Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
Licensing
fee. An operator shall submit to the department of health a licensing
fee according to Table 1 of this section prior to the department of health
issuing a TWH operating license. Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3)
of this section, the licensing fee consists of two portions:
(a)An administrative portion according to
Table 1 of this section; and
(b)A
facility portion, based on the maximum occupancy of the TWH, according to Table
1 of this section. For purposes of this section, maximum occupancy is the
greatest number of occupants that reside in the TWH during the calendar
year.
(2)Self-survey program. If an
operator is a participant of the self-survey program described in WAC
246-358-027, the operator may pay
the administrative portion only of the licensing fee according to Table 1 of
this section. The operator may pay this fee only during the years the operator
is approved to conduct the self-survey.
(3)Minimum licensing fee. The
minimum licensing fee is ninety dollars.
(4)
Late fees. The department of
health may charge a late fee according to Table 1 of this section in addition
to the licensing fee when:
(a)For a new
license, the application and licensing fee are not received by the department
of health at least forty-five days prior to the new TWH opening operation
date;
(b)For a previously licensed
TWH, the application and licensing fee are not received by the department of
health by February twenty-eighth of the year the operator intends to operate
the TWH.
(5)
Occupancy increase adjustment.
(a) If, at any time, the operator or the
department of health determines there are more occupants than the maximum
occupants identified on the application for an operating license according to
WAC 246-358-025, the operator shall
submit additional funds to the department of health in the amount of four
dollars for each additional occupant.
(b)Funds must be submitted to the department
of health within thirty calendar days of the operator being made aware of the
discrepancy.
(c)Additional
occupants accounted for in this subsection may not contribute to exceeding the
maximum capacity of the TWH according to WAC
246-358-029.
(6)
Refunds.
(a)
The operator shall submit a written request to the
department of health for any refund; and
(b) If the operator provides documentation to
the department of health that the TWH was not occupied during the license
period, the department of health shall refund fees paid by the operator
according to the following conditions:
(i)
The department of health will refund the licensing fees paid, less a fifty
dollar processing fee, if an application has been received but no prelicensure
inspection has been performed by the department of health; or
(ii) The department of health will refund
two-thirds of the licensing fees paid, less a fifty dollar processing fee, if
an application has been received and a prelicensure inspection has been
performed by the department of health.
(c) The department of health will not refund
applicant licensing fees under subsection (1)(b) of this section if:
(i) The department of health has performed
more than one on-site inspection for any purpose; or
(ii) One year has elapsed since a license
application was received by the department of health, but no license was issued
because the applicant failed to complete requirements for licensure.
(d) If the operator provides
documentation to the department of health of fewer occupants than the maximum
occupants identified on the application for an operating license according to
WAC 246-358-025, the department of
health shall refund fees paid by the operator according to following
conditions:
(i) The department of health will
refund the amount of four dollars for every occupant fewer than the maximum
number of occupants identified on the application, if an application has been
received and no prelicensure inspection has been conducted;
(ii) The department of health will refund the
amount of two dollars for every occupant fewer than the maximum number of
occupants identified on the application, if an application has been received
and a prelicensure inspection has been conducted; or
(iii) The department of health will not
refund any amount under subsection (1)(b) of this section if the department of
health has performed more than one on-site inspection for any
purpose.
(7)
TWH civil fine. The department of health may assess an operator a
civil fine according to
RCW
43.70.335.
Table 1 Fees, Temporary Worker Housing
|
Fee Type
|
Administrative Portion
|
Facility Portion
|
| Licensing |
$50 |
$4 per occupant, at maximum annual occupancy |
| ($90 minimum total fee) |
| License, Self-Survey Program |
$50 |
$0 |
| Late |
$100 (Late fees are in addition to licensing
fees) |
Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.340 and 2010 c 37. 11-13-124, §
246-358-990, filed 6/22/11, effective 7/23/11. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.340. 99-24-095, § 246-358-990,
filed 11/30/99, effective 12/31/99. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.340 and
43.70.040. 93-03-031 (Order 324),
§ 246-358-990, filed 1/12/93, effective 2/12/93. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
as § 246-358-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
RCW 43.20A.055. 87-24-074 (Order 2564), § 440-44-100, filed 12/2/87;
86-05-029 (Order 2342), § 440-44-100, filed
2/19/86.
