70.175.110 - Licensure -- Rules -- Duties of department. - Washington Statutes

Licensure — Rules — Duties of department.

In developing the rural health care facility licensure regulations, the department shall:

     (1) Minimize regulatory requirements to permit local flexibility and innovation in providing services;

     (2) Promote the cost-efficient delivery of health care and other social services as is appropriate for the particular local community;

     (3) Promote the delivery of services in a coordinated and nonduplicative manner;

     (4) Maximize the use of existing health care facilities in the community;

     (5) Permit regionalization of health care services when appropriate;

     (6) Provide for linkages with hospitals, tertiary care centers, and other health care facilities to provide services not available in the facility; and

     (7) Achieve health care outcomes defined by the community through a community planning process.

[1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 711.]