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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-1616

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Application of Doylestown Hospital for Exception to 28 Pa. Code § 138.15

[28 Pa.B. 4990]

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 51.33 (relating to requests for exceptions), the Department of Health (Department) hereby gives notice that Doylestown Hospital has requested an exception to the requirements of 28 Pa. Code § 138.15 that a hospital may provide high-risk cardiac catheterizations, including percutaneous transluminal cardiac angioplasties (PTCA), only if it has an open heart surgical program on site.

   Doylestown Hospital specifically requests an exception to perform primary angioplasties on patients who have experienced acute myocardial infarctions and claims evidence supports the performance of these types of angioplasties in hospitals without open heart surgical programs on site.

   The request is on file with the Department. Persons may receive a copy of request for exception by requesting a copy from: Director, Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Room 532 Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Telephone: (717) 783-8980, FAX Number: (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.

   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 and 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 1 (800) 654-5984[TT].

DANIEL F. HOFFMANN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1616. Filed for public inspection October 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]



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