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STATE HOSP. ASS'N v. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH

No. 90486-3.

353 P.3d 1285 (2015)

183 Wn.2d 590

WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Respondent, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 9, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce A. Roper , Attorney at Law, Richard Arthur McCartan , Attorney Generals Office Laura J. Watson Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

Douglas C. Ross , Bradley L. Fisher , Rebecca J. Francis , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Barbara Allan Shickich , Riddell Williams PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Michael F. Madden , Daniel Anthony Valladao , Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Rural Health Associaton.

Michael F. Madden , Daniel Anthony Valladao , Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives.

Sarah M. Kwiatkowski , Daniel S. Gross , Northwest Health Law Advocates, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Northwest Health Law Advocates.

Sarah M. Kwiatkowski , Daniel S. Gross , Northwest Health Law Advocates, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Northwest Justice Project.

Sarah M. Kwiatkowski , Daniel S. Gross , Northwest Health Law Advocates, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action.

Sarah M. Kwiatkowski , Daniel S. Gross , Northwest Health Law Advocates, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Community Action Network.

Carson Flora , Dmitri L. Iglitzin , Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lav, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington State Nurses Association.

Carson Flora , Dmitri L. Iglitzin , Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lav, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Ufcw 21.

Carson Flora , Dmitri L. Iglitzin , Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lav, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Seiu Healthcare 1199nw.

Molly A. Terwilliger , Summit Law Group, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Aclu.

Molly A. Terwilliger , Summit Law Group, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Legal Voice.

Molly A. Terwilliger , Summit Law Group, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Mergerwatch.

Molly A. Terwilliger , Summit Law Group, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest.

Molly A. Terwilliger , Summit Law Group, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Compassion & Choices of Washington.

Bradley James Berg , Lori Nomura , Lee Richard Marchisio , Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, WA, for amicus counsel for Association of Washington Public Hospital District.

Gregory Mann Miller , Justin Price Wade , Melissa Jean Cunningham , Carney Badley Spellman P.S., Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington State Medical Association.

Gregory Mann Miller , Justin Price Wade , Melissa Jean Cunningham , Carney Badley Spellman P.S., Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians.

Gregory Mann Miller , Melissa Jean Cunningham , Carney Badley Spellman , Carney Badley Spellman P.S., Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington State Radiological Society.

¶ 1 Under Washington law, Department of Health approval is required for certain types of hospital ownership changes. We are asked today whether the department exceeded its authority when it, by rule, significantly expanded the types of ownership changes that require department approval. Finding that it did, we affirm.

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