Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations [39 Pa.B. 2643]
[Saturday, May 23, 2009]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) 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 2009 through March 2009. Future publications of decisions on exception requests will appear on a quarterly basis.
Requests for additional information on the exception requests and the Department's decision should be made to the relevant division of the Department. Inquiries regarding hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities shall be addressed to the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Joanne Salsgiver, Acting Director, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to the Division of Nursing Care Facilities, William Bordner, Director, Room 528, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Persons requiring special assistance for speech and/or hearing impairment should call V/TT (717) 783-6514 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TT).
Hospitals Facility Name Regulation Relating to Request Published Decision Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.6(c) staff identification 12/13/08 granted Waynesboro Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.6 staff identification 03/07/09 granted Butler Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 03/07/09 denied Easton Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 02/14/09 granted Gettysburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 02/21/09 granted Lewistown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 101.31 hospital requirements 01/24/09 granted The Children's Institute 28 Pa. Code § 101.31 hospital requirements 02/14/09 denied Evangelical Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 101.172 patient limits 02/14/09 denied HealthSouth Regional Spcialty Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 103.31 CEO 12/13/08 granted for 3 months Robert Packer Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 medical staff 12/20/08 not necessary Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26 tissue committee 02/14/09 granted Select Specialty Hospital Johnstown 28 Pa. Code § 107.26 tissue committee 12/03/08 granted Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.26 tissue committee 02/14/09 granted Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.32 meetings and attendance 01/24/09 granted St. Mary Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.32 medical staff meetings denied Elk Regional Hlth Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 01/31/09 granted/denied in part West Penn Allegheny
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Allegheny Gen Hospital28 Pa. Code § 115.25 infant footprints 03/21/09 granted Canonsburg General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 12/20/08 granted Charles Cole Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 04/25/09 granted Lancaster Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 03/14/09 granted Mercy Hospital Scranton 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 03/07/09 granted Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 12/13/08 granted Washington Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 11/29/08 granted Westfield Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 04/25/09 granted ACMH Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted Altoona Regional Health System 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted Brookville Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/20/08 granted Doylestown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted Easton Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Edgewood Surgical Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/20/08 granted Excela Frick Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/07/09 granted Excela Latrobe Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/07/09 granted Fulton County Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Gettysburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted Grand View Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Hamot Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted Heritage Valley Beaver 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted Heritage Valley Sewickley 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted Holy Spirit Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted JC Blair Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted Jennersville Regional Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Lancaster Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/17/09 granted Lehigh Valley Hospital and Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Magee-Womens Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted Marian Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted Memorial Hospital--York 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Mercy Hospital Scranton 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted Mercy Philadelphia Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Mercy Suburban Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted Millcreek Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted Miners Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted Montrose General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Mount Nittany Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/20/08 granted Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/14/09 granted Pinnacle Health 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted Pottstown Memorial Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted Robert Packer Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted Roxborough Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted Saint Vincent Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted St. Mary Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted The Bloomsburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted The Ellwood City Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/14/09 granted The Washington Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted UPMC Bedford 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted UPMC Braddock 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted UPMC Mercy 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted UPMC Northwest 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted UPMC South Side 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted UPMC St. Margaret 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted Warren General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/20/08 granted Waynesboro Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted West Penn Allegheny Health System--Allegheny General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted York Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted Jersey Shore Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 131.22 treatment orders 12/20/08 granted Bucktail Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 131.22 treatment orders 12/20/08 granted Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 137.12(d) delivery suite 03/14/09 granted Meadville Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 138.15 high risk cardiac 02/21/09 granted w/conditions Uniontown Hospital 28 Pa. Code §§ 138.15 & 138.18(b) high risk cardiac 02/21/09 granted Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.18 EPS Studies granted after reconsideration