2016 Revised Code of Washington
Title 7 - SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIONS
7.70 Actions for injuries resulting from health care.
7.70.090 Hospital governing bodies—Liability—Limitations.

WA Rev Code § 7.70.090 (2016) What's This?

RCW 7.70.090 Hospital governing bodies—Liability—Limitations.

Members of the board of directors or other governing body of a public or private hospital are not individually liable for personal injuries or death resulting from health care administered by a health care provider granted privileges to provide health care at the hospital unless the decision to grant the privilege to provide health care at the hospital constitutes gross negligence.

[ 1987 c 212 § 1201; 1986 c 305 § 905.]

NOTES:

Preamble—Report to legislature—Applicability—Severability—1986 c 305: See notes following RCW 4.16.160.

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