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SWA Hospital charity care, medical billing, and medical-debt collection

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S_WA PASS-15 — Hospital charity care, medical billing, and medical-debt collection

Actual public-source access: October 28, 2026, America/Los_Angeles.

Washington’s hospital-charity-care requirements, medical-debt collection restrictions, and medical-debt credit-reporting provisions are separate legal layers. Their coverage, triggers, exceptions, and consequences must be tested separately.

The principal findings are:

  • Hospital assistance: RCW 70.170.060 establishes differentiated mandatory assistance levels. The 2022 amendments apply to care provided on or after July 1, 2022. The currently displayed charity-care rules retain older income bands, so those rules cannot be used to reduce the later statutory minimums. Several procedural cross-references to the older bands remain a specific interpretation gap.
  • Collection pauses: A hospital’s initial screening obligation, a pending charity-care determination or appeal, a collection agency’s receipt of an itemization request, and the restriction on transferring medical debt to a licensed collection agency have different triggers. The postjudgment-writ exception in one itemization provision cannot be silently imported into the separate charity-pendency prohibition.
  • Reporting: The 2025 enactment replaced the former medical-debt reporting waiting period with a prohibition on a licensee’s adverse reporting. Additional provisions prohibit specified furnishing and expressly make medical debt void and unenforceable when their violation predicates are met. This is a conditional statutory consequence, not a finding about any debt.
  • Charges and remedies: The prejudgment medical-interest ceiling is not authority to impose interest. Charity adjustments, conditional refunds, fee forfeiture, reporting-related unenforceability, administrative penalties, and private Consumer Protection Act remedies have distinct predicates.
  • Remaining limits: The complete residency interpretation, the latest supplemental charity-rule proposal, specified incorporated definitions, federal overlays, and judicial construction remain held as detailed below. No institution, person, bill, application, or outcome has been classified. app.leg.wa.gov+4

Reading conventions and scope

Every S###, C###, and B### below belongs to this pass:

  • S001 means S_WA-P15-S001.
  • C001 means S_WA-P15-C001.
  • B001 means the conditional branch identified in this report.

The source register supplies the literal URL and read bounds for the claim citations. “Current code” means the official online codified text actually retrieved during this access session. It does not mean that a page copyright date, crawler date, or chapter-wide metadata establishes a clause’s effective date.

All substantive sources used here were newly read for this component. Supplied descriptions of previous reports establish scope only. Their merits, saved files, reviews, and claimed completion states were not independently inspected.

1. Material legal-category and actor comparisons

Category or distinction Source-supported treatment in this pass Boundary retained
Hospital charity care versus all medical debt Charity care concerns qualifying medically necessary hospital care and the patient-responsibility portion after relevant third-party coverage. The medical-debt definition used in collection/reporting law is broader. C001–C010. A nonhospital bill is not automatically covered by hospital charity care, and it is not automatically outside medical-debt collection protections.
Hospital versus professional services The hospital definitions and licensing gateways matter. WAC 246-453-050(3) separately addresses professional services of hospital medical staff when individually submitted or separately identified in hospital billing. C002–C003. A hospital location or a combined statement does not establish that every charge receives the same charity treatment.
Insurance versus charity assistance Third-party coverage and charity assistance are separate inquiries. Pending negligence recoveries do not postpone charity consideration under the statute. C007, C015–C017, C112. No insurance entitlement, exhaustion finding, coverage appeal, or balance-billing result is determined.
Full assistance versus partial discount The statute provides full patient-responsibility assistance at specified income levels and partial discounts in higher bands. Its asset-reduction language attaches to the partial-discount provisions. C018–C029. No hospital tier, family size, income, asset value, or percentage calculation is supplied.
Hospital collection versus licensed agency collection Hospitals have screening and determination duties. RCW 19.16.250 applies by its stated licensee/employee scope. C011–C012, C033–C044, C055–C062. An original creditor is not automatically a collection-agency licensee; neither label establishes actual coverage.
Itemization pause versus charity-pendency pause Itemization requests trigger RCW 19.16.250(28)(a)(ii), including its own exceptions. Hospital charity pendency is addressed separately in subsection (29)(b), conditioned on notice to the licensee. C057–C062. The exceptions are not interchangeable.
Debt transfer versus reporting RCW 70.54.470 regulates transfer timing to licensed collection agencies. Current reporting provisions impose separate restrictions. C054, C068–C073. The transfer waiting period does not authorize later reporting.
Reporting prohibition versus debt cancellation Some reporting provisions expressly attach void-and-unenforceable consequences to a violation; the CRA-content prohibition is a different provision. C068–C074. A prohibited report, a qualifying violation, debt unenforceability, refund entitlement, and damages are not treated as identical findings.
Prejudgment versus postjudgment interest Medical prejudgment interest has a specific ceiling. Consumer-judgment interest has a separate rule with a written-contract exception. C064–C065. No accrual date, lawful underlying interest entitlement, compounding convention, or judgment predicate is determined.
Ordinary medical collection versus traumatic-injury lien Chapter 60.44 reaches specified claims or recoveries arising from traumatic injury, subject to its conditions. C076–C081. It is not a general lien on every asset or every medical bill.
Administrative oversight versus private recovery DOH oversight, charity appeals, collection-agency regulation, statutory fee forfeiture, and CPA recovery have different functions. C082–C093. No violation, private standing, damages, penalty, or award is established.
Current enactment versus proposed or future text The 2025 reporting amendments are distinct from 2026 proposals and future-effective debt-action provisions. C094–C106. Proposed language and future provisions are not applied as present protection or present authority.

2. Source and usage register

2A. Current codified operative sources

Access for every row: October 28, 2026, Pacific time. “Complete” refers to the specified section or subsection, not an entire title or regulatory system.

Source ID Issuer, title, and complete literal HTTPS URL Actual read bounds and use Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
S_WA-P15-S001 Washington Legislature, Hospital charity care, RCW 70.170.020, .060, .070. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.060; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.070 Complete .020(1)–(7), .060(1)–(13), .070(1)–(3), displayed credits and notes. Current code. Material credits: .020—2024 c.121 §28, 2022 c.197 §1, 2018 c.263 §1; .060—2025 c.182 §3, 2022 c.197 §2, 2018 c.263 §2; .070—1989 1st ex.s. c.9 §507. Reviser notes expose renumbered and repealed cross-references. Material originals in S020–S024. app.leg.wa.gov+2
S_WA-P15-S002 Washington DOH/Washington Legislature, Hospital charity care, chapter 246-453 WAC. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-453&full=true Complete displayed operative sections -001, -010, -020, -030, -040, -050, -060, -070, -080, -090 and chapter disposition information; selected individual section pages also read. Current displayed rules retain older thresholds. Material credits include WSR 91-05-048, filed February 14, 1991, effective March 17, 1991, and WSR 94-12-089, filed June 1, 1994, effective July 2, 1994. Original-rule access gaps and 2026 proposal gap remain. app.leg.wa.gov+6
S_WA-P15-S003 Washington Legislature, Hospital licensing definitions and billing information, chapter 70.41 RCW. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41&full=true; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.400; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.450 Complete .020(9), .090, .400(1)–(4), .450; relevant notes. Other chapter text was not treated as completed hospital-law coverage. Current code. Material credits: .020—2025 c.182 §4; .400—2025 c.145 §5 and 2006 c.60 §2; .450—2009 c.529 §2. Full licensing history not authenticated. app.leg.wa.gov+2
S_WA-P15-S004 Washington Legislature, Behavioral health hospital definitions/licensing gateway. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.455; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.460 Complete .455 definitions and .460 licensing/exception clauses. Current code. .455 material amendment: 2024 c.121 §19; .460 includes 2024 c.204 §1. The tribal attestation and incorporated tribal-definition regime were not completed. No actual institutional classification. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S005 Washington Legislature, Health-care information definitions, RCW 70.02.010. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.02.010 Complete relied-on current definitions of health care, facility, provider, patient, and person; corresponding displayed future definitions inspected. Current version displayed until June 30, 2027; future version displayed effective that date. Credits include 2024 c.209 §31 and future 2025 c.58 §5128. The future act’s complete application/effective chain was not read; future text is not applied. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S006 Washington Legislature, Health-care insurance definitions, RCW 48.43.005. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.43.005 Complete relied-on subsections (28)–(31), including facility/provider and ground-ambulance distinctions; credits. Current code incorporates 2026 c.165 §14. The federal additional-facility incorporation and every underlying professional-license chapter were not completed. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S007 Washington Legislature, HMO definitions, RCW 48.46.020. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.46.020 Complete definitions (1)–(23), including HMO, enrollee, carrier, and prepaid arrangements. Current code; credits include 2012 c.211 §22. Qualification provisions .030/.040 were not completed. Used to bound, not establish, the .400 HMO exception. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S008 Washington Legislature, Collection Agency Act, chapter 19.16 RCW. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.100; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.250; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16&full=true Complete .100; .250 introduction and relied-on (8), (9), (15), (16), (21), (22), (27)–(29); complete .440, .450, .460, .470, .480, .500, .510, .900. Current code. Material credits: 2025 c.145 §§1,3; 2019 c.227 §§3,4; .450 amendment in 2020 c.30; .500 credits 2011 c.57 §2, 1997 c.387 §1, 1982 c.65 §1. Complete licensing, debt-buyer litigation, and out-of-state federal-incorporation coverage remain open. app.leg.wa.gov+3
S_WA-P15-S009 Washington Legislature, Medical-debt transfer and furnishing, RCW 70.54.470–.475. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.470; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.475 Both sections complete. Current code. .470: 2019 c.227 §7. .475: 2025 c.145 §2. The latter has no express local definitions cross-reference; its exact cross-chapter construction is held. app.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S010 Washington Legislature, Consumer reporting definitions, permissible purposes, prohibited information. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.040 Complete relied-on .010 consumer/report/CRA definitions and report exclusions; complete .020 and .040. Current code; medical amendment in 2025 c.145 §4. Federal preemption, reporting disputes, and full state reporting remedies not completed. app.leg.wa.gov+2
S_WA-P15-S011 Washington Legislature, Interest, RCW 19.52.010–.020. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.020 Both sections complete; medical subsections .010(2), .020(4) relied upon. Current code; medical provisions from 2019 c.227 §§5–6. Other loan/lease branches read only to prevent transfer of their rules into medical debt. app.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S012 Washington Legislature, Interest on judgments, RCW 4.56.110. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.56.110 Complete (1)–(6) and notes; (1)/(5) used. Current code; consumer branch from 2019 c.371 §1. No judgment validity, duration, renewal, accrual computation, or historical judgment classification. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S013 Washington Legislature, Execution definitions, RCW 6.01.060. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.01.060 Complete section; consumer debt and medical-debt incorporation used. Current code; relevant 2019 c.371 definition amendment also inspected. No wage, bank, or property-exemption result imported. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S014 Washington Legislature, Supplemental proceedings—medical-debt arrest limitation, RCW 6.32.010. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.32.010 Complete section; subsection (4) used. Current code; medical amendment 2019 c.227 §2. Other supplemental-proceeding mechanics not offered as this pass’s coverage. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S015 Washington Legislature, Medical liens. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.030; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.040; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.050; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.060 Complete .010–.060. Current code. .010 credits include 1987 c.185 §36, 1975 1st ex.s. c.250 §1, 1937 c.69 §1. Material .020/.060 changes authenticated in 2015 c.201. Older originals and priority/construction remain held. app.leg.wa.gov+5
S_WA-P15-S016 Washington Legislature, Consumer Protection Act. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.090; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.093; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.170 All four sections complete. Current code. Material private-remedy/public-interest amendments: 2009 c.371. Full CPA, court jurisdiction, limitations, and judicial elements not completed. app.leg.wa.gov+3
S_WA-P15-S017 Washington DOH, Hospital licensing scope and patient rights. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-001; https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-141 Complete both sections. Current code. Credits include WSR 09-07-050, effective April 11, 2009; -141 also WSR 14-02-040, effective January 23, 2014. Adopted originals not read. Care/treatment complaint rights are not enlarged into a universal debt-collection retaliation remedy. app.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S018 Washington Department of Licensing, Collection-agency rules, chapter 308-29 WAC. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-29&full=true Complete -010, -070, -080; bounded chapter search for medical-specific text. Current code. -070/-080: WSR 01-11-132, effective June 22, 2001; -010: WSR 21-03-046, effective February 14, 2021. General satisfaction-reporting rule is not treated as permission to violate later medical-reporting statutes. app.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S019 Washington Legislature, Hospital information reporting, RCW 43.70.052. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.052 Complete (7), (8)–(13), selected (1); only quarterly charity-application reporting relied upon here. Current code; 2021 c.162 §1. Funding contingency traced through S039/S041. No full hospital-data/privacy regime claim. app.leg.wa.gov

2B. Adopted originals, federal poverty publication, interpretation, and status sources

For PDFs, p. is the document’s printed page and index is its zero-based PDF page index. These were parsed-text readings, not claims of pixel inspection.

Source ID Issuer/title and literal URL Actual read bounds Status and material application
S_WA-P15-S020 Washington Legislature, 2022 c.197, SHB 1616. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1616-S.SL.pdf?cite=2022+c+197+s+1 Cover index 0; complete §§1–4, pp.1–8/indexes 1–8. Enacted; effective June 9, 2022. §4 applies expanded law to care on/after July 1, 2022 and preserves prior law for earlier care. §3’s study expiration is separate. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S021 Washington Legislature, 2018 c.263, SSB 6273. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6273-S.SL.pdf?cite=2018+c+263+s+1 Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–5/indexes 1–5. Enacted; §3 effective October 1, 2018. Notice and income-time provisions distinguished from later tier amendments. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S022 Washington Legislature, 2024 c.121, ESSB 5271. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5271-S.SL.pdf?cite=2024+c+121+s+19 Cover; complete §19, pp.43–45/indexes 43–45; §28, pp.79–80/indexes 79–80; closing repeal provision at p.106/index 106. Enacted; cover effective June 6, 2024. Selected hospital/charity definitions only; not the entire 107-page instrument. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+2
S_WA-P15-S023 Washington Legislature, 2025 c.182, ESSB 5557. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5557-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+182+s+3 Cover; §3’s changed emergency-transfer clause, pp.2–3/indexes 2–3; §4(9) hospital definition, pp.9–10/indexes 9–10; §§5–6, p.11/index 11. Enacted; immediate effective date April 29, 2025. Not a claim that every clause of .060 was newly enacted in 2025. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+2
S_WA-P15-S024 Washington Legislature, 2025 c.145, ESSB 5480—medical debt. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5480-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+145+s+1 Cover; §1 medical definition, pp.3–4/indexes 3–4; complete §2, p.4/index 4; complete material §3(28)–(29), pp.13–15/indexes 13–15; §§4–6, pp.15–17/indexes 15–17; selected other §3 clauses. Enacted; effective July 27, 2025. No express general retroactivity clause found in the read closing provisions. Historical-furnishing application and federal preemption remain held. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S025 Washington Legislature, 2019 c.227, SHB 1531—medical debt. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+227+s+7 Cover; §§1–2, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2; §5(2), §6, §7, pp.15–17/indexes 15–17; selected medical collection language elsewhere. Enacted; effective July 28, 2019. Existing-interest transition expressly read. The former reporting waiting period is historical, superseded by S024. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S026 Washington Legislature, 2020 c.30, SHB 2476. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2476-S.SL.pdf?cite=2020+c+30+s+4 Cover; complete §§3–5, pp.5–6/indexes 5–6. Enacted; effective June 11, 2020. §5 expressly prospective for relevant claims purchased by debt buyers on/after that date. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S027 Washington Legislature, 2019 c.371, SHB 1602. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1602-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+371+s+1 Cover; complete §1, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2; relevant §2 definitions, pp.2–3/indexes 2–3; closing text inspected. Enacted; effective July 28, 2019. Used only for consumer-judgment-interest and definition history, not a garnishment rerun. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S028 Washington Legislature, 2009 c.371, SSB 5531. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+371+s+1 Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2. Enacted; effective July 26, 2009; application to causes accruing on/after that date. No accrual analysis performed. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S029 Washington Legislature, 2026 c.165, SSB 6248. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6248-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+165+s+14 Cover; complete relied-on §14(28)–(31), p.19/index 19; §15 effective provision, pp.23–24/indexes 23–24. §14 effective June 11, 2026; §§1–13 effective January 1, 2027. Future portions not applied. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+2
S_WA-P15-S030 Washington Legislature, 2026 c.107, SSB 5720; future chapter 4.74 RCW. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5720-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+107+s+4; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.74&full=true Original §5(3)(b), p.4/index 4; §12 transition, p.8/index 8; §15 effective clause, p.10/index 10. Selected future codified definitions and procedure read. Enacted future; effective January 1, 2027. Included as a future dependency, not a complete current or future court-procedure finding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S031 U.S. HHS, 2026 Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines, 91 FR 1797–1798. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00755.pdf; same instrument’s HTML https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00755/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines Complete HHS notice on printed pp.1797–1798/PDF indexes 0–1, including tables and scope notes. Effective January 13, 2026 unless a program specifies otherwise. No dollar threshold selected or calculated; state program definitions and relevant income-time rule remain necessary. Formats are one instrument. govinfo.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S032 Washington DOH, WSR 23-19-065, interpretive statement notice—CC23-01 geographic restrictions. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2023/19/23-19-065.htm Entire adoption notice. Notice states an interpretation based on income rather than residency, effective September 18, 2023. Underlying interpretive PDF was inaccessible; notice content is not represented as a complete interpretation read or court holding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S033 Washington DOH, WSR 26-16-047—proposed charity-care rules. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/16/26-16-047.htm Proposal header, filing/status, purpose, and selected proposed text; not the entire proposed replacement. Proposed, filed July 30, 2026. An intended adoption date is not an adoption order. Later supplemental-proposal access remains unresolved. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S034 Washington Legislature, SB 5993 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5993&Year=2025 Displayed bill history/status. No enacted session law shown in the read history. Proposed interest changes are not substituted for current RCW 19.52.010/.020. Bill text not used as law. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S035 Washington Legislature, SB 5959 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5959&Year=2025 Displayed history/status. Proposal/discovery status only; no enactment shown. No substantive eligibility restriction inferred. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S036 Washington Legislature, HB 2250 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2250&Year=2025 Displayed history/status. Proposal/discovery status only; no enactment shown. No substantive eligibility restriction inferred. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S037 Washington Legislature, Charge information and provider-based clinic fees. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.030; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.040 Complete .030(1)–(3), .040(1)–(5). Current code. .030: 2009 c.529 §1. .040: 2021 c.162 §4; 2012 c.184 §1. Original 2012 chain not completed; current amendment/funding chain in S039/S041. app.leg.wa.gov+1
S_WA-P15-S038 Washington Legislature, 2009 c.529, SHB 1869. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1869-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+529+s+1 Cover; complete §§1–2, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2. Enacted; effective July 26, 2009. Estimate-information and hospital-sign provisions. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S039 Washington Legislature, 2021 c.162, E2SHB 1272. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1272-S2.SL.pdf?cite=2021+c+162+s+4 Cover; §1(7), p.6/index 6; complete §4, pp.8–9/indexes 8–9; §§6–7, p.12/index 12. Enacted; effective July 25, 2021, subject to specific-funding clause. S041 supplies the expressly referenced implementation appropriation. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+2
S_WA-P15-S040 Washington Legislature, 2015 c.201, SHB 1503—medical liens. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1503-S.SL.pdf?cite=2015+c+201+s+2 Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–4/indexes 1–4. Enacted; effective July 24, 2015. Lien disclosure/release and collection-agency scope amendments; not the origin of every lien rule. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S041 Washington Legislature, 2021 c.334, ESSB 5092, adopted operating budget. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5092-S.SL.htm Certification/effective-date and partial-veto identification; §1(1); §222 heading and complete (32). Historical adopted appropriation, effective May 18, 2021. §222(32) expressly funds E2SHB 1272 implementation. Used solely to resolve S039’s funding contingency; not a current assistance appropriation finding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov+2

3. Atomic consequential claim register

The propositions below are textual findings subject to their stated conditions. They do not establish actual coverage, compliance, eligibility, liability, or recovery.

3A. Scope, definitions, and institutional boundaries

Claim ID Precise proposition Sources/pinpoints Conditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C001 Statutory charity care concerns medically necessary hospital care for an indigent person after available third-party coverage, including inability to pay relevant deductibles or coinsurance. S001, .020(1), (4), (7); S002, -010(4)–(7). Medical necessity, coverage, and financial predicates are not established by a bill’s label.
S_WA-P15-C002 The charity chapter incorporates the hospital definition and includes the specified behavioral-health-hospital category. Acute-hospital, behavioral-hospital, clinic, nursing, birthing, and residential-treatment categories are not interchangeable. S001 .020(3); S003 .020(9), .090; S004 .455–.460. Renumbered cross-reference identified; complete special licensing/tribal application remains held. B001.
S_WA-P15-C003 WAC -050(3) excludes the professional services of hospital medical staff from that section and RCW 70.170.060(5) when charges are individually submitted or separately identified in hospital billing. S002 -010(8), -050(3). This is a charge/role-specific exclusion, not a conclusion that every charge from a professional or every combined bill is excluded. B001.
S_WA-P15-C004 The rule’s responsible party is the individual responsible for hospital charges outside third-party sponsorship. S002 -010(14). Does not resolve contractual guarantor liability or aggregation of different persons’ resources.
S_WA-P15-C005 The displayed rule defines family as two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together, treating those related persons as one family. S002 -010(18). No supplied household is classified; single-person and other household-construction questions are not filled by assumption. B002.
S_WA-P15-C006 Rule-defined income is total cash receipts before taxes from the listed wages, salaries, welfare, Social Security, strike, unemployment/disability, support, alimony, and net business/investment sources. S002 -010(17). No gross/net conversion, asset-to-income conversion, or actual income assessment.
S_WA-P15-C007 Statutory third-party coverage includes listed insurance and government/tribal sources; actually received negligence recoveries may be considered, but pending recoveries do not postpone charity consideration. S001 .020(7); S002 -010(9). The federal health-care-sharing-ministry definition and complete coverage entitlement rules remain unread dependencies. B005.
S_WA-P15-C008 RCW 19.16.100(11) covers consumer debt to a person whose primary business is medical services/products/devices, or its agent/assignee, for those items; it expressly includes bills not past due and bills already paid. S008 .100(11); S024 §1. “Medical debt” is not confined to delinquent hospital accounts. No actual actor or obligation is classified.
S_WA-P15-C009 That definition excludes cosmetic surgery but specifies that the stated reconstructive-surgery circumstances are not cosmetic surgery for this purpose. S008 .100(11). No procedure or diagnosis is evaluated.
S_WA-P15-C010 Medical-debt law and transfer law use different incorporated provider/facility definitions: RCW 48.43.005 and RCW 70.02.010 respectively. S008 .100(11); S009 .470; S005–S006. The chapter-specific ground-ambulance distinction in 48.43.005 does not establish a universal medical-debt exclusion. B029.
S_WA-P15-C011 Collection-agency categories include collecting others’ claims, specified fictitious-name collection, debt buyers, and specified third-party medical-lien enforcement. S008 .100(4), (7), (10). Licensee duties require the statutory actor predicate; no actual license or actor investigated.
S_WA-P15-C012 The Act contains conditional employee, true-name incidental-business, billing-only, affiliation, and out-of-state exclusions. S008 .100(5), (12). A professional label, original-creditor label, or corporate relationship alone does not satisfy an exclusion. FDCPA incorporation in the out-of-state definition remains held. B021.
S_WA-P15-C013 The official WSR notice announces DOH’s CC23-01 interpretation that charity eligibility is income-based rather than restricted wholly or partly by residency. S032, entire notice. Full interpretation inaccessible; not a completed immigration/citizenship analysis or judicial holding. B010.

3B. Assistance duties, tiers, assets, and poverty reference

Claim ID Precise proposition Sources/pinpoints Conditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C014 Each covered hospital must develop, implement, and maintain a charity-care policy enabling indigent persons to obtain charity care. S001 .060(5). A policy’s existence does not establish compliant implementation.
S_WA-P15-C015 That policy must identify potentially available medical-assistance/exchange coverage and actively assist applications; qualified retroactive medical-assistance coverage receives a specific assistance duty. S001 .060(5), introductory clauses. Complete chapter 74.09 eligibility and coverage procedures are held.
S_WA-P15-C016 The statute’s reasonable-cooperation exception concerns a determination that the patient/guarantor qualifies for retroactive medical-assistance coverage and failure to cooperate reasonably with assistance applying. S001 .060(5). It is not a universal requirement that every applicant first apply for every program.
S_WA-P15-C017 Unreasonable application burdens are prohibited, including requiring an obviously/categorically ineligible program application or one denied in the prior 12 months. S001 .060(5); S002 -020(5), -030(4). Physical, mental, intellectual, sensory, and language barriers must be considered as the text states; no personal condition is supplied.
S_WA-P15-C018 The higher statutory tier uses the three alternative institutional predicates reproduced in Q003 below. S001 .060(5)(a); S020 §2. No institution, county, bed count, ownership group, or population reference is selected. B003.
S_WA-P15-C019 In that tier, income not more than 300% FPL, adjusted for family size, receives charity care for the full patient-responsibility portion. S001 .060(5)(a)(i). Covered-care and other statutory predicates remain necessary.
S_WA-P15-C020 The higher tier’s stated 301–350% band receives a 75% discount on the full patient-responsibility portion, subject to the permitted asset reduction. S001 .060(5)(a)(ii). Fractional boundary and rounding questions held.
S_WA-P15-C021 The higher tier’s stated 351–400% band receives a 50% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction. S001 .060(5)(a)(iii). Same boundary hold.
S_WA-P15-C022 Hospitals outside the higher-tier predicates must provide full patient-responsibility charity care at income not more than 200% FPL. S001 .060(5)(b)(i). No institution assigned to this tier by default.
S_WA-P15-C023 Their stated 201–250% band receives a 75% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction. S001 .060(5)(b)(ii). Fractional boundary and rounding questions held.
S_WA-P15-C024 Their stated 251–300% band receives a 50% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction. S001 .060(5)(b)(iii). Same boundary hold.
S_WA-P15-C025 An asset-based reduction of the specified partial discounts requires a publicly available asset policy; the reduction must be reasonably related to considered assets. S001 .060(5)(a)(ii)–(iii), (b)(ii)–(iii), (c)(i). No prescribed general reduction formula was authenticated; no extension to the full-assistance provisions is assumed.
S_WA-P15-C026 Statutory monetary-asset disregards and the early-withdrawal valuation relation are those in Q006. S001 .060(5)(c)(ii)(A). These are assistance-review rules, not execution or bankruptcy exemptions.
S_WA-P15-C027 Other excluded assets include primary-residence equity, retirement plans other than 401(k) plans, specified vehicles, burial arrangements, and qualifying life insurance. S001 .060(5)(c)(ii)(B)–(F). The 401(k) exception is preserved; it is not rewritten as an exclusion for every retirement account.
S_WA-P15-C028 Asset verification must be relevant, reasonably necessary, readily available, and nonduplicative; one current monetary-asset statement suffices, and unavailable documentation is addressed by a signed statement. S001 .060(5)(c)(iii). No application or document request is prepared.
S_WA-P15-C029 Asset information obtained for charity eligibility may not be used for collection activities; the statute separately preserves CMS Medicare cost-reporting considerations. S001 .060(5)(c)(iv)–(v). Complete federal cost-reporting incorporation held.
S_WA-P15-C030 The 2026 HHS poverty-guideline publication is authenticated, but its existence does not select the correct guideline year, family definition, or income date for a particular charity determination. S031; S001 .060(10)(b). No annual dollar amount or numerical financial input is used. B004.

