1367 2006 group two exception requests--additional request; Medical Assistance long-term care participation review

2006 Group Two Exception Requests--Additional Request; Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Participation Review

[37 Pa.B. 4152]
[Saturday, July 28, 2007]

   The purpose of this notice is to add an exception request to the 2006 Group Two Exception Requests.

   In December 2006, Extendicare Health Services, Inc. requested that the Department of Public Welfare consider the addition of nursing facility beds to its Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northampton County.

   Based on the date the request was received by the Division of Long-Term Care Client Services, this request will be included with the 2006 Group Two review group covering the submission period of July 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006, and is being added to the 2006 Group Two Exception Request public notice published at 37 Pa.B. 2160 (May 5, 2007).

Expansion Projects

Number	Facility	Address	County	Beds
JD06007	Slate Belt Nursing and	701 Slate Belt Boulevard	Northampton	20
	Rehabilitation Center	R. D. 3
		Bangor, PA 18013

   A copy of the previously listed exception request is available for review during the 30-day comment period. The public may review the request during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment to review a request, call [phone].

Public Comment

   Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Department of Public Welfare, Gail Weidman, Division of Policy, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Comments received within 30 days will be reviewed and considered for any subsequent revision of the notice.

   Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling [phone] (TDD users) or [phone] (voice users).

ESTELLE B. RICHMAN,   
Secretary

   Fiscal Note:  14-NOT-515. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-1367. Filed for public inspection July 27, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]