Waynesboro Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 143.4 & 143.7 podiatric patients 02/14/09 denied Altoona Regional Health System 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.1.4 (desk), 2.2.1 11/15/08 withdrawn DuBois Regional Medical Center--Brookville Hospital Campus 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1-5.2.1.1 (corridor width) 12/20/08 granted DuBois Regional Medical Center--Charles Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1-5.2.1.1 (corridor width) 12/20/08 granted Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1, 2.1.3.1 (space requirements) 03/28/09 granted Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1-2.1.7.5 (soiled workroom) 03/28/09 not necessary Hospital of the University of Pennslyvania 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-3.4.2.1(1) 12/20/08 granted Main Line Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.4.2 stepdown recovery 03/28/09 granted Pinnacle Health @ Harrisburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-5.3.2.4 clearance 01/10/09 granted Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.3-2.2.1.1 03/14/09 granted Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1.1.5 handwashing 02/21/09 granted St. Luke's Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-10.3 electrical denied St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-10.3 (NFPA 70) denied Center for Cosmetic Surgery PC, d/b/a The Skin Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.7-5.2.1.1 (corridor width) 11/22/08 granted The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.A5 toilet room doors 03/14/09 denied The Western Pennsylvania Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.2.1(2) (clearances) 02/21/09 granted Thomas Jefferson University 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.2.2.4(3) borne infection 03/14/09 denied Trevose Specialty Care Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.7-2.4.1.1(2) PACU 10/18/08 granted in part/not necessary UPMC Braddock 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 10.1.4.2 vacuum 03/21/09 not necessary UPMC Mercy Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-3.1.1.1(1) 10/18/08 granted in part/not necessary UPMC Prebyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.2.1 (space requirements) 02/21/09 granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-5.5.4.2 02/21/09 granted West Penn Allegheny Health System The Western Pennsylvania Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.4-2.1.1.2.(1) 03/21/09 granted Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
Bethlehem Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 02/14/09 granted Brandywine Valley Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 12/20/08 granted Saint Vincent Endoscopy Center, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 02/21/09 denied SAM Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 02/14/09 denied The Pain & Surgical Center of Langhorne 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 02/21/09 denied The PMA Gastroenterology Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 03/14/09 granted Blue Bell Ambulatory Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/28/09 granted Center for Specialized Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 12/01/07 granted subject to terms Lackawanna Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 12/13/08 granted Lee Ambulatory Surgery Facility 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 12/20/08 denied Mount Nittany Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/07/09 granted Northwood Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/28/09 denied Physicians Surgery Center Lancaster Regional 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 04/19/08 granted Surgical Specialty Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/21/09 denied Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 551.22 criteria for ambulatory surgery 02/14/09 denied UPMC Mercy SouthSide Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.1, 555.2; 555.3 principle, medical staff 03/28/09 granted Warminister Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.31 administrative responsibilities 01/24/09 granted SAM Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.31 principle 02/14/09 denied Ambulatory Surgery Center of Pennsylvania Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 04/25/09 granted Geisinger Endoscopy & Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 02/21/09 granted Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 10/04/08 granted Warminster Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 12/20/08 granted Westfield Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 02/14/09 granted Carlisle Outpatient Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 03/28/09 granted St. Christopher Hospital for Children 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 01/24/09 granted Surgery Center of Lancaster 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 01/24/09 granted UOC Surgical Services 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 04/25/09 granted Carlisle Outpatient Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 3.7-5.2.2.2 ceiling finishes 03/28/09 not necessary Mahoning Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 3.7-A2.3.3 02/14/09 granted Susquehanna Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 3.9.2.2 12/13/08 not necessary Nursing Care Facilities
Neshaminy Manor Home 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 12/06/08 granted Jefferson Manor Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 01/03/09 granted Presbyterian Home of Greater Johnstown 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 01/17/09 granted UPMC McKeesport Long-Term Care Facility 28 Pa. Code § 201.18 management 01/31/09 granted Progressive Care Center at Braddock 28 Pa. Code § 201.18 management 01/31/09 granted Renaissance Gardens at Maris Grove 28 Pa. Code § 201.18 management 02/21/09 temp. granted Harrison Senior Living of Christiana 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 12/06/08 granted Wyncote Church Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.6 function of building 02/21/09 granted Renaissance Gardens at Maris Grove 28 Pa. Code § 205.6 function of building 02/21/09 granted Rest Haven--York 28 Pa. Code § 205.9 corridors 09/27/08 granted St. Joseph's Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.19 windows & windowsills 02/21/09 granted Manorcare Health Services Lancaster 28 Pa. Code § 205.25 kitchen 11/01/08 granted Kindred Hospital Pittsburgh North Shore 28 Pa. Code § 205.27 lounge and recreation rooms 02/21/09 granted Millcreek Comm Hospital Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.36 bathing facilities 11/22/08 granted St. Joseph's Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.36 bathing facilities 02/21/09 granted Longwood at Oakmont Health Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.67 electric requirements 12/20/08 granted Village Vista Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.67 electric requirements 01/03/09 granted Longwood at Oakmont Health Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.67 electrical requirements 01/03/09 granted Kepler Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(f)(1) nursing services 08/23/08 temp. granted EVERETTE JAMES,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-956. Filed for public inspection May 22, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