3C. Screening, documentation, decision, appeal, and refund

Claim ID Precise proposition Sources/pinpoints Conditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C031 The statute uses income at service, or at application when application is within two years, good-faith payment efforts exist, and eligibility is demonstrated. S001 .060(10)(b); S021 §2. The alternative is conditional; it is not a universal two-year application bar.
S_WA-P15-C032 Hospitals may consider applications at any time at their discretion; the older rule also commands designation upon learning qualifying facts within its expressly stated ≤200% band. S001 .060(11); S002 -020(10). Extension of the older rule’s wording to new higher bands remains held. B007.
S_WA-P15-C033 An initial sponsorship determination must precede hospital collection efforts directed at the patient. S001 .060(10)(c). Does not itself establish a final assistance decision.
S_WA-P15-C034 The rule calls for initial determination at admission or as soon as possible after services start; demands and transmissions not clearly informational count as collection efforts. S002 -020(1)(a)–(b). A billing label alone does not establish an informational-only communication.
S_WA-P15-C035 Cooperative applicants potentially qualifying under the rule receive its pending-final-determination collection protection; third-party reimbursement may continue, and the specified disproportionate-share-hospital clinic exception is separate. S002 -020(1)(c)–(e). The clinic’s incorporated DSH classification and the higher-band cross-reference issue remain held. B007–B008.
S_WA-P15-C036 The rule accepts any one of its enumerated income documents when annualized as appropriate; it does not require every listed document. S002 -030(2). No actual document sufficiency or annualization is assessed.
S_WA-P15-C037 When indigency is obvious and the hospital can establish a broad income range, the rule dispenses with exact income/documentation unless further review is requested. S002 -030(3). This conditional procedure is not a universal automatic presumptive-eligibility algorithm.
S_WA-P15-C038 If the listed documentation is unavailable, the hospital must rely on the responsible party’s signed statement; verification cannot be duplicative or used to discourage application. S002 -030(4). No statement is constructed or evaluated.
S_WA-P15-C039 Initially qualifying persons receive at least 14 calendar days, or longer as the stated medical-condition/reasonable-documentation needs require, to provide documentation before final determination. S002 -020(3). The exact older-band incorporation remains visible.
S_WA-P15-C040 Final determination notice is due within 14 calendar days after receipt of information under -030, must state financial responsibility, and a denial must give its basis. S002 -020(7)–(8). Not measured automatically from an incomplete application’s first submission.
S_WA-P15-C041 The rule requires a notified appeal procedure allowing correction/review by the CFO or equivalent and states a 30-calendar-day request period. S002 -020(9), (9)(a). Exact cross-reference to -040(1)/(2) is retained; higher-band reconciliation held.
S_WA-P15-C042 The rule bars external referral during the appeal period’s first 14 days and requires hospital collection to stop upon discovering a filed appeal until finalization; an upheld denial is reported in writing to the applicant and DOH with supporting documentation to DOH. S002 -020(9)(a)–(d). The rule’s later collection language does not override the separate 120-day transfer statute or another applicable pause.
S_WA-P15-C043 The rule prohibits deposits after an initial determination meeting its specified -040(1)/(2) criteria. S002 -020(6). No universal deposit prohibition for every applicant or automatic higher-band extension is asserted.
S_WA-P15-C044 When a paying responsible party is later found to have met the charity criteria at service, payments above the appropriate amount must be refunded within 30 days of charity designation. S002 -020(11). Refund basis, older cross-reference, assignment recipient, and application-time-only eligibility issues remain held. B007, B020.
S_WA-P15-C045 Required public notice includes specified hospital locations; current policy, plain-language summary, and application must be online, with the stated language thresholds. S001 .060(6)–(7); S002 -010(16). No hospital website or policy inspected.
S_WA-P15-C046 Hospital billing/collection writings require prominent first-page assistance information in English and the second-most-spoken service-area language, subject to the preprinted-statement exception. S001 .060(8). This is not the same language threshold as the >10% posting/application requirement.
S_WA-P15-C047 The statute preserves meaningful-language-access obligations and requires standardized charity/interpreter training for appropriate staff. S001 .060(9). Full incorporated state/federal language-access law not completed.
S_WA-P15-C048 Charity/sliding-fee and bad-debt policies are filed with DOH; modifications, rejection notices, and resubmissions have the distinct timing rules in Q016. S002 -070. Policy filing is not a finding that a policy or actual decision complies.
S_WA-P15-C049 RCW 43.70.052(7) requires quarterly counts of submitted, completed, and approved charity applications beginning January 1, 2023. S019 (7); S039 §1(7); S041 §222(32). No hospital data or individual application record inspected.

3D. Billing, charges, transfer, and collection information

Claim ID Precise proposition Sources/pinpoints Conditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C050 RCW 70.01.030 requires requested estimate/charge information within its provider/facility scope; hospitals have a registration-area estimate-information sign duty under .450. S037 .030; S003 .450; S038 §§1–2. Estimate disclosure is not a final price, coverage promise, general price ceiling, or earned-charge finding.
S_WA-P15-C051 Before or upon inpatient discharge, covered hospitals must provide the specified professional-billing-group information and an assistance contact. S003 .400(1), (4). Section-specific HMO exception preserved; this is not itself a complete itemized bill requirement.
S_WA-P15-C052 Covered provider-based clinic facility fees trigger advance nonemergency notice, posting, and reporting duties under the section’s definitions and exceptions. S037 .040(1)–(5); S039 §4. Separate facility charge versus professional charge matters; laboratory/ancillary and excluded-clinic branches remain as written. No generic fee ceiling or entitlement inferred.
S_WA-P15-C053 WAC -050 requires consideration of reasonable payment periods without interest/late fees in its sliding-schedule framework and gives illustrative schedules, not a universal current medical-payment formula. S002 -050(1)–(2). Old-band examples cannot reduce 2022 statutory assistance.
S_WA-P15-C054 A covered provider/facility may not transfer medical debt to a licensed collection agency until at least 120 days after transmission of the initial billing statement. S009 .470; S025 §7. Transmission is the reference event; this is not a universal original-creditor collection moratorium.
S_WA-P15-C055 A licensee’s first written medical-debt notice must disclose the right to request the original/redacted account number, last-payment date, and statutory itemization. S008 .250(28)(a)(i). No request or notice is prepared.
S_WA-P15-C056 General licensee notice itemization requirements apply on first notice or a changed amount, with the section’s legal-process/judgment qualifications; disclosed interest also invokes the rule’s rate-disclosure requirement. S008 .250(8)–(9); S018 -070. Postjudgment notice qualifications are not transformed into a medical-itemization exemption.
S_WA-P15-C057 An oral or written request for more information than a general balance letter triggers a free itemized statement and cessation of collection until it is provided, subject to the express exceptions. S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(A)–(C). No separate fixed response-day number appears in this clause.
S_WA-P15-C058 Required itemization identifies medical creditor/address, service dates, provider-described services, principal, adjustments, payments, interest/fees, and charity/other reductions with the resulting amount due. S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(A)(I)–(VIII). It is an information duty, not proof that listed charges are valid.
S_WA-P15-C059 A voluntary payment arrangement may continue during the itemization process unless the debtor gives the notice described in the statute. S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(B). This exception is not advice about payment or an approval of an arrangement.
S_WA-P15-C060 Properly executed postjudgment writs need not cease under the itemization clause, and repeat requests for information already supplied do not require renewed cessation. S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(C). Validity of a writ is held; this exception is not copied into subsection (29).
S_WA-P15-C061 The first written hospital-debt notice must state potential charity eligibility and provide hospital contact information. S008 .250(29)(a). Potential eligibility is not an approval.
S_WA-P15-C062 A licensee receiving notice of a pending hospital-charity application or appeal may not collect or attempt collection during that pendency. S008 .250(29)(b). Receipt of notice is an express predicate. Resumption requires the pendency question to be resolved; no universal postjudgment exception is stated here.
S_WA-P15-C063 The licensee charge rule restricts additions beyond principal to the stated lawful-interest/statutory-charge/suit-cost categories; the commercial written-fee exception is not ordinary consumer-fee authorization. S008 .250(21)–(22). No agreed, lawful, earned, or collectible fee is established.
S_WA-P15-C064 Medical prejudgment interest charged or collected may not exceed 9%; existing accrual as of July 28, 2019 is subject to the express forward-accrual restriction. S011 .010(2), .020(4); S025 §§5–6. Ceiling only; entitlement, base, annualization, compounding, and day-count questions are not supplied.
S_WA-P15-C065 Consumer judgments use the 9% rule from entry, except the written-contract branch specified in RCW 4.56.110(1); medical debt is included by the incorporated consumer definition. S012 (1), (5); S013 (2)–(3). No assertion that every medical judgment necessarily bears 9%, or that a higher contractual rate is lawful.
S_WA-P15-C066 Public entities have a separate written-contract collection-agency route with prior attempted notice and a minimum elapsed period. S008 .500(1)–(4). No public institution or debt is classified; no transplantation to private medical debt.
S_WA-P15-C067 Public-debt collection fees are subject to reasonableness, statutory presumptions, and specified benchmarks—not a universal medical-fee ceiling. S008 .500(1)(b). Interaction with medical-interest, charity, and RCW 43.17.240 remains held.

3E. Reporting, unenforceability, liens, and narrow enforcement

Claim ID Precise proposition Sources/pinpoints Conditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C068 A licensee may not report adverse medical-debt information to consumer credit reporting agencies or credit bureaus under current .250(28)(a)(iii). S008; S024 §3. The former waiting period is not current authorization to report later.
S_WA-P15-C069 RCW 70.54.475 expressly makes medical debt void and unenforceable if its stated furnishing-violation predicate is met. S009 .475(1). Actor, medical-debt scope, prohibited furnishing, temporal application, and federal interface are not adjudicated.
S_WA-P15-C070 RCW 70.41.400 prohibits specified hospital/professional-partner furnishing, attaches void-and-unenforceable treatment, and deems a violation a licensing-law violation. S003 .400(2). Applies within the complete section’s scope and exception.
S_WA-P15-C071 Section .400 excludes the specified HMO-owned/operated hospital when providing prepaid care to the stated enrollees. S003 .400(4); S007. This section-specific exclusion is not imported into .475 or the Collection Agency Act. HMO qualification incorporation remains held.
S_WA-P15-C072 A covered consumer reporting agency may not make a consumer report containing medical debt under RCW 19.182.040(1)(g). S010 .010, .020, .040(1)(g). Definitions and report exclusions matter; no actual report is evaluated.
S_WA-P15-C073 The exceptions in .040(2) expressly identify other paragraphs and do not include medical-debt paragraph (g). S010 .040(2). The monetary/employment exceptions are not transferred to medical debt.
S_WA-P15-C074 A violation of .250/.260 in collecting a claim triggers .450’s loss of specified fees/interest for the licensee, client, and later collectors, while the section separately preserves principal. S008 .450; S026 §3. The principal proviso is not assumed to revive debt independently void under .475/.400. B016.
S_WA-P15-C075 A plaintiff may not seek an arrest warrant for an act or omission relating to a medical-debt judgment unless it constitutes a state-law crime. S014 (4); S025 §2. Not a general immunity from every court duty or criminal law.
S_WA-P15-C076 Chapter 60.44 addresses specified ambulance/hospital/professional services for traumatic injury and specified tort claims/recoveries; workers’ compensation recoveries are excluded. S015 .010. Not a general medical lien on all property.
S_WA-P15-C077 Aggregate service liens for one person arising from one accident/event may not exceed 25% of the listed recovery measure. S015 .010. Value, allowable enforcement costs/fees, validity, and priority remain unestablished.
S_WA-P15-C078 The lien statute requires specified disclosure and verified recording conditions, with the filing alternatives in Q028; enforcement by another actor invokes collection-agency conditions. S015 .020–.030; S008 .100(4)(e); S040 §§1,3. No recording, perfection, or enforcement capacity is determined.
S_WA-P15-C079 Taking a note or entering a settlement does not automatically discharge the lien; .040/.050 specify payment, agreement, and written-release qualifications. S015 .040–.050. Lien release and discharge of the underlying obligation are kept distinct.
S_WA-P15-C080 Section .060(1) contains a one-year-from-filing lien-enforcement period and a limited evidentiary rule for that statutory suit. S015 .060(1). Included only as the medical-lien interface; no general limitations rerun, date calculation, or actual evidentiary conclusion.
S_WA-P15-C081 Following payment or qualifying settlement and acceptance, the lien claimant must provide the specified release within 30 days; unjustified delay, if found by the court in the stated suit, supports listed costs, fees, and damages. S015 .060(2); S040 §2. No automatic damages or completed release is presumed.

3F. Oversight and remedy boundaries

Claim ID Precise proposition Sources/pinpoints Conditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C082 The charity statute prohibits specified admission practices reducing access for uninsured/unable-to-pay or lower-payment patients and refusal based on unusually costly/prolonged care rather than available-care appropriateness. S001 .060(1); S002 -010(10). No treatment, admission, or statistical comparison is performed.
S_WA-P15-C083 The statute prohibits denying emergency access based on ability to pay and limits transfers through its patient-request/resource and reasonable-transfer conditions. S001 .060(2); S023 §3. Full emergency-care definitions and federal EMTALA application are not represented as a complete treatment-law finding.
S_WA-P15-C084 DOH monitors specified hospital practices, may refer possible noncompliance, reviews specified charity denials, and performs reporting functions. S001 .060(3), (12)–(13); S002 -020(9)(d). Referral, review, and reporting are not findings of liability or approval.
S_WA-P15-C085 RCW 70.170.070(1) supplies misdemeanor, injunction, and DOH civil-penalty provisions with its stated violation/knowledge/duty and official-notice predicates. S001 .070(1), notes. Renumbered/repealed cross-references prevent treating every modern paragraph as mechanically resolved.
S_WA-P15-C086 Admission/emergency violations have separate initial, subsequent-conviction, intentional, and further-violation penalty branches. S001 .070(2)(a)–(d). The different five-year and discretionary sanction conditions are retained in Q032.
S_WA-P15-C087 WAC -090 states fixed filing/reporting penalties and a substitution rule for other civil penalties, while the statute uses ceilings/discretion and narrower cross-references. S002 -090; S001 .070. Reconciliation and validity/construction remain held; no automatic patient award or automatic maximum penalty.
S_WA-P15-C088 Medical itemization/reporting and specified furnishing provisions expressly connect their violations to the CPA; the CAA also has a general CPA provision. S008 .250(28)(b), .440; S009 .475(2); S003 .400(3). Statutory public-interest/deceptive-practice treatment does not prove every private-remedy element.
S_WA-P15-C089 RCW 19.86.090 requires injury to business/property by a covered violation for its private action and provides actual damages, specified costs/fees, injunction, and discretionary enhancement. S016 .090; S028 §1. Causation, standing, proof, judicial discretion, and forum incorporation remain necessary.
S_WA-P15-C090 RCW 19.86.093 supplies public-interest routes; .170 contains specific regulated-transaction exclusions. S016 .093, .170. Neither ordinary licensure nor a medical label establishes a blanket CPA exclusion.
S_WA-P15-C091 The CAA authorizes specified public injunction proceedings and incorporates chapter 18.235 for licensing/discipline. S008 .460, .510. Full administrative procedure, discipline, exhaustion, and complaint implementation remain open.
S_WA-P15-C092 Hospital patient-rights rules include care/treatment complaints without retribution or denial of care and a timely complaint-resolution framework. S017 -141. Not expanded into a universal medical-billing retaliation claim.
S_WA-P15-C093 This pass has not authenticated a universal medical-debt nonwaiver clause, an automatic implied private charity-care damages action, or debt erasure for every charity-procedure defect. Read scope S001–S018; B017–B018, B030. Express research hold, not proof that no additional right exists.

3G. Versions and additional reconciliation claims

Claim ID Precise proposition Sources/pinpoints Conditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C094 The 2022 expanded charity law applies to care on/after July 1, 2022; earlier care remains governed by the preserved prior law. S020 §4, p.8/index 8. Collection date alone does not select the applicable assistance version.
S_WA-P15-C095 The 2018 charity notice/income-time amendments took effect October 1, 2018. S021 §3, p.5/index 5. Not the enactment date of the 2022 tier structure.
S_WA-P15-C096 The 2019 medical-interest/transfer enactment took effect July 28, 2019 and contains the express ongoing-interest transition. S025 cover, §§5–7. Historical application outside those clauses remains held.
S_WA-P15-C097 The 2025 medical-reporting enactment took effect July 27, 2025 and replaced the prior adverse-reporting waiting-period language. S024 cover, §3(28)(a)(iii). Retroactivity and older furnishing are not resolved merely by the effective date.
S_WA-P15-C098 The 2025 emergency-transfer amendment was immediately effective April 29, 2025. S023 cover, §6. Limited to the amendment actually read.
S_WA-P15-C099 The 2026 definition amendment used here was effective June 11, 2026, although other sections of that same act take effect January 1, 2027. S029 cover, §§14–15. Title-wide future timing is not imposed on §14.
S_WA-P15-C100 RCW 70.02.010 displays a separate June 30, 2027 version; it is not used as current law here. S005 version headings and selected definitions. Original future application chain remains uncompleted.
S_WA-P15-C101 The newly enacted chapter 4.74 framework has a January 1, 2027 effective date; its medical-complaint provision is a later inquiry, not a current pleading finding. S030 §§5,12,15. Full future procedure and transition application not completed.
S_WA-P15-C102 The read histories of SB 5993, SB 5959, and HB 2250 did not show enacted laws; their proposed changes are not used as current restrictions or benefits. S034–S036. Search/history results do not prove absence of every other amendment.
S_WA-P15-C103 Current displayed WAC text retains older criteria; the July 2026 instrument read is proposed, and the complete later supplemental instrument was not authenticated. S002; S033; failure/discovery log. No claim that a proposed replacement became operative.
S_WA-P15-C104 The adopted 2021 budget expressly provided implementation funding for E2SHB 1272, addressing the specific-funding contingency in 2021 c.162 §7. S039 §7; S041 §222(32). This resolves that funding-source issue only.
S_WA-P15-C105 The 2020 debt-buyer act expressly applies prospectively to qualifying purchases on/after June 11, 2020. S026 §5. Does not erase earlier-law duties or decide a purchase/application predicate.
S_WA-P15-C106 The 2009 CPA amendment applies to causes accruing on/after July 26, 2009. S028 §3. No accrual event or limitation period is determined.
S_WA-P15-C107 Federal medical/insurance/collection/privacy regimes were not substantively verified by this state component. Scope boundary; dependency table below. No federal permission, exemption, or remedy inferred.
S_WA-P15-C108 WAC 308-29-080’s general satisfaction-notification rule includes a default 45-day meaning of promptness absent another applicable law. S018 -080. It is not current permission to furnish prohibited medical information; correction/deletion interaction held.
S_WA-P15-C109 The CAA states that its remedies are cumulative/nonexclusive and that .250 violations are civil rather than penal. S008 .900. Does not authorize duplicate recovery or eliminate separate statutory predicates.
S_WA-P15-C110 The read disclosure, assistance, and collection provisions do not establish a single general lawful hospital price, universal fee cap, or universally required payment plan. S001, S002 -050, S011, S037. A missing authenticated cap is not unlimited-charge permission.
S_WA-P15-C111 The rule’s bad-debt definition excludes contractual adjustments and charges classified as charity care. S002 -010(6), -020(10). Accounting classification is not treated as a complete debt-discharge or insurance-liability decision.
S_WA-P15-C112 The rule’s final sponsorship determination includes verification of third-party payment/denial and qualifying appeals having a reasonable chance of obtaining coverage. S002 -010(20). No insurance appeal’s merits or exhaustion is determined.

4. Complete relied-on quantity, relation, and trigger register

Counting convention: Where the operative clause says calendar days, that unit is preserved. Where it says only days, this report does not silently supply business-day treatment, service extensions, weekend/holiday rules, or an inclusive/exclusive counting algorithm. “Within,” “after,” and “at least” are retained as source relations; no deadline is calculated.

4A. Eligibility, assistance, assets, and information duties

ID Quantity, base, or relation Reference event / boundary / exception Claims and authority
Q001 Hospital definition: continuous accommodation for 24 hours or more; services to two or more persons unrelated to the operator. Definition has listed institutional exclusions; not a provider-classification decision. C002; S003 .020(9).
Q002 Rule family: two or more related persons living together. Relationship categories are birth, marriage, adoption; no constructed household. C005; S002 -010(18).
Q003 Higher-tier alternatives: system owns/operates ≥3 licensed acute hospitals; or acute hospital >300 licensed beds in the most populous county; or acute hospital >200 beds in a southern-border county with ≥450,000 residents. “Over” is strict; “at least” includes equality. No population edition, county, or institutional facts selected. C018; S001 .060(5)(a).
Q004 Higher tier: ≤300% FPL: full patient responsibility; statutory 301–350%: 75% discount; 351–400%: 50% discount. Family-size adjustment; partial discounts subject to permitted asset reduction. Fractional gaps/rounding unresolved. C019–C021.
Q005 Other tier: ≤200% FPL: full patient responsibility; 201–250%: 75% discount; 251–300%: 50% discount. Same qualifications and fractional-boundary hold. C022–C024.
Q006 Monetary disregard: first $5,000 for an individual; $8,000 for family of two; $1,500 for each additional family member. Asset with early-withdrawal penalty: value after the penalty has been paid. Statutory assistance-review base; no substituted family size or asset value. C026; .060(5)(c)(ii)(A).
Q007 Vehicle disregard: one vehicle, plus a second if necessary for employment or medical purposes. Life-insurance exclusion: face value ≤$10,000. Primary-residence equity, specified retirement and burial assets also excluded without a numeric cap in the read clause. C027.
Q008 Prior program ineligibility: 12 months. Requiring a program application deemed ineligible within that period is identified as an unreasonable burden; separate obvious/categorical ineligibility branch. C017.
Q009 Alternative application-time income: application within two years of service, plus good-faith payment efforts and demonstrated eligibility. Not a general application-expiration period. Boundary-counting details not specified here. C031–C032.
Q010 Posting/summary/application language threshold: languages spoken by more than 10% of service-area population. Billing statement: English plus second-most-spoken language. Different tests; >10% is strict. No demographic input selected. C045–C047.
Q011 Income documents: any one of the enumerated alternatives may suffice when appropriately annualized. Monetary assets: one current statement sufficient. No requirement to produce every listed document; no annualization performed. C028, C036.
Q012 Documentation opportunity: at least 14 calendar days, or longer under specified need. Initially qualifying determination; before final determination. C039.
Q013 Final determination notice: within 14 calendar days after receipt of -030 information. Includes financial responsibility; denial basis required. C040.
Q014 Appeal request: 30 calendar days; no external referral during first 14 days of that period. Appeal-finalization and separate transfer statute remain necessary. The rule calls the overall period calendar days; no computed endpoint supplied. C041–C042.
Q015 Refund: excess paid above appropriate charity-adjusted charge, within 30 days after charity designation. Eligibility at service; no zero balance or refund amount inferred. Clause does not separately label these days business/calendar. C044.
Q016 Policy modification filing: ≥30 days before adoption. DOH rejection mailed within 14 calendar days of receipt. Resubmission within 14 days of the date of rejection notice. Mailing, receipt, and notice date are different events. C048; S002 -070.
Q017 Charity-application reporting: quarterly, beginning January 1, 2023; prior-quarter submitted/completed/approved counts. Administrative reporting, not an application decision deadline. C049.
Q018 Older WAC criteria: ≤100% full assistance; 101–200% sliding discount; >200% discretionary classification. Current displayed older text; not substituted for the later statutory minimums applicable to newer care. C032, C053, C103.
Q019 Older illustrative schedule: uncovered hospital responsibility limited to 40% × (annual family income − 100%-FPL amount); alternative examples 101–133% →75%, 134–166% →50%, 167–200% →25% discount. These are the rule’s examples, with adjustment/negotiation qualifications. No zero floor, current universal formula, or numerical application added. C053; S002 -050(2).
Q020 Older implementation instruction: 90 days from adoption of the rules; examples contemplate monthly installments over a reasonable negotiated period without interest/late fees. Historical implementation trigger, not a new patient deadline or universal payment-plan term. C053.

