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 §§ 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.] ...