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RCW Sections

• 70.41.005  Transfer of duties to the department of health.
• 70.41.010  Declaration of purpose.
• 70.41.020  Definitions.
• 70.41.030  Standards and rules.
• 70.41.040  Enforcement of chapter -- Personnel -- Merit system.
• 70.41.045  Hospital surveys or audits -- Frequent problems to be posted on agency web sites -- Hospital evaluation of survey or audit, form -- Notice.
• 70.41.080  Fire protection.
• 70.41.090  Hospital license required -- Certificate of need required.
• 70.41.100  Applications for licenses and renewals -- Fees.
• 70.41.110  Licenses, provisional licenses -- Issuance, duration, assignment, posting.
• 70.41.120  Inspection of hospitals -- Alterations or additions, new facilities -- Coordination with state and local agencies -- Notice of inspection.
• 70.41.122  Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or the American osteopathic association.
• 70.41.125  Hospital construction review process -- Coordination with state and local agencies.
• 70.41.130  Denial, suspension, revocation, modification of license -- Procedure.
• 70.41.150  Denial, suspension, revocation of license -- Disclosure of information.
• 70.41.155  Duty to investigate patient well-being.
• 70.41.160  Remedies available to department -- Duty of attorney general.
• 70.41.170  Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service -- Penalty.
• 70.41.180  Physicians' services.
• 70.41.190  Medical records of patients -- Retention and preservation.
• 70.41.200  Quality improvement and medical malpractice prevention program -- Quality improvement committee -- Sanction and grievance procedures -- Information collection, reporting, and sharing.
• 70.41.210  Duty to report restrictions on health care practitioners' privileges based on unprofessional conduct -- Penalty.
• 70.41.220  Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners' privileges -- Penalty.
• 70.41.230  Duty of hospital to request information on physicians granted privileges.
• 70.41.235  Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery -- Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited.
• 70.41.240  Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health care facilities.
• 70.41.250  Cost disclosure to health care providers.
• 70.41.300  Long-term care -- Definitions.
• 70.41.310  Long-term care -- Program information to be provided to hospitals -- Information on options to be provided to patients.
• 70.41.320  Long-term care -- Patient discharge requirements for hospitals and acute care facilities -- Pilot projects.
• 70.41.330  Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number.
• 70.41.340  Investigation of hospital complaints -- Rules.
• 70.41.350  Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault -- Development of informational materials on emergency contraception -- Rules.
• 70.41.360  Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault -- Department to respond to violations -- Task force.
• 70.41.370  Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians.
• 70.41.380  Notice of unanticipated outcomes.
• 70.41.390  Safe patient handling.
• 70.41.400  Patient billing -- Written statement describing who may be billing the patient required -- Contact phone numbers -- Exceptions.
• 70.41.900  Severability -- 1955 c 267.

Notes:

Actions for negligence against hospitals, evidence and proof required to prevail: RCW 4.24.290. Employment of dental hygienist without supervision of dentist authorized: RCW 18.29.056. Hospitals, hospital personnel, actions against, limitation of: RCW 4.16.350. Identification of potential anatomical parts donors -- Hospital procedures: RCW 68.50.500. Immunity from civil liability for certain types of medical care: RCW 4.24.300, 18.71.220. Labor regulations, collective bargaining -- Health care activities: Chapter 49.66 RCW. Records of hospital committee or board, immunity from process: RCW 4.24.250. Standards and procedures for hospital staff membership or privileges: Chapter 70.43 RCW.