An application for a Certificate of Need under chapter WAC 246-310-990 must include payment of a fee consisting of the following:
- A review fee based on the facility/project type. (Effective June 15, 2012)
- If more than one facility/project type applies to an application, the review fee for each type of facility/project must be included.
Facility Type |
Review Fee |
Ambulatory surgical centers/facilities |
$20,427 |
Amendments to issued Certificates of Need |
$12,874 |
Emergency review |
$8,286 |
Home health agency |
$24,666 |
Hospice agency |
$21,968 |
Hospice care center |
$12,874 |
Hospital (excluding transitional care units (TCUs), ambulatory surgical centers/facilities, home health, hospice and kidney disease treatment centers) |
$40,470 |
Kidney disease treatment centers |
$25,054 |
Nursing homes (including continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and TCUs)) |
$46,253 |
Exemption Requests (nonrefundable fee)
Facility Type |
Review Fee |
Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)/health maintenance organizations (HMOs) |
$8,286 |
Bed banking/conversions |
$1,347 |
Determinations of reviewability |
$1,925 |
Hospice care center |
$1,733 |
Nursing home replacement/renovation authorizations |
$1,733 |
Nursing home capital threshold under RCW 70.38.105(4)(e) (excluding replacement/renovation authorizations) |
$1,733 |
Rural hospital/rural healthcare facility |
$1,733 |
Extensions Requests (nonrefundable fee)
Facility Type |
Review Fee |
Bed banking |
$770 |
Certificate of Need/replacement/renovation authorization validity period |
$770 |
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 $2,060 must accompany the amendment application.
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