1250 Wills Eye Surgery Center in South Philadelphia

Application of Wills Eye Surgery Center in South Philadelphia for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 571.1

[29 Pa.B. 4118]

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) hereby gives notice that Wills Eye Surgery Center in South Philadelphia has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 which require compliance with the standards contained in the following publication: Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Healthcare Facilities. Wills Eye Surgery Center specifically requests exemption from the standard contained in this publication which requires three vacuum outlets per bed in the post-anesthesia care and outpatient recovery areas. Wills Eye Surgery Center is requesting permission to have one vacuum outlet per bed in the post-anesthesia care and outpatient recovery areas.

   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 & Ambulatory Care, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Room 532 Health & Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [phone], Fax [phone], E-Mail Address: [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 above.

   Comments received by the Department within 10 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 & 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. 99-1250. Filed for public inspection July 30, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]