WAC 246-310-282   Kidney disease treatment centers -- Concurrent review cycle.  The department will review kidney dialysis facility applications using the concurrent review cycle described in this section. There are four concurrent review cycles each year; a cycle begins in January, April, July and October.

     (1) Applicants must submit applications for review according to the following table:

		Application Submission Period			Department Action	Application Review Period
Concurrent Review Cycle	Letters of Intent Due	Receipt of Initial Application	End of Screening Period	Applicant Response	Beginning of Review Preparation	Public Comment Period (includes public hearing if requested)	Rebuttal Period	Exparte Period
Kidney Dialysis Facility Cycle 1	First working day through last working day of January of each year.	First working day through last working day of February of each year.	Last working day of March of each year.	Last working day of April of each year.	May 1 through May 15	60-Day Public comment period Begins May 16 of each year or the first working day after May 16.	30-Day Rebuttal period Applicant and affected party response to public comment.	45-Day Exparte period Department evaluation and decision.
Kidney Dialysis Facility Cycle 2	First working day through last working day of April of each year.	First working day through last working day of May of each year.	Last working day of June of each year.	Last working day of July of each year.	August 1 through August 15	60-Day Public comment period Begins August 16 of each year or the first working day after August 16.	30-Day Rebuttal period Applicant and affected party response to public comment.	45-Day Exparte period Department evaluation and decision.
Kidney Dialysis Facility Cycle 3	First working day through last working day of July of each year.	First working day through last working day of August of each year.	Last working day of September of each year.	Last working day of October of each year.	November 1 through November 15	60-Day Public comment period Begins November 16 of each year or the first working day after November 16.	30-Day Rebuttal period Applicant and affected party response to public comment.	45-Day Exparte period Department evaluation and decision.
Kidney Dialysis Facility Cycle 4	First working day through last working day of October of each year.	First working day through last working day of November of each year.	Last working day of December of each year.	Last working day of January of each year.	February 1      through      February 15	60-Day Public comment period Begins February 16 of each year or the first working day after February 16.	30-Day Rebuttal period Applicant and affected party response to public comment.	45-Day Exparte period Department evaluation and decision.

     (2) The department should complete a concurrent review cycle within nine months. The department should complete the regular review process within six months.

     (3) The department will notify applicants fifteen days prior to the scheduled decision date if it is unable to meet the deadline for making a decision on the application. In that event, the department will establish and commit to a new decision date.

     (4) The department will not accept new applications for a planning area if there are any pending applications in that planning area filed under a previous concurrent review cycle or applications submitted prior to the effective date of these rules that affect any of the new planning areas, unless the department has not made a decision on the pending applications within the review timelines of nine months for a concurrent review and six months for a regular review.

     (5) The department may convert the review of an application that was initially submitted under a concurrent review cycle to a regular review process if the department determines that the application does not compete with another application.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.135. 06-24-050, § 246-310-282, filed 12/1/06, effective 1/1/07.]