PDFWAC 388-855-0030
Schedule of charges.
Under RCW 43.20B.325, the department shall base hospitalization charges for patients in state hospitals on the actual operating costs of such hospitals. The department shall require patient's hospitalization charges due and payable on or before the tenth day of each calendar month for services rendered to department patients during the preceding month. A schedule of each hospital's charge rates will be computed under this section based on actual operating costs of the hospital for the previous year. The schedule will be prepared by the secretary's designee, from financial and statistical information contained in hospital records. The schedule will be updated at least annually. All changes under this section shall be prepared in advance of the effective date. Each hospital will make available the schedule of current charge rates upon request.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.335, 43.20B.325, 72.01.090. WSR 01-01-007, recodified as § 388-855-0030, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.325. WSR 94-16-048 (Order 3764), § 275-16-030, filed 7/27/94, effective 8/27/94; WSR 93-22-031 (Order 3659), § 275-16-030, filed 10/27/93, effective 11/27/93; WSR 92-17-007 (Order 3434), § 275-16-030, filed 8/6/92, effective 9/6/92; WSR 92-09-118 (Order 3376), § 275-16-030, filed 4/21/92, effective 5/22/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.335. WSR 91-21-122 (Order 3267), § 275-16-030, filed 10/23/91, effective 11/23/91; WSR 91-17-064 (Order 3235), § 275-16-030, filed 8/20/91, effective 9/20/91; WSR 91-08-014 (Order 3155), § 275-16-030, filed 3/26/91, effective 4/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.335 and 71.05.560. WSR 90-18-004 (Order 3061), § 275-16-030, filed 8/23/90, effective 9/23/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 71.02.412. WSR 89-22-128 (Order 2890), § 275-16-030, filed 11/1/89, effective 12/2/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.335. WSR 88-21-095 (Order 2715), § 275-16-030, filed 10/19/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 71.02.412. WSR 87-19-026 (Order 2531), § 275-16-030, filed 9/10/87; WSR 86-17-075 (Order 2414), § 275-16-030, filed 8/19/86; WSR 85-17-038 (Order 2273), § 275-16-030, filed 8/15/85; WSR 84-17-011 (Order 2131), § 275-16-030, filed 8/3/84; WSR 83-18-029 (Order 2019), § 275-16-030, filed 8/31/83; WSR 82-17-070 (Order 1866), § 275-16-030, filed 8/18/82; WSR 80-06-087 (Order 1508), § 275-16-030, filed 5/28/80. Statutory Authority: RCW 72.01.090. WSR 79-03-019 (Order 1372), § 275-16-030, filed 2/21/79; WSR 78-03-029 (Order 1270), § 275-16-030, filed 2/17/78; Order 1190, § 275-16-030, filed 2/18/77; Order 1086, § 275-16-030, filed 1/15/76; Order 1002, § 275-16-030, filed 1/14/75; Order 947, § 275-16-030, filed 6/26/74; Order 812, § 275-16-030, filed 6/28/73; Order 14, § 275-16-030, filed 5/11/71; Order 6, § 275-16-030, filed 1/10/69; Order 1, § 275-16-030, filed 2/23/68; Emergency Rules (part), filed 1/26/68, 10/24/67, 8/2/67, and 7/28/67.]