DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Application of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 101.54 [29 Pa.B. 4600] Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) gives notice that Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 101.54 which requires that a license is issued for approved existing facilities. CHOP requests this exception so that it may utilize a 25 bed unit physically located within the Children's Seashore House of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CSH) and included within CSH's licensed bed complement to provide in-patient care to CHOP patients during the fall/winter (1999-2000) season of peak admissions.
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, Department of Health, Room 532 Health & Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-8980, fax (717) 772-2163, e-mail address: LVIA@HEALTH.STATE.PA.US.
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 previously.
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 the Director, Division of Acute & Ambulatory Care at (717) 783-8980, V/TT: (717) 783-6514 for speech and/or hearing impaired persons or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 [TT].
ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1444. Filed for public inspection August 27, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