4B. Collection, charges, liens, and remedies

ID Quantity, relation, or period Trigger / boundary / exception Claims and authority
Q021 Transfer waiting period: at least 120 days. After initial billing statement is transmitted; licensed-agency transfer, not every collection action. C054; S009 .470.
Q022 Requested medical itemization: free of charge; pause unless and until provided. Oral or written qualifying request; no fixed number of response days stated. C057–C058.
Q023 Repeat request exception: second or subsequent request for information already provided; separate properly executed postjudgment-writ exception. Applies to the itemization pause, not automatically to charity pendency. C060.
Q024 Medical prejudgment rate ceiling: 9%. Existing accrual transition as of July 28, 2019. The medical clauses themselves do not supply compounding or day-count instructions; no calculation convention added. C064.
Q025 Consumer-judgment rate: 9% from entry, subject to the written-contract exception. Lawful rate, contract terms, judgment wording, and judgment validity not established. C065.
Q026 Commercial-claim fee exception: written-agreement fee not exceeding 35% of the amount due under its stated branch. Not an ordinary consumer medical-fee authorization. C063; S008 .250(21).
Q027 Public-debt reasonableness benchmarks: contingent fee up to 50% of first $100,000 unpaid per account and up to 35% above $100,000; minimum fee of the full debt up to $100 per account reasonable; agreement presumptively reasonable. Statutory reasonableness treatment, not universal hard caps or actual charge permission. Prior attempted notice plus at least 30 days elapsed. C066–C067; .500.
Q028 Medical-lien aggregate: ≤25% of the listed award/verdict/report/decision/decree/judgment/settlement for one person from one accident/event. Workers’ compensation exclusion; no recovery base supplied. C076–C077.
Q029 Lien notice: within 20 days after the specified injury/transport/care event, or before settlement and payment have been completed under the alternative. Verified notice and recording/disclosure conditions remain; no filing instructions or date result. C078; .020.
Q030 Lien enforcement: within one year after filing. Special statutory lien action; no general debt-limitation conclusion. C080; .060(1).
Q031 Lien release: no later than 30 days after payment, or settlement and acceptance, as specified. Unjustified-delay remedy requires the stated court finding in the release action. C081; .060(2).
Q032 General charity civil penalty: not exceeding $1,000; separate violations can arise for each day after official notice under the statute. Violation/knowledge/duty predicates and administrative procedure remain necessary. C085.
Q033 Admission/emergency branches: initial ≤$1,000; subsequent within five years following conviction ≤$3,000; intentional subsequent branch may add up to three years of specified bond/certificate restrictions; further branch may add up to one year of specified program exclusion. Exact conviction/intent and subsection references preserved; no stacking or mandatory sanction inferred. C086; .070(2).
Q034 WAC filing/reporting penalty: $1,000 per day after official notice; authorized extensions defer the violation point. Rule/statute reconciliation remains held. C087; -090.
Q035 CPA enhancement: discretionary increase up to three times actual damages, with the statute’s $25,000 increased-award limitation for the stated branch. Not an automatic $25,000 award, not automatic addition to every other remedy, and no damages calculation. C089; .090.
Q036 General satisfaction-notification rule: promptness defaults to 45 days absent another applicable law. Medical furnishing prohibition and correction/deletion interface remain unresolved. C108; S018 -080.
Q037 “Unusually costly/prolonged” rule definition: services exceeding two standard deviations above average charge and/or three standard deviations above average stay. DOH discharge-database reference; no statistical input or treatment classification. C082; S002 -010(10).
Q038 2021 funding evidence: $596,000 FY2022, $58,000 FY2023, and $64,000 hospital-data-account appropriation expressly designated for implementation. Historical legislative funding evidence only; not patient assistance amounts or a current benefits allocation. C104; S041 §222(32).
Q039 Annual HHS table, income bands, and asset thresholds No household dollar threshold, financial input, discount result, interest amount, or remedy amount calculated. C030; all quantitative holds above.
Q040 Unspecified procedural counting No general inclusive/exclusive date algorithm, holiday rule, mailing extension, rounding rule, or universal resumption date authenticated. Applies throughout; relevant next inquiries in B004, B007, B011–B014, B019.

4C. Version and application register

Version item Source-stated date or relation Legal significance and retained limit
2015 medical-lien amendments Effective July 24, 2015. S040; does not authenticate every older lien amendment.
2018 charity amendments Effective October 1, 2018. S021; preprinted statements existing on that date have a specific notice exception.
2019 medical-debt act Effective July 28, 2019. S025; existing-interest forward-accrual clause separately read.
2019 consumer-judgment amendment Effective July 28, 2019. S027; no historical judgment classification.
2020 debt-buyer act Effective June 11, 2020; qualifying purchases on/after that date. S026; expressly prospective.
2021 transparency act Effective July 25, 2021; specific funding required by June 30, 2021. S039/S041 resolve the funding condition through an adopted appropriation effective May 18, 2021.
2022 charity act Effective June 9, 2022; expanded assistance applies to care on/after July 1, 2022. S020 §4 preserves prior law for earlier care. The separate study provision expires January 1, 2027; that is not expiration of charity assistance.
Residency interpretation notice Effective September 18, 2023 as stated in notice. S032; full interpretation remains unread.
2024 definitions Effective June 6, 2024. S022, selected definitions only.
2025 emergency-transfer amendment Effective April 29, 2025. S023; immediate-effect clause read.
2025 reporting act Effective July 27, 2025. S024; no automatic retroactivity finding.
2026 poverty publication Effective January 13, 2026, unless program specifies otherwise. S031; not a selected state eligibility calculation.
2026 definition amendment §14 effective June 11, 2026; §§1–13 January 1, 2027. S029; different sections have different timing.
Future consumer-debt procedure Effective January 1, 2027. S030; future only.
Future 70.02 definition display June 30, 2027. S005; original future application chain held.
Older charity rules Material credits show March 17, 1991 and July 2, 1994 effective dates. Current codified bodies read; scanned original-rule verification incomplete.
2026 rulemaking July proposal filed July 30, 2026; later October proposal discovery described below. Proposal/adoption distinction preserved; no proposed effective date applied.
CPA amendment Effective and applicable to causes accruing on/after July 26, 2009. S028; no accrual analysis.

5. Conditional branches and exact remaining inquiries

These branches identify missing legal predicates. They are not instructions for an actual application, dispute, collection, or proceeding.

Branch Supported conditional consequence Missing predicate / adverse inference to avoid Exact next generic authority inquiry
B001 — Hospital and professional scope Hospital charity law and the professional-service exclusion operate by their actual definitions and billing conditions. C001–C003. Do not equate hospital location, professional affiliation, or one statement with coverage of every charge. Complete any necessary generic licensing-category incorporation and authoritative interpretation of WAC -050(3); no institution lookup.
B002 — Family, guarantor, income Rule definitions govern the identified assistance inquiry. C004–C006. Do not substitute an insurance household, tax household, or invented aggregation rule. Generic DOH interpretation reconciling single individuals, guarantors, family composition, and current statute.
B003 — Institutional assistance tier Statutory tier follows one of the express institutional alternatives. C018–C024. No default assignment to either tier; no unstated population reference date. Generic interpretation of ownership/system, licensed-bed, and population-reference criteria; factual tier assignment remains excluded.
B004 — FPL year and fractional bands Statutory percentages operate against the legally applicable family-size guideline. Do not round a fractional percentage into a stated band or automatically use the newest annual table for earlier care. Official generic guidance on guideline-year selection, fractional bands, annualization, and rounding consistent with .060(10).
B005 — Coverage and cooperation Assistance to obtain qualified retroactive coverage is required; reasonable noncooperation can affect the specific statutory obligation. Do not infer eligibility or impose applications for obviously ineligible programs. Chapter 74.09 and applicable generic coverage/appeal rules; complete 26 U.S.C. 5000A health-sharing definition only if that branch is needed.
B006 — Care date selects version Care on/after the statutory application date receives the expanded framework. A later bill, assignment, or collection date does not itself establish the assistance version. Read preserved pre-July-2022 law only for a separate historical-law inquiry.
B007 — Older WAC cross-references Current statute supplies expanded minimums; older procedural text remains visible. Do not reduce statutory aid to old bands or automatically extend every old deposit/appeal/refund cross-reference without authority. Authenticate final amended rules or a complete formal DOH interpretation reconciling -020/-040/-050 with .060(5).
B008 — DSH clinic exception -020(1)(e) states a limited exception subject to its notice conditions. Do not treat every hospital clinic as exempt from screening or all charity obligations. Read the indispensable generic DSH definition/identification authority and exact exception interpretation.
B009 — Documentation One listed document, obvious-indigency treatment, and unavailable-document statements are separate branches. Do not demand every document or label a generic procedure universally presumptive. Current final rule/formal interpretation on evidence sufficiency and reasonable verification, without constructing an application.
B010 — Residency/immigration Official adoption notice announces the income-based geographic interpretation. Do not treat the inaccessible full interpretation as read; do not infer a complete immigration/citizenship rule. Obtain CC23-01 through a readable ordinary official route and authenticate any later adopted change.
B011 — Hospital versus collector pendency Hospital screening/appeal duties and licensee received-notice duties are distinct. Do not assume every actor has received notice or that every pending matter invokes the same pause. Generic interpretation of receipt, pendency, finalization, and hospital/assignee coordination.
B012 — Itemization exceptions The itemization pause has payment-plan, repeated-information, and properly executed writ qualifications. Do not treat a writ as valid or transfer its exception to charity pendency. Complete generic authority on interaction of .250(28) and (29); actual writ validity remains excluded.
B013 — Transfer timing Licensed-agency transfer has the 120-day transmission trigger. Do not treat 14-day appeal language as permission to transfer sooner, or 120 days as permission to report. Generic interpretation of transfer/assignment/sale and initial-statement transmission where necessary.
B014 — Charges and public debts Medical interest, CAA fee restrictions, and public-debt fees have different bases. A cap, agreement, or public fee presumption does not establish an earned lawful medical charge. RCW 43.17.240 and formal interpretation of public medical-debt interaction; lawful interest accrual/base/compounding remain separate.
B015 — Reporting definitions and corrections Current medical furnishing/report-content restrictions apply within their respective definitions. Do not import HMO .400 exception elsewhere or treat old satisfaction-reporting rules as permission to report medical debt. Generic statutory reconciliation of correction/deletion/satisfaction communications, report exclusions, and HMO incorporation.
B016 — Conditional unenforceability A qualifying violation can invoke express void-and-unenforceable text. No automatic retroactivity, refund, damages, or revival of principal through .450’s proviso. Complete generic interpretation of .475/.400, temporal reach, .450 interaction, and federal preemption.
B017 — Private CPA recovery Express statutory CPA treatment can satisfy specified public-interest/deceptive-practice components. Do not infer business/property injury, causation, standing, or an award. Complete generic CPA remedial/incorporation provisions; judicial construction remains outside this pass.
B018 — Charity penalties Statute and rule supply sanctions with different wording and references. No automatic fixed sanction, private award, or expansion of a stale cross-reference. Formal rule/statute reconciliation and applicable chapter 34.05 administrative procedure.
B019 — Medical liens A qualifying traumatic-injury recovery may be subject to the defined lien route. No general lien on every asset, automatic priority, perfected lien, or calculable recovery share. Generic lien-priority, notice, fee-base, release, and charity-pendency interpretation; no records or actual recovery.
B020 — Assignment and refunds The rule provides a conditional excess-payment refund. Do not assume who must refund after assignment, or that application-time-only eligibility fits the service-time refund clause. Generic authority on hospital/assignee refund allocation and newer statutory income-time interaction.
B021 — Collection actor CAA licensee duties depend on the statutory actor category. Original creditor, affiliate, billing vendor, lawyer, and out-of-state collector labels are insufficient alone. Complete relevant generic licensing/FDCPA incorporation in a separate scope inquiry; no provider/license lookup.
B022 — Future procedure Enacted future chapter 4.74 must be treated separately from current law. No current medical pleading obligation inferred from January 2027 text. Complete future effective/application/transition clauses and medical complaint provision when that later component is authorized.
B023 — Rulemaking currency The read July instrument is a proposal; the displayed code retains old rules. An intended adoption date, search excerpt, or later inaccessible page is not an operative final order. Authenticate the exact supplemental WSR identity and any final CR-103/adoption order through an ordinary official route.
B024 — Federal hospital duties State hospital duties are established only to the read state-law extent. No federal tax-exempt-hospital or emergency-care outcome inferred. Complete 26 U.S.C. 501(r), 26 C.F.R. 1.501(r)-1 through -7, and 42 U.S.C. 1395dd scope/exceptions in separate inquiries.
B025 — Insurance and surprise billing Insurance liability and charity responsibility remain separate categories. No EOB, coverage, network, surprise-billing, or balance-billing conclusion. Complete applicable chapter 48.49 RCW, chapter 48.43 coverage provisions, and relevant No Surprises Act/regulations.
B026 — Federal reporting/collection State reporting and CAA findings stand only within the read state texts. No FCRA preemption, FDCPA coverage, Reg F compliance, or federal medical-reporting-rule status conclusion. Complete 15 U.S.C. 1681-series preemption/reporting provisions; 1692a, 1692f, 1692g and relevant Regulation F clauses. Any guidance relied upon later requires withdrawal/status review.
B027 — Public benefits, bankruptcy, military, disability, privacy These remain independent dependencies. No federal eligibility, discharge, stay, rate protection, privacy exception, or accommodation finding. Separate complete Medicare/Medicaid, Bankruptcy Code, SCRA, disability/language-access, HIPAA, and Washington health-data/privacy provisions as relevant.
B028 — Territorial and special legal systems Washington statutory roles are described; actual territorial nexus is held. No uniform local/tribal/interstate result or contract choice-of-law conclusion. Generic jurisdiction, tribal, interstate, local, and contract-incorporation authority; no entity or record investigation.
B029 — Nonhospital medical sectors Broad medical-debt language may reach beyond hospital charity care. No automatic dental, ambulance, clinic, or professional charity entitlement or exclusion. Relevant Title 18/ambulance and sector-specific billing statutes, with complete provider definitions and exceptions.
B030 — Nonwaiver and retaliation The read hospital rule protects the specified care/treatment complaint process. Do not turn it into every conceivable billing-retaliation or nonwaiver cause. Exact generic nonwaiver/retaliation statutes and private-remedy authority, if separately pursued.

6. Wholly blank conceptual worksheet

No factual or legal result is populated.

Analytical field Entry
Governing statutory component
Source identifier and exact subsection
Version and application clause
Institutional category predicate
Charge/service category predicate
Applicable provider/facility definition
Applicable collection-actor definition
Third-party-coverage incorporation
Family/income definition authority
Poverty-guideline edition authority
Institutional-tier authority
Asset-consideration authority
Screening/determination stage
Documentation rule
Notice or receipt trigger
Collection-pause provision
Exception or competing provision
Billing/itemization authority
Charge/interest authority
Reporting restriction
Assignment/refund dependency
Remedy and required predicates
Counting or rounding authority
Unresolved incorporation
Exact next generic authority inquiry

7. Granular scope coverage and gaps

“Answered” means the identified public text was read and reported. It does not mean an actual legal application or broader dossier acceptance.

Requested scope item Disposition Source/claim/branch links Exact retained gap or exclusion
1 — Hospital-charity statutory scope Answered, text only S001–S004; C001–C003; B001 Actual institution/care classification excluded.
1 — Acute versus behavioral hospital Answered with incorporation limits C002; S003–S004 Complete special licensing and tribal attestation regime not completed.
1 — Professional/clinic/nonhospital charges Partial C003, C010; B001, B008, B029 Professional-service exception read; all nonhospital sector laws remain separate.
1 — Medical debt versus charity care Answered C001, C008–C010 No debt or charge classified.
1 — Insurance/third-party coverage Partial C007, C015–C017, C112 Full coverage/appeal and federal definitions held.
1 — Residency/territorial conditions Partial S032; C013; B010, B028 Full residency interpretation inaccessible; immigration and actual nexus held.
1 — Collection actor/licensee/original creditor Answered to definitions C011–C012; B021 Complete licensing and federal out-of-state incorporation not completed.
2 — Mandatory assistance policy and screening Answered C014–C017, C033–C035 New statutory bands versus old rule cross-references remain B007.
2 — Presumptive/obvious-indigency treatment Answered narrowly C037–C038; B009 No universal presumptive algorithm authenticated.
2 — Institutional tiers Answered as legal predicates C018–C024 No tier assignment or population/bed facts.
2 — Income/family/FPL definitions Partial C004–C006, C030–C032 Fractional bands, year selection, household construction, rounding held.
2 — Annual poverty publication Answered, publication only S031; C030 No monetary threshold selected.
2 — Asset thresholds/exclusions Answered C025–C029; Q006–Q007 CMS reporting incorporation and actual asset treatment held.
2 — Language/posting/web/bill notice Answered C045–C047 Complete federal/state language-access overlay held.
2 — Documentation and burden Answered C028, C036–C039 Actual sufficiency excluded.
2 — Final determination Answered C040, C112 Insurance appeal merits and factual completion held.
2 — Appeal/review Answered with version hold C041–C042 Higher-band application of older cross-reference unresolved.
2 — Pending collection limitations Answered by separate actor/trigger C033–C035, C042, C062 Intersections retained in B011–B013.
3 — Estimate/charge information Answered narrowly C050–C052 Not full price-transparency, insurance, or itemized-billing law.
3 — Hospital/professional billing distinction Answered C003, C051–C052 Actual separation, ownership, and fee entitlement excluded.
3 — Charity adjustment and payment plans Answered with old-rule qualification C019–C029, C053 No universal current payment formula or general plan entitlement.
3 — Refunds Partial C044; B007, B020 Assignment allocation and newer-band/service-time interaction held.
3 — Interest and added charges Answered to read limits C063–C067 Entitlement, lawful base, compounding, contracts, public-interest incorporation held.
3 — Insured/uninsured/underinsured liability Partial C001, C007, C015–C017 No coverage determination or full insurance statute investigation.
4 — Agency notices and itemization Answered C055–C058 No notice or request prepared.
4 — Pause/resumption and repeat requests Answered with interaction holds C057–C062 Separate exceptions retained; actual pendency/receipt excluded.
4 — Assignment/transfer timing Answered C054 Exact sale/refinancing/transfer characterization remains B013.
4 — Interest/fees after assignment Answered to statutory restrictions C063–C067, C074 No actual lawful charge or collectible amount.
4 — Suit/enforceability Partial, medical-specific only C069–C075, C101 Full ordinary court, debt-buyer pleading, judgment validity, and future procedure excluded.
4 — Garnishment interface Answered narrowly C060, C062, C075 No wage/bank exemption rerun; valid-writ predicate held.
4 — Medical lien Answered statutory route C076–C081 Ownership, perfection, priority, recovery, and actual filing excluded.
4 — Credit reporting Answered state text; federal interface open C068–C073, C108 FCRA/preemption, correction/deletion, temporal construction held.
5 — DOH oversight and assistance appeal Answered C041–C042, C048–C049, C084–C087 Complete administrative procedure and actual review outcome held.
5 — CPA and fee-forfeiture remedies Answered to conditions C074, C088–C091, C109 Standing, causation, proof, recovery, duplication, and judicial construction held.
5 — Knowledge/intent and penalty predicates Answered with reconciliation gap C085–C087; Q032–Q035 Stale cross-references and fixed-rule/discretionary-statute interaction open.
5 — Nonwaiver/anti-retaliation Partial C092–C093; B030 Only specific patient-rights text authenticated; universal theory not established.
6 — Nonhospital professional/dental/ambulance Identified, separate B029 Complete sector-specific laws remain required.
6 — Surprise/balance billing and insurance Excluded beyond indispensable definitions B025 No EOB/plan/network/coverage facts or complete regime.
6 — Federal 501(r)/EMTALA/No Surprises Held B024–B025 Complete operative federal scope and exceptions not read.
6 — FCRA/FDCPA/Reg F Held B026 No full federal classification or current federal rule-status finding.
6 — Benefits/bankruptcy/military/disability/privacy Held B027 Separate complete generic inquiries required.
6 — CFPB guidance withdrawal Not relied upon C107; B026 No circular, bulletin, advisory opinion, or federal medical-reporting rule used as law.
6 — Local/tribal/interstate/contracts Held B028 No uniformity or actual nexus conclusion.
6 — Judicial construction Excluded throughout All branches No cases, opinions, dockets, parties, or enforcement records investigated.
7 — Current official operative bodies Answered within recorded read bounds S001–S019, S037 Codified display is not an exhaustive later-amendment or judicial-status certification.
7 — Material adopted originals Answered substantially S020–S030, S038–S041 Older rule originals and specified historical incorporations remain gaps.
7 — Proposed/future status Answered with precise latest-proposal gap C099–C103 October supplemental proposal identity/body not fully authenticated.
7 — Direct URLs/pinpoints/read extent Supplied visibly Source register Parsed PDFs not represented as pixels.
7 — Failures/alternative routes Supplied visibly Log below One inadvertent duplicate failed route disclosed.
Registry dimension 6 and entire Washington dossier Not accepted or completed by this pass Scope boundary All other sectors, prior holds, and unexamined regimes remain open.

8. Read, search, discovery, and failure log

8A. Read and search activity

This log records the actual research routes and topics. The source register provides the complete substantive read bounds; a chapter retrieval does not imply every section was relied upon.

Log ID Route/topic Result and use
R001 Official RCW 70.170 chapter and individual-section routes Individual .020/.060/.070 bodies and notes read; chapter-route failure separately logged.
R002 Official WAC 246-453 chapter and individual sections Current displayed chapter read; individual definitions/procedure/criteria/schedule/policy/penalty sections checked.
R003 Linked 2022 and 2018 session laws Expanded tiers, service-date application, notice amendments, and effective clauses authenticated.
R004 Linked 2024/2025 hospital-definition and emergency-care originals Selected incorporated definitions and changed operative clauses authenticated without full hospital-law expansion.
R005 Hospital, behavioral-hospital, health-care-provider/facility, and HMO definition routes Relevant complete definitions read; incomplete further incorporations registered.
R006 Medical-debt/collection-agency definitions and prohibited-practice clauses Current medical notices, itemization, pauses, reporting, fee restrictions, and exceptions read.
R007 Current transfer/furnishing statutes and 2025 medical-debt original 120-day transfer rule distinguished from reporting prohibition and conditional unenforceability.
R008 Consumer-report definitions, purposes, prohibited information, and exceptions Complete relied-on state reporting clauses read; no federal reporting status imported.
R009 Medical interest, consumer-judgment interest, execution definitions, and arrest limitation Medical-specific interfaces read; no ordinary judgment-clock or garnishment redo.
R010 General collection fee forfeiture, public-debt collection, injunction, discipline incorporation Complete selected clauses read; public fee benchmarks distinguished from consumer authority.
R011 Charge estimates, hospital discharge information, and provider-based clinic fees Complete current sections and material 2009/2021 originals read.
R012 Medical-lien individual sections and 2015 original Complete .010–.060 and material amendment read; no lien record or actual recovery.
R013 CPA/private remedy/public-interest/exclusion sections and hospital patient rights Complete selected operative clauses read; broader remedies and construction held.
R014 HHS 2026 poverty publication through ordinary official routes Complete Federal Register notice and official PDF read; no financial input selected.
R015 Generic residency/geographic-restriction interpretation search Official WSR notice read; underlying interpretation inaccessible.
R016 2026 charity-rule proposals, agency rulemaking pages, and WSR agency table July proposal status read; later supplemental proposal remained discovery/access gap.
R017 2026 medical-debt and charity-related legislative-status searches SB 5993/SB 5959/HB 2250 histories read as status evidence, not enacted law.
R018 2026 adopted definition/future debt-action originals Material effective/transition clauses distinguished; future text not applied currently.
R019 2021 transparency-act funding condition Adopted budget §222(32) read and linked to the act’s specific-funding condition.
R020 Historical WAC agency filing/index routes Index entries and current credits read; original scan/large-PDF limitations logged.
R021 Final targeted cross-checks Current tier/asset language, itemization/pendency exceptions, reporting exceptions, interest, liens, and penalty wording rechecked.
R022 Excluded research No actual provider, hospital roster, license status, private policy, application, bill, health record, credit report, contract, case/opinion/docket, or enforcement record investigated. No CFPB guidance relied upon.

8B. Discovery-only material and unresolved source identities

Discovery item Literal route Disposition
2026 WAC agency table https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/tbl26-246.htm Read as an index showing proposal entries. Not an adoption order or independent operative text.
DOH later charity-rule progress page https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/healthcare-washington/hospital-and-patient-data/hospital-patient-information-and-charity-care/charity-care-rules-progress Search output described an October 20, 2026 supplemental proposal, but displayed conflicting 26-21-270 and 26-21-070 identifiers. Page body was inaccessible. Neither identifier is treated as a fully read operative instrument.
Historical DOH filing index https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/WSRAgencyFilings/Health,%20Department%20of/Health,%20Department%20of.htm Relevant 1991/1994 entries read as discovery and provenance only.
Proposed 2021 budget amendment returned during funding search Generic legislative search result Not used as funding proof. The adopted session law in S041 supplied that proof.
Generic agency guides DOH and Attorney General routes below Search excerpts were not elevated into completed substantive readings.

8C. Bounded access and failure log

Failure ID Exact route and observed limitation Different ordinary route / final disposition
F001 https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170&full=true — internal/inaccessible response. Individual .020/.060/.070 pages succeeded. Only those read bodies resolve the gap.
F002 https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.090 — individual route failed. Official full chapter succeeded; complete .090 read there.
F003 https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44&full=true — chapter route failed. Individual .010–.060 pages succeeded.
F004 https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.500 — inaccessible. Full chapter route succeeded and supplied complete .500. The failed individual route was inadvertently retried once during final checking and failed again; this was a process deviation from the requested no-identical-retry limit. No bypass or further retry occurred.
F005 https://doh.wa.gov/about-us/rulemaking/rulemaking-activity?combine=&field_rules_status_value=All&order=field_wsr&sort=desc — 403. Official July WSR proposal and legislative WAC table readable; latest adoption not established.
F006 DOH charity-rule progress URL in discovery table — 403. Ordinary official route https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/21/26-21-270.htm also inaccessible. Exact alternate-identifier search did not yield a readable official body. Gap retained.
F007 https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/CharityCareISCC2301.pdf — 403. WSR 23-19-065 adoption notice readable. It does not replace a complete reading of the underlying interpretation.
F008 HHS ASPE poverty-guideline page — 403. Federal Register HTML and GovInfo official PDF succeeded; complete 2026 notice read.
F009 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/frtoc/2026-01-15 — no usable indexed body returned. Ordinary public GovInfo document PDF succeeded.
F010 https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/healthcare-washington/hospital-and-patient-data/hospital-patient-information-and-charity-care — 403. Current statutes/rules supplied core duties. Guide-specific explanations, rounding, and operational complaint information not treated as read.
F011 https://www.atg.wa.gov/charitycare — 403. No guide-based immigration or complete consumer-remedy conclusion adopted.
F012 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/WSRAgencyFilings/Health,%20Department%20of/91-05-048.pdf — scan returned no operative parsed text. Screenshot attempts for pages 0–2 returned placeholders rather than viewable image content. No pixel reading claimed. Current rule bodies and credits remain the readable evidence.
F013 https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/1978-1996/94-12.pdf — large-document/content-length failure. Index and current rule credits read; complete adopted original remains held.
F014 Some long retrieval batches exceeded output display limits. Relevant operative portions were reopened in bounded segments. Unseen output was not treated as read, and no PDF parsing was represented as visual inspection.

9. Precise remaining gaps and researcher self-check

Remaining evidence gaps

The consequential open items are:

  1. Rule reconciliation: complete operative authority reconciling old WAC income references with the expanded statutory tiers, particularly deposits, appeals, refunds, and any-time designation.
  2. Latest rulemaking: the complete October 2026 supplemental proposal, its correct WSR identifier, and any final adoption/effective order. Discovery of a proposal does not establish adoption.
  3. Residency: the full CC23-01 interpretation and any later operative change; immigration/citizenship questions were not completed from inaccessible guides.
  4. Definitions/incorporations: DSH clinic classification; full HMO qualification; health-care-sharing-ministry and federal facility incorporations; relevant tribal licensing provisions; full coverage and reasonable-appeal rules.
  5. Financial relations: fractional FPL bands, guideline-year selection, rounding, any asset-reduction formula, interest entitlement/base/compounding, and public-medical-debt fee interaction.
  6. Collection intersections: exact interaction of itemization exceptions, charity pendency, transfer/sale, assignment, refunds, reporting correction/deletion, fee forfeiture, and conditional unenforceability.
  7. Remedies: stale charity-penalty cross-references, rule/statute penalty reconciliation, complete administrative procedure, private charity-law causes, nonwaiver, retaliation, and judicial construction.
  8. Separate regimes: nonhospital sectors, insurance/surprise billing, federal hospital/benefit/reporting/collection/privacy/disability/military/bankruptcy law, local/tribal/interstate law, and actual application.

