Washington

For Washington, statute is RCW 70.54.470; limit on selling the debt or garnishing wages is No health care provider or health care facility may sell or assign medical debt to any person licensed under chapter 19.16 RCW until at least one hundred twenty days after the initial billing statement for that medical debt has been transmitted to the patient or other responsible party; notes is (c) "Medical debt" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 19.16.100 , verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

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What the source says

RCW 70.54.470 Medical debt—Limits on sale or assignment. (1) No health care provider or health care facility may sell or assign medical debt to any person licensed under chapter 19.16 RCW until at least one hundred twenty days after the initial billing statement for that medical debt has been transmitted to the patient or other responsible party.

— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

— all from app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

• app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.54.470

Last verified against source: 2026-08-31. Due for re-check by 2026-12-29. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.