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RCW 74.09.770 Maternity care access system established.
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(1) The legislature finds that Washington state and the nation as a whole have a high rate of infant illness and death compared with other industrialized nations. This is especially true for minority and low-income populations. Premature and low weight births have been directly l…
RCW 74.09.780 Reservation of legislative power.
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The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this subchapter at any time and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this subchapter or any acts done pursua…
RCW 74.09.790 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 74.09.760 through 74.09.820 and 74.09.510: (1) "At-risk eligible person" means an eligible person determined by the authority to need special assistance in applying for and obtaini…
RCW 74.09.800 Maternity care access program established.
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The authority shall, consistent with the state budget act, develop a maternity care access program designed to ensure healthy birth outcomes as follows: (1) Provide maternity care services to low-income pregnant women and health care services to children in poverty to the maximum…