Public Notice

Last revised date: May 7, 2025

Applications in Review

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 Anticipated Decision
25-05 MultiCare Health System Yakima 04/04/2025 04/24/20052 06/23/2025
25-06 Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. dba FKC Longview Cowlitz n/a 12/16/2024 03/07/2025
25-07 Olympia Multi-specialty Clinic Ambulatory Procedures Center, PLLC Thurston 03/20/2025 04/09/2025 06/09/2025
25-08 Riverview Lutheran Retirement Community of Spokane Spokane 01/06/2025 01/24/2025 03/24/2025
25-11 Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. dba FKC Lacey Thurston 03/31/2025 04/18/2025 06/13/2025
25-12 Total Renal Care, Inc. dba DaVita Federal Way King 03/04/2025 03/24/2025 05/22/2025

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

This section is updated as hearing requests are received. There are no public hearings currently scheduled. 

The public hearing process for certificate of need is detailed in WAC 246-310-180.

Reconsideration Hearings Granted

This section is updated as hearing requests are received. There are no reconsideration hearings currently scheduled.

The reconsideration process for CN applications is detailed in WAC 246-310-560.

End Stage Renal Disease Emergency Exemption Requests (EER)

This section is updated bi-monthly. The EERs listed below are those currently in effect. For more information on any of the following exemptions see the CN Program's project status page.

There are currently no valid Emergency Exemption Requests.

EER # Provider Facility # of Temporary Stations Approved Valid Through
         

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

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 and Health Law Judge (HLJ) Primary Issue(s)
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)
M2023-1034

East King, PCI
CN app #23-28
Petitioner: Swedish

AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Steven Pentz
HLJ: Herington

 WAC 246-310-720(2)(b)
M2024-836 

Spokane, Hospice
CN app #24-17
Petitioner: Providence
Intervenor: MultiCare

 AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Steven Pentz
HLJ: Blye		 Chapter 246-310 WAC
M2025-76 Pierce 1, ESRD
CN app #24-25 and 24-26
Petitioner: DaVita		 AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Grimm
HLJ: Herington		 WAC 246-310-827

Additional Health Law Judge final decisions are available on the Adjudicative Services Unit's webpage.

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