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  • Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations

    [35 Pa.B. 3853]

       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 April 1, 2005, through June 30, 2005. 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 should be addressed to the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Sandra Knoble, Director, P. O. Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to William Bordner, Director, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, P. O. Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Persons requiring special assistance for speech and/or hearing impairment should call V/TT, (717) 783-6514 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Services at (800) 654-5984 (TT).

    Exception Requests--Hospitals

    Facility Name RegulationRelating to Request
    Published    		Decision
    UPMC Passavant Cranberry 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 04/02/05 granted
    Brookville Hospital28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 04/16/05 granted
    Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 04/16/05 granted
    UPMC Passavant 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services04/16/05 granted
    UPMC/HVHS Cancer Center 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 06/11/05 granted in part
    Allegheny General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 101.4 definitions--chairman, chief 04/23/05 denied
    Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Greater Pittsburgh28 Pa. Code § 107.2 medical staff membership 04/16/05 granted
    Brookville Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26(b)(2)tissue committee 06/25/05granted
    Millcreek Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.32 meetings and attendance 04/16/05 granted
    Lancaster Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.64 admin of medication--RCIS 02/12/05not necessary
    Frick Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders--chiropractors 04/16/05 denied
    Latrobe Area Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders--chiropractors 04/16/05 denied
    Westmoreland Regional Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders--chiropractors 04/16/05 denied
    Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 138.18 EPS studies06/25/05 denied
    Crozer Chester Medical Center28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards 02/12/05 granted
    Hospital of the University of PA 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 Table 7.5 construction stds 04/02/05granted in part
    Central Montgomery Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1construction standards 04/16/05 granted
    Altoona Surgery Center, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards 04/16/05 granted
    Suburban General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 NFPA Life Safety Code 05/22/04 withdrawn
    Canonsburg General Hospital28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards 05/21/05 granted
    Gettysburg Hospital28 Pa. Code § 153.1construction standards 05/21/05 denied
    UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards 05/21/05 granted in part
    Allegheny General Hospital-- Suburban Campus 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards 06/11/05 granted in part
    The Children's Institute 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards 06/11/05 granted
    Elk Regional Health Center McKeesport28 Pa. Code § 153.1construction standards 06/11/05 granted
    Jameson Memorial Hospital28 Pa. Code § 153.1 construction standards06/11/05 granted in part

    Exception Requests--Ambulatory Surgical Facilities

    Facility Name RegulationRelating to Request
    Published    		Decision
    Schuylkill Endoscopy Center, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions, class
    levels (ii) Class B    		04/16/05granted
    Manoa Diagnostic Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions, class
    levels (ii) Class B     		06/25/05 granted
    Leader Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2)criteria for ambulatory surgery--lap chole 04/02/05 denied
    Southwestern Ambulatory Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery--lap chole 04/02/05denied
    Pocono Ambulatory Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2)criteria for ambulatory surgery--lap chole 04/16/05 denied
    Evangelical Ambulatory Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery--lap chole 04/23/05denied
    Geisinger Medical Center Outpatient Surgery--Woodbine28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2)criteria for ambulatory surgery--lap chole05/14/05 denied in part
    Hamot Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery--lap chole05/14/05 denied
    Village SurgiCenter of Erie 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)(2) criteria for ambulatory surgery--lap chole 06/11/05 denied
    Four Seasons Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code §§ 555.31--
       555.33    		anesthesia services 06/25/05 granted
    The Surgical Center at Pennsylvania Reproductive Associates28 Pa. Code § 571.1 construction standards 03/19/05 granted in part
    The Surgical Center at Pennsylvania Reproductive Associates28 Pa. Code § 571.1 construction standards 03/19/05not necessary

    Expedited Exception Requests--Ambulatory Surgical Facilities

    Facility Name RegulationRequest
    Published    		Decision
    CHS Ambulatory Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    Center for Same Day Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    North East Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/16/05 granted
    Fairgrounds Surgical Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    Hamot Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05granted
    Susquehanna Valley Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)03/26/05 granted
    The Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    West Shore Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)03/26/05 granted
    Regional Ambulatory Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    Mount Nittany Surgical Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    Lebanon Outpatient Surgical Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Exeter Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)03/26/05granted
    Summit Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 03/26/05 granted
    Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/16/05 granted
    Ambulatory Surgery Center at Bucks 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Evangelical Ambulatory Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/16/05 granted
    Southwestern Ambulatory Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/02/05 granted
    Surgical Center of York 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Healthsouth Scranton Surgery & Laser28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/02/05 granted
    Wyomissing Surgical Services 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/02/05 granted
    Huntington Valley Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Endoscopy Center of PA 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Heritage Valley Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/02/05 granted
    Northwood Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/16/05 granted
    Village SurgiCenter28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Carlisle Regional Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Valley Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Grandview Surgery and Laser Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Healthsouth Surgery Center of Lancaster 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/16/05 granted
    Surgery Center of Pennsylvania, LLC28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/16/05 granted
    Apple Hill Surgical Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/02/05 granted
    Geisinger Medical Center Outpatient28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 04/30/05 granted
    Saint Vincent Surgery Center of Erie28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)04/30/05 granted
    Doylestown Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)05/21/05 granted
    Altoona Hospital Ambulatory Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d) 05/21/05 granted
    Indiana Ambulatory Surgical 28 Pa. Code § 551.21(d)06/04/05 granted

