1452 Application of Miners Memorial Medical Center for exception to 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Application of Miners Memorial Medical Center for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b)

[28 Pa.B. 4573]

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) hereby gives notice that Miners Memorial Medical Center has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 153.1(b), referencing the ''Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities,'' 1996--97 edition, which requires under section 7.2.A4 that handwashing facilities be located in the patient toilet room. The Medical Center proposed to reactivate 16 existing acute care beds; however, handwashing facilities are located within each patient bedroom instead of the patient toilet room.

   The request is on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of request for exception by requesting a copy from: Division of Acute & Ambulatory Care, Room 530 Health and 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|m,TT: [phone] for Speech and/or Hearing Impaired Persons or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 [phone][TT].

DANIEL F. HOFFMANN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1452. Filed for public inspection September 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]