2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 70.96A.180: Payment for treatment — Financial ability of patients.

(1) If treatment is provided by an approved treatment program and the patient has not paid or is unable to pay the charge therefor, the program is entitled to any payment (a) received by the patient or to which he may be entitled because of the services rendered, and (b) from any public or private source available to the program because of the treatment provided to the patient.

     (2) A patient in a program, or the estate of the patient, or a person obligated to provide for the cost of treatment and having sufficient financial ability, is liable to the program for cost of maintenance and treatment of the patient therein in accordance with rates established.

     (3) The secretary shall adopt rules governing financial ability that take into consideration the income, savings, and other personal and real property of the person required to pay, and any support being furnished by him to any person he is required by law to support.

[1990 c 151 § 6; 1989 c 270 § 31; 1972 ex.s. c 122 § 18.]