Wash. Rev. Code § 41.05A.030
The authority is authorized to charge fees for services provided unless otherwise prohibited by law. The fees may be sufficient to cover the full cost of the service provided if practical or may be charged on an ability-to-pay basis if practical. This section does not supersede other statutory authority enabling the assessment of fees by the authority. Whenever the authority is authorized by law to collect total or partial reimbursement for the cost of its providing care of or exercising custody over any person, the authority shall collect the reimbursement to the extent practical.
RCW 41.05A.030
Effective date-Findings-Intent-Report-Agency transfer-References to head of health care authority-Draft legislation-2011 1st sp.s. c 15: See notes following RCW 74.09.010.