The purpose of chapter 70.44 RCW is to authorize the establishment of public hospital districts to own and operate hospitals and other health care facilities and to provide hospital services and other health care services for the residents of such districts and other persons.
RCW 70.44.003
Purpose.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 118 Wash. 2d 1 - Kendall v. Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, & Okanogan Counties Public Hospital District No. 6 (1991)
Most recently applied in Public Hospital District No. 1 v. University of Washington (June 2014)
1982 c 84 s 1.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.