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Wash. Rev. Code § 70.44.010 (2026)

Districts authorized

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Municipal corporations, to be known as public hospital districts, are hereby authorized and may be established within the several counties of the state as hereinafter provided.
[ 1947 c 225 s 1; 1945 c 264 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 6090-31. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1945 c 264 s 1 now codified as RCW 70.44.005.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1953–2025 · leading case: Pierce v. Yakima Valley Mem'l Hosp. Ass'n, 260 P.2d 765 (Wash. 1953).
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Pierce v. Yakima Valley Mem'l Hosp. Ass'n, 260 P.2d 765 (Wash. 1953). · cites it 2× “; public hospital districts, *171 RCW 70.44.010; health districts, RCW 70.46.”
Cornu-Labat v. Hosp. Dist. No. 2, 298 P.3d 741 (Wash. 2013). “RCW 70.44.010. As such, QVMC is a “local agency” for purposes of the PRA.”
Skagit Cnty. Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 1 v. Dep't of Revenue, 158 Wash. App. 426 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “Skagit Valley received the amounts at issue in exchange for providing hospital and other health care services.”
Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 1 v. Univ. of Washington, 327 P.3d 1281 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “RCW 70.44.010. Id. RCW 70.44.003. RCW 70.”
Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 2 v. Taxpayers of Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 2, 269 P.2d 594 (Wash. 1954). · cites it 2× “Section 2 thereof prior to its amendment provided: "Municipal corporations, to be known as Public Hospital Districts, are hereby authorized and may be established within the State of Washington in counties having less than 25,000 population.”
Skagit Pub. Hosp. v. Dept. of Revenue, 242 P.3d 909 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “Skagit Valley received the amounts at issue in exchange for providing hospital and other health services.”
Treena Millett, V. Olympic Med. Ctr. & Dr. Alexa Yager, Do, Respndents (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “It specifies that to serve these corporations, a copy of the summons must be delivered to the president or other head of the .”
Cornu-Labat v. Hosp. Dist. No. 2 of Grant Cnty. (Wash. 2013). “RCW 70.44.010. As such, QVMC is a "local agency" for purposes of the PRA.”
Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 1 v. Univ. Of Washington & U.w. Med. (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “3 RCW 70.44.010. 4 Id 5 RCW 70.44.003. 6 RCW 70.”
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