{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70.41.170","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70.41.170","heading":"Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service—Penalty.","body":"Any person operating or maintaining a hospital without a license under this chapter, or, after June 30, 1989, initiating a tertiary health service as defined in *RCW 70.38.025(14) that is not approved under RCW 70.38.105 and 70.38.115, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each day of operation of an unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service, shall constitute a separate offense.","path":["Title 70","Chapter 70.41"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.41.170","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:50:14Z","sha256":"57a8a8fcc9c768f6c3443409ddfe67ccf49008362b9a453ec3d2d590c03991aa","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70.41.160","next":"us-wa/rcw-70.41.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}