NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations
[50 Pa.B. 7250]
[Saturday, December 19, 2020]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) of 28 Pa. Code 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 for the month of November 2020. Future publications of decisions on exception requests will appear on a periodic basis.
Requests for additional information on the exception request and the Department's decision should be made to the relevant division of the Department. Inquiries regarding hospitals, abortion facilities and ambulatory surgical facilities shall be addressed to Garrison E. Gladfelter, Jr., Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-8980. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to Susan Williamson, Director, Division of Nursing Care Facilities, Room 528, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-1816.
Hospitals
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLC § 153.1(a) (relating to minimum standards) 2.1-4.3.2.2(1) and (2) sinks 11/15/2020 Granted The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania § 149.3 (relating to facilities) 11/15/2020 Granted w/Conditions Lower Bucks Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.4.2.5(1)(a) system component room 11/06/2020 Granted Millcreek Community Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.12.4.3 seclusion rooms 11/15/2020 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.5-2.2.10.2(1) and (2) social spaces 11/09/2020 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.5-2.2.10.2(3) social spaces 11/09/2020 Granted w/Conditions § 153.1(a) 2.5-2.2.8.16(1) and (2) consultation room(s) 11/15/2020 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.5-2.2.8.18 space for group therapy 11/15/2020 Granted Penn Highlands Huntingdon § 153.1(a) 1.2-6.4.2.2 design response for accommodations for patients of size 11/06/2020 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-2.10.2.1 door openings 11/06/2020 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-2.10.2.2 door openings 11/06/2020 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.1-3.2.1.2(2)(a)(i) and (ii) and (b)(ii) space requirements 11/06/2020 Granted Saint Christopher's Hospital For Children § 107.61 (relating to written orders) regarding medical orders) 11/09/2020 Granted w/Conditions Suburban Community Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.6.2.2(2) and (3)(b) space requirements 11/15/2020 Granted § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.6.2.6(1)(a)-(b) toilet room or human waste disposal room 11/15/2020 Granted UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals § 153.1(a) 2.1-3.8.7.3(1) hand-washing station 11/07/2020 Granted UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside § 153.1(a) 2.2-2.6.2.2(3) space requirements 11/09/2020 Granted Wilkes-Barre General Hospital § 153.1(a) 2.2-3.4.2.2(2)(a) space requirements 11/06/2020 Granted
Nursing Care Facilities
Facility Name 28 Pa. Code Regulation Dec. Date Decision Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community § 201.22(j) (relating to prevention, control and surveillance of tuberculosis (TB)) 11/23/2020 Granted Elk Haven Nursing Home § 211.9(g) (relating to pharmacy services) 11/16/2020 Granted Frey Village § 201.22(j) (relating to prevention, control and surveillance of tuberculosis (TB)) 11/23/2020 Granted The Williamsport Home § 201.22(e) (relating to prevention, control and surveillance of tuberculosis (TB)) 11/16/2020 Granted Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care or the Division of Nursing Care Facilities at the previously referenced address or telephone number, or for speech and/or hearing-impaired persons, call the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
RACHEL L. LEVINE, MD,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-1783. Filed for public inspection December 18, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]
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