RCW 70.175.110Licensure—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 s 711.]
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