Chapter 70.44 RCW
PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICTS

RCW SECTIONS

70.44.003Purpose.
70.44.007Definitions.
70.44.010Districts authorized.
70.44.015Validation of existing districts.
70.44.016Validation of districts.
70.44.020Resolution -- Petition for county-wide district -- Conduct of elections.
70.44.028Limitation on legal challenges.
70.44.030Petition for lesser district -- Procedure.
70.44.035Petition for district lying in more than one county -- Procedure.
70.44.040Elections -- Commissioners, terms, districts.
70.44.041Validity of appointment or election of commissioners -- Compliance with 1994 c 223.
70.44.042Commissioner districts -- Resolution to abolish -- Proposition to reestablish.
70.44.045Commissioners -- Vacancies.
70.44.047Redrawn boundaries -- Assignment of commissioners to districts.
70.44.050Commissioners -- Compensation and expenses -- Insurance -- Resolutions by majority vote -- Officers -- Rules.
70.44.053Increase in number of commissioners -- Proposition to voters.
70.44.054Increase in number of commissioners -- Commissioner districts.
70.44.056Increase in number of commissioners -- Appointments -- Election -- Terms.
70.44.059Chaplains -- Authority to employ.
70.44.060Powers and duties.
70.44.062Commissioners' meetings, proceedings, and deliberations concerning health care providers' clinical or staff privileges to be confidential -- Final action in public session.
70.44.065Levy for emergency medical care and services.
70.44.067Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements.
70.44.070Superintendent -- Appointment -- Removal -- Compensation.
70.44.080Superintendent -- Powers.
70.44.090Superintendent -- Duties.
70.44.110Plan to construct or improve -- General obligation bonds.
70.44.130Bonds -- Payment -- Security for deposits.
70.44.140Contracts for material and work -- Call for bids -- Alternative procedures -- Exemptions.
70.44.171Treasurer -- Duties -- Funds -- Depositaries -- Surety bonds, cost.
70.44.185Change of district boundary lines to allow farm units to be wholly within one hospital district -- Notice.
70.44.190Consolidation of districts.
70.44.200Annexation of territory.
70.44.210Alternate method of annexation -- Contents of resolution calling for election.
70.44.220Alternate method of annexation -- Publication and contents of notice of hearing -- Hearing -- Resolution -- Special election.
70.44.230Alternate method of annexation -- Conduct and canvass of election -- Notice -- Ballot.
70.44.235Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.
70.44.240Contracting or joining with other districts, hospitals, corporations, or individuals to provide services or facilities.
70.44.260Contracts for purchase of real or personal property.
70.44.300Sale of surplus real property.
70.44.310Lease of surplus real property.
70.44.315Evaluation criteria and requirements for acquisition of district hospitals.
70.44.320Disposal of surplus personal property.
70.44.350Dividing a district.
70.44.360Dividing a district -- Plan.
70.44.370Dividing a district -- Petition to court, hearing, order.
70.44.380Dividing a district -- Election -- Creation of new districts -- Challenges.
70.44.400Withdrawal of territory from public hospital district.
70.44.450Rural public hospital districts -- Cooperative agreements and contracts.
70.44.460Rural public hospital district defined.
70.44.470Chapter not applicable to certain transfers of property.
70.44.900Severability -- Construction -- 1945 c 264.
70.44.901Severability -- Construction -- 1974 ex.s. c 165.
70.44.902Severability -- 1982 c 84.
70.44.903Savings -- 1982 c 84.
70.44.910Construction -- 1945 c 264.

NOTES:

County hospitals: Chapter 36.62 RCW.

Limitation of indebtedness prescribed: RCW 39.36.020.

Tortious conduct of political subdivisions, municipal corporations and quasi municipal corporations, liability for damages: Chapter 4.96 RCW.