{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-74.60.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 74.60.040","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"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:\n(1) Hospitals owned or operated by an agency of federal, state, or county government, including but not limited to western state hospital and eastern state hospital;\n(2) Designated public hospitals;\n(3) Hospitals owned or operated by health maintenance organizations under chapter 48.46 RCW; and\n(4) Long-term acute care hospitals.","path":["Title 74","Chapter 74.60"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=74.60.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:12:27Z","sha256":"3754ca4d38eda85ca0c2c30d60e5cbca77a1d7574448325b9a3277029b50f6db","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-74.60.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-74.60.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}