{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-68.46.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 68.46.050","heading":"Withdrawals from trust funds—Notice of department of social and health services' claim.","body":"(1) A depository of prearrangement funds shall permit a cemetery authority to withdraw all funds deposited under any specific prearrangement contract plus interest accrued thereon, under the following circumstances and conditions:\n(a) If the cemetery authority files a verified statement with the depository that the prearrangement merchandise and services covered by a contract have been furnished and delivered; or\n(b) If the cemetery authority files a verified statement that a specific prearrangement contract has been canceled in accordance with its terms.\n(2) The department of social and health services shall notify the cemetery authority maintaining a prearrangement trust fund regulated by this chapter that the department has a claim on the estate of a beneficiary for long-term care services. Such notice shall be renewed at least every three years. The cemetery authority, upon becoming aware of the death of a beneficiary, shall give notice to the department of social and health services, office of financial recovery, who shall file any claim there may be within thirty days of the notice.","path":["Title 68","Chapter 68.46"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=68.46.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:45:41Z","sha256":"22c80d26aa78e3e873c4adf23833a80bcff226988c3a94bac727fd1e92891974","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-68.46.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-68.46.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}