    Exception Requests--Nursing Care Facilities

    Facility Name RegulationRelating to Request
    Published    		Decision
    The Patriot, A Choice Community 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 02/12/05 granted
    Presbyterian Lodge 28 Pa. Code § 201.3definitions02/26/05 granted
    Ohesson Manor 28 Pa. Code § 201.3definitions03/19/05 granted
    Susquehanna Lutheran Village 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 03/19/05 granted
    Perry Village 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions03/19/05granted
    Frey Village 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions03/19/05granted
    Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions03/19/05 granted
    William Penn Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions03/26/05 granted
    Sena Kean Manor 28 Pa. Code § 201.3definitions03/26/05 granted
    Colonial Manor Nursing Home28 Pa. Code § 201.3definitions 04/16/05 granted
    Evanagelical Manor28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 04/30/05 granted
    Crawford County Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions 04/30/05 granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehabilitation Center28 Pa. Code § 201.17 location 04/16/05 granted
    West Shore Health & Rehab Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.18management 01/22/05not needed
    Heartland Health Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.18 management 01/22/05 not needed
    Sky Vue Terrace28 Pa. Code § 201.18 management 01/22/05 not needed
    The Shadyside Nursing & Rehab Ctr 28 Pa. Code § 201.18 management 01/22/05 not needed
    Community Medical Center Transitional Care Unit28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management04/16/05 granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e)management04/23/05 granted
    Mercy Skilled Nsng Facility Scranton 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management05/14/05 granted
    Mercy Skilled Nursing Unit Wilkes-Barre 28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e)management 05/14/05 granted
    Sacred Heart Hosp Transitional Care Facility28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management 05/21/05 granted
    UPMC Magee-Womens Transitional Care Unit28 Pa. Code § 201.18(e) management05/21/05 granted
    Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a)function of building 03/26/05 granted
    Frederick Mennonite Community28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a)function of building 03/26/05granted
    Sugar Creek Station Skilled Nursing & Rehab Complex 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 04/16/05 granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehabilitation Center28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 04/16/05 granted
    Sugar Creek Station Skilled Nursing & Rehab Complex 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 04/16/05 granted
    Jameson Memorial Hosp Transitional Care Unit28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 04/23/05 granted
    Lackawanna County Health Care Ctr. 28 Pa. Code § 205.10(b)doors 04/16/05 granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.24 dining room 04/23/05 denied
    Jameson Memorial Hosp Transitional Care Unit28 Pa. Code § 205.24dining room 04/23/05 granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.25(a)
       and (b)     		kitchen 04/23/05 granted in
    part not
    needed in
    part
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.26(c) and (d) laundry 04/23/05 not needed
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.27 lounge and recreation rooms 04/23/05 denied
    Jameson Memorial Hosp Transitional Care Unit28 Pa. Code § 205.27lounge and recreation rooms04/23/05 granted
    UPMC Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.27 lounge and recreation rooms04/23/05granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit28 Pa. Code § 205.28(a)nurses station 04/23/05 granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(a)
       and (b)     		utility rooms 04/23/05 granted in
    part not
    needed in
    part
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Ctr 28 Pa. Code § 205.33utility room 04/30/05 granted
    St. Joseph's Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.33 utility room 05/14/05 granted
    UPMC Magee-Womens Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.33(a) utility room 05/21/05 granted
    Scranton Health Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 03/26/05 granted
    HealthSouth Transitional Rehab Unit28 Pa. Code § 205.36(h) bathing facilities 04/23/05not needed
    Scranton Health Care Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(b) toilet facilities 03/26/05 granted
    Hamilton Arms Center 28 Pa. Code § 205.38(a)toilet facilities 06/04/05 temp grant
    UPMC Magee-Womens Transitional Care Unit28 Pa. Code § 211.12(b)nursing services 05/21/05 granted

    CALVIN B. JOHNSON, M.D., M.P.H.,   
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1303. Filed for public inspection July 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]

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