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2019 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.
- 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—Participation in Washington rural health access preservation pilot.
- 70.41.100 Applications for licenses and renewals—Fees.
- 70.41.110 Licenses, provisional licenses—Issuance, duration, assignment, posting.
- 70.41.115 Specialty hospitals—Licenses—Exemptions.
- 70.41.120 Inspection of hospitals—Final report—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 other entities.
- 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.
- 70.41.205 Public hospitals—Review of hospital privileges and quality improvement committee reports—Confidentiality.
- 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, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners 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.
- 70.41.322 Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers.
- 70.41.324 Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required.
- 70.41.326 Discharge planning—Construction—Liability.
- 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.
- 70.41.365 Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals.
- 70.41.367 Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice requirements.
- 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.
- 70.41.410 Nurse staffing committee—Definitions.
- 70.41.420 Nurse staffing committee.
- 70.41.425 Nurse staffing—Department investigations.
- 70.41.430 Licensed hospitals must adopt a policy regarding methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)—Elements.
- 70.41.440 Duty to report violent injuries—Preservation of evidence—Immunity—Privilege.
- 70.41.450 Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.
- 70.41.460 Contract with department of corrections.
- 70.41.470 Information to be made widely available by certain hospitals—Community health needs assessment—Description of community served—Community benefit implementation strategy.
- 70.41.480 Findings—Intent—Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications—Definitions.
- 70.41.490 Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies.
- 70.41.500 Down syndrome—Parent information.
- 70.41.510 Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by hospital—Fines and disciplinary action.
- 70.41.520 Access to care policies for admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care—Requirement to submit, post on web site, and use department-created form.
- 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—Procurement organizations: RCW 68.64.120.
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.
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