RCW 70.44.003
Purpose.
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.
[ 1982 c 84 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.
70.44.010 - Districts authorized.
70.44.015 - Validation of existing districts.
70.44.016 - Validation of districts.
70.44.020 - Resolution—Petition for countywide district—Conduct of elections.
70.44.028 - Limitation on legal challenges.
70.44.030 - Petition for lesser district—Procedure.
70.44.035 - Petition for district lying in more than one county—Procedure.
70.44.040 - Elections—Commissioners, terms, districts.
70.44.041 - Validity of appointment or election of commissioners—Compliance with 1994 c 223.
70.44.042 - Commissioner districts—Resolution to abolish—Proposition to reestablish.
70.44.045 - Commissioners—Vacancies.
70.44.047 - Redrawn boundaries—Assignment of commissioners to districts.
70.44.053 - Increase in number of commissioners—Proposition to voters.
70.44.054 - Increase in number of commissioners—Commissioner districts.
70.44.056 - Increase in number of commissioners—Appointments—Election—Terms.
70.44.059 - Chaplains—Authority to employ.
70.44.060 - Powers and duties.
70.44.067 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
70.44.070 - Superintendent—Appointment—Removal—Compensation.
70.44.080 - Superintendent—Powers.
70.44.090 - Superintendent—Duties.
70.44.110 - Plan to construct or improve—General obligation bonds.
70.44.130 - Bonds—Payment—Security for deposits.
70.44.140 - Contracts for material and work—Call for bids—Alternative procedures—Exemptions.
70.44.171 - Treasurer—Duties—Funds—Depositaries—Surety bonds, cost.
70.44.190 - Consolidation of districts.
70.44.200 - Annexation of territory.
70.44.210 - Alternate method of annexation—Contents of resolution calling for election.
70.44.230 - Alternate method of annexation—Conduct and canvass of election—Notice—Ballot.
70.44.235 - Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.
70.44.260 - Contracts for purchase of real or personal property.
70.44.300 - Sale of surplus real property.
70.44.310 - Lease of surplus real property.
70.44.315 - Evaluation criteria and requirements for acquisition of district hospitals.
70.44.320 - Disposal of surplus personal property.
70.44.350 - Dividing a district.
70.44.360 - Dividing a district—Plan.
70.44.370 - Dividing a district—Petition to court, hearing, order.
70.44.380 - Dividing a district—Election—Creation of new districts—Challenges.
70.44.400 - Withdrawal of territory from public hospital district.
70.44.450 - Rural public hospital districts—Cooperative agreements and contracts.
70.44.460 - Rural public hospital district defined.
70.44.470 - Chapter not applicable to certain transfers of property.
70.44.900 - Severability—Construction—1945 c 264.
70.44.901 - Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.