Researcher self-check — not independent review

  • Actual readings: The current sections, selected adopted originals, complete poverty notice, and bounded official interpretation/status materials are identified in the source register with exact read extents.
  • Not read as complete: The inaccessible interpretation, original scanned charity rules, latest supplemental proposal, full federal incorporations, all historical enactments, full licensing systems, and judicial construction were not represented as completed.
  • Version discipline: The 2022 service-date application clause, 2025 reporting amendment, 2026 definition amendment, 2021 funding contingency, and future-effective provisions were distinguished. Publication, access, proposal, and legal effective dates were not merged.
  • No prior merits imported: Earlier pass descriptions were used solely to preserve exclusions and holds. No prior substantive finding supplied the legal foundation here.
  • No actual or invented matter: No person, hospital, professional, household, diagnosis, bill, account, income, asset, insurance plan, application, payment, dispute, case, or transaction was evaluated or constructed.
  • No operational work: No application, notice, complaint, contact, filing, negotiation, payment, refund request, service action, or publication was performed.
  • No numerical application: The report states statutory quantities and symbolic relations only. The worksheet is blank.
  • Access-method deviation disclosed: F004 records the one inadvertent duplicate failed route. No access-control bypass, authentication, API, hidden endpoint, or repeated variant probing was used.
  • Federal status restraint: No CFPB circular, bulletin, advisory opinion, or federal medical-reporting rule was relied upon. No withdrawn-guidance review or complete federal status verification is claimed.
  • Acceptance boundary: This report completes the visible research deliverable for this focused component with its recorded holds. It does not establish Washington-wide, registry-dimension-6, A066, parent, operational, or publication acceptance.

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Captured table 01

Category or distinction · Source-supported treatment in this pass · Boundary retained · 12 data rows

Category or distinctionSource-supported treatment in this passBoundary retained
Hospital charity care versus all medical debtCharity care concerns qualifying medically necessary hospital care and the patient-responsibility portion after relevant third-party coverage. The medical-debt definition used in collection/reporting law is broader. C001–C010.A nonhospital bill is not automatically covered by hospital charity care, and it is not automatically outside medical-debt collection protections.
Hospital versus professional servicesThe hospital definitions and licensing gateways matter. WAC 246-453-050(3) separately addresses professional services of hospital medical staff when individually submitted or separately identified in hospital billing. C002–C003.A hospital location or a combined statement does not establish that every charge receives the same charity treatment.
Insurance versus charity assistanceThird-party coverage and charity assistance are separate inquiries. Pending negligence recoveries do not postpone charity consideration under the statute. C007, C015–C017, C112.No insurance entitlement, exhaustion finding, coverage appeal, or balance-billing result is determined.
Full assistance versus partial discountThe statute provides full patient-responsibility assistance at specified income levels and partial discounts in higher bands. Its asset-reduction language attaches to the partial-discount provisions. C018–C029.No hospital tier, family size, income, asset value, or percentage calculation is supplied.
Hospital collection versus licensed agency collectionHospitals have screening and determination duties. RCW 19.16.250 applies by its stated licensee/employee scope. C011–C012, C033–C044, C055–C062.An original creditor is not automatically a collection-agency licensee; neither label establishes actual coverage.
Itemization pause versus charity-pendency pauseItemization requests trigger RCW 19.16.250(28)(a)(ii), including its own exceptions. Hospital charity pendency is addressed separately in subsection (29)(b), conditioned on notice to the licensee. C057–C062.The exceptions are not interchangeable.
Debt transfer versus reportingRCW 70.54.470 regulates transfer timing to licensed collection agencies. Current reporting provisions impose separate restrictions. C054, C068–C073.The transfer waiting period does not authorize later reporting.
Reporting prohibition versus debt cancellationSome reporting provisions expressly attach void-and-unenforceable consequences to a violation; the CRA-content prohibition is a different provision. C068–C074.A prohibited report, a qualifying violation, debt unenforceability, refund entitlement, and damages are not treated as identical findings.
Prejudgment versus postjudgment interestMedical prejudgment interest has a specific ceiling. Consumer-judgment interest has a separate rule with a written-contract exception. C064–C065.No accrual date, lawful underlying interest entitlement, compounding convention, or judgment predicate is determined.
Ordinary medical collection versus traumatic-injury lienChapter 60.44 reaches specified claims or recoveries arising from traumatic injury, subject to its conditions. C076–C081.It is not a general lien on every asset or every medical bill.
Administrative oversight versus private recoveryDOH oversight, charity appeals, collection-agency regulation, statutory fee forfeiture, and CPA recovery have different functions. C082–C093.No violation, private standing, damages, penalty, or award is established.
Current enactment versus proposed or future textThe 2025 reporting amendments are distinct from 2026 proposals and future-effective debt-action provisions. C094–C106.Proposed language and future provisions are not applied as present protection or present authority.

Captured table 02

Source ID · Issuer, title, and complete literal HTTPS URL · Actual read bounds and use · 19 data rows

Source IDIssuer, title, and complete literal HTTPS URLActual read bounds and useEdition/status, credits, effective/application limits
S_WA-P15-S001Washington Legislature, Hospital charity care, RCW 70.170.020, .060, .070. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.060; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.070Complete .020(1)–(7), .060(1)–(13), .070(1)–(3), displayed credits and notes.Current code. Material credits: .020—2024 c.121 §28, 2022 c.197 §1, 2018 c.263 §1; .060—2025 c.182 §3, 2022 c.197 §2, 2018 c.263 §2; .070—1989 1st ex.s. c.9 §507. Reviser notes expose renumbered and repealed cross-references. Material originals in S020–S024. app.leg.wa.gov +2
S_WA-P15-S002Washington DOH/Washington Legislature, Hospital charity care, chapter 246-453 WAC. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-453&full=trueComplete displayed operative sections -001, -010, -020, -030, -040, -050, -060, -070, -080, -090 and chapter disposition information; selected individual section pages also read.Current displayed rules retain older thresholds. Material credits include WSR 91-05-048, filed February 14, 1991, effective March 17, 1991, and WSR 94-12-089, filed June 1, 1994, effective July 2, 1994. Original-rule access gaps and 2026 proposal gap remain. app.leg.wa.gov +6
S_WA-P15-S003Washington Legislature, Hospital licensing definitions and billing information, chapter 70.41 RCW. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41&full=true; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.400; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.450Complete .020(9), .090, .400(1)–(4), .450; relevant notes. Other chapter text was not treated as completed hospital-law coverage.Current code. Material credits: .020—2025 c.182 §4; .400—2025 c.145 §5 and 2006 c.60 §2; .450—2009 c.529 §2. Full licensing history not authenticated. app.leg.wa.gov +2
S_WA-P15-S004Washington Legislature, Behavioral health hospital definitions/licensing gateway. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.455; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.460Complete .455 definitions and .460 licensing/exception clauses.Current code. .455 material amendment: 2024 c.121 §19; .460 includes 2024 c.204 §1. The tribal attestation and incorporated tribal-definition regime were not completed. No actual institutional classification. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S005Washington Legislature, Health-care information definitions, RCW 70.02.010. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.02.010Complete relied-on current definitions of health care, facility, provider, patient, and person; corresponding displayed future definitions inspected.Current version displayed until June 30, 2027; future version displayed effective that date. Credits include 2024 c.209 §31 and future 2025 c.58 §5128. The future act’s complete application/effective chain was not read; future text is not applied. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S006Washington Legislature, Health-care insurance definitions, RCW 48.43.005. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.43.005Complete relied-on subsections (28)–(31), including facility/provider and ground-ambulance distinctions; credits.Current code incorporates 2026 c.165 §14. The federal additional-facility incorporation and every underlying professional-license chapter were not completed. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S007Washington Legislature, HMO definitions, RCW 48.46.020. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.46.020Complete definitions (1)–(23), including HMO, enrollee, carrier, and prepaid arrangements.Current code; credits include 2012 c.211 §22. Qualification provisions .030/.040 were not completed. Used to bound, not establish, the .400 HMO exception. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S008Washington Legislature, Collection Agency Act, chapter 19.16 RCW. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.100; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.250; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16&full=trueComplete .100; .250 introduction and relied-on (8), (9), (15), (16), (21), (22), (27)–(29); complete .440, .450, .460, .470, .480, .500, .510, .900.Current code. Material credits: 2025 c.145 §§1,3; 2019 c.227 §§3,4; .450 amendment in 2020 c.30; .500 credits 2011 c.57 §2, 1997 c.387 §1, 1982 c.65 §1. Complete licensing, debt-buyer litigation, and out-of-state federal-incorporation coverage remain open. app.leg.wa.gov +3
S_WA-P15-S009Washington Legislature, Medical-debt transfer and furnishing, RCW 70.54.470–.475. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.470; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.475Both sections complete.Current code. .470: 2019 c.227 §7. .475: 2025 c.145 §2. The latter has no express local definitions cross-reference; its exact cross-chapter construction is held. app.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S010Washington Legislature, Consumer reporting definitions, permissible purposes, prohibited information. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.040Complete relied-on .010 consumer/report/CRA definitions and report exclusions; complete .020 and .040.Current code; medical amendment in 2025 c.145 §4. Federal preemption, reporting disputes, and full state reporting remedies not completed. app.leg.wa.gov +2
S_WA-P15-S011Washington Legislature, Interest, RCW 19.52.010–.020. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.020Both sections complete; medical subsections .010(2), .020(4) relied upon.Current code; medical provisions from 2019 c.227 §§5–6. Other loan/lease branches read only to prevent transfer of their rules into medical debt. app.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S012Washington Legislature, Interest on judgments, RCW 4.56.110. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.56.110Complete (1)–(6) and notes; (1)/(5) used.Current code; consumer branch from 2019 c.371 §1. No judgment validity, duration, renewal, accrual computation, or historical judgment classification. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S013Washington Legislature, Execution definitions, RCW 6.01.060. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.01.060Complete section; consumer debt and medical-debt incorporation used.Current code; relevant 2019 c.371 definition amendment also inspected. No wage, bank, or property-exemption result imported. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S014Washington Legislature, Supplemental proceedings—medical-debt arrest limitation, RCW 6.32.010. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.32.010Complete section; subsection (4) used.Current code; medical amendment 2019 c.227 §2. Other supplemental-proceeding mechanics not offered as this pass’s coverage. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S015Washington Legislature, Medical liens. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.030; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.040; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.050; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.060Complete .010–.060.Current code. .010 credits include 1987 c.185 §36, 1975 1st ex.s. c.250 §1, 1937 c.69 §1. Material .020/.060 changes authenticated in 2015 c.201. Older originals and priority/construction remain held. app.leg.wa.gov +5
S_WA-P15-S016Washington Legislature, Consumer Protection Act. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.090; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.093; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.170All four sections complete.Current code. Material private-remedy/public-interest amendments: 2009 c.371. Full CPA, court jurisdiction, limitations, and judicial elements not completed. app.leg.wa.gov +3
S_WA-P15-S017Washington DOH, Hospital licensing scope and patient rights. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-001; https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-141Complete both sections.Current code. Credits include WSR 09-07-050, effective April 11, 2009; -141 also WSR 14-02-040, effective January 23, 2014. Adopted originals not read. Care/treatment complaint rights are not enlarged into a universal debt-collection retaliation remedy. app.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S018Washington Department of Licensing, Collection-agency rules, chapter 308-29 WAC. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-29&full=trueComplete -010, -070, -080; bounded chapter search for medical-specific text.Current code. -070/-080: WSR 01-11-132, effective June 22, 2001; -010: WSR 21-03-046, effective February 14, 2021. General satisfaction-reporting rule is not treated as permission to violate later medical-reporting statutes. app.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S019Washington Legislature, Hospital information reporting, RCW 43.70.052. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.052Complete (7), (8)–(13), selected (1); only quarterly charity-application reporting relied upon here.Current code; 2021 c.162 §1. Funding contingency traced through S039/S041. No full hospital-data/privacy regime claim. app.leg.wa.gov
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Captured table 03

Source ID · Issuer/title and literal URL · Actual read bounds · 22 data rows

Source IDIssuer/title and literal URLActual read boundsStatus and material application
S_WA-P15-S020Washington Legislature, 2022 c.197, SHB 1616. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1616-S.SL.pdf?cite=2022+c+197+s+1Cover index 0; complete §§1–4, pp.1–8/indexes 1–8.Enacted; effective June 9, 2022. §4 applies expanded law to care on/after July 1, 2022 and preserves prior law for earlier care. §3’s study expiration is separate. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S021Washington Legislature, 2018 c.263, SSB 6273. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6273-S.SL.pdf?cite=2018+c+263+s+1Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–5/indexes 1–5.Enacted; §3 effective October 1, 2018. Notice and income-time provisions distinguished from later tier amendments. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S022Washington Legislature, 2024 c.121, ESSB 5271. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5271-S.SL.pdf?cite=2024+c+121+s+19Cover; complete §19, pp.43–45/indexes 43–45; §28, pp.79–80/indexes 79–80; closing repeal provision at p.106/index 106.Enacted; cover effective June 6, 2024. Selected hospital/charity definitions only; not the entire 107-page instrument. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
S_WA-P15-S023Washington Legislature, 2025 c.182, ESSB 5557. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5557-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+182+s+3Cover; §3’s changed emergency-transfer clause, pp.2–3/indexes 2–3; §4(9) hospital definition, pp.9–10/indexes 9–10; §§5–6, p.11/index 11.Enacted; immediate effective date April 29, 2025. Not a claim that every clause of .060 was newly enacted in 2025. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
S_WA-P15-S024Washington Legislature, 2025 c.145, ESSB 5480—medical debt. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5480-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+145+s+1Cover; §1 medical definition, pp.3–4/indexes 3–4; complete §2, p.4/index 4; complete material §3(28)–(29), pp.13–15/indexes 13–15; §§4–6, pp.15–17/indexes 15–17; selected other §3 clauses.Enacted; effective July 27, 2025. No express general retroactivity clause found in the read closing provisions. Historical-furnishing application and federal preemption remain held. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S025Washington Legislature, 2019 c.227, SHB 1531—medical debt. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+227+s+7Cover; §§1–2, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2; §5(2), §6, §7, pp.15–17/indexes 15–17; selected medical collection language elsewhere.Enacted; effective July 28, 2019. Existing-interest transition expressly read. The former reporting waiting period is historical, superseded by S024. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S026Washington Legislature, 2020 c.30, SHB 2476. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2476-S.SL.pdf?cite=2020+c+30+s+4Cover; complete §§3–5, pp.5–6/indexes 5–6.Enacted; effective June 11, 2020. §5 expressly prospective for relevant claims purchased by debt buyers on/after that date. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S027Washington Legislature, 2019 c.371, SHB 1602. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1602-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+371+s+1Cover; complete §1, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2; relevant §2 definitions, pp.2–3/indexes 2–3; closing text inspected.Enacted; effective July 28, 2019. Used only for consumer-judgment-interest and definition history, not a garnishment rerun. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S028Washington Legislature, 2009 c.371, SSB 5531. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+371+s+1Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2.Enacted; effective July 26, 2009; application to causes accruing on/after that date. No accrual analysis performed. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S029Washington Legislature, 2026 c.165, SSB 6248. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6248-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+165+s+14Cover; complete relied-on §14(28)–(31), p.19/index 19; §15 effective provision, pp.23–24/indexes 23–24.§14 effective June 11, 2026; §§1–13 effective January 1, 2027. Future portions not applied. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
S_WA-P15-S030Washington Legislature, 2026 c.107, SSB 5720; future chapter 4.74 RCW. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5720-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+107+s+4; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.74&full=trueOriginal §5(3)(b), p.4/index 4; §12 transition, p.8/index 8; §15 effective clause, p.10/index 10. Selected future codified definitions and procedure read.Enacted future; effective January 1, 2027. Included as a future dependency, not a complete current or future court-procedure finding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S031U.S. HHS, 2026 Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines, 91 FR 1797–1798. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00755.pdf; same instrument’s HTML https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00755/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelinesComplete HHS notice on printed pp.1797–1798/PDF indexes 0–1, including tables and scope notes.Effective January 13, 2026 unless a program specifies otherwise. No dollar threshold selected or calculated; state program definitions and relevant income-time rule remain necessary. Formats are one instrument. govinfo.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S032Washington DOH, WSR 23-19-065, interpretive statement notice—CC23-01 geographic restrictions. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2023/19/23-19-065.htmEntire adoption notice.Notice states an interpretation based on income rather than residency, effective September 18, 2023. Underlying interpretive PDF was inaccessible; notice content is not represented as a complete interpretation read or court holding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S033Washington DOH, WSR 26-16-047—proposed charity-care rules. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/16/26-16-047.htmProposal header, filing/status, purpose, and selected proposed text; not the entire proposed replacement.Proposed, filed July 30, 2026. An intended adoption date is not an adoption order. Later supplemental-proposal access remains unresolved. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S034Washington Legislature, SB 5993 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5993&Year=2025Displayed bill history/status.No enacted session law shown in the read history. Proposed interest changes are not substituted for current RCW 19.52.010/.020. Bill text not used as law. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S035Washington Legislature, SB 5959 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5959&Year=2025Displayed history/status.Proposal/discovery status only; no enactment shown. No substantive eligibility restriction inferred. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S036Washington Legislature, HB 2250 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2250&Year=2025Displayed history/status.Proposal/discovery status only; no enactment shown. No substantive eligibility restriction inferred. app.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S037Washington Legislature, Charge information and provider-based clinic fees. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.030; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.040Complete .030(1)–(3), .040(1)–(5).Current code. .030: 2009 c.529 §1. .040: 2021 c.162 §4; 2012 c.184 §1. Original 2012 chain not completed; current amendment/funding chain in S039/S041. app.leg.wa.gov +1
S_WA-P15-S038Washington Legislature, 2009 c.529, SHB 1869. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1869-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+529+s+1Cover; complete §§1–2, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2.Enacted; effective July 26, 2009. Estimate-information and hospital-sign provisions. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S039Washington Legislature, 2021 c.162, E2SHB 1272. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1272-S2.SL.pdf?cite=2021+c+162+s+4Cover; §1(7), p.6/index 6; complete §4, pp.8–9/indexes 8–9; §§6–7, p.12/index 12.Enacted; effective July 25, 2021, subject to specific-funding clause. S041 supplies the expressly referenced implementation appropriation. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
S_WA-P15-S040Washington Legislature, 2015 c.201, SHB 1503—medical liens. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1503-S.SL.pdf?cite=2015+c+201+s+2Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–4/indexes 1–4.Enacted; effective July 24, 2015. Lien disclosure/release and collection-agency scope amendments; not the origin of every lien rule. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
S_WA-P15-S041Washington Legislature, 2021 c.334, ESSB 5092, adopted operating budget. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5092-S.SL.htmCertification/effective-date and partial-veto identification; §1(1); §222 heading and complete (32).Historical adopted appropriation, effective May 18, 2021. §222(32) expressly funds E2SHB 1272 implementation. Used solely to resolve S039’s funding contingency; not a current assistance appropriation finding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
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Claim IDPrecise propositionSources/pinpointsConditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C001Statutory charity care concerns medically necessary hospital care for an indigent person after available third-party coverage, including inability to pay relevant deductibles or coinsurance.S001, .020(1), (4), (7); S002, -010(4)–(7).Medical necessity, coverage, and financial predicates are not established by a bill’s label.
S_WA-P15-C002The charity chapter incorporates the hospital definition and includes the specified behavioral-health-hospital category. Acute-hospital, behavioral-hospital, clinic, nursing, birthing, and residential-treatment categories are not interchangeable.S001 .020(3); S003 .020(9), .090; S004 .455–.460.Renumbered cross-reference identified; complete special licensing/tribal application remains held. B001.
S_WA-P15-C003WAC -050(3) excludes the professional services of hospital medical staff from that section and RCW 70.170.060(5) when charges are individually submitted or separately identified in hospital billing.S002 -010(8), -050(3).This is a charge/role-specific exclusion, not a conclusion that every charge from a professional or every combined bill is excluded. B001.
S_WA-P15-C004The rule’s responsible party is the individual responsible for hospital charges outside third-party sponsorship.S002 -010(14).Does not resolve contractual guarantor liability or aggregation of different persons’ resources.
S_WA-P15-C005The displayed rule defines family as two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together, treating those related persons as one family.S002 -010(18).No supplied household is classified; single-person and other household-construction questions are not filled by assumption. B002.
S_WA-P15-C006Rule-defined income is total cash receipts before taxes from the listed wages, salaries, welfare, Social Security, strike, unemployment/disability, support, alimony, and net business/investment sources.S002 -010(17).No gross/net conversion, asset-to-income conversion, or actual income assessment.
S_WA-P15-C007Statutory third-party coverage includes listed insurance and government/tribal sources; actually received negligence recoveries may be considered, but pending recoveries do not postpone charity consideration.S001 .020(7); S002 -010(9).The federal health-care-sharing-ministry definition and complete coverage entitlement rules remain unread dependencies. B005.
S_WA-P15-C008RCW 19.16.100(11) covers consumer debt to a person whose primary business is medical services/products/devices, or its agent/assignee, for those items; it expressly includes bills not past due and bills already paid.S008 .100(11); S024 §1.“Medical debt” is not confined to delinquent hospital accounts. No actual actor or obligation is classified.
S_WA-P15-C009That definition excludes cosmetic surgery but specifies that the stated reconstructive-surgery circumstances are not cosmetic surgery for this purpose.S008 .100(11).No procedure or diagnosis is evaluated.
S_WA-P15-C010Medical-debt law and transfer law use different incorporated provider/facility definitions: RCW 48.43.005 and RCW 70.02.010 respectively.S008 .100(11); S009 .470; S005–S006.The chapter-specific ground-ambulance distinction in 48.43.005 does not establish a universal medical-debt exclusion. B029.
S_WA-P15-C011Collection-agency categories include collecting others’ claims, specified fictitious-name collection, debt buyers, and specified third-party medical-lien enforcement.S008 .100(4), (7), (10).Licensee duties require the statutory actor predicate; no actual license or actor investigated.
S_WA-P15-C012The Act contains conditional employee, true-name incidental-business, billing-only, affiliation, and out-of-state exclusions.S008 .100(5), (12).A professional label, original-creditor label, or corporate relationship alone does not satisfy an exclusion. FDCPA incorporation in the out-of-state definition remains held. B021.
S_WA-P15-C013The official WSR notice announces DOH’s CC23-01 interpretation that charity eligibility is income-based rather than restricted wholly or partly by residency.S032, entire notice.Full interpretation inaccessible; not a completed immigration/citizenship analysis or judicial holding. B010.

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Claim IDPrecise propositionSources/pinpointsConditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C014Each covered hospital must develop, implement, and maintain a charity-care policy enabling indigent persons to obtain charity care.S001 .060(5).A policy’s existence does not establish compliant implementation.
S_WA-P15-C015That policy must identify potentially available medical-assistance/exchange coverage and actively assist applications; qualified retroactive medical-assistance coverage receives a specific assistance duty.S001 .060(5), introductory clauses.Complete chapter 74.09 eligibility and coverage procedures are held.
S_WA-P15-C016The statute’s reasonable-cooperation exception concerns a determination that the patient/guarantor qualifies for retroactive medical-assistance coverage and failure to cooperate reasonably with assistance applying.S001 .060(5).It is not a universal requirement that every applicant first apply for every program.
S_WA-P15-C017Unreasonable application burdens are prohibited, including requiring an obviously/categorically ineligible program application or one denied in the prior 12 months.S001 .060(5); S002 -020(5), -030(4).Physical, mental, intellectual, sensory, and language barriers must be considered as the text states; no personal condition is supplied.
S_WA-P15-C018The higher statutory tier uses the three alternative institutional predicates reproduced in Q003 below.S001 .060(5)(a); S020 §2.No institution, county, bed count, ownership group, or population reference is selected. B003.
S_WA-P15-C019In that tier, income not more than 300% FPL, adjusted for family size, receives charity care for the full patient-responsibility portion.S001 .060(5)(a)(i).Covered-care and other statutory predicates remain necessary.
S_WA-P15-C020The higher tier’s stated 301–350% band receives a 75% discount on the full patient-responsibility portion, subject to the permitted asset reduction.S001 .060(5)(a)(ii).Fractional boundary and rounding questions held.
S_WA-P15-C021The higher tier’s stated 351–400% band receives a 50% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction.S001 .060(5)(a)(iii).Same boundary hold.
S_WA-P15-C022Hospitals outside the higher-tier predicates must provide full patient-responsibility charity care at income not more than 200% FPL.S001 .060(5)(b)(i).No institution assigned to this tier by default.
S_WA-P15-C023Their stated 201–250% band receives a 75% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction.S001 .060(5)(b)(ii).Fractional boundary and rounding questions held.
S_WA-P15-C024Their stated 251–300% band receives a 50% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction.S001 .060(5)(b)(iii).Same boundary hold.
S_WA-P15-C025An asset-based reduction of the specified partial discounts requires a publicly available asset policy; the reduction must be reasonably related to considered assets.S001 .060(5)(a)(ii)–(iii), (b)(ii)–(iii), (c)(i).No prescribed general reduction formula was authenticated; no extension to the full-assistance provisions is assumed.
S_WA-P15-C026Statutory monetary-asset disregards and the early-withdrawal valuation relation are those in Q006.S001 .060(5)(c)(ii)(A).These are assistance-review rules, not execution or bankruptcy exemptions.
S_WA-P15-C027Other excluded assets include primary-residence equity, retirement plans other than 401(k) plans, specified vehicles, burial arrangements, and qualifying life insurance.S001 .060(5)(c)(ii)(B)–(F).The 401(k) exception is preserved; it is not rewritten as an exclusion for every retirement account.
S_WA-P15-C028Asset verification must be relevant, reasonably necessary, readily available, and nonduplicative; one current monetary-asset statement suffices, and unavailable documentation is addressed by a signed statement.S001 .060(5)(c)(iii).No application or document request is prepared.
S_WA-P15-C029Asset information obtained for charity eligibility may not be used for collection activities; the statute separately preserves CMS Medicare cost-reporting considerations.S001 .060(5)(c)(iv)–(v).Complete federal cost-reporting incorporation held.
S_WA-P15-C030The 2026 HHS poverty-guideline publication is authenticated, but its existence does not select the correct guideline year, family definition, or income date for a particular charity determination.S031; S001 .060(10)(b).No annual dollar amount or numerical financial input is used. B004.

