Hospital safety net program (HSNP)—Purpose.
Chapter
74.60 RCW establishes the hospital safety net program (HSNP). The HSNP provides funding that is used solely to increase funding from all other sources and support additional payments to hospitals as authorized by chapter
74.60 RCW. The medicaid agency has authority to issue rules associated with the HSNP under RCW
41.05.021 (1)(m)(iv) and
74.60.050(1).
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and
41.05.160. WSR 23-20-048, § 182-550-8000, filed 9/28/23, effective 10/29/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021,
41.05.160, and
74.60.050. WSR 20-14-054, § 182-550-8000, filed 6/26/20, effective 7/27/20.]