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WA Rev Code § 70.44.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.260 - Contracts for purchase of real or personal property.

RCW 70.44.260 Contracts for purchase of real or personal property.Any public hospital district may execute an executory conditional sales contract with any other municipal corporation, the state, or any of its political subdivisions, the government of the United States, or any private party for the purchase of any real or personal property, or property rights, in connection with the exercise of any powers or duties which such districts now or hereafter are authorized to exercise, if the entire amount of the purchase price specified in such contract does not result in a total indebtedness in excess of the limitation imposed by RCW 39.36.020, as now or hereafter amended, to be incurred without the assent of the voters of the district: PROVIDED, That if such a proposed contract would result in a total indebtedness in excess of three-fourths of one percent of the value of taxable property in such public hospital district, a proposition in regard to whether or not such a contract may be executed shall be submitted to the voters for approval or rejection in the same manner that bond issues for capital purposes are submitted to the voters. The term "value of taxable property" shall have the meaning set forth in RCW 39.36.015.[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 78 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.300 - Sale of surplus real property.

RCW 70.44.300 Sale of surplus real property.(1) The board of commissioners of any public hospital district may sell and convey at public or private sale real property of the district if the board determines by resolution that the property is no longer required for public hospital district purposes or determines by resolution that the sale of the property will further the purposes of the public hospital district.(2) Any sale of district real property authorized pursuant to this section shall be preceded, not more than one year prior to the date of sale, by market value appraisals by three licensed real estate brokers or professionally designated real estate appraisers as defined in *RCW 74.46.020 or three independent experts in valuing health care property, selected by the board of commissioners, and no sale shall take place if the sale price would be less than ninety percent of the average of such appraisals.(3) When the board of commissioners of any public hospital district proposes a sale of district real property pursuant to this section and the value of the property exceeds one hundred thousand dollars, the board shall publish a notice of its intention to sell the property. The notice shall be published at least once each week during two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation within the public hospital district. The notice shall describe the property to be sold and designate the place where and the day and hour when a hearing will be held. The board shall hold a public hearing upon the proposal to dispose of the public hospital district property at the place and the day and hour fixed in the notice and consider evidence offered for and against the propriety and advisability of the proposed sale.(4) If in the judgment of the board of commissioners of any district the sale of any district real property not needed for public hospital district purposes would be facilitated and greater value realized through use of the services of licensed real estate brokers, a contract for such services may be negotiated and concluded. The fee or commissions charged for any broker service shall not exceed seven percent of the resulting sale price for a single parcel. No licensed real estate broker or professionally designated real estate appraisers as defined in *RCW 74.46.020 or independent expert in valuing health care property selected by the board to appraise the market value of a parcel of property to be sold may be a party to any contract with the public hospital district to sell such property for a period of three years after the appraisal.[ 1997 c 332 § 17; 1984 c 103 § 4; 1982 c 84 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 74.46.020 was amended by 2010 1st sp.s. c 34 § 2, deleting the definition of "professionally designated real estate appraiser."
WA Rev Code § 70.44.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.310 - Lease of surplus real property.

RCW 70.44.310 Lease of surplus real property.The board of commissioners of any public hospital district may lease or rent out real property of the district which the board has determined by resolution presently is not required for public hospital district purposes in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the board in its discretion finds to be in the best interest of the district.[ 1982 c 84 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.320 - Disposal of surplus personal property.

RCW 70.44.320 Disposal of surplus personal property.The board of commissioners of any public hospital district may sell or otherwise dispose of surplus personal property of the district which the board has determined by resolution is no longer required for public hospital district purposes in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the board in its discretion finds to be in the best interest of the district.[ 1982 c 84 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.350 - Dividing a district.

RCW 70.44.350 Dividing a district.An existing public hospital district upon resolution of its board of commissioners may be divided into two new public hospital districts, in the manner provided in RCW 70.44.350 through 70.44.380, subject to the approval of the plan therefor by the superior court in the county where such district is located and by a majority of the voters voting on the proposition for such approval at a special election to be held in each of the proposed new districts. The board of commissioners of an existing district shall by resolution or resolutions find that such division is in the public interest; adopt and approve a plan of division; authorize the filing of a petition in the superior court in the county in which the district is located to obtain court approval of the plan of division; request the calling of a special election to be held, following such court approval, for the purpose of submitting to the voters in each of the proposed new districts the proposition of whether the plan of division should be approved and carried out; and direct all officers and employees of the existing district to take whatever actions are reasonable and necessary in order to carry out the division, subject to the approval of the plan therefor by the court and the voters.[ 1982 c 84 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.360 - Dividing a district—Plan.

