{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-71.02.490","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 71.02.490","heading":"Authority over patient—Federal agencies, private establishments.","body":"The United States veterans' administration, or other United States government agency, or the chief officer of a private facility shall have the same powers as are conferred upon the superintendent of a state hospital with reference to retention, transfer, parole, or discharge of mentally ill persons ordered hospitalized in their facilities.","path":["Title 71","Chapter 71.02"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=71.02.490","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:56:38Z","sha256":"b8ccc0f7a34059db23015cbd30c2361d2e1038f7c40e80b516a424649b71d2b0","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70a.65.901","next":"us-wa/rcw-71.02.900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}