PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is considering raising hospital licensing fees, WAC 246-320-990.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 70.41.100, 43.20B.110, and 43.70.250.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Statutory authority directs the department to collect fees with the application for a license.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Federal Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) administers the Medicare program for hospitals. The department will include HCFA in the rule development process.
Process for Developing New Rule: Program staff will work closely with representative associations to include roundtable discussions and mailings. Department staff will conduct mailings to all hospitals.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Byron Plan, Executive Manager, P.O. Box 47852, Olympia, WA 98504-7852, phone (360) 705-6780, fax (360) 705-6654, e-mail byron.plan@doh.wa.gov.
May 2, 2001
Nancy Ellison
Deputy Secretary
for Mary Selecky
Secretary