Facilities Reviewed by CRS

Facilities for which CRS plan review is required are shown in the table below. We provide technical assistance-based plan review for facilities such as kidney dialysis, unlicensed ambulatory surgery and similar health care-based building types.

Agency/Facility Type	Rules
Ambulatory surgery facilities^1,3	Chapter 246-330-WAC
Assisted living facilities²(formerly boarding homes) Contracted residential care services	Chapter 388-78A WAC Chapter 388-110 WAC
Childbirth centers (as maternity homes)¹	Chapter 246-329 WAC
Critical access hospitals^1, 3	Chapter 246-320 WAC
Enhanced services facility	Chapter 388-107 WAC
Kitchens in licensed health care facilities	Chapter 246-215 WAC
Hospice care centers^{1, 3}	Chapter 246-335 WAC
Hospitals^{1, 3}	Chapter 246-320 WAC
Kidney centers (end-stage renal disease (ESRD)^{1, 3}	NFPA 101, 2012 Edition
Mobile health care units licensed under a hospital³	Chapter 246-320 WAC
Nursing homes, including soldiers and veterans homes^{1, 2, 3}	Chapter 388-97 WAC
Pharmacy: Hospital and nursing home-based¹	Chapter 246-320 WAC and Chapter 388-97 WAC
Private alcohol and chemical dependency (PACD) hospitals¹	Chapter 246-324 WAC
Psychiatric hospitals^{1, 3}	Chapter 246-322 WAC
Residential treatment facilities, including:¹ Withdrawal management facility services - Adult and Youth Secure withdrawal management and stabilization services - Adult and Youth Intensive substance use disorder inpatient services Low-intensity (recovery house) residential treatment services Long-term treatment services Youth residential services Evaluation and treatment services - Adult and Youth Intensive behavioral health treatment services Child long-term inpatient program services Crisis stabilization unit services Triage - Involuntary services and Voluntary Competency evaluation and restoration treatment services Pediatric transitional care	Chapter 246-337 WAC
Temporary worker housing¹ Construction standard Cherry harvest camps	Chapter 246-359 WAC Chapter 246-358 WAC Chapter 246-361 WAC

¹ Facilities are licensed by the Department of Health.

² Facilities are licensed by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).

³ More information about Certificate of Need (CoN) is on its website

⁴ "The Guidelines" are adopted by reference in Chapter 246-320 WAC. To purchase a copy, see www.fgiguidelines.org

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