RCW 70.44.360 Dividing a district—Plan.The plan of division authorized by RCW 70.44.350 shall include: Proposed names for the new districts; a description of the boundaries of the new districts, which boundaries shall follow insofar as reasonably possible the then-existing precinct boundaries and include all of the territory encompassed by the existing district; a division of all the assets of the existing district between the resulting new districts, including funds, rights, and property, both real and personal; the assumption of all the outstanding obligations of the existing district by the resulting new districts, including general obligation and revenue bonds, contracts, and any other liabilities or indebtedness; the establishing and constituting of new boards of three commissioners for each of the new districts, including fixing the boundaries of commissioner districts within such new districts following insofar as reasonably possible the then-existing precinct boundaries; and such other matters as the board of commissioners of the existing district may deem appropriate. Unless the plan of division provides otherwise, all the area and property of the existing district shall remain subject to the outstanding obligations of that district, and the boards of commissioners of the new districts shall make such levies or charges for services as may be necessary to pay such outstanding obligations in accordance with their terms from the sources originally pledged or otherwise liable for that purpose.[ 1982 c 84 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.370 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.370 - Dividing a district—Petition to court, hearing, order.

RCW 70.44.370 Dividing a district—Petition to court, hearing, order.After adoption of a resolution approving the plan of division by the board of commissioners of an existing district pursuant to RCW 70.44.350 through 70.44.380, the district shall petition the superior court in the county where such district is located requesting court approval of the plan. The court shall conduct a hearing on the plan of division, after reasonable and proper notice of such hearing (including notice to bondholders) is given in the manner fixed and directed by such court. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may enter its order approving the division of the existing district and of its assets and outstanding obligations in the manner provided by the plan after finding such division to be fair and equitable and in the public interest.[ 1982 c 84 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.380 - Dividing a district—Election—Creation of new districts—Challenges.

RCW 70.44.380 Dividing a district—Election—Creation of new districts—Challenges.Following the entry of the court order pursuant to RCW 70.44.370, the county officer authorized to call and conduct elections in the county in which the existing district is located shall call a special election as provided by the resolution of the board of commissioners of such district for the purpose of submitting to the voters in each of the proposed new districts the proposition of whether the plan of division should be approved and carried out. Notice of the election describing the boundaries of the proposed new districts and stating the objects of the election shall be given and the election conducted in accordance with the general election laws. The proposition expressed on the ballots at such election shall be substantially as follows:"Shall the plan of division of public hospital district No. . . . ., approved by the Superior Court on . . . . . . (insert date), be approved and carried out?Yes □No □"At such election three commissioners for each of the proposed new districts nominated by petition pursuant to RCW 54.12.010 shall be elected to hold office pursuant to RCW 70.44.040. If at such election a majority of the voters voting on the proposition in each of the proposed new districts shall vote in favor of the plan of division, the county canvassing board shall so declare in its canvass of the returns of such election and upon the filing of the certificate of such canvass: The division of the existing district shall be effective; such original district shall cease to exist; the creation of the two new public hospital districts shall be complete; all assets of the original district shall vest in and become the property of the new districts, respectively, pursuant to the plan of division; all the outstanding obligations of the original district shall be assumed by the new districts, respectively, pursuant to such plan; the commissioners of the original district shall cease to hold office; and the affairs of the new districts shall be governed by the newly elected commissioners of such respective new districts. Unless commenced within thirty days after the date of the filing of the certificate of the canvass of such election, no lawsuit whatever may be maintained challenging in any way the legal existence of the resulting new districts, the validity of the proceedings had for the organization and creation thereof, or the lawfulness of the plan of division. Upon the petition of either or both new districts, the superior court in the county where they are located may take whatever actions are reasonable and necessary to complete or confirm the carrying out of such plan.[ 1982 c 84 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.400 - Withdrawal of territory from public hospital district.

RCW 70.44.400 Withdrawal of territory from public hospital district.Territory within a public hospital district may be withdrawn therefrom in the same manner provided by law for withdrawal of territory from water-sewer districts, as provided by chapter 57.28 RCW. For purposes of conforming with such procedure, the public hospital district shall be deemed to be the water-sewer district and the public hospital board of commissioners shall be deemed to be the water-sewer district board of commissioners.[ 1999 c 153 § 65; 1984 c 100 § 1.]NOTES:Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.
WA Rev Code § 70.44.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.450 - Rural public hospital districts—Cooperative agreements and contracts.

RCW 70.44.450 Rural public hospital districts—Cooperative agreements and contracts.In addition to other powers granted to public hospital districts by chapter 39.34 RCW, rural public hospital districts may enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with other rural public hospital districts in order to provide for the health care needs of the people served by the hospital districts. These agreements and contracts are specifically authorized to include:(1) Allocation of health care services among the different facilities owned and operated by the districts;(2) Combined purchases and allocations of medical equipment and technologies;(3) Joint agreements and contracts for health care service delivery and payment with public and private entities; and(4) Other cooperative arrangements consistent with the intent of chapter 161, Laws of 1992. The provisions of chapter 39.34 RCW shall apply to the development and implementation of the cooperative contracts and agreements.[ 1992 c 161 § 3.]NOTES:Intent—1992 c 161: "The legislature finds that maintaining the viability of health care service delivery in rural areas of Washington is a primary goal of state health policy. The legislature also finds that most hospitals located in rural Washington are operated by public hospital districts authorized under chapter 70.44 RCW and declares that it is not cost-effective, practical, or desirable to provide quality health and hospital care services in rural areas on a competitive basis because of limited patient volume and geographic isolation. It is the intent of this act to foster the development of cooperative and collaborative arrangements among rural public hospital districts by specifically authorizing cooperative agreements and contracts for these entities under the interlocal cooperation act." [ 1992 c 161 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.460 - Rural public hospital district defined.

