Washington § 70.38.118 - Certificates of need — Applications submitted by hospice agencies.

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§ 70.38.118. Certificates of need — Applications submitted by hospice agencies.

All certificate of need applications submitted by hospice agencies for the construction, development, or other establishment of a facility to be licensed as either a hospital under chapter 70.41 RCW or as a nursing home under chapter 18.51 RCW, for the purpose of operating the functional equivalent of a hospice care center shall not require a separate certificate of need for a hospice care center provided the certificate of need application was declared complete prior to July 1, 2001, the applicant has been issued a certificate of need, and has applied for and received an in-home services agency license by July 1, 2002.
[ 2000 c 175 s 23.]

Notes

Effective date—2000 c 175: See note following RCW 70.127.010.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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