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Revised Code of Washington
Title 70
Chapter 70.41
Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70.41
Hospital licensing and regulation.
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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 websites—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
Administrative actions against license—Rules—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. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
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—Medical debt reporting prohibition—Application of consumer protection act—Exceptions.
70.41.410
Hospital staffing committee—Definitions. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
70.41.420
Hospital staffing committee.
70.41.425
Hospital staffing—Department investigations.
70.41.428
Hospital staffing committee—Oversight.
70.41.430
Prevention and control of the transmission of pathogens of epidemiological concern—Policy adoption—Reporting—Definitions.
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.
70.41.485
Opioid overdose reversal medications—Distribution—Labeling—Liability.
70.41.490
Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies.
70.41.495
Human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis drugs and therapies—Policies—Coverage.
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 website, and use department-created form.
70.41.530
Audio-only telemedicine—Facility fees.
70.41.540
Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment.
70.41.550
Hospital at-home services.
70.41.560
Hospital price transparency—Publishing—Reporting.
70.41.570
Pregnant persons—Provision of emergency services.
70.41.900
Severability—1955 c 267.