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Washington Statutes, Title 70

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Title 70, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

98 chapters · 1,453 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 701,453 Ch 70.77, State fireworks law.85 Ch 70.41, Hospital licensing and regulation.68 Ch 70.44, Public hospital districts.54 Ch 70.54, Miscellaneous health and safety prov…51 Ch 70.74, Washington state explosives act.48 Ch 70.128, Adult family homes.47 Ch 70.02, Medical records—Health care informat…44 Ch 70.48, City and county jails act.41 Ch 70.79, Boilers and unfired pressure vessels.35 Ch 70.87, Elevators, lifting devices, and movi…35 Ch 70.47, Basic health plan—Health care access…30 Ch 70.58A, Vital statistics.30 Ch 70.24, Control and treatment of sexually tr…29 Ch 70.05, Local health departments, boards, of…28

14 sections·Filtered byTitle 70✕Ch 70.45✕

RCW 70.45.010 Legislative findings.
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The health of the people of our state is a most important public concern. The state has an interest in assuring the continued existence of accessible, affordable health care facilities that are responsive to the needs of the communities in which they exist. The state also has a r…
RCW 70.45.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the Washington state department of health. (2) "Hospital" means any entity that is: (a) Defined as a hospital in RCW 70.41.020 and is required to ob…
RCW 70.45.030 Department approval required—Application—Fees.
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(1) A person may not engage in the acquisition of a nonprofit hospital without first having applied for and received the approval of the department under this chapter. (2) An application must be submitted to the department on forms provided by the department, and at a minimum mus…
RCW 70.45.040 Applications—Deficiencies—Public notice.
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(1) The department, in consultation with the attorney general, shall determine if the application is complete for the purposes of review. The department may find that an application is incomplete if a question on the application form has not been answered in whole or in part, or …

RCW 70.45.050 Public hearings.

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During the course of review under this chapter, the department shall conduct one or more public hearings, at least one of which must be in the county where the hospital to be acquired is located. At the hearings, anyone may file written comments and exhibits or appear and make a …

RCW 70.45.060 Attorney general review and opinion—Department review and decision—Adjudicative proceedings.

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(1) The department shall provide the attorney general with a copy of a completed application upon receiving it. The attorney general shall review the completed application, and within forty-five days of the first public hearing held under RCW 70.45.050 shall provide a written opi…

RCW 70.45.070 Department review—Criteria to safeguard charitable assets.

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The department shall only approve an application if the parties to the acquisition have taken the proper steps to safeguard the value of charitable assets and ensure that any proceeds from the acquisition are used for appropriate charitable health purposes. To this end, the depar…

RCW 70.45.080 Department review—Criteria for continued existence of accessible, affordable health care.

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The department shall only approve an application if the acquisition in question will not detrimentally affect the continued existence of accessible, affordable health care that is responsive to the needs of the community in which the hospital to be acquired is located. To this en…

RCW 70.45.090 Approval of acquisition required—Injunctions.

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(1) The secretary of state may not accept any forms or documents in connection with any acquisition of a nonprofit hospital until the acquisition has been approved by the department under this chapter. (2) The attorney general may seek an injunction to prevent any acquisition not…

RCW 70.45.100 Compliance—Department authority—Hearings—Revocation or suspension of hospital license—Referral to attorney general for action.

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The department shall require periodic reports from the nonprofit corporation or its successor nonprofit corporation or foundation and from the acquiring person or other parties to the acquisition to ensure compliance with commitments made. The department may subpoena information …

RCW 70.45.110 Authority of attorney general to ensure compliance.

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The attorney general has the authority to ensure compliance with commitments that inure to the public interest. [ 1997 c 332 s 11.]

RCW 70.45.120 Acquisitions completed before July 27, 1997, not subject to this chapter.

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An acquisition of a hospital completed before July 27, 1997, and an acquisition in which an application for a certificate of need under chapter 70.38 RCW has been granted by the department before July 27, 1997, is not subject to this chapter. [ 1997 c 332 s 12.]

RCW 70.45.130 Common law and statutory authority of attorney general.

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No provision of this chapter derogates from the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general. [ 1997 c 332 s 13.]

RCW 70.45.140 Rule-making and contracting authority.

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The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter and may contract with and provide reasonable reimbursement to qualified persons to assist in determining whether the requirements of RCW 70.45.070 and 70.45.080 have been met. [ 1997 c 332 s 14.]