WAC 246-310-715. General requirements

(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 .