(1) An applicant for a certificate of need for an adult elective PCI program shall:
(a) Submit a detailed analysis of the projected volume of adult elective PCIs that it anticipates it will perform in years one, two, and three after it begins operations. An elective PCI program must comply with the PCI volume standards outlined in WAC 246-310-720.
(b) Submit a plan detailing how they will effectively recruit and staff the new program with qualified nurses, catheterization laboratory technicians, and interventional cardiologists.
(c) Submit a partner agreement consistent with WAC 246-310-735.
(2) Hospitals approved to operate elective PCI programs shall:
(a) Maintain one catheterization lab used primarily for cardiology. The lab must be a fully equipped cardiac catheterization laboratory with all appropriate devices, optimal digital imaging systems, and life sustaining apparati.
(b) Be prepared and staffed to perform emergent PCIs 24 hours per day, seven days per week in addition to the scheduled PCIs.
(c) Maintain a partner agreement consistent with WAC 246-310-735.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040, 70.38.128, and 70.38.135. WSR 25-21-006, s 246-310-715, filed 10/2/25, effective 11/2/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.135 and 70.38.115. WSR 18-07-102, § 246-310-715, filed 3/20/18, effective 4/20/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.38.128. WSR 09-01-113, § 246-310-715, filed 12/19/08, effective 12/19/08.]