WAC 246-310-289   Kidney disease treatment centers -- Relocation of facilities.  (1) When an entire facility proposes to relocate to another planning area, a new health care facility is considered to be established under WAC 246-310-020(1).

     (2) When an existing facility proposes to relocate a portion of its stations to either another planning area or within the same planning area, a new health care facility is considered to be established under WAC 246-310-020(1).

     (3) When an entire facility proposes to relocate within the same planning area, a new health care facility is not considered to be established under WAC 246-310-020(1) if:

     (a) The existing facility ceases operation;

     (b) No new stations are added to the replacement facility;

     (c) There is no break in service between the closure of the existing facility and the operation of the replacement facility;

     (d) The existing facility has been in operation for at least five years at its present location; and

     (e) The existing facility has not been purchased, sold or leased within the past five years.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.135. 06-24-050, § 246-310-289, filed 12/1/06, effective 1/1/07.]