PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 01-10-124.
Title of Rule: WAC 246-320-990 Acute care hospital licensing fees.
Purpose: WAC 246-320-990 establishes the per bed license fee for acute care hospitals.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.41.100, 43.20B.110 and 43.70.250.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 70.41.100.
Summary: The proposed amendments increase the license fees for acute care hospitals from $63.50 per bed to $81.65 per bed.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: ESSB 6153, section 220 permits the department to increase fees over the I-601 limit.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Byron Plan, Olympia, Washington, (360) 705-6780; Enforcement: Gary Bennett, Olympia, Washington, (360) 705-6652.
Name of Proponent: Washington State Department of Health, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 246-320-990 establishes licensing fees for acute care hospitals. The proposed amendment increases fees from $63.50 per bed to $81.65 per bed. The proposed rule assists the department in meeting the mandate to set the fees for each program at a sufficient level to defray the costs of administering that program.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Proposed change increases fees from $63.50 per bed to $81.65 per bed.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This rule is exempt under RCW 34.05.310(4), and therefore does not require a small business economic impact statement.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995 do not apply to rules that set or adjust fees or rates pursuant to legislative standards according to RCW 34.05.328 (5)(b)(vi).
Hearing Location: Department of Health, 1101 Eastside Street, Olympia, WA, on September 6, 2001, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Denise Mino by August 27, 2001, TDD (800) 833-6388, or (360) 705-6652.
Submit Written Comments to: FSL Rules Coordinator, Facilities and Services Licensing, P.O. Box 47852, Olympia, WA 98504-7852, e-mail FSLregmail@doh.wa.gov, fax (360) 705-6654, by September 3, 2001.
Date of Intended Adoption: September 7, 2001.
M. C. Selecky
Secretary
OTS-5022.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 99-24-096, filed 11/30/99,
effective 12/31/99)
WAC 246-320-990
Fees.
Hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW shall:
(1) Submit an annual license fee of ((sixty-three))
eighty-one dollars and ((fifty)) sixty-five cents for each bed
space within the licensed bed capacity of the hospital to the
department;
(2) Include all bed spaces in rooms complying with physical plant and movable equipment requirements of this chapter for twenty-four-hour assigned patient rooms;
(3) Include neonatal intensive care bassinet spaces;
(4) Include bed spaces assigned for less than twenty-four-hour patient use as part of the licensed bed capacity when:
(a) Physical plant requirements of this chapter are met without movable equipment; and
(b) The hospital currently possesses the required movable equipment and certifies this fact to the department;
(5) Exclude all normal infant bassinets;
(6) Limit licensed bed spaces as required under chapter 70.38 RCW;
(7) Submit an application for bed additions to the department for review and approval under chapter 70.38 RCW subsequent to department establishment of the hospital licensed bed capacity; and
(8) Set up twenty-four-hour assigned patient beds only within the licensed bed capacity approved by the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.41.100, 43.20B.110 and 43.70.250. 99-24-096, 246-320-990, filed 11/30/99, effective 12/31/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.41.030 and 43.70.040. 99-04-052, 246-320-990, filed 1/28/99, effective 3/10/99.]