WAC 246-335-180   Applicability.  The purpose of the following construction regulations is to provide minimum standards for a safe, homelike, and effective patient care environment in hospice care centers consistent with other applicable rules and regulations without redundancy and contradictory requirements. Rules allow flexibility in achieving desired outcomes and enable hospice care centers to respond to changes in technologies and health care innovations.

     (1) These regulations apply to all construction as defined in WAC 246-335-015.

     (2) The requirements in this section in effect at the time the application, fee, and construction documents are submitted to the department for review will apply for the duration of the construction project.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.127 RCW. 02-18-026, § 246-335-180, filed 8/23/02, effective 10/1/02.]