Public Notice

Last revised date: February 12, 2025

Applications in Review

This section is updated bi-monthly. If you are interested in a specific project’s timeline or additional details, see the Certificate of Need (CN) Program's project status page. Projects will be removed from this list once the corresponding evaluation is released.

Application # Facility/Agency Planning Area Hearing Request Due Comment Due Anticipated Decision
24-20 Virginia Mason Franciscan Health King 10/28/2024 11/15/2024 02/17/2025
25-01 and 25-02 MultiCare Yakima Memorial Surgery Center at Ridgeview and MEC Yakima Yakima 11/27/2024 12/17/2024 02/18/2025
25-04 PeaceHealth Southwest, LLC & PMB Vancouver 2, LLC Clark 12/26/2024 01/30/2025* 03/31/2025
25-06 Fresenius Kidney Care Longview Cowlitz n/a 12/16/2024 01/27/2025
25-08 Riverview Lutheran Retirement Community of Spokane Spokane 01/06/2025 01/24/2025 03/24/2025
25-09 Proliance Surgeons, Inc. dba Seattle Orthopedic Center King n/a 02/06/2025 03/13/2025

Tip: Type CN application # in the search bar on the CN project status webpage (linked above) to quickly find more information on a specific project.

Beginning of CN application review is dictated by WAC 246-310-170.

Public Hearings Requested

This section is updated as hearing requests are received. There are no public hearings currently scheduled. 

The public hearing process for certificate of need is detailed in WAC 246-310-180.

Reconsideration Hearings Granted

This section is updated once a hearing request is granted.

Project: CN24-22 Apex Spine institute
Date: February 24, 2025
Time: Beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Location:

This will be a virtual public hearing. Below is the conference line information:

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Meeting ID: 250 231 100 975
Passcode: AK6Xd3TC

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+1 564-999-2000,,796022985# United States, Olympia
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Phone conference ID: 796 022 985#

The reconsideration process for CN applications is detailed in WAC 246-310-560.

End Stage Renal Disease Emergency Exemption Requests (EER)

This section is updated bi-monthly. The EERs listed below are those currently in effect. For more information on any of the following exemptions see the CN Program's project status page.

There are currently no valid Emergency Exemption Requests.

EER # Provider Facility # of Temporary Stations Approved Valid Through
         

Tip: Type "eer2" in the search bar on the CN project status webpage (linked above) to filter for all EERs.

ESRD emergency exemption requests must meet the requirements outlined by:

Current Appeals

This section is updated bi-monthly. For more information on any of the following cases contact the department's Adjudicative Services Unit.

Case # / Call Name General Information Counsel and Health Law Judge (HLJ) Primary Issue(s)
M2023-914

Thurston, ASF
CN app #22-45
Petitioner: Pain Care Physicians, LLC
Intervenor: MultiCare

AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Tom Grimm, Ryan Swanson
Intervenor: Practus LLP
HLJ: Blye

WAC 246-310-240(1)
M2023-936 and -937

PCI Revocation
CN#1407 MultiCare Auburn and VMFH St. Francis

AAG: Bucknell
Respondents: Practus LLP and Polsinelli PC
HLJ: Herington

 WAC 246-310-720(1)
M2023-1034

East King, PCI
CN app #23-28
Petitioner: Swedish

AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Steven Pentz
HLJ: Herington

 WAC 246-310-720(2)(b)
M2024-836 

Spokane, Hospice
CN app #24-17
Petitioner: Providence
Intervenor: MultiCare

 AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Steven Pentz
HLJ: Blye		 Chapter 246-310 WAC
M2025-76 Pierce 1, ESRD
CN app #24-25 and 24-26
Petitioner: DaVita		 AAG: Bucknell
Petitioner: Grimm
HLJ: Herington		 WAC 246-310-827

Additional Health Law Judge final decisions are available on the Adjudicative Services Unit's webpage.

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