Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1)
The expedited review process shall not exceed fifty days from the beginning of
the review period unless extended in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (2) of this section.
(a) The
public comment period shall be limited to thirty days. The first twenty days of
the public comment period shall be reserved for receiving public comments. The
remaining ten days shall be for the applicant or applicants to provide rebuttal
statements to written or oral statements submitted during the first twenty-day
period. Any affected person shall also be provided the opportunity to provide
rebuttal statements to written or oral statements submitted during the first
twenty-day period.
(b) The
department shall complete its final review and the secretary's designee shall
make his or her decision on a certificate of need application under an
expedited review within twenty days of the end of the public comment
period.
(2) The review
period for an expedited review may be extended according to the following
provisions:
(a) The review period may be
extended an additional forty-five days in accordance with WAC
246-310-100. The department may
grant further extensions to this review period: Provided, The person submitting
the certificate of need application gives written consent to further
extension.
(b) If an issue, which
is pivotal to the decision of the secretary's designee remains unresolved, the
department may make one request for additional information from the person
submitting the application. The department may extend its final expedited
review period up to but not exceeding thirty days after receipt of the
applicant's written response to the department's request for
information.
(c) The department may
extend its final review period upon receipt of a written request of the person
submitting the application: Provided however, That such an extension shall not
exceed sixty days.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.38 RCW. 98-10-053, §
246-310-150, filed 4/29/98, effective 5/30/98; 96-24-052, § 246-310-150,
filed 11/27/96, effective 12/28/96. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.135 and
70.38.919. 92-02-018 (Order 224),
§ 246-310-150, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
as § 246-310-150, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.135. 86-06-030 (Order 2344), §
248-19-340, filed 2/28/86; 82-19-055 (Order 244), § 248-19-340, filed
9/15/82; 81-09-012 (Order 210), § 248-19-340, filed 4/9/81, effective
5/20/81. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.38 RCW. 79-12-079 (Order 188), §
248-19-340, filed 11/30/79.