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Claim IDPrecise propositionSources/pinpointsConditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C031The statute uses income at service, or at application when application is within two years, good-faith payment efforts exist, and eligibility is demonstrated.S001 .060(10)(b); S021 §2.The alternative is conditional; it is not a universal two-year application bar.
S_WA-P15-C032Hospitals may consider applications at any time at their discretion; the older rule also commands designation upon learning qualifying facts within its expressly stated ≤200% band.S001 .060(11); S002 -020(10).Extension of the older rule’s wording to new higher bands remains held. B007.
S_WA-P15-C033An initial sponsorship determination must precede hospital collection efforts directed at the patient.S001 .060(10)(c).Does not itself establish a final assistance decision.
S_WA-P15-C034The rule calls for initial determination at admission or as soon as possible after services start; demands and transmissions not clearly informational count as collection efforts.S002 -020(1)(a)–(b).A billing label alone does not establish an informational-only communication.
S_WA-P15-C035Cooperative applicants potentially qualifying under the rule receive its pending-final-determination collection protection; third-party reimbursement may continue, and the specified disproportionate-share-hospital clinic exception is separate.S002 -020(1)(c)–(e).The clinic’s incorporated DSH classification and the higher-band cross-reference issue remain held. B007–B008.
S_WA-P15-C036The rule accepts any one of its enumerated income documents when annualized as appropriate; it does not require every listed document.S002 -030(2).No actual document sufficiency or annualization is assessed.
S_WA-P15-C037When indigency is obvious and the hospital can establish a broad income range, the rule dispenses with exact income/documentation unless further review is requested.S002 -030(3).This conditional procedure is not a universal automatic presumptive-eligibility algorithm.
S_WA-P15-C038If the listed documentation is unavailable, the hospital must rely on the responsible party’s signed statement; verification cannot be duplicative or used to discourage application.S002 -030(4).No statement is constructed or evaluated.
S_WA-P15-C039Initially qualifying persons receive at least 14 calendar days, or longer as the stated medical-condition/reasonable-documentation needs require, to provide documentation before final determination.S002 -020(3).The exact older-band incorporation remains visible.
S_WA-P15-C040Final determination notice is due within 14 calendar days after receipt of information under -030, must state financial responsibility, and a denial must give its basis.S002 -020(7)–(8).Not measured automatically from an incomplete application’s first submission.
S_WA-P15-C041The rule requires a notified appeal procedure allowing correction/review by the CFO or equivalent and states a 30-calendar-day request period.S002 -020(9), (9)(a).Exact cross-reference to -040(1)/(2) is retained; higher-band reconciliation held.
S_WA-P15-C042The rule bars external referral during the appeal period’s first 14 days and requires hospital collection to stop upon discovering a filed appeal until finalization; an upheld denial is reported in writing to the applicant and DOH with supporting documentation to DOH.S002 -020(9)(a)–(d).The rule’s later collection language does not override the separate 120-day transfer statute or another applicable pause.
S_WA-P15-C043The rule prohibits deposits after an initial determination meeting its specified -040(1)/(2) criteria.S002 -020(6).No universal deposit prohibition for every applicant or automatic higher-band extension is asserted.
S_WA-P15-C044When a paying responsible party is later found to have met the charity criteria at service, payments above the appropriate amount must be refunded within 30 days of charity designation.S002 -020(11).Refund basis, older cross-reference, assignment recipient, and application-time-only eligibility issues remain held. B007, B020.
S_WA-P15-C045Required public notice includes specified hospital locations; current policy, plain-language summary, and application must be online, with the stated language thresholds.S001 .060(6)–(7); S002 -010(16).No hospital website or policy inspected.
S_WA-P15-C046Hospital billing/collection writings require prominent first-page assistance information in English and the second-most-spoken service-area language, subject to the preprinted-statement exception.S001 .060(8).This is not the same language threshold as the >10% posting/application requirement.
S_WA-P15-C047The statute preserves meaningful-language-access obligations and requires standardized charity/interpreter training for appropriate staff.S001 .060(9).Full incorporated state/federal language-access law not completed.
S_WA-P15-C048Charity/sliding-fee and bad-debt policies are filed with DOH; modifications, rejection notices, and resubmissions have the distinct timing rules in Q016.S002 -070.Policy filing is not a finding that a policy or actual decision complies.
S_WA-P15-C049RCW 43.70.052(7) requires quarterly counts of submitted, completed, and approved charity applications beginning January 1, 2023.S019 (7); S039 §1(7); S041 §222(32).No hospital data or individual application record inspected.

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Claim IDPrecise propositionSources/pinpointsConditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C050RCW 70.01.030 requires requested estimate/charge information within its provider/facility scope; hospitals have a registration-area estimate-information sign duty under .450.S037 .030; S003 .450; S038 §§1–2.Estimate disclosure is not a final price, coverage promise, general price ceiling, or earned-charge finding.
S_WA-P15-C051Before or upon inpatient discharge, covered hospitals must provide the specified professional-billing-group information and an assistance contact.S003 .400(1), (4).Section-specific HMO exception preserved; this is not itself a complete itemized bill requirement.
S_WA-P15-C052Covered provider-based clinic facility fees trigger advance nonemergency notice, posting, and reporting duties under the section’s definitions and exceptions.S037 .040(1)–(5); S039 §4.Separate facility charge versus professional charge matters; laboratory/ancillary and excluded-clinic branches remain as written. No generic fee ceiling or entitlement inferred.
S_WA-P15-C053WAC -050 requires consideration of reasonable payment periods without interest/late fees in its sliding-schedule framework and gives illustrative schedules, not a universal current medical-payment formula.S002 -050(1)–(2).Old-band examples cannot reduce 2022 statutory assistance.
S_WA-P15-C054A covered provider/facility may not transfer medical debt to a licensed collection agency until at least 120 days after transmission of the initial billing statement.S009 .470; S025 §7.Transmission is the reference event; this is not a universal original-creditor collection moratorium.
S_WA-P15-C055A licensee’s first written medical-debt notice must disclose the right to request the original/redacted account number, last-payment date, and statutory itemization.S008 .250(28)(a)(i).No request or notice is prepared.
S_WA-P15-C056General licensee notice itemization requirements apply on first notice or a changed amount, with the section’s legal-process/judgment qualifications; disclosed interest also invokes the rule’s rate-disclosure requirement.S008 .250(8)–(9); S018 -070.Postjudgment notice qualifications are not transformed into a medical-itemization exemption.
S_WA-P15-C057An oral or written request for more information than a general balance letter triggers a free itemized statement and cessation of collection until it is provided, subject to the express exceptions.S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(A)–(C).No separate fixed response-day number appears in this clause.
S_WA-P15-C058Required itemization identifies medical creditor/address, service dates, provider-described services, principal, adjustments, payments, interest/fees, and charity/other reductions with the resulting amount due.S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(A)(I)–(VIII).It is an information duty, not proof that listed charges are valid.
S_WA-P15-C059A voluntary payment arrangement may continue during the itemization process unless the debtor gives the notice described in the statute.S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(B).This exception is not advice about payment or an approval of an arrangement.
S_WA-P15-C060Properly executed postjudgment writs need not cease under the itemization clause, and repeat requests for information already supplied do not require renewed cessation.S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(C).Validity of a writ is held; this exception is not copied into subsection (29).
S_WA-P15-C061The first written hospital-debt notice must state potential charity eligibility and provide hospital contact information.S008 .250(29)(a).Potential eligibility is not an approval.
S_WA-P15-C062A licensee receiving notice of a pending hospital-charity application or appeal may not collect or attempt collection during that pendency.S008 .250(29)(b).Receipt of notice is an express predicate. Resumption requires the pendency question to be resolved; no universal postjudgment exception is stated here.
S_WA-P15-C063The licensee charge rule restricts additions beyond principal to the stated lawful-interest/statutory-charge/suit-cost categories; the commercial written-fee exception is not ordinary consumer-fee authorization.S008 .250(21)–(22).No agreed, lawful, earned, or collectible fee is established.
S_WA-P15-C064Medical prejudgment interest charged or collected may not exceed 9%; existing accrual as of July 28, 2019 is subject to the express forward-accrual restriction.S011 .010(2), .020(4); S025 §§5–6.Ceiling only; entitlement, base, annualization, compounding, and day-count questions are not supplied.
S_WA-P15-C065Consumer judgments use the 9% rule from entry, except the written-contract branch specified in RCW 4.56.110(1); medical debt is included by the incorporated consumer definition.S012 (1), (5); S013 (2)–(3).No assertion that every medical judgment necessarily bears 9%, or that a higher contractual rate is lawful.
S_WA-P15-C066Public entities have a separate written-contract collection-agency route with prior attempted notice and a minimum elapsed period.S008 .500(1)–(4).No public institution or debt is classified; no transplantation to private medical debt.
S_WA-P15-C067Public-debt collection fees are subject to reasonableness, statutory presumptions, and specified benchmarks—not a universal medical-fee ceiling.S008 .500(1)(b).Interaction with medical-interest, charity, and RCW 43.17.240 remains held.

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Claim IDPrecise propositionSources/pinpointsConditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C068A licensee may not report adverse medical-debt information to consumer credit reporting agencies or credit bureaus under current .250(28)(a)(iii).S008; S024 §3.The former waiting period is not current authorization to report later.
S_WA-P15-C069RCW 70.54.475 expressly makes medical debt void and unenforceable if its stated furnishing-violation predicate is met.S009 .475(1).Actor, medical-debt scope, prohibited furnishing, temporal application, and federal interface are not adjudicated.
S_WA-P15-C070RCW 70.41.400 prohibits specified hospital/professional-partner furnishing, attaches void-and-unenforceable treatment, and deems a violation a licensing-law violation.S003 .400(2).Applies within the complete section’s scope and exception.
S_WA-P15-C071Section .400 excludes the specified HMO-owned/operated hospital when providing prepaid care to the stated enrollees.S003 .400(4); S007.This section-specific exclusion is not imported into .475 or the Collection Agency Act. HMO qualification incorporation remains held.
S_WA-P15-C072A covered consumer reporting agency may not make a consumer report containing medical debt under RCW 19.182.040(1)(g).S010 .010, .020, .040(1)(g).Definitions and report exclusions matter; no actual report is evaluated.
S_WA-P15-C073The exceptions in .040(2) expressly identify other paragraphs and do not include medical-debt paragraph (g).S010 .040(2).The monetary/employment exceptions are not transferred to medical debt.
S_WA-P15-C074A violation of .250/.260 in collecting a claim triggers .450’s loss of specified fees/interest for the licensee, client, and later collectors, while the section separately preserves principal.S008 .450; S026 §3.The principal proviso is not assumed to revive debt independently void under .475/.400. B016.
S_WA-P15-C075A plaintiff may not seek an arrest warrant for an act or omission relating to a medical-debt judgment unless it constitutes a state-law crime.S014 (4); S025 §2.Not a general immunity from every court duty or criminal law.
S_WA-P15-C076Chapter 60.44 addresses specified ambulance/hospital/professional services for traumatic injury and specified tort claims/recoveries; workers’ compensation recoveries are excluded.S015 .010.Not a general medical lien on all property.
S_WA-P15-C077Aggregate service liens for one person arising from one accident/event may not exceed 25% of the listed recovery measure.S015 .010.Value, allowable enforcement costs/fees, validity, and priority remain unestablished.
S_WA-P15-C078The lien statute requires specified disclosure and verified recording conditions, with the filing alternatives in Q028; enforcement by another actor invokes collection-agency conditions.S015 .020–.030; S008 .100(4)(e); S040 §§1,3.No recording, perfection, or enforcement capacity is determined.
S_WA-P15-C079Taking a note or entering a settlement does not automatically discharge the lien; .040/.050 specify payment, agreement, and written-release qualifications.S015 .040–.050.Lien release and discharge of the underlying obligation are kept distinct.
S_WA-P15-C080Section .060(1) contains a one-year-from-filing lien-enforcement period and a limited evidentiary rule for that statutory suit.S015 .060(1).Included only as the medical-lien interface; no general limitations rerun, date calculation, or actual evidentiary conclusion.
S_WA-P15-C081Following payment or qualifying settlement and acceptance, the lien claimant must provide the specified release within 30 days; unjustified delay, if found by the court in the stated suit, supports listed costs, fees, and damages.S015 .060(2); S040 §2.No automatic damages or completed release is presumed.

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Claim IDPrecise propositionSources/pinpointsConditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C082The charity statute prohibits specified admission practices reducing access for uninsured/unable-to-pay or lower-payment patients and refusal based on unusually costly/prolonged care rather than available-care appropriateness.S001 .060(1); S002 -010(10).No treatment, admission, or statistical comparison is performed.
S_WA-P15-C083The statute prohibits denying emergency access based on ability to pay and limits transfers through its patient-request/resource and reasonable-transfer conditions.S001 .060(2); S023 §3.Full emergency-care definitions and federal EMTALA application are not represented as a complete treatment-law finding.
S_WA-P15-C084DOH monitors specified hospital practices, may refer possible noncompliance, reviews specified charity denials, and performs reporting functions.S001 .060(3), (12)–(13); S002 -020(9)(d).Referral, review, and reporting are not findings of liability or approval.
S_WA-P15-C085RCW 70.170.070(1) supplies misdemeanor, injunction, and DOH civil-penalty provisions with its stated violation/knowledge/duty and official-notice predicates.S001 .070(1), notes.Renumbered/repealed cross-references prevent treating every modern paragraph as mechanically resolved.
S_WA-P15-C086Admission/emergency violations have separate initial, subsequent-conviction, intentional, and further-violation penalty branches.S001 .070(2)(a)–(d).The different five-year and discretionary sanction conditions are retained in Q032.
S_WA-P15-C087WAC -090 states fixed filing/reporting penalties and a substitution rule for other civil penalties, while the statute uses ceilings/discretion and narrower cross-references.S002 -090; S001 .070.Reconciliation and validity/construction remain held; no automatic patient award or automatic maximum penalty.
S_WA-P15-C088Medical itemization/reporting and specified furnishing provisions expressly connect their violations to the CPA; the CAA also has a general CPA provision.S008 .250(28)(b), .440; S009 .475(2); S003 .400(3).Statutory public-interest/deceptive-practice treatment does not prove every private-remedy element.
S_WA-P15-C089RCW 19.86.090 requires injury to business/property by a covered violation for its private action and provides actual damages, specified costs/fees, injunction, and discretionary enhancement.S016 .090; S028 §1.Causation, standing, proof, judicial discretion, and forum incorporation remain necessary.
S_WA-P15-C090RCW 19.86.093 supplies public-interest routes; .170 contains specific regulated-transaction exclusions.S016 .093, .170.Neither ordinary licensure nor a medical label establishes a blanket CPA exclusion.
S_WA-P15-C091The CAA authorizes specified public injunction proceedings and incorporates chapter 18.235 for licensing/discipline.S008 .460, .510.Full administrative procedure, discipline, exhaustion, and complaint implementation remain open.
S_WA-P15-C092Hospital patient-rights rules include care/treatment complaints without retribution or denial of care and a timely complaint-resolution framework.S017 -141.Not expanded into a universal medical-billing retaliation claim.
S_WA-P15-C093This pass has not authenticated a universal medical-debt nonwaiver clause, an automatic implied private charity-care damages action, or debt erasure for every charity-procedure defect.Read scope S001–S018; B017–B018, B030.Express research hold, not proof that no additional right exists.

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Claim IDPrecise propositionSources/pinpointsConditions and limits
S_WA-P15-C094The 2022 expanded charity law applies to care on/after July 1, 2022; earlier care remains governed by the preserved prior law.S020 §4, p.8/index 8.Collection date alone does not select the applicable assistance version.
S_WA-P15-C095The 2018 charity notice/income-time amendments took effect October 1, 2018.S021 §3, p.5/index 5.Not the enactment date of the 2022 tier structure.
S_WA-P15-C096The 2019 medical-interest/transfer enactment took effect July 28, 2019 and contains the express ongoing-interest transition.S025 cover, §§5–7.Historical application outside those clauses remains held.
S_WA-P15-C097The 2025 medical-reporting enactment took effect July 27, 2025 and replaced the prior adverse-reporting waiting-period language.S024 cover, §3(28)(a)(iii).Retroactivity and older furnishing are not resolved merely by the effective date.
S_WA-P15-C098The 2025 emergency-transfer amendment was immediately effective April 29, 2025.S023 cover, §6.Limited to the amendment actually read.
S_WA-P15-C099The 2026 definition amendment used here was effective June 11, 2026, although other sections of that same act take effect January 1, 2027.S029 cover, §§14–15.Title-wide future timing is not imposed on §14.
S_WA-P15-C100RCW 70.02.010 displays a separate June 30, 2027 version; it is not used as current law here.S005 version headings and selected definitions.Original future application chain remains uncompleted.
S_WA-P15-C101The newly enacted chapter 4.74 framework has a January 1, 2027 effective date; its medical-complaint provision is a later inquiry, not a current pleading finding.S030 §§5,12,15.Full future procedure and transition application not completed.
S_WA-P15-C102The read histories of SB 5993, SB 5959, and HB 2250 did not show enacted laws; their proposed changes are not used as current restrictions or benefits.S034–S036.Search/history results do not prove absence of every other amendment.
S_WA-P15-C103Current displayed WAC text retains older criteria; the July 2026 instrument read is proposed, and the complete later supplemental instrument was not authenticated.S002; S033; failure/discovery log.No claim that a proposed replacement became operative.
S_WA-P15-C104The adopted 2021 budget expressly provided implementation funding for E2SHB 1272, addressing the specific-funding contingency in 2021 c.162 §7.S039 §7; S041 §222(32).This resolves that funding-source issue only.
S_WA-P15-C105The 2020 debt-buyer act expressly applies prospectively to qualifying purchases on/after June 11, 2020.S026 §5.Does not erase earlier-law duties or decide a purchase/application predicate.
S_WA-P15-C106The 2009 CPA amendment applies to causes accruing on/after July 26, 2009.S028 §3.No accrual event or limitation period is determined.
S_WA-P15-C107Federal medical/insurance/collection/privacy regimes were not substantively verified by this state component.Scope boundary; dependency table below.No federal permission, exemption, or remedy inferred.
S_WA-P15-C108WAC 308-29-080’s general satisfaction-notification rule includes a default 45-day meaning of promptness absent another applicable law.S018 -080.It is not current permission to furnish prohibited medical information; correction/deletion interaction held.
S_WA-P15-C109The CAA states that its remedies are cumulative/nonexclusive and that .250 violations are civil rather than penal.S008 .900.Does not authorize duplicate recovery or eliminate separate statutory predicates.
S_WA-P15-C110The read disclosure, assistance, and collection provisions do not establish a single general lawful hospital price, universal fee cap, or universally required payment plan.S001, S002 -050, S011, S037.A missing authenticated cap is not unlimited-charge permission.
S_WA-P15-C111The rule’s bad-debt definition excludes contractual adjustments and charges classified as charity care.S002 -010(6), -020(10).Accounting classification is not treated as a complete debt-discharge or insurance-liability decision.
S_WA-P15-C112The rule’s final sponsorship determination includes verification of third-party payment/denial and qualifying appeals having a reasonable chance of obtaining coverage.S002 -010(20).No insurance appeal’s merits or exhaustion is determined.

Captured table 11

ID · Quantity, base, or relation · Reference event / boundary / exception · 20 data rows

IDQuantity, base, or relationReference event / boundary / exceptionClaims and authority
Q001Hospital definition: continuous accommodation for 24 hours or more; services to two or more persons unrelated to the operator.Definition has listed institutional exclusions; not a provider-classification decision.C002; S003 .020(9).
Q002Rule family: two or more related persons living together.Relationship categories are birth, marriage, adoption; no constructed household.C005; S002 -010(18).
Q003Higher-tier alternatives: system owns/operates ≥3 licensed acute hospitals; or acute hospital >300 licensed beds in the most populous county; or acute hospital >200 beds in a southern-border county with ≥450,000 residents.“Over” is strict; “at least” includes equality. No population edition, county, or institutional facts selected.C018; S001 .060(5)(a).
Q004Higher tier: ≤300% FPL: full patient responsibility; statutory 301–350%: 75% discount; 351–400%: 50% discount.Family-size adjustment; partial discounts subject to permitted asset reduction. Fractional gaps/rounding unresolved.C019–C021.
Q005Other tier: ≤200% FPL: full patient responsibility; 201–250%: 75% discount; 251–300%: 50% discount.Same qualifications and fractional-boundary hold.C022–C024.
Q006Monetary disregard: first $5,000 for an individual; $8,000 for family of two; $1,500 for each additional family member. Asset with early-withdrawal penalty: value after the penalty has been paid.Statutory assistance-review base; no substituted family size or asset value.C026; .060(5)(c)(ii)(A).
Q007Vehicle disregard: one vehicle, plus a second if necessary for employment or medical purposes. Life-insurance exclusion: face value ≤$10,000.Primary-residence equity, specified retirement and burial assets also excluded without a numeric cap in the read clause.C027.
Q008Prior program ineligibility: 12 months.Requiring a program application deemed ineligible within that period is identified as an unreasonable burden; separate obvious/categorical ineligibility branch.C017.
Q009Alternative application-time income: application within two years of service, plus good-faith payment efforts and demonstrated eligibility.Not a general application-expiration period. Boundary-counting details not specified here.C031–C032.
Q010Posting/summary/application language threshold: languages spoken by more than 10% of service-area population. Billing statement: English plus second-most-spoken language.Different tests; >10% is strict. No demographic input selected.C045–C047.
Q011Income documents: any one of the enumerated alternatives may suffice when appropriately annualized. Monetary assets: one current statement sufficient.No requirement to produce every listed document; no annualization performed.C028, C036.
Q012Documentation opportunity: at least 14 calendar days, or longer under specified need.Initially qualifying determination; before final determination.C039.
Q013Final determination notice: within 14 calendar days after receipt of -030 information.Includes financial responsibility; denial basis required.C040.
Q014Appeal request: 30 calendar days; no external referral during first 14 days of that period.Appeal-finalization and separate transfer statute remain necessary. The rule calls the overall period calendar days; no computed endpoint supplied.C041–C042.
Q015Refund: excess paid above appropriate charity-adjusted charge, within 30 days after charity designation.Eligibility at service; no zero balance or refund amount inferred. Clause does not separately label these days business/calendar.C044.
Q016Policy modification filing: ≥30 days before adoption. DOH rejection mailed within 14 calendar days of receipt. Resubmission within 14 days of the date of rejection notice.Mailing, receipt, and notice date are different events.C048; S002 -070.
Q017Charity-application reporting: quarterly, beginning January 1, 2023; prior-quarter submitted/completed/approved counts.Administrative reporting, not an application decision deadline.C049.
Q018Older WAC criteria: ≤100% full assistance; 101–200% sliding discount; >200% discretionary classification.Current displayed older text; not substituted for the later statutory minimums applicable to newer care.C032, C053, C103.
Q019Older illustrative schedule: uncovered hospital responsibility limited to 40% × (annual family income − 100%-FPL amount); alternative examples 101–133% →75%, 134–166% →50%, 167–200% →25% discount.These are the rule’s examples, with adjustment/negotiation qualifications. No zero floor, current universal formula, or numerical application added.C053; S002 -050(2).
Q020Older implementation instruction: 90 days from adoption of the rules; examples contemplate monthly installments over a reasonable negotiated period without interest/late fees.Historical implementation trigger, not a new patient deadline or universal payment-plan term.C053.

Captured table 12

ID · Quantity, relation, or period · Trigger / boundary / exception · 20 data rows

IDQuantity, relation, or periodTrigger / boundary / exceptionClaims and authority
Q021Transfer waiting period: at least 120 days.After initial billing statement is transmitted; licensed-agency transfer, not every collection action.C054; S009 .470.
Q022Requested medical itemization: free of charge; pause unless and until provided.Oral or written qualifying request; no fixed number of response days stated.C057–C058.
Q023Repeat request exception: second or subsequent request for information already provided; separate properly executed postjudgment-writ exception.Applies to the itemization pause, not automatically to charity pendency.C060.
Q024Medical prejudgment rate ceiling: 9%.Existing accrual transition as of July 28, 2019. The medical clauses themselves do not supply compounding or day-count instructions; no calculation convention added.C064.
Q025Consumer-judgment rate: 9% from entry, subject to the written-contract exception.Lawful rate, contract terms, judgment wording, and judgment validity not established.C065.
Q026Commercial-claim fee exception: written-agreement fee not exceeding 35% of the amount due under its stated branch.Not an ordinary consumer medical-fee authorization.C063; S008 .250(21).
Q027Public-debt reasonableness benchmarks: contingent fee up to 50% of first $100,000 unpaid per account and up to 35% above $100,000; minimum fee of the full debt up to $100 per account reasonable; agreement presumptively reasonable.Statutory reasonableness treatment, not universal hard caps or actual charge permission. Prior attempted notice plus at least 30 days elapsed.C066–C067; .500.
Q028Medical-lien aggregate: ≤25% of the listed award/verdict/report/decision/decree/judgment/settlement for one person from one accident/event.Workers’ compensation exclusion; no recovery base supplied.C076–C077.
Q029Lien notice: within 20 days after the specified injury/transport/care event, or before settlement and payment have been completed under the alternative.Verified notice and recording/disclosure conditions remain; no filing instructions or date result.C078; .020.
Q030Lien enforcement: within one year after filing.Special statutory lien action; no general debt-limitation conclusion.C080; .060(1).
Q031Lien release: no later than 30 days after payment, or settlement and acceptance, as specified.Unjustified-delay remedy requires the stated court finding in the release action.C081; .060(2).
Q032General charity civil penalty: not exceeding $1,000; separate violations can arise for each day after official notice under the statute.Violation/knowledge/duty predicates and administrative procedure remain necessary.C085.
Q033Admission/emergency branches: initial ≤$1,000; subsequent within five years following conviction ≤$3,000; intentional subsequent branch may add up to three years of specified bond/certificate restrictions; further branch may add up to one year of specified program exclusion.Exact conviction/intent and subsection references preserved; no stacking or mandatory sanction inferred.C086; .070(2).
Q034WAC filing/reporting penalty: $1,000 per day after official notice; authorized extensions defer the violation point.Rule/statute reconciliation remains held.C087; -090.
Q035CPA enhancement: discretionary increase up to three times actual damages, with the statute’s $25,000 increased-award limitation for the stated branch.Not an automatic $25,000 award, not automatic addition to every other remedy, and no damages calculation.C089; .090.
Q036General satisfaction-notification rule: promptness defaults to 45 days absent another applicable law.Medical furnishing prohibition and correction/deletion interface remain unresolved.C108; S018 -080.
Q037“Unusually costly/prolonged” rule definition: services exceeding two standard deviations above average charge and/or three standard deviations above average stay.DOH discharge-database reference; no statistical input or treatment classification.C082; S002 -010(10).
Q0382021 funding evidence: $596,000 FY2022, $58,000 FY2023, and $64,000 hospital-data-account appropriation expressly designated for implementation.Historical legislative funding evidence only; not patient assistance amounts or a current benefits allocation.C104; S041 §222(32).
Q039Annual HHS table, income bands, and asset thresholdsNo household dollar threshold, financial input, discount result, interest amount, or remedy amount calculated.C030; all quantitative holds above.
Q040Unspecified procedural countingNo general inclusive/exclusive date algorithm, holiday rule, mailing extension, rounding rule, or universal resumption date authenticated.Applies throughout; relevant next inquiries in B004, B007, B011–B014, B019.

