2002 Group One Exception Requests; Medical Assistance Long Term Care Participation Review [32 Pa.B. 4661] The Department of Public Welfare (Department), by statement of policy effective December 18, 1996, adopted an interim policy announcing that, as a general matter, it intended to exercise its discretion to refuse to enter into new Medical Assistance (MA) provider agreements and to terminate any provider of MA nursing facility services that sought to increase the number of MA certified nursing facility beds through expansion, unless the Department granted an exception on a case-by-case basis to permit that provider to enroll or expand. A statement of policy that sets forth the guidelines the Department will use when making its case-by-case exception request decisions was published at 28 Pa.B. 138 (January 10, 1998) and is codified in 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a (relating to nursing facility exception requests--statement of policy).
By this notice, published under 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a(e)(4), the Department announces the 2002 Group One Exception Requests covering the submission period of January 1, 2002, through June 30, 2002.
Expansion Projects Number Facility Address County Beds JJ02001 Homeland Center 1901 North Fifth Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102Dauphin 2 A copy of the previously listed exception request is available for review by the public during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment to review the request, call (717) 705-3705.
The Department will accept written comments related to the request for a 30-day period following the date of this publication. Written comments may be submitted to Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of LTC Programs, Attention: Policy Section, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-336. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1642. Filed for public inspection September 20, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
