WAC 246-310-150   Expedited review process.  (1) The expedited review process shall not exceed fifty days from the beginning of the review period unless extended in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.

     (a) The public comment period shall be limited to thirty days. The first twenty days of the public comment period shall be reserved for receiving public comments. The remaining ten days shall be for the applicant or applicants to provide rebuttal statements to written or oral statements submitted during the first twenty-day period. Any affected person shall also be provided the opportunity to provide rebuttal statements to written or oral statements submitted during the first twenty-day period.

     (b) The department shall complete its final review and the secretary's designee shall make his or her decision on a certificate of need application under an expedited review within twenty days of the end of the public comment period.

     (2) The review period for an expedited review may be extended according to the following provisions:

     (a) The review period may be extended an additional forty-five days in accordance with WAC 246-310-100. The department may grant further extensions to this review period: Provided, The person submitting the certificate of need application gives written consent to further extension.

     (b) If an issue, which is pivotal to the decision of the secretary's designee remains unresolved, the department may make one request for additional information from the person submitting the application. The department may extend its final expedited review period up to but not exceeding thirty days after receipt of the applicant's written response to the department's request for information.

     (c) The department may extend its final review period upon receipt of a written request of the person submitting the application: Provided however, That such an extension shall not exceed sixty days.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.38 RCW. 98-10-053, § 246-310-150, filed 4/29/98, effective 5/30/98; 96-24-052, § 246-310-150, filed 11/27/96, effective 12/28/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.135 and 70.38.919. 92-02-018 (Order 224), § 246-310-150, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-310-150, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.135. 86-06-030 (Order 2344), § 248-19-340, filed 2/28/86; 82-19-055 (Order 244), § 248-19-340, filed 9/15/82; 81-09-012 (Order 210), § 248-19-340, filed 4/9/81, effective 5/20/81. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.38 RCW. 79-12-079 (Order 188), § 248-19-340, filed 11/30/79.]