Last revised date: April 17, 2024
- Applications in Review
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This section is updated bi-monthly. If you are interested in a specific project’s timeline or additional details see the Certificate of Need (CN) Program's project status page. Projects will be removed from this list once the corresponding evaluation is released.
Application # Facility/Agency Planning Area Hearing Request Due Comment Due 24-02A2 Fresenius Kidney Care Cowlitz Cowlitz 04/10/24 04/30/24 24-08 Everett Transitional Care Services Snohomish 03/27/24 04/16/24 24-14 DaVita Lacey Dialysis Center Thurston 02/20/24 03/11/24 24-05 & 24-12 Puget Sound Home Health of Thurston County & MultiCare Home Health Thurston 04/22/24 05/10/24 Pro tip: Type CN application # in the search bar on the CN project status webpage (linked above) to quickly find more information on a specific project.
Beginning of CN application review is dictated by WAC 246-310-170.
- Public Hearings Requested
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This section is updated as hearing requests are received. There are no upcoming public hearings scheduled for CN applications with a decision pending.
The public hearing process for certificate of need is detailed in WAC 246-310-180.
- Reconsideration Hearings Granted
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This section is updated once a hearing request is granted. There are no upcoming reconsideration hearings granted on CN applications.
The reconsideration process for CN applications is detailed in WAC 246-310-560.
- End Stage Renal Disease Emergency Exemption Requests (EER)
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This section is updated bi-monthly. For more information on any of the following exemptions see the CN Program's project status page.
EER # Provider Facility # of Temporary Stations Approved 24-01 Puget Sound Kidney Centers PSKC Whidbey Island 2 Pro tip: Type "eer2" in the search bar on the CN project status webpage (linked above) to filter for all EERs.
ESRD emergency exemption requests must meet the requirements outlined by:
- Current Appeals
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This section is updated bi-monthly. For more information on any of the following cases contact the department's Adjudicative Services Unit.
Case # / Call Name General Information Counsel & Health Law Judge (HLJ) Primary Issue(s) M2021-911 Snohomish hospice, 2021
CN app#21-45
Petitioner: Bethany Hospice Services LLC
Intervenors: AccentCare/Seasons (#21-54) & Empres Healthcare Group/Eden (#21-47)
AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Perkins Coie
Intervenors: Ogden Murphy Wallace & Estok, Barr, McBroom
HLJ: Kuntz
WAC 246-310-210, 230, and 240 M2023-914 Thurston, ASF
CN app#22-45
Petitioner: Pain Care Physicians, LLC
Intervenor: MultiCare
AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Tom Grimm, Ryan Swanson
Intervenor: Practus LLP
HLJ: Blye
WAC 246-310-240(1)
M2023-915 Spokane, hospice
CN app#23-21
Petitioner: EmpRes Healthcare Group/Eden
AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Michael J. Estok, Lindsay Hart, LLC
HLJ: Blye
WACs 246-310-210, 220, 230, 240, and 290. M2023-936 & -937 PCI revocation
CN#1407 MultiCare Auburn & VMFH St. Francis
AAG: Bucknell
Respondents: Practus LLP & Polsinelli PC
HLJ: Herington
WAC 246-310-720(1) M2023-980 Skagit, hospice
CN app#23-20
Petitioner: EmpRes Healthcare Group/Eden
AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Michael Estok, Lindsay Hart, LLC
HLJ: Blye
WACs 246-310-210, 220, 230, 240, and 290. M2023-1034 East King, PCI
CN app#23-28
Petitioner: Swedish
AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Steven Pentz
HLJ: Herington
WAC 246-310-720(2)(b) Court of Appeals, Division 2, 57759 Snohomish hospice, 2020
CN app#20-38
M2020-1079
Petitioner: Seasons/AccentCare
AAGs: Bucknell/Gerard
Petitioner: Ogden Murphy Wallace
HLJ: TBD
WAC 246-310-220, 230, and 240 Additional Health Law Judge final decisions are available on the Adjudicative Services Unit's webpage.
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