Facilities for which CRS plan review is required are shown in the table below. We provide technical assistance-based plan review for facilities such as kidney dialysis, unlicensed ambulatory surgery and similar health care-based building types.
| Agency/Facility Type | Rules |
|---|---|
| Ambulatory surgery facilities1,3 | Chapter 246-330-WAC |
Assisted living facilities2 (formerly boarding homes)
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| Childbirth centers (as maternity homes)1 | Chapter 246-329 WAC |
| Critical access hospitals1, 3 | Chapter 246-320 WAC |
| Enhanced services facility | Chapter 388-107 WAC |
| Hospice care centers1, 3 | Chapter 246-335 WAC |
| Hospitals1, 3 | Chapter 246-320 WAC |
| Mobile health care units licensed under a hospital3 | Chapter 246-320 WAC |
| Nursing homes, including soldiers and veterans homes1, 2, 3 | Chapter 388-97 WAC |
| Pharmacy: Hospital and nursing home-based1 | Chapter 246-320 WAC and Chapter 388-97 WAC |
| Private alcohol and chemical dependency (PACD) hospitals1 | Chapter 246-324 WAC |
| Psychiatric hospitals1, 3 | Chapter 246-322 WAC |
Residential treatment facilities, including:1
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Chapter 246-337 WAC |
Temporary worker housing1
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1 Facilities are licensed by the Department of Health.
2 Facilities are licensed by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
3 More information about Certificate of Need (CoN) is on its website
4 "The Guidelines" are adopted by reference in Chapter 246-320 WAC. To purchase a copy, see www.fgiguidelines.org
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