WSR 13-09-030
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
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Filed April 10, 2013,
8:38 a.m.
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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Washington attorney general issues formal published
opinions in response to requests by the heads of state
agencies, state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys.
When it appears that individuals outside the attorney
general's office have information or expertise that will
assist in the preparation of a particular opinion, a summary
of that opinion request will be published in the state
register. If you are interested in commenting on a request
listed in this volume of the register, you should notify the
attorney general's office of your interest by May 8, 2013.
This is not the due date by which comments must be received.
However, if you do not notify the attorney general's office of
your interest in commenting on an opinion request by this
date, the opinion may be issued before your comments have been
received. You may notify the attorney general's office of
your intention to comment by calling (360) 586-0728, or by
writing to the Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor
General Division, Attention Jeffrey T. Even, Deputy Solicitor
General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. When you
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The attorney general's office seeks public input on the
following opinion request(s):
Opinion Docket No. 13-04-01Request by the Honorable Kevin Ranker
State Senator, District 40
Question(s):
Does a public hospital district violate RCW 9.02 if it solely
contracts with a provider of health care services that refuses
to provide services or information including contraceptive
care, voluntary termination of pregnancy care, and other
services that relate to a patient's fundamental rights, as
described in RCW 9.02.100, and the public hospital district
does not provide "substantially equivalent benefits, services,
or information" with respect to voluntary termination of
pregnancy care, as required by RCW 9.02.160?