Captured table 13

Version item · Source-stated date or relation · Legal significance and retained limit · 18 data rows

Version itemSource-stated date or relationLegal significance and retained limit
2015 medical-lien amendmentsEffective July 24, 2015.S040; does not authenticate every older lien amendment.
2018 charity amendmentsEffective October 1, 2018.S021; preprinted statements existing on that date have a specific notice exception.
2019 medical-debt actEffective July 28, 2019.S025; existing-interest forward-accrual clause separately read.
2019 consumer-judgment amendmentEffective July 28, 2019.S027; no historical judgment classification.
2020 debt-buyer actEffective June 11, 2020; qualifying purchases on/after that date.S026; expressly prospective.
2021 transparency actEffective July 25, 2021; specific funding required by June 30, 2021.S039/S041 resolve the funding condition through an adopted appropriation effective May 18, 2021.
2022 charity actEffective June 9, 2022; expanded assistance applies to care on/after July 1, 2022.S020 §4 preserves prior law for earlier care. The separate study provision expires January 1, 2027; that is not expiration of charity assistance.
Residency interpretation noticeEffective September 18, 2023 as stated in notice.S032; full interpretation remains unread.
2024 definitionsEffective June 6, 2024.S022, selected definitions only.
2025 emergency-transfer amendmentEffective April 29, 2025.S023; immediate-effect clause read.
2025 reporting actEffective July 27, 2025.S024; no automatic retroactivity finding.
2026 poverty publicationEffective January 13, 2026, unless program specifies otherwise.S031; not a selected state eligibility calculation.
2026 definition amendment§14 effective June 11, 2026; §§1–13 January 1, 2027.S029; different sections have different timing.
Future consumer-debt procedureEffective January 1, 2027.S030; future only.
Future 70.02 definition displayJune 30, 2027.S005; original future application chain held.
Older charity rulesMaterial credits show March 17, 1991 and July 2, 1994 effective dates.Current codified bodies read; scanned original-rule verification incomplete.
2026 rulemakingJuly proposal filed July 30, 2026; later October proposal discovery described below.Proposal/adoption distinction preserved; no proposed effective date applied.
CPA amendmentEffective and applicable to causes accruing on/after July 26, 2009.S028; no accrual analysis.

Captured table 14

Branch · Supported conditional consequence · Missing predicate / adverse inference to avoid · 30 data rows

BranchSupported conditional consequenceMissing predicate / adverse inference to avoidExact next generic authority inquiry
B001 — Hospital and professional scopeHospital charity law and the professional-service exclusion operate by their actual definitions and billing conditions. C001–C003.Do not equate hospital location, professional affiliation, or one statement with coverage of every charge.Complete any necessary generic licensing-category incorporation and authoritative interpretation of WAC -050(3); no institution lookup.
B002 — Family, guarantor, incomeRule definitions govern the identified assistance inquiry. C004–C006.Do not substitute an insurance household, tax household, or invented aggregation rule.Generic DOH interpretation reconciling single individuals, guarantors, family composition, and current statute.
B003 — Institutional assistance tierStatutory tier follows one of the express institutional alternatives. C018–C024.No default assignment to either tier; no unstated population reference date.Generic interpretation of ownership/system, licensed-bed, and population-reference criteria; factual tier assignment remains excluded.
B004 — FPL year and fractional bandsStatutory percentages operate against the legally applicable family-size guideline.Do not round a fractional percentage into a stated band or automatically use the newest annual table for earlier care.Official generic guidance on guideline-year selection, fractional bands, annualization, and rounding consistent with .060(10).
B005 — Coverage and cooperationAssistance to obtain qualified retroactive coverage is required; reasonable noncooperation can affect the specific statutory obligation.Do not infer eligibility or impose applications for obviously ineligible programs.Chapter 74.09 and applicable generic coverage/appeal rules; complete 26 U.S.C. 5000A health-sharing definition only if that branch is needed.
B006 — Care date selects versionCare on/after the statutory application date receives the expanded framework.A later bill, assignment, or collection date does not itself establish the assistance version.Read preserved pre-July-2022 law only for a separate historical-law inquiry.
B007 — Older WAC cross-referencesCurrent statute supplies expanded minimums; older procedural text remains visible.Do not reduce statutory aid to old bands or automatically extend every old deposit/appeal/refund cross-reference without authority.Authenticate final amended rules or a complete formal DOH interpretation reconciling -020/-040/-050 with .060(5).
B008 — DSH clinic exception-020(1)(e) states a limited exception subject to its notice conditions.Do not treat every hospital clinic as exempt from screening or all charity obligations.Read the indispensable generic DSH definition/identification authority and exact exception interpretation.
B009 — DocumentationOne listed document, obvious-indigency treatment, and unavailable-document statements are separate branches.Do not demand every document or label a generic procedure universally presumptive.Current final rule/formal interpretation on evidence sufficiency and reasonable verification, without constructing an application.
B010 — Residency/immigrationOfficial adoption notice announces the income-based geographic interpretation.Do not treat the inaccessible full interpretation as read; do not infer a complete immigration/citizenship rule.Obtain CC23-01 through a readable ordinary official route and authenticate any later adopted change.
B011 — Hospital versus collector pendencyHospital screening/appeal duties and licensee received-notice duties are distinct.Do not assume every actor has received notice or that every pending matter invokes the same pause.Generic interpretation of receipt, pendency, finalization, and hospital/assignee coordination.
B012 — Itemization exceptionsThe itemization pause has payment-plan, repeated-information, and properly executed writ qualifications.Do not treat a writ as valid or transfer its exception to charity pendency.Complete generic authority on interaction of .250(28) and (29); actual writ validity remains excluded.
B013 — Transfer timingLicensed-agency transfer has the 120-day transmission trigger.Do not treat 14-day appeal language as permission to transfer sooner, or 120 days as permission to report.Generic interpretation of transfer/assignment/sale and initial-statement transmission where necessary.
B014 — Charges and public debtsMedical interest, CAA fee restrictions, and public-debt fees have different bases.A cap, agreement, or public fee presumption does not establish an earned lawful medical charge.RCW 43.17.240 and formal interpretation of public medical-debt interaction; lawful interest accrual/base/compounding remain separate.
B015 — Reporting definitions and correctionsCurrent medical furnishing/report-content restrictions apply within their respective definitions.Do not import HMO .400 exception elsewhere or treat old satisfaction-reporting rules as permission to report medical debt.Generic statutory reconciliation of correction/deletion/satisfaction communications, report exclusions, and HMO incorporation.
B016 — Conditional unenforceabilityA qualifying violation can invoke express void-and-unenforceable text.No automatic retroactivity, refund, damages, or revival of principal through .450’s proviso.Complete generic interpretation of .475/.400, temporal reach, .450 interaction, and federal preemption.
B017 — Private CPA recoveryExpress statutory CPA treatment can satisfy specified public-interest/deceptive-practice components.Do not infer business/property injury, causation, standing, or an award.Complete generic CPA remedial/incorporation provisions; judicial construction remains outside this pass.
B018 — Charity penaltiesStatute and rule supply sanctions with different wording and references.No automatic fixed sanction, private award, or expansion of a stale cross-reference.Formal rule/statute reconciliation and applicable chapter 34.05 administrative procedure.
B019 — Medical liensA qualifying traumatic-injury recovery may be subject to the defined lien route.No general lien on every asset, automatic priority, perfected lien, or calculable recovery share.Generic lien-priority, notice, fee-base, release, and charity-pendency interpretation; no records or actual recovery.
B020 — Assignment and refundsThe rule provides a conditional excess-payment refund.Do not assume who must refund after assignment, or that application-time-only eligibility fits the service-time refund clause.Generic authority on hospital/assignee refund allocation and newer statutory income-time interaction.
B021 — Collection actorCAA licensee duties depend on the statutory actor category.Original creditor, affiliate, billing vendor, lawyer, and out-of-state collector labels are insufficient alone.Complete relevant generic licensing/FDCPA incorporation in a separate scope inquiry; no provider/license lookup.
B022 — Future procedureEnacted future chapter 4.74 must be treated separately from current law.No current medical pleading obligation inferred from January 2027 text.Complete future effective/application/transition clauses and medical complaint provision when that later component is authorized.
B023 — Rulemaking currencyThe read July instrument is a proposal; the displayed code retains old rules.An intended adoption date, search excerpt, or later inaccessible page is not an operative final order.Authenticate the exact supplemental WSR identity and any final CR-103/adoption order through an ordinary official route.
B024 — Federal hospital dutiesState hospital duties are established only to the read state-law extent.No federal tax-exempt-hospital or emergency-care outcome inferred.Complete 26 U.S.C. 501(r), 26 C.F.R. 1.501(r)-1 through -7, and 42 U.S.C. 1395dd scope/exceptions in separate inquiries.
B025 — Insurance and surprise billingInsurance liability and charity responsibility remain separate categories.No EOB, coverage, network, surprise-billing, or balance-billing conclusion.Complete applicable chapter 48.49 RCW, chapter 48.43 coverage provisions, and relevant No Surprises Act/regulations.
B026 — Federal reporting/collectionState reporting and CAA findings stand only within the read state texts.No FCRA preemption, FDCPA coverage, Reg F compliance, or federal medical-reporting-rule status conclusion.Complete 15 U.S.C. 1681-series preemption/reporting provisions; 1692a, 1692f, 1692g and relevant Regulation F clauses. Any guidance relied upon later requires withdrawal/status review.
B027 — Public benefits, bankruptcy, military, disability, privacyThese remain independent dependencies.No federal eligibility, discharge, stay, rate protection, privacy exception, or accommodation finding.Separate complete Medicare/Medicaid, Bankruptcy Code, SCRA, disability/language-access, HIPAA, and Washington health-data/privacy provisions as relevant.
B028 — Territorial and special legal systemsWashington statutory roles are described; actual territorial nexus is held.No uniform local/tribal/interstate result or contract choice-of-law conclusion.Generic jurisdiction, tribal, interstate, local, and contract-incorporation authority; no entity or record investigation.
B029 — Nonhospital medical sectorsBroad medical-debt language may reach beyond hospital charity care.No automatic dental, ambulance, clinic, or professional charity entitlement or exclusion.Relevant Title 18/ambulance and sector-specific billing statutes, with complete provider definitions and exceptions.
B030 — Nonwaiver and retaliationThe read hospital rule protects the specified care/treatment complaint process.Do not turn it into every conceivable billing-retaliation or nonwaiver cause.Exact generic nonwaiver/retaliation statutes and private-remedy authority, if separately pursued.

Captured table 15

Analytical field · Entry · 25 data rows

Analytical fieldEntry
Governing statutory component
Source identifier and exact subsection
Version and application clause
Institutional category predicate
Charge/service category predicate
Applicable provider/facility definition
Applicable collection-actor definition
Third-party-coverage incorporation
Family/income definition authority
Poverty-guideline edition authority
Institutional-tier authority
Asset-consideration authority
Screening/determination stage
Documentation rule
Notice or receipt trigger
Collection-pause provision
Exception or competing provision
Billing/itemization authority
Charge/interest authority
Reporting restriction
Assignment/refund dependency
Remedy and required predicates
Counting or rounding authority
Unresolved incorporation
Exact next generic authority inquiry

Captured table 16

Requested scope item · Disposition · Source/claim/branch links · 50 data rows

Requested scope itemDispositionSource/claim/branch linksExact retained gap or exclusion
1 — Hospital-charity statutory scopeAnswered, text onlyS001–S004; C001–C003; B001Actual institution/care classification excluded.
1 — Acute versus behavioral hospitalAnswered with incorporation limitsC002; S003–S004Complete special licensing and tribal attestation regime not completed.
1 — Professional/clinic/nonhospital chargesPartialC003, C010; B001, B008, B029Professional-service exception read; all nonhospital sector laws remain separate.
1 — Medical debt versus charity careAnsweredC001, C008–C010No debt or charge classified.
1 — Insurance/third-party coveragePartialC007, C015–C017, C112Full coverage/appeal and federal definitions held.
1 — Residency/territorial conditionsPartialS032; C013; B010, B028Full residency interpretation inaccessible; immigration and actual nexus held.
1 — Collection actor/licensee/original creditorAnswered to definitionsC011–C012; B021Complete licensing and federal out-of-state incorporation not completed.
2 — Mandatory assistance policy and screeningAnsweredC014–C017, C033–C035New statutory bands versus old rule cross-references remain B007.
2 — Presumptive/obvious-indigency treatmentAnswered narrowlyC037–C038; B009No universal presumptive algorithm authenticated.
2 — Institutional tiersAnswered as legal predicatesC018–C024No tier assignment or population/bed facts.
2 — Income/family/FPL definitionsPartialC004–C006, C030–C032Fractional bands, year selection, household construction, rounding held.
2 — Annual poverty publicationAnswered, publication onlyS031; C030No monetary threshold selected.
2 — Asset thresholds/exclusionsAnsweredC025–C029; Q006–Q007CMS reporting incorporation and actual asset treatment held.
2 — Language/posting/web/bill noticeAnsweredC045–C047Complete federal/state language-access overlay held.
2 — Documentation and burdenAnsweredC028, C036–C039Actual sufficiency excluded.
2 — Final determinationAnsweredC040, C112Insurance appeal merits and factual completion held.
2 — Appeal/reviewAnswered with version holdC041–C042Higher-band application of older cross-reference unresolved.
2 — Pending collection limitationsAnswered by separate actor/triggerC033–C035, C042, C062Intersections retained in B011–B013.
3 — Estimate/charge informationAnswered narrowlyC050–C052Not full price-transparency, insurance, or itemized-billing law.
3 — Hospital/professional billing distinctionAnsweredC003, C051–C052Actual separation, ownership, and fee entitlement excluded.
3 — Charity adjustment and payment plansAnswered with old-rule qualificationC019–C029, C053No universal current payment formula or general plan entitlement.
3 — RefundsPartialC044; B007, B020Assignment allocation and newer-band/service-time interaction held.
3 — Interest and added chargesAnswered to read limitsC063–C067Entitlement, lawful base, compounding, contracts, public-interest incorporation held.
3 — Insured/uninsured/underinsured liabilityPartialC001, C007, C015–C017No coverage determination or full insurance statute investigation.
4 — Agency notices and itemizationAnsweredC055–C058No notice or request prepared.
4 — Pause/resumption and repeat requestsAnswered with interaction holdsC057–C062Separate exceptions retained; actual pendency/receipt excluded.
4 — Assignment/transfer timingAnsweredC054Exact sale/refinancing/transfer characterization remains B013.
4 — Interest/fees after assignmentAnswered to statutory restrictionsC063–C067, C074No actual lawful charge or collectible amount.
4 — Suit/enforceabilityPartial, medical-specific onlyC069–C075, C101Full ordinary court, debt-buyer pleading, judgment validity, and future procedure excluded.
4 — Garnishment interfaceAnswered narrowlyC060, C062, C075No wage/bank exemption rerun; valid-writ predicate held.
4 — Medical lienAnswered statutory routeC076–C081Ownership, perfection, priority, recovery, and actual filing excluded.
4 — Credit reportingAnswered state text; federal interface openC068–C073, C108FCRA/preemption, correction/deletion, temporal construction held.
5 — DOH oversight and assistance appealAnsweredC041–C042, C048–C049, C084–C087Complete administrative procedure and actual review outcome held.
5 — CPA and fee-forfeiture remediesAnswered to conditionsC074, C088–C091, C109Standing, causation, proof, recovery, duplication, and judicial construction held.
5 — Knowledge/intent and penalty predicatesAnswered with reconciliation gapC085–C087; Q032–Q035Stale cross-references and fixed-rule/discretionary-statute interaction open.
5 — Nonwaiver/anti-retaliationPartialC092–C093; B030Only specific patient-rights text authenticated; universal theory not established.
6 — Nonhospital professional/dental/ambulanceIdentified, separateB029Complete sector-specific laws remain required.
6 — Surprise/balance billing and insuranceExcluded beyond indispensable definitionsB025No EOB/plan/network/coverage facts or complete regime.
6 — Federal 501(r)/EMTALA/No SurprisesHeldB024–B025Complete operative federal scope and exceptions not read.
6 — FCRA/FDCPA/Reg FHeldB026No full federal classification or current federal rule-status finding.
6 — Benefits/bankruptcy/military/disability/privacyHeldB027Separate complete generic inquiries required.
6 — CFPB guidance withdrawalNot relied uponC107; B026No circular, bulletin, advisory opinion, or federal medical-reporting rule used as law.
6 — Local/tribal/interstate/contractsHeldB028No uniformity or actual nexus conclusion.
6 — Judicial constructionExcluded throughoutAll branchesNo cases, opinions, dockets, parties, or enforcement records investigated.
7 — Current official operative bodiesAnswered within recorded read boundsS001–S019, S037Codified display is not an exhaustive later-amendment or judicial-status certification.
7 — Material adopted originalsAnswered substantiallyS020–S030, S038–S041Older rule originals and specified historical incorporations remain gaps.
7 — Proposed/future statusAnswered with precise latest-proposal gapC099–C103October supplemental proposal identity/body not fully authenticated.
7 — Direct URLs/pinpoints/read extentSupplied visiblySource registerParsed PDFs not represented as pixels.
7 — Failures/alternative routesSupplied visiblyLog belowOne inadvertent duplicate failed route disclosed.
Registry dimension 6 and entire Washington dossierNot accepted or completed by this passScope boundaryAll other sectors, prior holds, and unexamined regimes remain open.

Captured table 17

Log ID · Route/topic · Result and use · 22 data rows

Log IDRoute/topicResult and use
R001Official RCW 70.170 chapter and individual-section routesIndividual .020/.060/.070 bodies and notes read; chapter-route failure separately logged.
R002Official WAC 246-453 chapter and individual sectionsCurrent displayed chapter read; individual definitions/procedure/criteria/schedule/policy/penalty sections checked.
R003Linked 2022 and 2018 session lawsExpanded tiers, service-date application, notice amendments, and effective clauses authenticated.
R004Linked 2024/2025 hospital-definition and emergency-care originalsSelected incorporated definitions and changed operative clauses authenticated without full hospital-law expansion.
R005Hospital, behavioral-hospital, health-care-provider/facility, and HMO definition routesRelevant complete definitions read; incomplete further incorporations registered.
R006Medical-debt/collection-agency definitions and prohibited-practice clausesCurrent medical notices, itemization, pauses, reporting, fee restrictions, and exceptions read.
R007Current transfer/furnishing statutes and 2025 medical-debt original120-day transfer rule distinguished from reporting prohibition and conditional unenforceability.
R008Consumer-report definitions, purposes, prohibited information, and exceptionsComplete relied-on state reporting clauses read; no federal reporting status imported.
R009Medical interest, consumer-judgment interest, execution definitions, and arrest limitationMedical-specific interfaces read; no ordinary judgment-clock or garnishment redo.
R010General collection fee forfeiture, public-debt collection, injunction, discipline incorporationComplete selected clauses read; public fee benchmarks distinguished from consumer authority.
R011Charge estimates, hospital discharge information, and provider-based clinic feesComplete current sections and material 2009/2021 originals read.
R012Medical-lien individual sections and 2015 originalComplete .010–.060 and material amendment read; no lien record or actual recovery.
R013CPA/private remedy/public-interest/exclusion sections and hospital patient rightsComplete selected operative clauses read; broader remedies and construction held.
R014HHS 2026 poverty publication through ordinary official routesComplete Federal Register notice and official PDF read; no financial input selected.
R015Generic residency/geographic-restriction interpretation searchOfficial WSR notice read; underlying interpretation inaccessible.
R0162026 charity-rule proposals, agency rulemaking pages, and WSR agency tableJuly proposal status read; later supplemental proposal remained discovery/access gap.
R0172026 medical-debt and charity-related legislative-status searchesSB 5993/SB 5959/HB 2250 histories read as status evidence, not enacted law.
R0182026 adopted definition/future debt-action originalsMaterial effective/transition clauses distinguished; future text not applied currently.
R0192021 transparency-act funding conditionAdopted budget §222(32) read and linked to the act’s specific-funding condition.
R020Historical WAC agency filing/index routesIndex entries and current credits read; original scan/large-PDF limitations logged.
R021Final targeted cross-checksCurrent tier/asset language, itemization/pendency exceptions, reporting exceptions, interest, liens, and penalty wording rechecked.
R022Excluded researchNo actual provider, hospital roster, license status, private policy, application, bill, health record, credit report, contract, case/opinion/docket, or enforcement record investigated. No CFPB guidance relied upon.

Captured table 18

Discovery item · Literal route · Disposition · 5 data rows

Discovery itemLiteral routeDisposition
2026 WAC agency tablehttps://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/tbl26-246.htmRead as an index showing proposal entries. Not an adoption order or independent operative text.
DOH later charity-rule progress pagehttps://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/healthcare-washington/hospital-and-patient-data/hospital-patient-information-and-charity-care/charity-care-rules-progressSearch output described an October 20, 2026 supplemental proposal, but displayed conflicting 26-21-270 and 26-21-070 identifiers. Page body was inaccessible. Neither identifier is treated as a fully read operative instrument.
Historical DOH filing indexhttps://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/WSRAgencyFilings/Health,%20Department%20of/Health,%20Department%20of.htmRelevant 1991/1994 entries read as discovery and provenance only.
Proposed 2021 budget amendment returned during funding searchGeneric legislative search resultNot used as funding proof. The adopted session law in S041 supplied that proof.
Generic agency guidesDOH and Attorney General routes belowSearch excerpts were not elevated into completed substantive readings.
Source links captured in this table

Captured table 19

Failure ID · Exact route and observed limitation · Different ordinary route / final disposition · 14 data rows

Failure IDExact route and observed limitationDifferent ordinary route / final disposition
F001https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170&full=true — internal/inaccessible response.Individual .020/.060/.070 pages succeeded. Only those read bodies resolve the gap.
F002https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.090 — individual route failed.Official full chapter succeeded; complete .090 read there.
F003https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44&full=true — chapter route failed.Individual .010–.060 pages succeeded.
F004https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.500 — inaccessible.Full chapter route succeeded and supplied complete .500. The failed individual route was inadvertently retried once during final checking and failed again; this was a process deviation from the requested no-identical-retry limit. No bypass or further retry occurred.
F005https://doh.wa.gov/about-us/rulemaking/rulemaking-activity?combine=&field_rules_status_value=All&order=field_wsr&sort=desc — 403.Official July WSR proposal and legislative WAC table readable; latest adoption not established.
F006DOH charity-rule progress URL in discovery table — 403.Ordinary official route https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/21/26-21-270.htm also inaccessible. Exact alternate-identifier search did not yield a readable official body. Gap retained.
F007https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/CharityCareISCC2301.pdf — 403.WSR 23-19-065 adoption notice readable. It does not replace a complete reading of the underlying interpretation.
F008HHS ASPE poverty-guideline page — 403.Federal Register HTML and GovInfo official PDF succeeded; complete 2026 notice read.
F009https://www.govinfo.gov/app/frtoc/2026-01-15 — no usable indexed body returned.Ordinary public GovInfo document PDF succeeded.
F010https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/healthcare-washington/hospital-and-patient-data/hospital-patient-information-and-charity-care — 403.Current statutes/rules supplied core duties. Guide-specific explanations, rounding, and operational complaint information not treated as read.
F011https://www.atg.wa.gov/charitycare — 403.No guide-based immigration or complete consumer-remedy conclusion adopted.
F012https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/WSRAgencyFilings/Health,%20Department%20of/91-05-048.pdf — scan returned no operative parsed text.Screenshot attempts for pages 0–2 returned placeholders rather than viewable image content. No pixel reading claimed. Current rule bodies and credits remain the readable evidence.
F013https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/1978-1996/94-12.pdf — large-document/content-length failure.Index and current rule credits read; complete adopted original remains held.
F014Some long retrieval batches exceeded output display limits.Relevant operative portions were reopened in bounded segments. Unseen output was not treated as read, and no PDF parsing was represented as visual inspection.
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S_WA-P15-C001 Saved research record

Statutory charity care concerns medically necessary hospital care for an indigent person after available third-party coverage, including inability to pay relevant deductibles or coinsurance.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001, .020(1), (4), (7); S002, -010(4)–(7).
Conditions and limits
Medical necessity, coverage, and financial predicates are not established by a bill’s label.

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S_WA-P15-C002 Saved research record

The charity chapter incorporates the hospital definition and includes the specified behavioral-health-hospital category. Acute-hospital, behavioral-hospital, clinic, nursing, birthing, and residential-treatment categories are not interchangeable.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .020(3); S003 .020(9), .090; S004 .455–.460.
Conditions and limits
Renumbered cross-reference identified; complete special licensing/tribal application remains held. B001.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C003 Saved research record

WAC -050(3) excludes the professional services of hospital medical staff from that section and RCW 70.170.060(5) when charges are individually submitted or separately identified in hospital billing.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -010(8), -050(3).
Conditions and limits
This is a charge/role-specific exclusion, not a conclusion that every charge from a professional or every combined bill is excluded. B001.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_old_schedule_professional_exception"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C004 Saved research record

The rule’s responsible party is the individual responsible for hospital charges outside third-party sponsorship.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -010(14).
Conditions and limits
Does not resolve contractual guarantor liability or aggregation of different persons’ resources.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_definitions"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C005 Saved research record

The displayed rule defines family as two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together, treating those related persons as one family.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -010(18).
Conditions and limits
No supplied household is classified; single-person and other household-construction questions are not filled by assumption. B002.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_definitions"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C006 Saved research record

Rule-defined income is total cash receipts before taxes from the listed wages, salaries, welfare, Social Security, strike, unemployment/disability, support, alimony, and net business/investment sources.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -010(17).
Conditions and limits
No gross/net conversion, asset-to-income conversion, or actual income assessment.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_definitions"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C007 Saved research record

Statutory third-party coverage includes listed insurance and government/tribal sources; actually received negligence recoveries may be considered, but pending recoveries do not postpone charity consideration.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .020(7); S002 -010(9).
Conditions and limits
The federal health-care-sharing-ministry definition and complete coverage entitlement rules remain unread dependencies. B005.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_definitions", "rule_definitions"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C008 Saved research record

RCW 19.16.100(11) covers consumer debt to a person whose primary business is medical services/products/devices, or its agent/assignee, for those items; it expressly includes bills not past due and bills already paid.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .100(11); S024 §1.
Conditions and limits
“Medical debt” is not confined to delinquent hospital accounts. No actual actor or obligation is classified.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C009 Saved research record

That definition excludes cosmetic surgery but specifies that the stated reconstructive-surgery circumstances are not cosmetic surgery for this purpose.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .100(11).
Conditions and limits
No procedure or diagnosis is evaluated.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C010 Saved research record

Medical-debt law and transfer law use different incorporated provider/facility definitions: RCW 48.43.005 and RCW 70.02.010 respectively.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .100(11); S009 .470; S005–S006.
Conditions and limits
The chapter-specific ground-ambulance distinction in 48.43.005 does not establish a universal medical-debt exclusion. B029.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C011 Saved research record

Collection-agency categories include collecting others’ claims, specified fictitious-name collection, debt buyers, and specified third-party medical-lien enforcement.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .100(4), (7), (10).
Conditions and limits
Licensee duties require the statutory actor predicate; no actual license or actor investigated.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C012 Saved research record

The Act contains conditional employee, true-name incidental-business, billing-only, affiliation, and out-of-state exclusions.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .100(5), (12).
Conditions and limits
A professional label, original-creditor label, or corporate relationship alone does not satisfy an exclusion. FDCPA incorporation in the out-of-state definition remains held. B021.

