1677 2000 group one exception requests Medical Assistance long term care participation review

2000 Group One Exception Requests
Medical Assistance Long Term Care Participation Review

[30 Pa.B. 5077]

   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 in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on January 10, 1998 (28 Pa.B. 138), and is codified at 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a.

   By this notice, published under 55 Pa. Code § 1187.21a(e)(4), the Department announces the 2000 Group One Exception Requests covering the submission period of January 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000.

Expansion Projects

Number	Facility	Address	County	Beds
JJ00003	Luther Acres Manor	600 East Main Street Lititz, PA 17543	Lancaster	6
JJ00009	Milford Valley/Belle Reve	HC 77 Box 379 Milford, PA 18337	Pike	40
JJ00010	St. Anne Home	685 Angela Drive Greensburg, PA 15601	Westmoreland	14

New Facility Projects

Number	Facility	Address	County	Beds
JJ00001	Presbyterian Health Center	400 E. Marshall St. West Chester, PA 19380	Chester	84
JJ00002	Garden Spot Village	New Holland, PA	Lancaster	41
JJ00004	Monroe Manor	Monroe County	Monroe	150
JJ00005	Overlook Estates	Monroe County	Monroe	150
JJ00006	Maple Winds Convalescence Center	4112 Spring Hill Rd. Portage, PA 15946	Cambria	78
JJ00007	Wellness Concepts, Inc./ Roxborough Memorial	5800 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19128	Philadelphia	30
JJ00008	Eastwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2125 Fairview Avenue Easton, PA 18042	Northampton	97

   Copies of the above listed exception requests are available for review by the public during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment to review a request, call [phone].

   The Department will accept written comments related to the requests 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, Pennsylvania 17105.

   Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling [phone] (TDD users) or [phone] (Voice users). Persons who require another alternative format should contact Thomas Vracarich at [phone].

FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN,   
Secretary

   Fiscal Note:  14-NOT-257. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1677. Filed for public inspection September 29, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]