(1) An agency must include payment of licensing and certification fees required under this chapter with the initial application, renewal application, or with requests for other services.

(2) The department may refund one-half of the application fee if an application is withdrawn before certification or denial.

(3) The department will not refund fees when licensure or certification is denied, revoked, or suspended.

(4) The applicant shall submit the following fees for approved substance use disorder treatment programs:

New agency application	$1,000
Branch agency application	$500
Application to add one or more certifications	$200
Application to change ownership	$500
Initial and annual certification fees for withdrawal management, residential, and nonresidential services
Withdrawal management and residential services	$100 per licensed bed, per year, for agencies not renewing certification through deeming
	$50 per licensed bed, per year, for agencies renewing certification through deeming per WAC 246-341-0310
Nonresidential services	$750 per year for agencies not renewing certification through deeming
	$200 per year for agencies certified through deeming per WAC 246-341-0310
Complaint/critical incident investigation fees
All agencies	$1,000 per substantiated complaint investigation and $1,000 per substantiated critical incident investigation that results in a requirement for corrective action

(5) An agency providing substance use disorder treatment programs must annually complete a declaration form provided by the department to indicate information necessary for establishing fees and updating certification information. Required information includes, but is not limited to:

(a) The number of licensed withdrawal management and residential beds; and

(b) The agency provider's national accreditation status.

(6) The applicant shall submit the following fees for approved mental health treatment programs:

Initial licensing application fee	$1,000
Initial and annual licensing fees for agencies not deemed
Annual service hours provided:	Initial and annual licensing fees:
0-3,999	$728
4,000-14,999	$1,055
15,000-29,999	$1,405
30,000-49,999	$2,105
50,000 or more	$2,575
Annual licensing fees for deemed agencies
Annual licensing fee for deemed agencies licensed by the department	$500
Complaint/critical incident investigation fee
All residential and nonresidential agencies	$1,000 per substantiated complaint investigation and $1,000 per substantiated critical incident investigation that results in a requirement for corrective action

(7) Agencies providing nonresidential mental health services or inpatient or residential mental health services in accordance with WAC 246-341-1118 must report the number of annual service hours provided.

(a) Existing licensed agencies must compute the annual service hours based on the most recent state fiscal year.

(b) Newly licensed agencies must compute the annual service hours by projecting the service hours for the first 12 months of operation.

(8) Agencies providing mental health peer respite services, intensive behavioral health treatment services, evaluation and treatment services, and competency evaluation and restoration treatment services must pay the following certification fees:

(a) Ninety dollars initial certification fee, per bed; and

(b) Ninety dollars annual certification fee, per bed.

PDFWAC 246-341-0365

Agency licensure and certification—Fee requirements.