Wash. Admin. Code § 246-310-720

Current through Register Vol. 24-09, May 1, 2024

Section 246-310-720 - Hospital volume standards

(1) Hospitals with an elective PCI program must perform a minimum of two hundred adult PCIs per year by the end of the third year of operation and each year thereafter.

(2) The department shall only grant a certificate of need to new programs within the identified planning area if:

(a) The state need forecasting methodology projects unmet volumes sufficient to establish one or more programs within a planning area; and

(b) All existing PCI programs in that planning area are meeting or exceeding the minimum volume standard.

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-310-720

Amended by WSR 18-07-102, Filed 3/20/2018, effective 4/20/2018

Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.128. 09-01-113, § 246-310-720, filed 12/19/08, effective 12/19/08.