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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 09-956

NOTICES

Decisions on Requests for Exceptions to Health Care Facility Regulations

[39 Pa.B. 2643]
[Saturday, May 23, 2009]

   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) 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 from January 2009 through March 2009. Future publications of decisions on exception requests will appear on a quarterly basis.

   Requests for additional information on the exception requests and the Department's decision should be made to the relevant division of the Department. Inquiries regarding hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities shall be addressed to the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care, Joanne Salsgiver, Acting Director, Room 532, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Inquiries regarding long-term care facilities shall be addressed to the Division of Nursing Care Facilities, William Bordner, Director, Room 528, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Persons requiring special assistance for speech and/or hearing impairment should call V/TT (717) 783-6514 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TT).

Hospitals

Facility Name Regulation Relating to Request Published Decision
Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.6(c) staff identification 12/13/08granted
Waynesboro Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.6 staff identification 03/07/09granted
Butler Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 03/07/09denied
Easton Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 02/14/09 granted
Gettysburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 51.23 PET scanning services 02/21/09granted
Lewistown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 101.31 hospital requirements 01/24/09 granted
The Children's Institute 28 Pa. Code § 101.31 hospital requirements 02/14/09 denied
Evangelical Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 101.172 patient limits 02/14/09 denied
HealthSouth Regional Spcialty Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 103.31 CEO 12/13/08 granted for 3 months
Robert Packer Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.2 medical staff 12/20/08 not necessary
Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 107.26 tissue committee 02/14/09 granted
Select Specialty Hospital Johnstown28 Pa. Code § 107.26 tissue committee 12/03/08granted
Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.26 tissue committee 02/14/09granted
Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.32 meetings and attendance01/24/09granted
St. Mary Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.32 medical staff meetings denied
Elk Regional Hlth Center 28 Pa. Code § 107.62 oral orders 01/31/09granted/denied in part
West Penn Allegheny
Health System--
Allegheny Gen Hospital
28 Pa. Code § 115.25 infant footprints03/21/09 granted
Canonsburg General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25explosion hazards 12/20/08 granted
Charles Cole Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 04/25/09 granted
Lancaster Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards03/14/09 granted
Mercy Hospital Scranton28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 03/07/09 granted
Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 12/13/08granted
Washington Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 11/29/08 granted
Westfield Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 123.25 explosion hazards 04/25/09 granted
ACMH Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted
Altoona Regional Health System 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted
Brookville Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted
Chambersburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/20/08granted
Doylestown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted
Easton Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Edgewood Surgical Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/20/08 granted
Excela Frick Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/07/09 granted
Excela Latrobe Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/07/09 granted
Fulton County Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Gettysburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted
Grand View Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Hamot Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted
Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted
Heritage Valley Beaver 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted
Heritage Valley Sewickley 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted
Holy Spirit Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted
JC Blair Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted
Jennersville Regional Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
Lancaster General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Lancaster Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/17/09 granted
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Magee-Womens Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted
Marian Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 01/24/09 granted
Memorial Hospital--York 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Mercy Hospital Scranton28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders02/21/09 granted
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Mercy Suburban Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/14/09 granted
Millcreek Community Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted
Miners Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted
Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted
Montrose General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Mount Nittany Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32written orders 12/20/08 granted
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/14/09 granted
Pinnacle Health 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
Robert Packer Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted
Roxborough Memorial Hospital28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 28 Pa. Code § 127.32written orders 12/13/08 granted
Saint Vincent Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
St. Mary Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
The Bloomsburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32written orders 04/25/09 granted
The Ellwood City Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/14/09 granted
The Washington Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
UPMC Bedford 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted
UPMC Braddock 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 02/21/09 granted
UPMC Mercy 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
UPMC Northwest 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders12/13/08 granted
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/13/08 granted
UPMC South Side 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 04/25/09 granted
UPMC St. Margaret 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders02/21/09 granted
Warren General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 12/20/08 granted
Waynesboro Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
West Penn Allegheny Health System--Allegheny General Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/21/09 granted
York Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 127.32 written orders 03/28/09 granted
Jersey Shore Hospital28 Pa. Code § 131.22 treatment orders 12/20/08 granted
Bucktail Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 131.22 treatment orders 12/20/08 granted
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 137.12(d) delivery suite 03/14/09 granted