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.
WA Rev Code § 70.44.470 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.470 - Chapter not applicable to certain transfers of property.

RCW 70.44.470 Chapter not applicable to certain transfers of property.This chapter does not apply to transfers of property under *sections 1 and 2 of this act.[ 2006 c 35 § 9.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The reference to "sections 1 and 2 of this act" appears to be erroneous. Reference to "sections 2 and 3 of this act" codified as RCW 43.99C.070 and 43.83D.120 was apparently intended. RCW 43.99C.070 and 43.83D.120 were recodified as RCW 43.83.400 and 43.83.410, respectively, by the code reviser September 2015.Findings—2006 c 35: See note following RCW 43.83.400.
WA Rev Code § 70.44.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.900 - Severability—Construction—1945 c 264.

RCW 70.44.900 Severability—Construction—1945 c 264.Adjudication of invalidity of any section, clause or part of a section of this act [1945 c 264] shall not impair or otherwise affect the validity of the act as a whole or any other part thereof. The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this act, but the same shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the purposes and objects for which this act is intended. When this act comes in conflict with any provisions, limitation or restriction in any other law, this act shall govern and control.[ 1945 c 264 § 21; no RRS.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.901 - Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.

RCW 70.44.901 Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.If any section, clause, or other provision of this 1974 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of such 1974 amendatory act, or the application of such section, clause, or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this 1974 amendatory act, but the same shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the purposes and objects for which this 1974 amendatory act is intended. When this 1974 amendatory act comes in conflict with any provision, limitation, or restriction in any other law, this 1974 amendatory act shall govern and control.[ 1974 ex.s. c 165 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.903 - Savings—1982 c 84.

RCW 70.44.903 Savings—1982 c 84.All debts, contracts, and obligations made or incurred prior to June 10, 1982, by or in favor of any public hospital district, and all bonds, warrants, or other obligations issued by such district, and all other actions and proceedings relating thereto done or taken by such public hospital districts or by their respective officers within their authority are hereby declared to be legal and valid and of full force and effect from the date thereof.[ 1982 c 84 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 70.44.910 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.|70.44.910 - Construction—1945 c 264.

RCW 70.44.910 Construction—1945 c 264.This act [1945 c 264 § 22] shall not be deemed or construed to repeal or affect any existing act, or any part thereof, relating to the construction, operation and maintenance of public hospitals, but shall be supplemental thereto and concurrent therewith.[ 1945 c 264 § 22; no RRS.]
WA Rev Code § 70.45.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.45 - Acquisition of Nonprofit Hospitals.|70.45.010 - Legislative findings.

RCW 70.45.010 Legislative findings.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 responsibility to protect the public interest in nonprofit hospitals and to clarify the responsibilities of local public hospital district boards with respect to public hospital district assets by making certain that the charitable and public assets of those hospitals are managed prudently and safeguarded consistent with their mission under the laws governing nonprofit and municipal corporations.[ 1997 c 332 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.45.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.45 - Acquisition of Nonprofit Hospitals.|70.45.020 - Definitions.

RCW 70.45.020 Definitions.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 obtain a license under RCW 70.41.090; or (b) a psychiatric hospital required to obtain a license under chapter 71.12 RCW.(3) "Acquisition" means an acquisition by a person of an interest in a nonprofit hospital, whether by purchase, merger, lease, gift, joint venture, or otherwise, that results in a change of ownership or control of twenty percent or more of the assets of the hospital, or that results in the acquiring person holding or controlling fifty percent or more of the assets of the hospital, but acquisition does not include an acquisition if the acquiring person: (a) Is a nonprofit corporation having a substantially similar charitable health care purpose as the nonprofit corporation from whom the hospital is being acquired, or is a government entity; (b) is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code or as a government entity; and (c) will maintain representation from the affected community on the local board of the hospital.(4) "Nonprofit hospital" means a hospital owned by a nonprofit corporation organized under Title 24 RCW.(5) "Person" means an individual, a trust or estate, a partnership, a corporation including associations, limited liability companies, joint stock companies, and insurance companies.[ 1997 c 332 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.45.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.45 - Acquisition of Nonprofit Hospitals.|70.45.030 - Department approval required—Application—Fees.

RCW 70.45.030 Department approval required—Application—Fees.(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 must include: The name of the hospital being acquired, the name of the acquiring person or other parties to the acquisition, the acquisition price, a copy of the acquisition agreement, a financial and economic analysis and report from an independent expert or consultant of the effect of the acquisition under the criteria in RCW 70.45.070, and all other related documents. The applications and all related documents are considered public records for purposes of chapter 42.56 RCW.(3) The department shall charge an applicant fees sufficient to cover the costs of implementing this chapter. The fees must include the cost of the attorney general's opinion under RCW 70.45.060. The department shall transfer this portion of the fee, upon receipt, to the attorney general.[ 2005 c 274 § 335; 1997 c 332 § 3.]