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C013 Saved research record

The official WSR notice announces DOH’s CC23-01 interpretation that charity eligibility is income-based rather than restricted wholly or partly by residency.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S032, entire notice.
Conditions and limits
Full interpretation inaccessible; not a completed immigration/citizenship analysis or judicial holding. B010.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C014 Saved research record

Each covered hospital must develop, implement, and maintain a charity-care policy enabling indigent persons to obtain charity care.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5).
Conditions and limits
A policy’s existence does not establish compliant implementation.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C015 Saved research record

That policy must identify potentially available medical-assistance/exchange coverage and actively assist applications; qualified retroactive medical-assistance coverage receives a specific assistance duty.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5), introductory clauses.
Conditions and limits
Complete chapter 74.09 eligibility and coverage procedures are held.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C016 Saved research record

The statute’s reasonable-cooperation exception concerns a determination that the patient/guarantor qualifies for retroactive medical-assistance coverage and failure to cooperate reasonably with assistance applying.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5).
Conditions and limits
It is not a universal requirement that every applicant first apply for every program.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C017 Saved research record

Unreasonable application burdens are prohibited, including requiring an obviously/categorically ineligible program application or one denied in the prior 12 months.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5); S002 -020(5), -030(4).
Conditions and limits
Physical, mental, intellectual, sensory, and language barriers must be considered as the text states; no personal condition is supplied.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C018 Saved research record

The higher statutory tier uses the three alternative institutional predicates reproduced in Q003 below.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(a); S020 §2.
Conditions and limits
No institution, county, bed count, ownership group, or population reference is selected. B003.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C019 Saved research record

In that tier, income not more than 300% FPL, adjusted for family size, receives charity care for the full patient-responsibility portion.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(a)(i).
Conditions and limits
Covered-care and other statutory predicates remain necessary.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C020 Saved research record

The higher tier’s stated 301–350% band receives a 75% discount on the full patient-responsibility portion, subject to the permitted asset reduction.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(a)(ii).
Conditions and limits
Fractional boundary and rounding questions held.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C021 Saved research record

The higher tier’s stated 351–400% band receives a 50% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(a)(iii).
Conditions and limits
Same boundary hold.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C022 Saved research record

Hospitals outside the higher-tier predicates must provide full patient-responsibility charity care at income not more than 200% FPL.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(b)(i).
Conditions and limits
No institution assigned to this tier by default.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C023 Saved research record

Their stated 201–250% band receives a 75% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(b)(ii).
Conditions and limits
Fractional boundary and rounding questions held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C024 Saved research record

Their stated 251–300% band receives a 50% discount, subject to permitted asset reduction.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(b)(iii).
Conditions and limits
Same boundary hold.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C025 Saved research record

An asset-based reduction of the specified partial discounts requires a publicly available asset policy; the reduction must be reasonably related to considered assets.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(a)(ii)–(iii), (b)(ii)–(iii), (c)(i).
Conditions and limits
No prescribed general reduction formula was authenticated; no extension to the full-assistance provisions is assumed.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C026 Saved research record

Statutory monetary-asset disregards and the early-withdrawal valuation relation are those in Q006.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(c)(ii)(A).
Conditions and limits
These are assistance-review rules, not execution or bankruptcy exemptions.

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-C027 Saved research record

Other excluded assets include primary-residence equity, retirement plans other than 401(k) plans, specified vehicles, burial arrangements, and qualifying life insurance.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(c)(ii)(B)–(F).
Conditions and limits
The 401(k) exception is preserved; it is not rewritten as an exclusion for every retirement account.

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C028 Saved research record

Asset verification must be relevant, reasonably necessary, readily available, and nonduplicative; one current monetary-asset statement suffices, and unavailable documentation is addressed by a signed statement.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(c)(iii).
Conditions and limits
No application or document request is prepared.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C029 Saved research record

Asset information obtained for charity eligibility may not be used for collection activities; the statute separately preserves CMS Medicare cost-reporting considerations.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(5)(c)(iv)–(v).
Conditions and limits
Complete federal cost-reporting incorporation held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-C030 Saved research record

The 2026 HHS poverty-guideline publication is authenticated, but its existence does not select the correct guideline year, family definition, or income date for a particular charity determination.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S031; S001 .060(10)(b).
Conditions and limits
No annual dollar amount or numerical financial input is used. B004.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C031 Saved research record

The statute uses income at service, or at application when application is within two years, good-faith payment efforts exist, and eligibility is demonstrated.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(10)(b); S021 §2.
Conditions and limits
The alternative is conditional; it is not a universal two-year application bar.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C032 Saved research record

Hospitals may consider applications at any time at their discretion; the older rule also commands designation upon learning qualifying facts within its expressly stated ≤200% band.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(11); S002 -020(10).
Conditions and limits
Extension of the older rule’s wording to new higher bands remains held. B007.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices", "rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C033 Saved research record

An initial sponsorship determination must precede hospital collection efforts directed at the patient.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(10)(c).
Conditions and limits
Does not itself establish a final assistance decision.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C034 Saved research record

The rule calls for initial determination at admission or as soon as possible after services start; demands and transmissions not clearly informational count as collection efforts.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(1)(a)–(b).
Conditions and limits
A billing label alone does not establish an informational-only communication.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C035 Saved research record

Cooperative applicants potentially qualifying under the rule receive its pending-final-determination collection protection; third-party reimbursement may continue, and the specified disproportionate-share-hospital clinic exception is separate.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(1)(c)–(e).
Conditions and limits
The clinic’s incorporated DSH classification and the higher-band cross-reference issue remain held. B007–B008.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C036 Saved research record

The rule accepts any one of its enumerated income documents when annualized as appropriate; it does not require every listed document.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -030(2).
Conditions and limits
No actual document sufficiency or annualization is assessed.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_documentation"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C037 Saved research record

When indigency is obvious and the hospital can establish a broad income range, the rule dispenses with exact income/documentation unless further review is requested.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -030(3).
Conditions and limits
This conditional procedure is not a universal automatic presumptive-eligibility algorithm.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_documentation"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C038 Saved research record

If the listed documentation is unavailable, the hospital must rely on the responsible party’s signed statement; verification cannot be duplicative or used to discourage application.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -030(4).
Conditions and limits
No statement is constructed or evaluated.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_documentation"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C039 Saved research record

Initially qualifying persons receive at least 14 calendar days, or longer as the stated medical-condition/reasonable-documentation needs require, to provide documentation before final determination.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(3).
Conditions and limits
The exact older-band incorporation remains visible.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C040 Saved research record

Final determination notice is due within 14 calendar days after receipt of information under -030, must state financial responsibility, and a denial must give its basis.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(7)–(8).
Conditions and limits
Not measured automatically from an incomplete application’s first submission.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C041 Saved research record

The rule requires a notified appeal procedure allowing correction/review by the CFO or equivalent and states a 30-calendar-day request period.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(9), (9)(a).
Conditions and limits
Exact cross-reference to -040(1)/(2) is retained; higher-band reconciliation held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C042 Saved research record

The rule bars external referral during the appeal period’s first 14 days and requires hospital collection to stop upon discovering a filed appeal until finalization; an upheld denial is reported in writing to the applicant and DOH with supporting documentation to DOH.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(9)(a)–(d).
Conditions and limits
The rule’s later collection language does not override the separate 120-day transfer statute or another applicable pause.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C043 Saved research record

The rule prohibits deposits after an initial determination meeting its specified -040(1)/(2) criteria.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(6).
Conditions and limits
No universal deposit prohibition for every applicant or automatic higher-band extension is asserted.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C044 Saved research record

When a paying responsible party is later found to have met the charity criteria at service, payments above the appropriate amount must be refunded within 30 days of charity designation.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -020(11).
Conditions and limits
Refund basis, older cross-reference, assignment recipient, and application-time-only eligibility issues remain held. B007, B020.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C045 Saved research record

Required public notice includes specified hospital locations; current policy, plain-language summary, and application must be online, with the stated language thresholds.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(6)–(7); S002 -010(16).
Conditions and limits
No hospital website or policy inspected.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C046 Saved research record

Hospital billing/collection writings require prominent first-page assistance information in English and the second-most-spoken service-area language, subject to the preprinted-statement exception.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(8).
Conditions and limits
This is not the same language threshold as the >10% posting/application requirement.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C047 Saved research record

The statute preserves meaningful-language-access obligations and requires standardized charity/interpreter training for appropriate staff.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(9).
Conditions and limits
Full incorporated state/federal language-access law not completed.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C048 Saved research record

Charity/sliding-fee and bad-debt policies are filed with DOH; modifications, rejection notices, and resubmissions have the distinct timing rules in Q016.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -070.
Conditions and limits
Policy filing is not a finding that a policy or actual decision complies.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_policy_reporting_penalties"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C049 Saved research record

RCW 43.70.052(7) requires quarterly counts of submitted, completed, and approved charity applications beginning January 1, 2023.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S019 (7); S039 §1(7); S041 §222(32).
Conditions and limits
No hospital data or individual application record inspected.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C050 Saved research record

RCW 70.01.030 requires requested estimate/charge information within its provider/facility scope; hospitals have a registration-area estimate-information sign duty under .450.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S037 .030; S003 .450; S038 §§1–2.
Conditions and limits
Estimate disclosure is not a final price, coverage promise, general price ceiling, or earned-charge finding.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C051 Saved research record

Before or upon inpatient discharge, covered hospitals must provide the specified professional-billing-group information and an assistance contact.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S003 .400(1), (4).
Conditions and limits
Section-specific HMO exception preserved; this is not itself a complete itemized bill requirement.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["hospital_billing_furnishing_HMO_exception"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C052 Saved research record

Covered provider-based clinic facility fees trigger advance nonemergency notice, posting, and reporting duties under the section’s definitions and exceptions.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S037 .040(1)–(5); S039 §4.
Conditions and limits
Separate facility charge versus professional charge matters; laboratory/ancillary and excluded-clinic branches remain as written. No generic fee ceiling or entitlement inferred.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C053 Saved research record

WAC -050 requires consideration of reasonable payment periods without interest/late fees in its sliding-schedule framework and gives illustrative schedules, not a universal current medical-payment formula.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -050(1)–(2).
Conditions and limits
Old-band examples cannot reduce 2022 statutory assistance.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_old_schedule_professional_exception"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C054 Saved research record

A covered provider/facility may not transfer medical debt to a licensed collection agency until at least 120 days after transmission of the initial billing statement.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S009 .470; S025 §7.
Conditions and limits
Transmission is the reference event; this is not a universal original-creditor collection moratorium.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C055 Saved research record

A licensee’s first written medical-debt notice must disclose the right to request the original/redacted account number, last-payment date, and statutory itemization.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(28)(a)(i).
Conditions and limits
No request or notice is prepared.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C056 Saved research record

General licensee notice itemization requirements apply on first notice or a changed amount, with the section’s legal-process/judgment qualifications; disclosed interest also invokes the rule’s rate-disclosure requirement.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(8)–(9); S018 -070.
Conditions and limits
Postjudgment notice qualifications are not transformed into a medical-itemization exemption.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["licensee_gate_and_general_notice"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C057 Saved research record

An oral or written request for more information than a general balance letter triggers a free itemized statement and cessation of collection until it is provided, subject to the express exceptions.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(A)–(C).
Conditions and limits
No separate fixed response-day number appears in this clause.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C058 Saved research record

Required itemization identifies medical creditor/address, service dates, provider-described services, principal, adjustments, payments, interest/fees, and charity/other reductions with the resulting amount due.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(A)(I)–(VIII).
Conditions and limits
It is an information duty, not proof that listed charges are valid.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C059 Saved research record

A voluntary payment arrangement may continue during the itemization process unless the debtor gives the notice described in the statute.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(B).
Conditions and limits
This exception is not advice about payment or an approval of an arrangement.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C060 Saved research record

Properly executed postjudgment writs need not cease under the itemization clause, and repeat requests for information already supplied do not require renewed cessation.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(28)(a)(ii)(C).
Conditions and limits
Validity of a writ is held; this exception is not copied into subsection (29).

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C061 Saved research record

The first written hospital-debt notice must state potential charity eligibility and provide hospital contact information.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(29)(a).
Conditions and limits
Potential eligibility is not an approval.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C062 Saved research record

A licensee receiving notice of a pending hospital-charity application or appeal may not collect or attempt collection during that pendency.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(29)(b).
Conditions and limits
Receipt of notice is an express predicate. Resumption requires the pendency question to be resolved; no universal postjudgment exception is stated here.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C063 Saved research record

The licensee charge rule restricts additions beyond principal to the stated lawful-interest/statutory-charge/suit-cost categories; the commercial written-fee exception is not ordinary consumer-fee authorization.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(21)–(22).
Conditions and limits
No agreed, lawful, earned, or collectible fee is established.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C064 Saved research record

Medical prejudgment interest charged or collected may not exceed 9%; existing accrual as of July 28, 2019 is subject to the express forward-accrual restriction.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S011 .010(2), .020(4); S025 §§5–6.
Conditions and limits
Ceiling only; entitlement, base, annualization, compounding, and day-count questions are not supplied.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C065 Saved research record

Consumer judgments use the 9% rule from entry, except the written-contract branch specified in RCW 4.56.110(1); medical debt is included by the incorporated consumer definition.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S012 (1), (5); S013 (2)–(3).
Conditions and limits
No assertion that every medical judgment necessarily bears 9%, or that a higher contractual rate is lawful.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C066 Saved research record

Public entities have a separate written-contract collection-agency route with prior attempted notice and a minimum elapsed period.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .500(1)–(4).
Conditions and limits
No public institution or debt is classified; no transplantation to private medical debt.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C067 Saved research record

Public-debt collection fees are subject to reasonableness, statutory presumptions, and specified benchmarks—not a universal medical-fee ceiling.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .500(1)(b).
Conditions and limits
Interaction with medical-interest, charity, and RCW 43.17.240 remains held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C068 Saved research record

A licensee may not report adverse medical-debt information to consumer credit reporting agencies or credit bureaus under current .250(28)(a)(iii).

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008; S024 §3.
Conditions and limits
The former waiting period is not current authorization to report later.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C069 Saved research record

RCW 70.54.475 expressly makes medical debt void and unenforceable if its stated furnishing-violation predicate is met.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S009 .475(1).
Conditions and limits
Actor, medical-debt scope, prohibited furnishing, temporal application, and federal interface are not adjudicated.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["furnishing_conditional_unenforceability"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C070 Saved research record

RCW 70.41.400 prohibits specified hospital/professional-partner furnishing, attaches void-and-unenforceable treatment, and deems a violation a licensing-law violation.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S003 .400(2).
Conditions and limits
Applies within the complete section’s scope and exception.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["hospital_billing_furnishing_HMO_exception"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C071 Saved research record

Section .400 excludes the specified HMO-owned/operated hospital when providing prepaid care to the stated enrollees.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S003 .400(4); S007.
Conditions and limits
This section-specific exclusion is not imported into .475 or the Collection Agency Act. HMO qualification incorporation remains held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["hospital_billing_furnishing_HMO_exception"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C072 Saved research record

A covered consumer reporting agency may not make a consumer report containing medical debt under RCW 19.182.040(1)(g).

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S010 .010, .020, .040(1)(g).
Conditions and limits
Definitions and report exclusions matter; no actual report is evaluated.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["CRA_medical_information_exception_scope"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C073 Saved research record

The exceptions in .040(2) expressly identify other paragraphs and do not include medical-debt paragraph (g).

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S010 .040(2).
Conditions and limits
The monetary/employment exceptions are not transferred to medical debt.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["CRA_medical_information_exception_scope"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C074 Saved research record

A violation of .250/.260 in collecting a claim triggers .450’s loss of specified fees/interest for the licensee, client, and later collectors, while the section separately preserves principal.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .450; S026 §3.
Conditions and limits
The principal proviso is not assumed to revive debt independently void under .475/.400. B016.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C075 Saved research record

A plaintiff may not seek an arrest warrant for an act or omission relating to a medical-debt judgment unless it constitutes a state-law crime.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S014 (4); S025 §2.
Conditions and limits
Not a general immunity from every court duty or criminal law.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C076 Saved research record

Chapter 60.44 addresses specified ambulance/hospital/professional services for traumatic injury and specified tort claims/recoveries; workers’ compensation recoveries are excluded.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S015 .010.
Conditions and limits
Not a general medical lien on all property.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C077 Saved research record

Aggregate service liens for one person arising from one accident/event may not exceed 25% of the listed recovery measure.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S015 .010.
Conditions and limits
Value, allowable enforcement costs/fees, validity, and priority remain unestablished.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C078 Saved research record

The lien statute requires specified disclosure and verified recording conditions, with the filing alternatives in Q028; enforcement by another actor invokes collection-agency conditions.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S015 .020–.030; S008 .100(4)(e); S040 §§1,3.
Conditions and limits
No recording, perfection, or enforcement capacity is determined.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C079 Saved research record

Taking a note or entering a settlement does not automatically discharge the lien; .040/.050 specify payment, agreement, and written-release qualifications.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S015 .040–.050.
Conditions and limits
Lien release and discharge of the underlying obligation are kept distinct.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C080 Saved research record

Section .060(1) contains a one-year-from-filing lien-enforcement period and a limited evidentiary rule for that statutory suit.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S015 .060(1).
Conditions and limits
Included only as the medical-lien interface; no general limitations rerun, date calculation, or actual evidentiary conclusion.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C081 Saved research record

Following payment or qualifying settlement and acceptance, the lien claimant must provide the specified release within 30 days; unjustified delay, if found by the court in the stated suit, supports listed costs, fees, and damages.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S015 .060(2); S040 §2.
Conditions and limits
No automatic damages or completed release is presumed.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C082 Saved research record

The charity statute prohibits specified admission practices reducing access for uninsured/unable-to-pay or lower-payment patients and refusal based on unusually costly/prolonged care rather than available-care appropriateness.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(1); S002 -010(10).
Conditions and limits
No treatment, admission, or statistical comparison is performed.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C083 Saved research record

The statute prohibits denying emergency access based on ability to pay and limits transfers through its patient-request/resource and reasonable-transfer conditions.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(2); S023 §3.
Conditions and limits
Full emergency-care definitions and federal EMTALA application are not represented as a complete treatment-law finding.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C084 Saved research record

DOH monitors specified hospital practices, may refer possible noncompliance, reviews specified charity denials, and performs reporting functions.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .060(3), (12)–(13); S002 -020(9)(d).
Conditions and limits
Referral, review, and reporting are not findings of liability or approval.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices", "rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C085 Saved research record

RCW 70.170.070(1) supplies misdemeanor, injunction, and DOH civil-penalty provisions with its stated violation/knowledge/duty and official-notice predicates.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .070(1), notes.
Conditions and limits
Renumbered/repealed cross-references prevent treating every modern paragraph as mechanically resolved.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_penalties_and_notes"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C086 Saved research record

Admission/emergency violations have separate initial, subsequent-conviction, intentional, and further-violation penalty branches.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S001 .070(2)(a)–(d).
Conditions and limits
The different five-year and discretionary sanction conditions are retained in Q032.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_penalties_and_notes"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C087 Saved research record

WAC -090 states fixed filing/reporting penalties and a substitution rule for other civil penalties, while the statute uses ceilings/discretion and narrower cross-references.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -090; S001 .070.
Conditions and limits
Reconciliation and validity/construction remain held; no automatic patient award or automatic maximum penalty.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_policy_reporting_penalties", "charity_penalties_and_notes"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C088 Saved research record

Medical itemization/reporting and specified furnishing provisions expressly connect their violations to the CPA; the CAA also has a general CPA provision.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .250(28)(b), .440; S009 .475(2); S003 .400(3).
Conditions and limits
Statutory public-interest/deceptive-practice treatment does not prove every private-remedy element.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["medical_itemization_pendency_reporting", "furnishing_conditional_unenforceability"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C089 Saved research record

RCW 19.86.090 requires injury to business/property by a covered violation for its private action and provides actual damages, specified costs/fees, injunction, and discretionary enhancement.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S016 .090; S028 §1.
Conditions and limits
Causation, standing, proof, judicial discretion, and forum incorporation remain necessary.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C090 Saved research record

RCW 19.86.093 supplies public-interest routes; .170 contains specific regulated-transaction exclusions.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S016 .093, .170.
Conditions and limits
Neither ordinary licensure nor a medical label establishes a blanket CPA exclusion.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C091 Saved research record

The CAA authorizes specified public injunction proceedings and incorporates chapter 18.235 for licensing/discipline.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .460, .510.
Conditions and limits
Full administrative procedure, discipline, exhaustion, and complaint implementation remain open.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C092 Saved research record

Hospital patient-rights rules include care/treatment complaints without retribution or denial of care and a timely complaint-resolution framework.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S017 -141.
Conditions and limits
Not expanded into a universal medical-billing retaliation claim.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C093 Saved research record

This pass has not authenticated a universal medical-debt nonwaiver clause, an automatic implied private charity-care damages action, or debt erasure for every charity-procedure defect.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
Read scope S001–S018; B017–B018, B030.
Conditions and limits
Express research hold, not proof that no additional right exists.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C094 Saved research record

The 2022 expanded charity law applies to care on/after July 1, 2022; earlier care remains governed by the preserved prior law.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S020 §4, p.8/index 8.
Conditions and limits
Collection date alone does not select the applicable assistance version.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_definitions"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C095 Saved research record

The 2018 charity notice/income-time amendments took effect October 1, 2018.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S021 §3, p.5/index 5.
Conditions and limits
Not the enactment date of the 2022 tier structure.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_definitions"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C096 Saved research record

The 2019 medical-interest/transfer enactment took effect July 28, 2019 and contains the express ongoing-interest transition.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S025 cover, §§5–7.
Conditions and limits
Historical application outside those clauses remains held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C097 Saved research record

The 2025 medical-reporting enactment took effect July 27, 2025 and replaced the prior adverse-reporting waiting-period language.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S024 cover, §3(28)(a)(iii).
Conditions and limits
Retroactivity and older furnishing are not resolved merely by the effective date.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C098 Saved research record

The 2025 emergency-transfer amendment was immediately effective April 29, 2025.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S023 cover, §6.
Conditions and limits
Limited to the amendment actually read.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C099 Saved research record

The 2026 definition amendment used here was effective June 11, 2026, although other sections of that same act take effect January 1, 2027.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S029 cover, §§14–15.
Conditions and limits
Title-wide future timing is not imposed on §14.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C100 Saved research record

RCW 70.02.010 displays a separate June 30, 2027 version; it is not used as current law here.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S005 version headings and selected definitions.
Conditions and limits
Original future application chain remains uncompleted.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C101 Saved research record

The newly enacted chapter 4.74 framework has a January 1, 2027 effective date; its medical-complaint provision is a later inquiry, not a current pleading finding.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S030 §§5,12,15.
Conditions and limits
Full future procedure and transition application not completed.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C102 Saved research record

The read histories of SB 5993, SB 5959, and HB 2250 did not show enacted laws; their proposed changes are not used as current restrictions or benefits.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S034–S036.
Conditions and limits
Search/history results do not prove absence of every other amendment.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C103 Saved research record

Current displayed WAC text retains older criteria; the July 2026 instrument read is proposed, and the complete later supplemental instrument was not authenticated.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002; S033; failure/discovery log.
Conditions and limits
No claim that a proposed replacement became operative.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_old_tiers"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C104 Saved research record

The adopted 2021 budget expressly provided implementation funding for E2SHB 1272, addressing the specific-funding contingency in 2021 c.162 §7.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S039 §7; S041 §222(32).
Conditions and limits
This resolves that funding-source issue only.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C105 Saved research record

The 2020 debt-buyer act expressly applies prospectively to qualifying purchases on/after June 11, 2020.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S026 §5.
Conditions and limits
Does not erase earlier-law duties or decide a purchase/application predicate.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C106 Saved research record

The 2009 CPA amendment applies to causes accruing on/after July 26, 2009.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S028 §3.
Conditions and limits
No accrual event or limitation period is determined.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C107 Saved research record

Federal medical/insurance/collection/privacy regimes were not substantively verified by this state component.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
Scope boundary; dependency table below.
Conditions and limits
No federal permission, exemption, or remedy inferred.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C108 Saved research record

WAC 308-29-080’s general satisfaction-notification rule includes a default 45-day meaning of promptness absent another applicable law.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S018 -080.
Conditions and limits
It is not current permission to furnish prohibited medical information; correction/deletion interaction held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C109 Saved research record

The CAA states that its remedies are cumulative/nonexclusive and that .250 violations are civil rather than penal.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S008 .900.
Conditions and limits
Does not authorize duplicate recovery or eliminate separate statutory predicates.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C110 Saved research record

The read disclosure, assistance, and collection provisions do not establish a single general lawful hospital price, universal fee cap, or universally required payment plan.

Recorded check status: original text reconciled not fresh primary verification

Sources/pinpoints
S001, S002 -050, S011, S037.
Conditions and limits
A missing authenticated cap is not unlimited-charge permission.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C111 Saved research record

The rule’s bad-debt definition excludes contractual adjustments and charges classified as charity care.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -010(6), -020(10).
Conditions and limits
Accounting classification is not treated as a complete debt-discharge or insurance-liability decision.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_definitions", "rule_screening_appeal_refund"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-C112 Saved research record

The rule’s final sponsorship determination includes verification of third-party payment/denial and qualifying appeals having a reasonable chance of obtaining coverage.

Recorded check status: selected codified predicate checked other parts history application held

Sources/pinpoints
S002 -010(20).
Conditions and limits
No insurance appeal’s merits or exhaustion is determined.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_definitions"], "scope": "No every-subclaim acceptance. Published2018/2022notes only forC094/C095, not original-act fresh authentication. Definedactor/federal/special-regime/oldrule-newstatute/judicial/actual predicates remain held.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}

Sources, pinpoints and access limits

Keep the source version, actual read extent and jurisdiction with the proposition. A link or researcher access claim is not a substitute for an operative primary passage.

