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NEWS & EVENTS

Current Plan Review
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 Acute Care - 50 Days   Res. Care - 32 Days

 

 

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):

October, 2009      *NEW* Waiver to Allow Hospitals to Use the NFPA 6-Year Damper Testing Interval

April, 2008:            Provision of Observation Services in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)

April, 2008:            CMS Releases regulation modernizing Dialysis Centers

January, 2007:        Storage Requirements for Small Quantities of Medical Gas

August, 2004:         Corridor Width & Corridor Mounted Computer Touch Screens

Rule Development:

May, 2009:              Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Regulations effective July 1st, 2009 - Chapter 246-330 WAC

June, 2008:              New Hospital Licensing Regulations effective July 21st, 2008 - Chapter 246-320 WAC

Other Highlights

November, 2008:    Conditions of Participation: CMS Physical Environment Section of the State Operations Manual for Hospitals

July, 2008:              Acknowledgment of Risk statement

November, 2007:    Patient Lift Systems - Remember to submit installations to CRS! (Technical Assistance fee applies)


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Department of Health Mission:

"Working to Protect and Improve the Health of People in Washington State"

Construction Review Services (CRS) Mission:

"Construction Review Services protects and improves the health and safety of people in Washington by providing professional consultation and review for the design and construction of licensed or certified care facilities for our customers."

Types of Facilities Reviewed by CRS

The following is a list of facilities Construction Review Services provides plan review services for:

Agency / Facility Type

Construction Plan Review (CRS)

Rules

Ambulatory Surgery Facilities2

required (as of July 1st, 2009)

Chapter 246-330-WAC  &
NFPA 101, 2000 Edition

Boarding Homes1

  • Contracted Residential Care Services

required

Chapter 388-78A WAC

Chapter 388-110 WAC

Childbirth Centers (as maternity homes)

required

Chapter 246-329 WAC

Comprehensive Outpatient Rehab Facility (CORF)

no

-

Critical Access Hospitals2

required

Chapter 246-320 WAC3

Eye Banks

no

-

Kitchens (Ferry, College, Health Care Facility)

required

Chapter 246-215 WAC

Home Care Agencies

no

-

Home Health Agencies

no

-

Hospice Care Centers2

required

Chapter 246-335 WAC

Hospitals2

required

Chapter 246-320 WAC3

Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities

no

-

Kidney Centers (ESRD)2

voluntary

NFPA 101, 2000 Edition

Mobile Units 

required

Chapter 246-320 WAC3

Nursing Homes1, 2

required

Chapter 388-97 WAC

Pharmacy

no

-

Pharmacy - Hospital Based

required

Chapter 246-320 WAC3 &
Chapter 246-873 WAC

Private Alcohol & Chemical Dependency (PACD) Hospitals

required

Chapter 246-324 WAC

Prison Hospitals

voluntary

Chapter 246-320 WAC3

Psychiatric Hospitals2

required

Chapter 246-322 WAC

Residential Habilitation Centers (RHC)

required

Chapter 388-78A WAC

Residential Treatment Facilities

  • Chemical Dependency Acute Detoxification

  • Chemical Dependency Sub-Acute Detoxification

  • Chemical Dependency Intensive Inpatient

  • Chemical Dependency Long-Term Treatment

  • Chemical Dependency Recovery House

  • Mental Health Adult Residential  Treatment

  • Mental Health Inpatient Evaluation and Treatment

  • Mental Health Child Long-Term Inpatient Treatment

  • Mental Health Child Inpatient Evaluation and Treatment

required

Chapter 246-337 WAC

Rural Health Centers

no

-

Soldiers Home1

required

Chapter 388-97 WAC

Temporary Worker Housing

  • Construction Standard

  • Cherry Harvest Camps

required

Chapter 246-359 WAC
Chapter 246-361 WAC

1 Facilities are licensed by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
2 For more information on Certificate of Need, visit  www.doh.wa.gov/certificate_need.htm.
3 "The Guidelines" are adopted by reference in Chapter 246-320 WAC. To purchase a copy, visit www.fgi-guidelines.org.

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Construction Review Services
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Olympia, WA 98504-7852
Phone: (360) 236-2944
Fax: (360) 236-2901
email: DOH HPF CRS

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