Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.38 Health Planning And Development

  • 70.38.015 Declaration of public policy
    It is declared to be the public policy of this state: (1) That strategic health planning efforts must be supported by appropriately tailored regulatory activities ...
  • 70.38.018 Statewide health resources strategy -- Consistency -- Waivers
    (1) For the purposes of this section and RCW 70.38.015 and 70.38.135, "statewide health resource strategy" or "strategy" means the statewide health resource strategy developed ...
  • 70.38.025 Definitions
    When used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated. (1) "Board of health" means the state board of ...
  • 70.38.095 Public disclosure
    Public accessibility to records shall be accorded by health systems agencies pursuant to Public Law 93-641 and chapter 42.56 RCW. A health systems agency shall ...
  • 70.38.105 Health services and facilities requiring certificate of need -- Fees
    (1) The department is authorized and directed to implement the certificate of need program in this state pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) ...
  • 70.38.111 Certificates of need -- Exemptions
    (1) The department shall not require a certificate of need for the offering of an inpatient tertiary health service by: (a) A health maintenance organization ...
  • 70.38.115 Certificates of need -- Procedures -- Rules -- Criteria for review -- Conditional certificates of need -- Concurrent review -- Review periods -- Hearing -- Adjudicative proceeding -- Amended certificates of need
    (1) Certificates of need shall be issued, denied, suspended, or revoked by the designee of the secretary in accord with the provisions of this chapter ...
  • 70.38.118 Certificates of need -- Applications submitted by hospice agencies
    All certificate of need applications submitted by hospice agencies for the construction, development, or other establishment of a facility to be licensed as either a ...
  • 70.38.125 Certificates of need -- Issuance -- Duration -- Penalties for violations
    (1) A certificate of need shall be valid for two years. One six-month extension may be made if it can be substantiated that substantial and ...
  • 70.38.128 Certificates of need -- Elective percutaneous coronary interventions -- Rules
    To promote the stability of Washington's cardiac care delivery system, by July 1, 2008, the department of health shall adopt rules establishing criteria for the ...
  • 70.38.135 Services and surveys -- Rules
    The secretary shall have authority to: (1) Provide when needed temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, by contract, when such ...
  • 70.38.155 Certificates of need -- Savings -- 1979 ex.s. c 161
    The enactment of this chapter shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying the validity of any certificate of need which ...
  • 70.38.156 Certificates of need -- Savings -- 1980 c 139
    The enactment of this chapter as amended shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying the validity of any certificate of ...
  • 70.38.157 Certificates of need -- Savings -- 1983 c 235
    The enactment of amendments to chapter 70.38 RCW by chapter 235, Laws of 1983 shall not have the effect of terminating or in any way ...
  • 70.38.158 Certificates of need -- Savings -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 ยงยง 601 through 607
    The enactment of *sections 601 through 607 of this act shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying, the validity of ...
  • 70.38.220 Ethnic minorities -- Nursing home beds that reflect cultural differences
    (1) The legislature recognizes that in this state ethnic minorities currently use nursing home care at a lower rate than the general population. The legislature ...
  • 70.38.230 Residential hospice care centers -- Defined -- Change in bed capacity -- Applicability of chapter
    (1) A change in bed capacity at a residential hospice care center shall not be subject to certificate of need review under this chapter if ...
  • 70.38.250 Redistribution and addition of beds -- Determination
    (1) The need for projects identified in *RCW 70.38.240 shall be determined using the individual planning area's estimated nursing home bed need ratio and includes ...
  • 70.38.905 Conflict with federal law -- Construction
    In any case where the provisions of this chapter may directly conflict with federal law, or regulations promulgated thereunder, the federal law shall supersede and ...
  • 70.38.910 Severability -- 1983 c 235; 1979 ex.s. c 161
    If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the application ...
  • 70.38.911 Severability -- 1980 c 139
    If any provision of this 1980 act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the ...
  • 70.38.912 Severability -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 9
    See RCW 43.70.920. ...
  • 70.38.914 Pending certificates of need -- 1983 c 235
    A certificate of need application which was submitted and declared complete, but upon which final action had not been taken prior to *the effective date ...
  • 70.38.915 Effective dates -- Pending certificates of need -- 1979 ex.s. c 161
    (1) *Sections 10, 11, 12, and 21 shall take effect on January 1, 1980. (2) Any certificate of need application which was submitted and declared ...
  • 70.38.916 Effective date -- 1980 c 139
    *Sections 7, 8, and 10 of this 1980 act shall take effect January 1, 1981.[1980 c 139 § 14.]Notes:      Reviser's note: *(1) "Sections 7, 8, ...
  • 70.38.917 Effective date -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 9
    See RCW 43.70.910. ...
  • 70.38.918 Effective dates -- Pending certificates of need -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 9
    Any certificate of need application which was submitted and declared complete, but upon which final action had not been taken prior to July 1, 1989, ...
  • 70.38.920 Short title
    This act may be cited as the "State Health Planning and Resources Development Act".[1979 ex.s. c 161 § 22.] ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009