Public Notice

Last revised date: February 4, 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
24-20	Virginia Mason Franciscan Health	King	10/28/2024	11/15/2024	02/17/2025
25-01 and 25-02	MultiCare Yakima Memorial Surgery Center at Ridgeview and MEC Yakima	Yakima	11/27/2024	12/17/2024	02/18/2025
25-04	PeaceHealth Southwest, LLC & PMB Vancouver 2, LLC	Clark	12/26/2024	01/30/2025*	03/31/2025
25-06	Fresenius Kidney Care Longview	Cowlitz	n/a	12/16/2024	01/27/2025
25-08	Riverview Lutheran Retirement Community of Spokane	Spokane	01/06/2025	01/24/2025	03/24/2025

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 once a hearing request is granted.

Project:	CN24-25 Da Vita Lake Tapps & CN24-26 FKC Bonney Lake
Date:	February 5, 2025
Time:	Beginning at 1 p.m.
Location:	This will be a virtual public hearing. Below is the conference line information: Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app https://tinyurl.com/Pierce-1-Reconsideration Dial in by phone: +1 564-999-2000,,495436985# United States, Olympia Find a local number Phone conference ID: 495 436 985#

Project:

CN24-25 Da Vita Lake Tapps & CN24-26 FKC Bonney Lake

Date:

February 5, 2025

Time:

Beginning at 1 p.m.

Location:

This will be a virtual public hearing.
Below is the conference line information:

Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
https://tinyurl.com/Pierce-1-Reconsideration

Dial in by phone:
+1 564-999-2000,,495436985# United States, Olympia
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 495 436 985#

Project:	CN24-22 Apex Spine institute
Date:	February 24, 2025
Time:	Beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Location:	This will be a virtual public hearing. Below is the conference line information: Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 250 231 100 975 Passcode: AK6Xd3TC Dial in by phone +1 564-999-2000,,796022985# United States, Olympia (833) 322-1218,,796022985# United States (Toll-free) Find a local number Phone conference ID: 796 022 985#

Project:

CN24-22 Apex Spine institute

Date:

February 24, 2025

Time:

Beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Location:

This will be a virtual public hearing. Below is the conference line information:

Microsoft Teams
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 250 231 100 975
Passcode: AK6Xd3TC

Dial in by phone
+1 564-999-2000,,796022985# United States, Olympia
(833) 322-1218,,796022985# United States (Toll-free)
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 796 022 985#

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.

EER #	Provider	Facility	# of Temporary Stations Approved	Valid Through
25-02	Northwest Kidney Centers	NKC SeaTac	4	01/05/2025
25-03	Total Renal Care, Inc.	DaVita Renton	2	12/12/2024

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:

Revised Code of Washington 70.38.280 Kidney disease centers - Emergency certificate of need exemptions.
Rulemaking in progress, see the CN Program's rule-making webpage.

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)
M2023-936 and -937	PCI Revocation CN#1407 MultiCare Auburn and VMFH St. Francis	AAG: Bucknell Respondents: Practus LLP and Polsinelli PC HLJ: Herington	WAC 246-310-720(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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