WAC 388-855-0030. Schedule of charges

Under RCW 43.20B.325 , the department shall base hospitalization charges for patients in state hospitals on the actual operating costs of such hospitals. The department shall require patient's hospitalization charges due and payable on or before the tenth day of each calendar month for services rendered to department patients during the preceding month. A schedule of each hospital's charge rates will be computed under this section based on actual operating costs of the hospital for the previous year. The schedule will be prepared by the secretary's designee, from financial and statistical information contained in hospital records. The schedule will be updated at least annually. All changes under this section shall be prepared in advance of the effective date. Each hospital will make available the schedule of current charge rates upon request.