OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- HOSPITAL COMMISSION ‑- DISTRICTS ‑- HOSPITAL ‑- APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 70.39 RCW TO HOSPITAL DISTRICTS The provisions of RCW 70.39.140 et seq., under which hospital rates and related matters are regulated by the state hospital commission, are applicable to hospitals maintained and operated by public hospital districts formed under chapter 70.44 RCW.