Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
HEALTH INFORMATION
Chapter 246-453 - Hospital charity care
Section 246-453-090 - Penalties for violation
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Failure to file the policies, procedures, and sliding fee schedules as required by WAC 246-453-070 or the reports required by WAC 246-453-080 shall constitute a violation of RCW 70.170.060, and the department will levy a civil penalty of one thousand dollars per day for each day following official notice of the violation. The department may grant extensions of time to file the reports, in which cases failure to file the reports shall not constitute a violation until the extension period has expired.
(2) Failure to comply with other provisions of chapter 70.170 RCW, and chapter 246-453 WAC, shall result in civil penalties as provided within RCW 70.170.070(2), with the exception that the terms "not exceeding" and "not to exceed" will be read to mean "of."
Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.070 [43.70 ] and 70.170 RCW. 94-12-089, § 246-453-090, filed 6/1/94, effective 7/2/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.170.060. 91-05-048 (Order 142), § 246-453-090, filed 2/14/91, effective 3/17/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-453-090, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.39.180. 86-11-041 (Order 86-01, Resolution No. 86-01), § 261-14-090, filed 5/16/86.
