(1) The department of social and health services will establish an online registry as required by chapter 18.390 RCW.

(2) To be eligible to be registered as a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) and listed on the department's CCRC online registry, an entity must:

(a) Complete the application; and

(b) Pay the registration fee.

(3) A CCRC must reapply with the state and pay the required fee every two years before its current registration expires.

(4) At the time of the application for or renewal of a CCRC registration, the entity must pay a registration fee. Beginning July 1, 2017, the registration fee must be established in the omnibus appropriations act and any amendment or additions made to that act.

(5) An applicant may appeal agency denials of an application for CCRC registration.

(a) Appeals to the department must be made in writing within thirty days of the department's denial.

(b) Appeals must be sent to the office of administrative hearings.

(c) Appeals are governed by chapter 388-02 WAC.