07/15 granted Deer Meadows Rehabilitation Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/14/15 granted Delaware Valley Veterans' Home § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 02/21/15 granted Emmanuel Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Maria Joseph Manor § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/14/15 granted Evangelical Manor § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 02/07/15 granted Gettysburg Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/24/15 granted Green Ridge Care Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/21/15 granted Hickory House Nursing Home § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/07/15 granted Highland Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/03/15 granted Immaculate Mary Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 02/21/15 granted Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/21/15 granted Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Sprenkle Drive § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 02/07/15 granted Majestic Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/10/15 granted ManorCare Health Services—Wallingford § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/14/15 granted ManorCare Health Services at Mercy Hospital § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/21/15 granted Paul's Run § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 02/07/15 granted Renaissance Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/28/15 granted River's Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/24/15 granted Shippensburg Health Care Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/10/15 granted Skilled Care Center at UTZ Terrace § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/17/15 granted Southeastern Pennsylvania Veteran's Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/14/15 granted Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/31/15 granted St. Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/24/15 granted St. John Neumann Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 02/07/15 granted Whitestone Care Center § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 03/21/15 granted Wood River Village § 211.9(g) Pharmacy services 01/17/15 granted Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care or the Division of Nursing Care Facilities at the previously referenced addresses or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons, V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
KAREN M. MURPHY, PhD, RN,
Acting Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-921. Filed for public inspection May 15, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
