RCW 70.44.460
Rural public hospital district defined.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definition in this section applies throughout RCW 70.44.450.
"Rural public hospital district" means a public hospital district authorized under chapter 70.44 RCW whose geographic boundaries do not include a city with a population greater than fifty thousand.
[ 2011 c 95 § 1; 1992 c 161 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—1992 c 161: See note following RCW 70.44.450.
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.