Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-329 - Childbirth centers
Section 246-329-045 - Applicant or licensee rights and responsibilities
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-329-045
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
This section describes the applicant or licensee's responsibilities in the fulfillment of the requirements of this chapter.
(1) An applicant or licensee must:
(a) Comply with chapter 18.46 RCW and this
chapter;
(b) Establish, implement
and periodically review all policies and procedures which address the contents
of this chapter;
(c) Display the
license issued by the department in an area accessible to the public;
(d) Notify the department in writing:
(i) Within thirty days of changes of an
administrator, owner or the director of clinical services;
(ii) Thirty or more days before ceasing
operations;
(e)
Cooperate with the department during surveys which may include reviewing
licensee and client records and conducting client interviews with client
consent;
(f) Respond to a statement
of deficiencies by submitting to the department:
(i) A written plan of correction, within ten
working days of receipt. The applicant or licensee must complete all
corrections within sixty days after the survey exit date, unless otherwise
specified by the department; and
(ii) A progress report describing corrections
made and ongoing monitoring actions, within ninety days after the survey exit
date, unless the department specifies another date.
(2) An applicant or licensee may:
(a) Discuss findings observed during a survey
with the surveyor; and
(b) Discuss
the statement of deficiencies with the department's manager.
(3)
(a) A childbirth center must report adverse
health events to the department. The National Quality Forum identifies and
defines twenty-nine serious reportable events (adverse health events) as
updated and adopted in 2011.
(b) A
childbirth center must comply with the reporting requirements under chapter
246-302 WAC. Reporting requirements under chapter 246-302 WAC do not relieve a
birth center from complying with other applicable reporting or notification
requirements of this chapter or those requirements relating to law enforcement
or professional regulatory agencies.
(c) Adverse health events are listed in
chapter 246-302 WAC.
(4) An applicant or licensee has the right to respond to and contest a statement of charges according to the following provisions:
(a)RCW
43.70.115, department of health authority for
license approval, denial, restriction, conditioning, modification, suspension
and revocation;
(b)Chapter 34.05
RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act; and
(c)Chapter 246-10 WAC, Adjudicative
proceedings.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.56 RCW. 12-16-057, § 246-329-045, filed 7/30/12, effective 10/1/12. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.46 RCW and RCW 43.70.040. 07-07-075, § 246-329-045, filed 3/16/07, effective 4/16/07.
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