Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1951 NO. 47 >

1. The state department of health cannot accept responsibility for providing medical service to persons not certified as eligible by the state department of social security under section 7, chapter 1, Laws of 1951.  2. The state department of health cannot honor claims for payment of services given to persons not certified as eligible by the state department of social security under section 7, chapter 1, Laws of 1951.  3. The state department of health cannot honor claims for payments of persons treated as emergencies at King County Hospital until such persons are certified as eligible for receiving medical services by the state department of social security under section 7, chapter 1, Laws of 1951.