Chapter 246-310. Certificate of need.  


Section 246-310-001. Purpose of certificate of need program.
Section 246-310-010. Definitions.
Section 246-310-020. Applicability of chapter 246-310 WAC.
Section 246-310-035. Tertiary services identification.
Section 246-310-040. Exemptions from requirements for a certificate of need for health maintenance organizations.
Section 246-310-041. Exemption from requirements for a certificate of need for continuing care retirement communities' nursing home projects.
Section 246-310-042. Rural hospital and rural health care facility exemptions from certificate of need review.
Section 246-310-043. Exemption from requirements for a certificate of need for nursing home bed conversions to alternative use.
Section 246-310-044. Exemption from requirements for a certificate of need for nursing home bed replacements.
Section 246-310-045. Exemption from certificate of need requirements for a change in bed capacity at a residential hospice care center.
Section 246-310-050. Applicability determination.
Section 246-310-080. Letter of intent.
Section 246-310-090. Submission and withdrawal of applications.
Section 246-310-100. Amendment of certificate of need applications.
Section 246-310-110. Categories of review.
Section 246-310-120. Concurrent review process.
Section 246-310-130. Nursing home concurrent review cycles.
Section 246-310-132. Open heart surgery concurrent review cycle.
Section 246-310-136. Ethnic minority nursing home bed pool—Considerations for review of applications.
Section 246-310-140. Emergency review process.
Section 246-310-150. Expedited review process.
Section 246-310-160. Regular review process.
Section 246-310-170. Notification of beginning of review.
Section 246-310-180. Public hearings.
Section 246-310-190. Ex parte contacts.
Section 246-310-200. Bases for findings and action on applications.
Section 246-310-210. Determination of need.
Section 246-310-220. Determination of financial feasibility.
Section 246-310-230. Criteria for structure and process of care.
Section 246-310-240. Determination of cost containment.
Section 246-310-260. Kidney transplantation.
Section 246-310-261. Open heart surgery standards and need forecasting method.
Section 246-310-263. Pediatric cardiac surgery and interventional treatment center standards and need forecasting method.
Section 246-310-270. Ambulatory surgery.
Section 246-310-280. Kidney disease treatment centers—Definitions.
Section 246-310-282. Kidney disease treatment centers—Concurrent review cycle.
Section 246-310-284. Kidney disease treatment centers—Methodology.
Section 246-310-286. Kidney disease treatment centers—Standards for planning areas without an existing facility.
Section 246-310-287. Kidney disease treatment centers—Exceptions.
Section 246-310-288. Kidney disease treatment centers—Tie-breakers.
Section 246-310-289. Kidney disease treatment centers—Relocation of facilities.
Section 246-310-290. Hospice services—Standards and need forecasting method.
Section 246-310-295. Hospice care center—Standards.
Section 246-310-360. Nursing home bed need method.
Section 246-310-370. Nursing home bed need method revision.
Section 246-310-380. Nursing home bed need standards.
Section 246-310-390. Nursing home bed need adjustments.
Section 246-310-395. Nursing home bed banking for alternative use notice requirements.
Section 246-310-396. Nursing home bed banking requirements for full facility closure.
Section 246-310-397. Nursing home bed replacement notice requirements.
Section 246-310-410. Swing bed review standards.
Section 246-310-470. Review and action on health maintenance organization projects.
Section 246-310-480. Projects proposed for the correction of deficiencies.
Section 246-310-490. Written findings and actions on certificate of need applications.
Section 246-310-500. Issuance, suspension, denial, revocation, and transfer of a certificate of need.
Section 246-310-560. Provision for reconsideration decision.
Section 246-310-570. Circumstances for which an amended certificate of need is required.
Section 246-310-580. Validity and extensions.
Section 246-310-590. Monitoring of approved projects.
Section 246-310-600. Withdrawal of a certificate of need.
Section 246-310-610. Adjudicative proceeding.
Section 246-310-700. Adult elective percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) without on-site cardiac surgery.
Section 246-310-705. PCI definitions.
Section 246-310-710. Concurrent review.
Section 246-310-715. General requirements.
Section 246-310-720. Hospital volume standards.
Section 246-310-725. Physician volume standards.
Section 246-310-730. Staffing requirements.
Section 246-310-735. Partnering agreements.
Section 246-310-740. Quality assurance.
Section 246-310-745. Need forecasting methodology.
Section 246-310-750. Tiebreaker.
Section 246-310-755. Ongoing compliance with standards.
Section 246-310-900. Capital expenditure minimum adjustment procedures.
Section 246-310-990. Certificate of need review fees.