Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016)

Section 246-310-720. Hospital volume standards.

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(1) Hospitals with an elective PCI program must perform a minimum of three hundred adult PCIs per year by the end of the third year of operation and each year thereafter.

(2) The department shall only grant a certificate of need to new programs within the identified planning area if:

(a) The state need forecasting methodology projects unmet volumes sufficient to establish one or more programs within a planning area; and

(b) All existing PCI programs in that planning area are meeting or exceeding the minimum volume standard.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.128. WSR 09-01-113, § 246-310-720, filed 12/19/08, effective 12/19/08.]

RCW 70.38.128. WSR 09-01-113, § 246-310-720, filed 12/19/08, effective 12/19/08.

                    
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