RCW 18.20.901
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 45.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 18.20 - Assisted Living Facilities.
18.20.040 - Application for license.
18.20.090 - Rules, regulations, and standards.
18.20.095 - Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties.
18.20.110 - Inspection of assisted living facilities—Approval of changes or new facilities.
18.20.115 - Quality improvement consultation program—Principles.
18.20.126 - Screening—Certificates of parental improvement.
18.20.130 - Fire protection—Duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.
18.20.140 - Operating without license—Penalty.
18.20.150 - Operating without license—Injunction.
18.20.160 - Persons requiring medical or nursing care.
18.20.170 - Facilities operated by religious organizations.
18.20.184 - Communication system—Telephones and other equipment.
18.20.190 - Department response to noncompliance or violations.
18.20.195 - Disputed violations, enforcement remedies—Informal dispute resolution process.
18.20.210 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
18.20.220 - Residential care contracted services, conversion to—Requirements.
18.20.230 - Training standards review—Proposed enhancements.
18.20.250 - Federal funding programs, opportunities—Secretary's duty to comply.
18.20.270 - Long-term caregiver training.
18.20.280 - General responsibility for each resident.
18.20.290 - Holding a medicaid eligible resident's room or unit—Payment rates.
18.20.300 - Domiciliary care services—Scope of services—Disclosure form.
18.20.305 - Disclosure to nonresidents.
18.20.310 - Assistance with activities of daily living.
18.20.320 - Health support services.
18.20.330 - Intermittent nursing services.
18.20.350 - Preadmission assessment—Initial resident service plan—Respite care.
18.20.360 - Full reassessment of resident.
18.20.370 - Negotiated service agreement.
18.20.380 - Provision of outside services—Licensee's duty of care/negligence.
18.20.390 - Quality assurance committee.
18.20.400 - Correction of violation/deficiency—Not included in facility report.
18.20.410 - Standards for small assisted living facilities—Study.
18.20.415 - Rule-making authority.
18.20.420 - Temporary management.
18.20.430 - Assisted living facility temporary management account.
18.20.440 - Withdrawal from medicaid program—Notice—Duties.
18.20.500 - Information for consumers.
18.20.510 - Work group—Quality metrics.
18.20.520 - Stop placement orders and limited stop placement orders.
18.20.525 - Disaster preparedness plan.
18.20.900 - Severability—1957 c 253.
18.20.901 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.