Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Notice required.
The department shall provide written notification of the
beginning of the review of a certificate of need application and notification
of the beginning of the review of a proposed withdrawal of a certificate of
need to interested persons and any other person submitting a written request
that the person's name be on the mailing list for such notice. Notification of
the beginning of the review of a certificate of need application shall be
provided through a newspaper of general circulation in the health service area
of the project.
(2)
Specific notice requirements.
(a) The
department shall give "notification of the beginning of review" of an
application after the department has received an application or the applicant's
request, submitted in accordance with WAC
246-310-090(2)(c),
that review of the application begin. Such notice shall be given according to
the following requirements:
(i) Emergency
review.
When an application is being reviewed under the emergency
review process, required notices shall be given within five working days
following the receipt of a complete application or the applicant's written
request that review of the application begin.
(ii) Expedited and regular review.
When an application is being reviewed under the expedited or
regular review process, required notices shall be given within five working
days of a declaration that the application is complete or the applicant's
request that review of the application begin.
(b) The department shall give notification of
the beginning of the review of a proposed withdrawal of a certificate of need
when the department determines there may be good cause to withdraw a
certificate of need.
(c) The
notices shall include:
(i) The procedures for
receiving copies of applications, supplemental information and department
decisions;
(ii) A general
description of the project;
(iii)
In the case of a proposed withdrawal of a certificate of need, the reasons for
the proposed withdrawal;
(iv) The
proposed review schedule;
(v) The
period within which one or more interested persons may request a public
hearing;
(vi) The name and address
of the agency to which a request for a public hearing should be sent;
(vii) The manner in which notification will
be provided of the time and place of any hearing so requested;
(viii) Notice that any interested person
wishing to receive notification of a meeting on the application called by the
department after the end of the public comment period shall submit a written
request to the department to receive notification of such meetings;
and
(ix) The period within which
any interested person may request notification of the meetings referenced in
subsection (2)(c)(viii) of this section.
(d) The notices to other interested persons
shall be mailed on the same date the notice to the public is mailed to the
newspaper for publication.
(3) Beginning of review.
(a) Review of a certificate of need
application under the expedited or regular review process shall begin on the
day the department sends notification of the beginning of review to the general
public and other interested persons unless the department has received a
written request from the applicant pursuant to WAC
246-310-090(2)(c)(iii),
in which case review shall begin upon receipt of such request.
(b) Review of certificate of need
applications under the concurrent review process shall begin fifteen days after
the conclusion of the published time period for the submission of final
applications subject to concurrent review.
(c) Review of a certificate of need
application under emergency review shall begin on the first day after the date
on which the department has determined the application is complete, or has
received a written request to begin review submitted by the applicant in
accordance with WAC
246-310-090(2)(c).
(d) Review of a proposed withdrawal of a
certificate of need shall begin on the day the department sends notification of
the beginning of review to the general public and to other interested
persons.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.38 RCW. 98-10-053, §
246-310-170, filed 4/29/98, effective 5/30/98; 96-24-052, § 246-310-170,
filed 11/27/96, effective 12/28/96. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.135 and
70.38.919. 92-02-018 (Order 224),
§ 246-310-170, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
as § 246-310-170, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.38.135. 86-06-030 (Order 2344), §
248-19-310, filed 2/28/86; 81-09-012 (Order 210), § 248-19-310, filed
4/9/81, effective 5/20/81. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.38 RCW. 79-12-079
(Order 188), § 248-19-310, filed
11/30/79.