S_WA-P15-S001 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Hospital charity care, RCW 70.170.020, .060, .070. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.060; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.070

Recorded check status: selected codified primary body checked only with all original history application holds

Actual read bounds and use
Complete .020(1)–(7), .060(1)–(13), .070(1)–(3), displayed credits and notes.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. Material credits: .020—2024 c.121 §28, 2022 c.197 §1, 2018 c.263 §1; .060—2025 c.182 §3, 2022 c.197 §2, 2018 c.263 §2; .070—1989 1st ex.s. c.9 §507. Reviser notes expose renumbered and repealed cross-references. Material originals in S020–S024. app.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.020
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.060
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.070
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.020&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.060&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.170.070&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["charity_definitions", "charity_policies_tiers_assets_notices", "charity_penalties_and_notes"], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S002 Saved research record

Washington DOH/Washington Legislature, Hospital charity care, chapter 246-453 WAC. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-453&full=true

Recorded check status: selected codified primary body checked only with all original history application holds

Actual read bounds and use
Complete displayed operative sections -001, -010, -020, -030, -040, -050, -060, -070, -080, -090 and chapter disposition information; selected individual section pages also read.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current displayed rules retain older thresholds. Material credits include WSR 91-05-048, filed February 14, 1991, effective March 17, 1991, and WSR 94-12-089, filed June 1, 1994, effective July 2, 1994. Original-rule access gaps and 2026 proposal gap remain. app.leg.wa.gov +6
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-453&full=true
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-453&full=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-453-010&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["rule_definitions", "rule_screening_appeal_refund", "rule_documentation", "rule_old_tiers", "rule_old_schedule_professional_exception", "rule_emergency", "rule_policy_reporting_penalties"], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S003 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Hospital licensing definitions and billing information, chapter 70.41 RCW. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41&full=true; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.400; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.450

Recorded check status: selected codified primary body checked only with all original history application holds

Actual read bounds and use
Complete .020(9), .090, .400(1)–(4), .450; relevant notes. Other chapter text was not treated as completed hospital-law coverage.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. Material credits: .020—2025 c.182 §4; .400—2025 c.145 §5 and 2006 c.60 §2; .450—2009 c.529 §2. Full licensing history not authenticated. app.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41&full=true
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.400
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.450
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41&full=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.400&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.41.450&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["hospital_billing_furnishing_HMO_exception"], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S004 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Behavioral health hospital definitions/licensing gateway. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.455; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.460

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds and use
Complete .455 definitions and .460 licensing/exception clauses.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. .455 material amendment: 2024 c.121 §19; .460 includes 2024 c.204 §1. The tribal attestation and incorporated tribal-definition regime were not completed. No actual institutional classification. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.455
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.460
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.455&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.12.460&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5271-S.SL.pdf?cite=2024+c+121+s+19&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S005 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Health-care information definitions, RCW 70.02.010. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.02.010

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds and use
Complete relied-on current definitions of health care, facility, provider, patient, and person; corresponding displayed future definitions inspected.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current version displayed until June 30, 2027; future version displayed effective that date. Credits include 2024 c.209 §31 and future 2025 c.58 §5128. The future act’s complete application/effective chain was not read; future text is not applied. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.02.010
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.02.010&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S006 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Health-care insurance definitions, RCW 48.43.005. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.43.005

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds and use
Complete relied-on subsections (28)–(31), including facility/provider and ground-ambulance distinctions; credits.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code incorporates 2026 c.165 §14. The federal additional-facility incorporation and every underlying professional-license chapter were not completed. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.43.005
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.43.005&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6248-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+165+s+14&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S007 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, HMO definitions, RCW 48.46.020. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.46.020

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds and use
Complete definitions (1)–(23), including HMO, enrollee, carrier, and prepaid arrangements.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code; credits include 2012 c.211 §22. Qualification provisions .030/.040 were not completed. Used to bound, not establish, the .400 HMO exception. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.46.020
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.46.020&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S008 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Collection Agency Act, chapter 19.16 RCW. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.100; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.250; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16&full=true

Recorded check status: selected codified primary body checked only with all original history application holds

Actual read bounds and use
Complete .100; .250 introduction and relied-on (8), (9), (15), (16), (21), (22), (27)–(29); complete .440, .450, .460, .470, .480, .500, .510, .900.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. Material credits: 2025 c.145 §§1,3; 2019 c.227 §§3,4; .450 amendment in 2020 c.30; .500 credits 2011 c.57 §2, 1997 c.387 §1, 1982 c.65 §1. Complete licensing, debt-buyer litigation, and out-of-state federal-incorporation coverage remain open. app.leg.wa.gov +3
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.100
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.250
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16&full=true
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.100&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16.250&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.16&full=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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S_WA-P15-S009 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Medical-debt transfer and furnishing, RCW 70.54.470–.475. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.470; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.475

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Actual read bounds and use
Both sections complete.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. .470: 2019 c.227 §7. .475: 2025 c.145 §2. The latter has no express local definitions cross-reference; its exact cross-chapter construction is held. app.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.470
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.475
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.470&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.54.475&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["furnishing_conditional_unenforceability"], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S010 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Consumer reporting definitions, permissible purposes, prohibited information. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.040

Recorded check status: selected codified primary body checked only with all original history application holds

Actual read bounds and use
Complete relied-on .010 consumer/report/CRA definitions and report exclusions; complete .020 and .040.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code; medical amendment in 2025 c.145 §4. Federal preemption, reporting disputes, and full state reporting remedies not completed. app.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.010
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.020
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.040
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.010&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.020&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.182.040&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": ["CRA_medical_information_exception_scope"], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S011 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Interest, RCW 19.52.010–.020. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.020

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Actual read bounds and use
Both sections complete; medical subsections .010(2), .020(4) relied upon.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code; medical provisions from 2019 c.227 §§5–6. Other loan/lease branches read only to prevent transfer of their rules into medical debt. app.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.010
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.020
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.010&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.52.020&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S012 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Interest on judgments, RCW 4.56.110. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.56.110

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Actual read bounds and use
Complete (1)–(6) and notes; (1)/(5) used.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code; consumer branch from 2019 c.371 §1. No judgment validity, duration, renewal, accrual computation, or historical judgment classification. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.56.110
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.56.110&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S013 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Execution definitions, RCW 6.01.060. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.01.060

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Actual read bounds and use
Complete section; consumer debt and medical-debt incorporation used.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code; relevant 2019 c.371 definition amendment also inspected. No wage, bank, or property-exemption result imported. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.01.060
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.01.060&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S014 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Supplemental proceedings—medical-debt arrest limitation, RCW 6.32.010. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.32.010

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Actual read bounds and use
Complete section; subsection (4) used.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code; medical amendment 2019 c.227 §2. Other supplemental-proceeding mechanics not offered as this pass’s coverage. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.32.010
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=6.32.010&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S015 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Medical liens. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.010; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.030; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.040; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.050; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.060

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Actual read bounds and use
Complete .010–.060.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. .010 credits include 1987 c.185 §36, 1975 1st ex.s. c.250 §1, 1937 c.69 §1. Material .020/.060 changes authenticated in 2015 c.201. Older originals and priority/construction remain held. app.leg.wa.gov +5
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.010
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.020
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.030
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.040
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.050
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.060
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.010&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.020&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.030&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.040&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.050&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=60.44.060&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S016 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Consumer Protection Act. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.020; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.090; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.093; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.170

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Actual read bounds and use
All four sections complete.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. Material private-remedy/public-interest amendments: 2009 c.371. Full CPA, court jurisdiction, limitations, and judicial elements not completed. app.leg.wa.gov +3
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.020
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.090
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.093
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.170
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.020&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.090&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.093&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.86.170&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S017 Saved research record

Washington DOH, Hospital licensing scope and patient rights. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-001; https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-141

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Actual read bounds and use
Complete both sections.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. Credits include WSR 09-07-050, effective April 11, 2009; -141 also WSR 14-02-040, effective January 23, 2014. Adopted originals not read. Care/treatment complaint rights are not enlarged into a universal debt-collection retaliation remedy. app.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-001
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-141
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-001&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320-141&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S018 Saved research record

Washington Department of Licensing, Collection-agency rules, chapter 308-29 WAC. https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-29&full=true

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Actual read bounds and use
Complete -010, -070, -080; bounded chapter search for medical-specific text.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code. -070/-080: WSR 01-11-132, effective June 22, 2001; -010: WSR 21-03-046, effective February 14, 2021. General satisfaction-reporting rule is not treated as permission to violate later medical-reporting statutes. app.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-29&full=true
https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-29&full=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S019 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Hospital information reporting, RCW 43.70.052. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.052

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Actual read bounds and use
Complete (7), (8)–(13), selected (1); only quarterly charity-application reporting relied upon here.
Edition/status, credits, effective/application limits
Current code; 2021 c.162 §1. Funding contingency traced through S039/S041. No full hospital-data/privacy regime claim. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.052
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.052&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S020 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2022 c.197, SHB 1616. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1616-S.SL.pdf?cite=2022+c+197+s+1

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Actual read bounds
Cover index 0; complete §§1–4, pp.1–8/indexes 1–8.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective June 9, 2022. §4 applies expanded law to care on/after July 1, 2022 and preserves prior law for earlier care. §3’s study expiration is separate. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1616-S.SL.pdf?cite=2022+c+197+s+1
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1616-S.SL.pdf?cite=2022+c+197+s+1&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S021 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2018 c.263, SSB 6273. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6273-S.SL.pdf?cite=2018+c+263+s+1

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Actual read bounds
Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–5/indexes 1–5.
Status and material application
Enacted; §3 effective October 1, 2018. Notice and income-time provisions distinguished from later tier amendments. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6273-S.SL.pdf?cite=2018+c+263+s+1
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6273-S.SL.pdf?cite=2018+c+263+s+1&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S022 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2024 c.121, ESSB 5271. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5271-S.SL.pdf?cite=2024+c+121+s+19

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Actual read bounds
Cover; complete §19, pp.43–45/indexes 43–45; §28, pp.79–80/indexes 79–80; closing repeal provision at p.106/index 106.
Status and material application
Enacted; cover effective June 6, 2024. Selected hospital/charity definitions only; not the entire 107-page instrument. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5271-S.SL.pdf?cite=2024+c+121+s+19
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5271-S.SL.pdf?cite=2024+c+121+s+19&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S023 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2025 c.182, ESSB 5557. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5557-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+182+s+3

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Actual read bounds
Cover; §3’s changed emergency-transfer clause, pp.2–3/indexes 2–3; §4(9) hospital definition, pp.9–10/indexes 9–10; §§5–6, p.11/index 11.
Status and material application
Enacted; immediate effective date April 29, 2025. Not a claim that every clause of .060 was newly enacted in 2025. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5557-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+182+s+3
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5557-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+182+s+3&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S024 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2025 c.145, ESSB 5480—medical debt. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5480-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+145+s+1

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Actual read bounds
Cover; §1 medical definition, pp.3–4/indexes 3–4; complete §2, p.4/index 4; complete material §3(28)–(29), pp.13–15/indexes 13–15; §§4–6, pp.15–17/indexes 15–17; selected other §3 clauses.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective July 27, 2025. No express general retroactivity clause found in the read closing provisions. Historical-furnishing application and federal preemption remain held. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5480-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+145+s+1
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5480-S.SL.pdf?cite=2025+c+145+s+1&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S025 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2019 c.227, SHB 1531—medical debt. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+227+s+7

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Actual read bounds
Cover; §§1–2, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2; §5(2), §6, §7, pp.15–17/indexes 15–17; selected medical collection language elsewhere.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective July 28, 2019. Existing-interest transition expressly read. The former reporting waiting period is historical, superseded by S024. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+227+s+7
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+227+s+7&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S026 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2020 c.30, SHB 2476. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2476-S.SL.pdf?cite=2020+c+30+s+4

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Actual read bounds
Cover; complete §§3–5, pp.5–6/indexes 5–6.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective June 11, 2020. §5 expressly prospective for relevant claims purchased by debt buyers on/after that date. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2476-S.SL.pdf?cite=2020+c+30+s+4
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2476-S.SL.pdf?cite=2020+c+30+s+4&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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S_WA-P15-S027 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2019 c.371, SHB 1602. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1602-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+371+s+1

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Cover; complete §1, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2; relevant §2 definitions, pp.2–3/indexes 2–3; closing text inspected.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective July 28, 2019. Used only for consumer-judgment-interest and definition history, not a garnishment rerun. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1602-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+371+s+1
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1602-S.SL.pdf?cite=2019+c+371+s+1&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S028 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2009 c.371, SSB 5531. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+371+s+1

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective July 26, 2009; application to causes accruing on/after that date. No accrual analysis performed. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+371+s+1
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5531-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+371+s+1&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S029 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2026 c.165, SSB 6248. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6248-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+165+s+14

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Actual read bounds
Cover; complete relied-on §14(28)–(31), p.19/index 19; §15 effective provision, pp.23–24/indexes 23–24.
Status and material application
§14 effective June 11, 2026; §§1–13 effective January 1, 2027. Future portions not applied. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6248-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+165+s+14
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6248-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+165+s+14&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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S_WA-P15-S030 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2026 c.107, SSB 5720; future chapter 4.74 RCW. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5720-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+107+s+4; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.74&full=true

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Actual read bounds
Original §5(3)(b), p.4/index 4; §12 transition, p.8/index 8; §15 effective clause, p.10/index 10. Selected future codified definitions and procedure read.
Status and material application
Enacted future; effective January 1, 2027. Included as a future dependency, not a complete current or future court-procedure finding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5720-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+107+s+4
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.74&full=true
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5720-S.SL.pdf?cite=2026+c+107+s+4&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.74&full=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S031 Saved research record

U.S. HHS, 2026 Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines, 91 FR 1797–1798. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00755.pdf; same instrument’s HTML https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00755/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Complete HHS notice on printed pp.1797–1798/PDF indexes 0–1, including tables and scope notes.
Status and material application
Effective January 13, 2026 unless a program specifies otherwise. No dollar threshold selected or calculated; state program definitions and relevant income-time rule remain necessary. Formats are one instrument. govinfo.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00755.pdf
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00755/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00755.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00755/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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S_WA-P15-S032 Saved research record

Washington DOH, WSR 23-19-065, interpretive statement notice—CC23-01 geographic restrictions. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2023/19/23-19-065.htm

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Entire adoption notice.
Status and material application
Notice states an interpretation based on income rather than residency, effective September 18, 2023. Underlying interpretive PDF was inaccessible; notice content is not represented as a complete interpretation read or court holding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2023/19/23-19-065.htm
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2023/19/23-19-065.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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S_WA-P15-S033 Saved research record

Washington DOH, WSR 26-16-047—proposed charity-care rules. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/16/26-16-047.htm

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Proposal header, filing/status, purpose, and selected proposed text; not the entire proposed replacement.
Status and material application
Proposed, filed July 30, 2026. An intended adoption date is not an adoption order. Later supplemental-proposal access remains unresolved. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/16/26-16-047.htm
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/16/26-16-047.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "source_checks": "[internal evidence reference]", "selected_evidence_groups": [], "scope": "Exact selected subsection bodies only; no whole multi-URL source group/history/federal/current-law/application certification.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
S_WA-P15-S034 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, SB 5993 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5993&Year=2025

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Displayed bill history/status.
Status and material application
No enacted session law shown in the read history. Proposed interest changes are not substituted for current RCW 19.52.010/.020. Bill text not used as law. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5993&Year=2025
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5993&Year=2025&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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S_WA-P15-S035 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, SB 5959 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5959&Year=2025

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Displayed history/status.
Status and material application
Proposal/discovery status only; no enactment shown. No substantive eligibility restriction inferred. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5959&Year=2025
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5959&Year=2025&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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S_WA-P15-S036 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, HB 2250 legislative history. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2250&Year=2025

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Displayed history/status.
Status and material application
Proposal/discovery status only; no enactment shown. No substantive eligibility restriction inferred. app.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2250&Year=2025
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2250&Year=2025&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S037 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, Charge information and provider-based clinic fees. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.030; https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.040

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Complete .030(1)–(3), .040(1)–(5).
Status and material application
Current code. .030: 2009 c.529 §1. .040: 2021 c.162 §4; 2012 c.184 §1. Original 2012 chain not completed; current amendment/funding chain in S039/S041. app.leg.wa.gov +1
Direct source URLs
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.030
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.040
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.030&utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.01.040&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S038 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2009 c.529, SHB 1869. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1869-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+529+s+1

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Cover; complete §§1–2, pp.1–2/indexes 1–2.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective July 26, 2009. Estimate-information and hospital-sign provisions. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1869-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+529+s+1
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1869-S.SL.pdf?cite=2009+c+529+s+1&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S039 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2021 c.162, E2SHB 1272. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1272-S2.SL.pdf?cite=2021+c+162+s+4

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Cover; §1(7), p.6/index 6; complete §4, pp.8–9/indexes 8–9; §§6–7, p.12/index 12.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective July 25, 2021, subject to specific-funding clause. S041 supplies the expressly referenced implementation appropriation. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1272-S2.SL.pdf?cite=2021+c+162+s+4
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1272-S2.SL.pdf?cite=2021+c+162+s+4&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S040 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2015 c.201, SHB 1503—medical liens. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1503-S.SL.pdf?cite=2015+c+201+s+2

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Cover; complete §§1–3, pp.1–4/indexes 1–4.
Status and material application
Enacted; effective July 24, 2015. Lien disclosure/release and collection-agency scope amendments; not the origin of every lien rule. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1503-S.SL.pdf?cite=2015+c+201+s+2
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1503-S.SL.pdf?cite=2015+c+201+s+2&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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S_WA-P15-S041 Saved research record

Washington Legislature, 2021 c.334, ESSB 5092, adopted operating budget. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5092-S.SL.htm

Recorded check status: original researcher attributed source record reconciled not freshly verified

Actual read bounds
Certification/effective-date and partial-veto identification; §1(1); §222 heading and complete (32).
Status and material application
Historical adopted appropriation, effective May 18, 2021. §222(32) expressly funds E2SHB 1272 implementation. Used solely to resolve S039’s funding contingency; not a current assistance appropriation finding. lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov +2
Direct source URLs
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5092-S.SL.htm
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5092-S.SL.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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coordinator review
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What was examined—and what is still missing

The saved component-level coverage record keeps answered, partial, blank and unresolved branches distinct. A coverage label is not acceptance of a whole subject or jurisdiction.

coverage-1 Saved research record

1 — Hospital-charity statutory scope

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered, text only
Source/claim/branch links
S001–S004; C001–C003; B001
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Actual institution/care classification excluded.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-2 Saved research record

1 — Acute versus behavioral hospital

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered with incorporation limits
Source/claim/branch links
C002; S003–S004
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Complete special licensing and tribal attestation regime not completed.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-3 Saved research record

1 — Professional/clinic/nonhospital charges

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial
Source/claim/branch links
C003, C010; B001, B008, B029
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Professional-service exception read; all nonhospital sector laws remain separate.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-4 Saved research record

1 — Medical debt versus charity care

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C001, C008–C010
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No debt or charge classified.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-5 Saved research record

1 — Insurance/third-party coverage

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial
Source/claim/branch links
C007, C015–C017, C112
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Full coverage/appeal and federal definitions held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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coverage-6 Saved research record

1 — Residency/territorial conditions

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial
Source/claim/branch links
S032; C013; B010, B028
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Full residency interpretation inaccessible; immigration and actual nexus held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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coverage-7 Saved research record

1 — Collection actor/licensee/original creditor

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered to definitions
Source/claim/branch links
C011–C012; B021
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Complete licensing and federal out-of-state incorporation not completed.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-8 Saved research record

2 — Mandatory assistance policy and screening

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C014–C017, C033–C035
Exact retained gap or exclusion
New statutory bands versus old rule cross-references remain B007.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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coverage-9 Saved research record

2 — Presumptive/obvious-indigency treatment

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered narrowly
Source/claim/branch links
C037–C038; B009
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No universal presumptive algorithm authenticated.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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coverage-10 Saved research record

2 — Institutional tiers

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered as legal predicates
Source/claim/branch links
C018–C024
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No tier assignment or population/bed facts.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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coverage-11 Saved research record

2 — Income/family/FPL definitions

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial
Source/claim/branch links
C004–C006, C030–C032
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Fractional bands, year selection, household construction, rounding held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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coverage-12 Saved research record

2 — Annual poverty publication

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered, publication only
Source/claim/branch links
S031; C030
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No monetary threshold selected.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-13 Saved research record

2 — Asset thresholds/exclusions

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C025–C029; Q006–Q007
Exact retained gap or exclusion
CMS reporting incorporation and actual asset treatment held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-14 Saved research record

2 — Language/posting/web/bill notice

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C045–C047
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Complete federal/state language-access overlay held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-15 Saved research record

2 — Documentation and burden

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C028, C036–C039
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Actual sufficiency excluded.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-16 Saved research record

2 — Final determination

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C040, C112
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Insurance appeal merits and factual completion held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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coverage-17 Saved research record

2 — Appeal/review

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered with version hold
Source/claim/branch links
C041–C042
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Higher-band application of older cross-reference unresolved.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-18 Saved research record

2 — Pending collection limitations

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered by separate actor/trigger
Source/claim/branch links
C033–C035, C042, C062
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Intersections retained in B011–B013.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-19 Saved research record

3 — Estimate/charge information

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered narrowly
Source/claim/branch links
C050–C052
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Not full price-transparency, insurance, or itemized-billing law.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-20 Saved research record

3 — Hospital/professional billing distinction

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C003, C051–C052
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Actual separation, ownership, and fee entitlement excluded.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-21 Saved research record

3 — Charity adjustment and payment plans

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered with old-rule qualification
Source/claim/branch links
C019–C029, C053
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No universal current payment formula or general plan entitlement.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-22 Saved research record

3 — Refunds

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial
Source/claim/branch links
C044; B007, B020
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Assignment allocation and newer-band/service-time interaction held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-23 Saved research record

3 — Interest and added charges

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered to read limits
Source/claim/branch links
C063–C067
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Entitlement, lawful base, compounding, contracts, public-interest incorporation held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-24 Saved research record

3 — Insured/uninsured/underinsured liability

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial
Source/claim/branch links
C001, C007, C015–C017
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No coverage determination or full insurance statute investigation.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-25 Saved research record

4 — Agency notices and itemization

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C055–C058
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No notice or request prepared.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-26 Saved research record

4 — Pause/resumption and repeat requests

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered with interaction holds
Source/claim/branch links
C057–C062
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Separate exceptions retained; actual pendency/receipt excluded.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-27 Saved research record

4 — Assignment/transfer timing

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C054
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Exact sale/refinancing/transfer characterization remains B013.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-28 Saved research record

4 — Interest/fees after assignment

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered to statutory restrictions
Source/claim/branch links
C063–C067, C074
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No actual lawful charge or collectible amount.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-29 Saved research record

4 — Suit/enforceability

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial, medical-specific only
Source/claim/branch links
C069–C075, C101
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Full ordinary court, debt-buyer pleading, judgment validity, and future procedure excluded.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-30 Saved research record

4 — Garnishment interface

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered narrowly
Source/claim/branch links
C060, C062, C075
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No wage/bank exemption rerun; valid-writ predicate held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-31 Saved research record

4 — Medical lien

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered statutory route
Source/claim/branch links
C076–C081
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Ownership, perfection, priority, recovery, and actual filing excluded.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-32 Saved research record

4 — Credit reporting

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered state text; federal interface open
Source/claim/branch links
C068–C073, C108
Exact retained gap or exclusion
FCRA/preemption, correction/deletion, temporal construction held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-33 Saved research record

5 — DOH oversight and assistance appeal

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered
Source/claim/branch links
C041–C042, C048–C049, C084–C087
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Complete administrative procedure and actual review outcome held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-34 Saved research record

5 — CPA and fee-forfeiture remedies

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered to conditions
Source/claim/branch links
C074, C088–C091, C109
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Standing, causation, proof, recovery, duplication, and judicial construction held.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-35 Saved research record

5 — Knowledge/intent and penalty predicates

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered with reconciliation gap
Source/claim/branch links
C085–C087; Q032–Q035
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Stale cross-references and fixed-rule/discretionary-statute interaction open.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-36 Saved research record

5 — Nonwaiver/anti-retaliation

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Partial
Source/claim/branch links
C092–C093; B030
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Only specific patient-rights text authenticated; universal theory not established.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-37 Saved research record

6 — Nonhospital professional/dental/ambulance

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Identified, separate
Source/claim/branch links
B029
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Complete sector-specific laws remain required.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-38 Saved research record

6 — Surprise/balance billing and insurance

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Excluded beyond indispensable definitions
Source/claim/branch links
B025
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No EOB/plan/network/coverage facts or complete regime.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-39 Saved research record

6 — Federal 501(r)/EMTALA/No Surprises

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Held
Source/claim/branch links
B024–B025
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Complete operative federal scope and exceptions not read.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-40 Saved research record

6 — FCRA/FDCPA/Reg F

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Held
Source/claim/branch links
B026
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No full federal classification or current federal rule-status finding.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-41 Saved research record

6 — Benefits/bankruptcy/military/disability/privacy

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Held
Source/claim/branch links
B027
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Separate complete generic inquiries required.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-42 Saved research record

6 — CFPB guidance withdrawal

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Not relied upon
Source/claim/branch links
C107; B026
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No circular, bulletin, advisory opinion, or federal medical-reporting rule used as law.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-43 Saved research record

6 — Local/tribal/interstate/contracts

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Held
Source/claim/branch links
B028
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No uniformity or actual nexus conclusion.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-44 Saved research record

6 — Judicial construction

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Excluded throughout
Source/claim/branch links
All branches
Exact retained gap or exclusion
No cases, opinions, dockets, parties, or enforcement records investigated.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-45 Saved research record

7 — Current official operative bodies

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered within recorded read bounds
Source/claim/branch links
S001–S019, S037
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Codified display is not an exhaustive later-amendment or judicial-status certification.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
{"at": "2026-10-29T10:29:27.934533+00:00", "review_file": "[internal evidence reference]", "scope": "Original answered-text/partial/excluded/held distinction retained. Selected primary codified text only, not all listed sources/claims/incorporations/currentness/application/state/dossier acceptance.", "researcher_record_unchanged": true}
coverage-46 Saved research record

7 — Material adopted originals

Recorded check status: recorded; no individual primary acceptance inferred

Disposition
Answered substantially
Source/claim/branch links
S020–S030, S038–S041
Exact retained gap or exclusion
Older rule originals and specified historical incorporations remain gaps.

Recorded coordinator check boundaries

coordinator acceptance
scoped_text_reviewed_with_all_original_source_and_application_holds
coordinator review
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Registry dimension 6 and entire Washington dossier

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