Meadville Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 138.15 high risk cardiac 02/21/09 granted w/conditions
Uniontown Hospital 28 Pa. Code §§ 138.15 & 138.18(b) high risk cardiac 02/21/09 granted
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 138.18 EPS Studies granted after reconsideration
Waynesboro Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 143.4 & 143.7podiatric patients 02/14/09 denied
Altoona Regional Health System 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.1.4 (desk), 2.2.1 11/15/08 withdrawn
DuBois Regional Medical Center--Brookville Hospital Campus 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1-5.2.1.1 (corridor width) 12/20/08granted
DuBois Regional Medical Center--Charles Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1-5.2.1.1 (corridor width)12/20/08 granted
Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1, 2.1.3.1 (space requirements) 03/28/09 granted
Elk Regional Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1-2.1.7.5 (soiled workroom)03/28/09 not necessary
Hospital of the University of Pennslyvania28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-3.4.2.1(1) 12/20/08 granted
Main Line Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.4.2 stepdown recovery 03/28/09 granted
Pinnacle Health @ Harrisburg Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-5.3.2.4 clearance 01/10/09granted
Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.3-2.2.1.1 03/14/09 granted
Southwest Regional Medical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.1.1.5 handwashing 02/21/09 granted
St. Luke's Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-10.3 electrical denied
St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-10.3 (NFPA 70) denied
Center for Cosmetic Surgery PC, d/b/a The Skin Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.7-5.2.1.1 (corridor width)11/22/08granted
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia28 Pa. Code § 153.1 7.2.A5 toilet room doors 03/14/09denied
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.2.1(2) (clearances) 02/21/09 granted
Thomas Jefferson University 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.2.2.4(3) borne infection 03/14/09 denied
Trevose Specialty Care Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 3.7-2.4.1.1(2) PACU 10/18/08 granted in part/not necessary
UPMC Braddock 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 10.1.4.2 vacuum 03/21/09 not necessary
UPMC Mercy Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.12.1-3.1.1.1(1) 10/18/08 granted in part/not necessary
UPMC Prebyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1.2.1 (space requirements) 02/21/09 granted
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.1-5.5.4.2 02/21/09 granted
West Penn Allegheny Health System The Western Pennsylvania Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 153.1 2.4-2.1.1.2.(1) 03/21/09 granted
Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
Bethlehem Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 02/14/09granted
Brandywine Valley Endoscopy Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3definitions12/20/08 granted
Saint Vincent Endoscopy Center, LLC 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions02/21/09 denied
SAM Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions02/14/09 denied
The Pain & Surgical Center of Langhorne 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 02/21/09denied
The PMA Gastroenterology Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.3 definitions 03/14/09granted
Blue Bell Ambulatory Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/28/09 granted
Center for Specialized Surgery 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery12/01/07 granted subject to terms
Lackawanna Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery12/13/08 granted
Lee Ambulatory Surgery Facility 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery12/20/08denied
Mount Nittany Surgical Center28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/07/09granted
Northwood Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery 03/28/09denied
Physicians Surgery Center Lancaster Regional 28 Pa. Code § 551.21criteria for ambulatory surgery04/19/08 granted
Surgical Specialty Center 28 Pa. Code § 551.21 criteria for ambulatory surgery03/21/09 denied
Surgery Center at Limerick 28 Pa. Code § 551.22 criteria for ambulatory surgery02/14/09 denied
UPMC Mercy SouthSide Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.1, 555.2; 555.3 principle, medical staff03/28/09 granted
Warminister Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 553.31 administrative responsibilities 01/24/09 granted
SAM Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 555.31 principle 02/14/09 denied
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Pennsylvania Hospital 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 04/25/09granted
Geisinger Endoscopy & Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions02/21/09granted
Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions10/04/08 granted
Warminster Surgical Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35general safety precautions 12/20/08 granted
Westfield Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions02/14/09 granted
Carlisle Outpatient Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions03/28/09granted
St. Christopher Hospital for Children 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions01/24/09 granted
Surgery Center of Lancaster 28 Pa. Code § 569.35general safety precautions01/24/09 granted
UOC Surgical Services 28 Pa. Code § 569.35 general safety precautions 04/25/09 granted
Carlisle Outpatient Surgery Center 28 Pa. Code § 571.1 3.7-5.2.2.2 ceiling finishes03/28/09not necessary
Mahoning Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center28 Pa. Code § 571.1 3.7-A2.3.3 02/14/09granted
Susquehanna Endoscopy Center28 Pa. Code § 571.1 3.9.2.212/13/08 not necessary
Nursing Care Facilities
Neshaminy Manor Home28 Pa. Code § 201.3 definitions12/06/08granted
Jefferson Manor Health Center 28 Pa. Code § 201.3definitions01/03/09 granted
Presbyterian Home of Greater Johnstown28 Pa. Code § 201.3definitions01/17/09 granted
UPMC McKeesport Long-Term Care Facility28 Pa. Code § 201.18management 01/31/09granted
Progressive Care Center at Braddock28 Pa. Code § 201.18management01/31/09 granted
Renaissance Gardens at Maris Grove28 Pa. Code § 201.18 management 02/21/09 temp. granted
Harrison Senior Living of Christiana 28 Pa. Code § 205.6(a) function of building 12/06/08 granted
Wyncote Church Home 28 Pa. Code § 205.6 function of building 02/21/09granted
Renaissance Gardens at Maris Grove28 Pa. Code § 205.6function of building 02/21/09 granted
Rest Haven--York 28 Pa. Code § 205.9 corridors09/27/08granted
St. Joseph's Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.19windows & windowsills 02/21/09granted
Manorcare Health Services Lancaster 28 Pa. Code § 205.25kitchen11/01/08granted
Kindred Hospital Pittsburgh North Shore 28 Pa. Code § 205.27lounge and recreation rooms02/21/09granted
Millcreek Comm Hospital Transitional Care Unit 28 Pa. Code § 205.36bathing facilities11/22/08granted
St. Joseph's Manor28 Pa. Code § 205.36bathing facilities 02/21/09 granted
Longwood at Oakmont Health Care Center28 Pa. Code § 205.67electric requirements 12/20/08granted
Village Vista Manor 28 Pa. Code § 205.67 electric requirements 01/03/09 granted
Longwood at Oakmont Health Care Center28 Pa. Code § 205.67electrical requirements 01/03/09granted
Kepler Home, Inc. 28 Pa. Code § 211.12(f)(1) nursing services 08/23/08temp. granted

EVERETTE JAMES,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-956. Filed for public inspection May 22, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]



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