WSR 18-05-090 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [Filed February 21, 2018, 7:55 a.m., effective July 1, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2018. Purpose: WAC 246-360-990, transient accommodations fees, the fees for transient accommodations are increased by 21.07 percent to offset the cost to administer the transient accommodations program. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-360-990. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-20-049 on September 29, 2017. Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Based on comments received from interested parties, the department reduced the amount of the proposed increase from 29.3 percent to 21.07 percent. The department also eliminated a refund of less than ten dollars because the calculation of a refund based on two-thirds or one-third of the application fee under WAC 246-360-990 (2)(a) or (b) would not result in ten dollars or less. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Date Adopted: February 20, 2018. Clark Halvorson Assistant Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-21-108, filed 10/17/06, effective 11/17/06)
WAC 246-360-990 Fees.
(1) ((The)) To apply for a transient accommodation initial license or to renew an annual license, an applicant or licensee ((or applicant)) must submit((:
(a))) an initial or annual license renewal fee according to the following schedule:
(((b) A)) (2) If the department does not receive the license renewal application and fee on or before the expiration date, a licensee must submit an additional late fee of ((fifty-four dollars and sixty cents, in addition to the full license renewal fee, if the full license renewal fee is not received by the department on the expiration date (see RCW 70.62.260);
(c) An additional)) sixty-six dollars.
(3) If the licensee notifies the department of a change in the number of lodging units or the name of the transient accommodation in accordance with WAC 246-360-020(9), the licensee must submit an amended license fee of ((fifty-four dollars and sixty cents for an amended license due to changing the number of lodging units or the name of the transient accommodation.
(2))) sixty-six dollars.
(4) The department shall refund fees paid by the applicant for initial licensure as follows:
(a) If an application has been received but no on-site survey or technical assistance has been performed by the department, two-thirds of the fees paid, less a fifty dollar processing fee.
(b) If an application has been received and an on-site survey or technical assistance has been performed by the department, one-third of the fees paid, less a fifty dollar processing fee.
(((c) No)) (5) The department will not refund fees paid by the applicant ((will be refunded)) if any of the following applies:
(((i))) (a) More than one on-site visit for any purpose has been performed by the department; or
(((ii))) (b) One year has elapsed since an initial licensure application is received by the department, but no license is issued because the applicant failed to complete the requirements for licensure((; or
(iii) The amount to be refunded as calculated by (a) or (b) of this subsection is ten dollars or less)).
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