Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The department shall review concurrently
during review cycles established under subsection (5) of this section the
following:
(a) New nursing homes beds not
using bed allocations banked under the provisions of
RCW
70.38.115(13);
(b) Redistribution of beds from the following
facility or service categories to skilled nursing care beds:
(i) Acute care;
(ii) Assisted living facility care.
(2) Undertakings by
continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), as defined in this section
which do not propose or are not operating within a transition period as defined
in this section during development, and which meet the following conditions,
shall be reviewed under the regular review process per WAC
246-310-160:
(a) The number of nursing home beds requested
in a single undertaking shall not exceed sixty; and
(b) After project completion, the number of
nursing home beds, including those with which the CCRC contracts, shall not
exceed one bed for each four independent living units within the CCRC. In
computing this ratio, only independent living units of the CCRC already
existing, and/or scheduled for completion at the same time as the proposed
nursing home beds under the same financial feasibility plan, shall be
counted.
(3) The annual
nursing home concurrent review consists of the following cycles:
(a) One of the annual cycles is reserved for
the review of competing applications submitted by or on behalf of:
(i) CCRCs applying for nursing home beds
available from the statewide CCRC allotment as described in WAC
246-310-380(5);
and
(ii) CCRCs which propose or are
operating within a transition period during development and are not applying
for nursing home beds available from any nursing home planning area.
(b) Two other cycles are
established for review of competing applications for nursing home beds needed.
The nursing home planning areas are divided into two separate groups.
(4) The department shall use the
following nursing home concurrent review application filing procedures:
(a) Each applicant shall:
(i) File the required number of copies of
each application as specified in the application information requirements;
and
(ii) Mail or deliver the
application so that the department receives it no later than the last day for
initial application receipt as prescribed in the schedule for that concurrent
review cycle.
(b) The
department shall:
(i) Only review
applications for which a letter of intent, as described in WAC
246-310-080, was mailed or
delivered to the department before the last day for receipt of letters of
intent as indicated below;
(ii)
Begin screening all applications received during the initial application period
on the first working day following the close of that period; and
(iii) Return to the applicant any application
received after the last day of the initial application receipt
period.
(5)
The schedules for the annual nursing home bed concurrent review cycles shall be
as follows:
(a) For those applications
described in subsection (3)(a) of this section, the concurrent review cycle
schedule shall be as follows:
(i) Period for
receipt of letters of intent shall begin on the first working day of June and
end on the first working day of July;
(ii) Period for receipt of initial
applications shall begin on the first working day of July and end on the first
working day of August;
(iii) End of
initial application completeness screening period is the first working day of
September;
(iv) End of final
application receipt period is the first working day of October; and
(v) Beginning of concurrent review period is
October 16 or first working day after that date.
(b) For competing applications submitted for
nursing home beds available for the Chelan/Douglas, Clallam, Clark/ Skamania,
Cowlitz, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Klickitat,
Okanogan, Pacific, San Juan, Skagit, Spokane, and Yakima nursing home planning
areas, the concurrent review cycle schedule shall be as follows:
(i) Period for receipt of letters of intent
shall begin on the first working day of July and end on the first working day
of August;
(ii) Period for receipt
of initial applications shall begin on the first working day of August and end
on the first working day of September;
(iii) End of initial application completeness
screening period is the first working day of October;
(iv) End of final application receipt period
is the first working day of November; and
(v) Beginning of concurrent review period is
November 16 or first working day after that date.
(c) For competing applications submitted for
nursing home beds available for the Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Ferry,
Franklin, Garfield, Kitsap, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pend Oreille, Pierce,
Snohomish, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, and Whitman
nursing home planning areas, the concurrent review cycle schedule shall be as
follows:
(i) Period for receipt of letters of
intent shall begin on the first working day of August and end on the first
working day of September;
(ii)
Period for receipt of initial applications shall begin on the first working day
of September and end on the first working day of October;
(iii) End of initial application completeness
screening period is the first working day of November;
(iv) End of final application receipt period
is the first working day of December; and
(v) Beginning of concurrent review period is
December 16 or first working day after that date.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.38 RCW. 96-24-052, §
246-310-130, filed 11/27/96, effective 12/28/96. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.135 and
70.38.919. 92-02-018 (Order 224),
§ 246-310-130, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
as § 246-310-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.115. 88-24-026 (Order 2736), §
248-19-328, filed 12/2/88. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.115 and
70.38.135. 88-04-047 (Order 2591),
§ 248-19-328, filed 1/29/88. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.115. 87-10-023 (Order 2487), §
248-19-328, filed 5/1/87.
