RCW 74.60.040 Exemptions. (Expires July 1, 2023.)
The following hospitals are exempt from any assessment under this chapter provided that if and to the extent any exemption is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, hospitals previously exempted shall be liable for assessments due after the date of final invalidation:
(1) Hospitals owned or operated by an agency of federal or state government, including but not limited to western state hospital and eastern state hospital;
(2) Washington public hospitals that participate in the certified public expenditure program;
(3) Hospitals that do not charge directly or indirectly for hospital services; and
(4) Long-term acute care hospitals.
[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 30 § 5.]