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An
application for a certificate of need under chapter
WAC 246-310-990 must
include payment of a fee consisting of the following:
Effective July 1, 2008
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A review fee based on
the facility/project type.
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If more than one
facility/project type applies to an application, the review fee for each
type of facility/project must be included.
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Facility/Project Type |
Review Fee |
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Ambulatory Surgical
Centers/Facilities |
$17,392 |
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Amendments to Issued
Certificates of Need
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$10,961 |
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Emergency Review |
$7,055 |
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Exemption Requests
(Non-Refundable Fee) |
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- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
(CCRCs)/Health Maintenance Organization (HMOs)
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$7,055 |
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$1,147 |
- Determinations of Non-Reviewability
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$1,639 |
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$1,476 |
- Nursing Home Replacement/Renovation
Authorizations
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$1,476 |
- Nursing Home Capital Threshold under RCW
70.38.105(4)(e) (excluding Replacement/Renovation
Authorizations)
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$1,476 |
- Rural Hospital/Rural Health Care Facility
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$1,476 |
Extensions
(Non-Refundable Fee)
- Bed Banking
- Certificate of Need/Replacement-Renovation
Authorization Validity Period
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$656
$656 |
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Home Health Agency |
$21,001 |
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Hospice Agency |
$18,704 |
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Hospice Care Centers |
$10,961 |
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Hospital (excluding
Transitional Care Units-TCUs, Ambulatory Surgical
Center/Facilities, Home Health, Hospice, and Kidney Disease
Treatment Centers) |
$34,457 |
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Kidney Disease Treatment
Centers |
$21,331 |
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Nursing Homes (including
CCRCs and TCUs) |
$39,380 |
Fees for Amending Pending Applications
The
fee for amending a pending certificate of need application is
determined as follows:
- If an amendment to a
pending certificate of need application results in the addition of one
or more facility/project types the review for each additional
facility/project type must accompany the amendment application;
- If an amendment to a
pending certificate of need application results in the removal of one or
more facility/project types the department shall refund to the applicant
the difference between the review fee previously paid and the review fee
applicable to the new facility/project type;
- If an amendment to a
pending certificate of need application results in any other change as
identified in
WAC 246-310-100, a fee of $1,756 must accompany the
amendment application.
Refunds
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If a certificate of
need application is returned by the department under
WAC 246-310-090
(2)(b) or (e), the department shall refund 75% of the review fees paid.
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If an applicant
submits a written request to withdraw a certificate of need application
before the beginning of review, the department shall refund 75% of the
review fees paid by the applicant.
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If an applicant
submits a written request to withdraw certificate of need application
after the beginning of review, but before the beginning of the ex parte
period the department shall refund 50% of all review fees paid.
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If an applicant submits a written request to
withdraw an application after the beginning of the ex parte period
the department shall not refund any of the review fees paid.
Note: Review
fees for exemptions and extensions are nonrefundable
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