Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70.230 - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities.
70.230.090 - Ambulatory surgical facilities—Construction, maintenance, and operation—Minimum standards and rules.

RCW 70.230.090
Ambulatory surgical facilities—Construction, maintenance, and operation—Minimum standards and rules.

The department shall establish and adopt such minimum standards and rules pertaining to the construction, maintenance, and operation of ambulatory surgical facilities and rescind, amend, or modify such rules, as are necessary in the public interest, and particularly for the establishment and maintenance of standards of patient care required for the safe and adequate care and treatment of patients. In establishing the format and content of these standards and rules, the department shall give consideration to maintaining consistency with such minimum standards and rules applicable to ambulatory surgical facilities in the survey standards of accrediting organizations or federal agencies that the secretary has determined to have substantially equivalent standards as the statutes and rules of this state.

[ 2007 c 273 § 10.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 70.230 - Ambulatory Surgical Facilities.

70.230.010 - Definitions.

70.230.020 - Duties of secretary—Rules.

70.230.030 - Operating without a license.

70.230.040 - Exclusions from chapter.

70.230.050 - Licenses—Applicants—Renewal.

70.230.060 - Facility safety and emergency training.

70.230.070 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license—Investigating complaints—Penalties.

70.230.080 - Coordinated quality improvement—Rules.

70.230.090 - Ambulatory surgical facilities—Construction, maintenance, and operation—Minimum standards and rules.

70.230.100 - Ambulatory surgical facilities—Surveys.

70.230.110 - Ambulatory surgical facilities—Submission of data related to the quality of patient care.

70.230.120 - Reports—Discipline of a health care provider for unprofessional conduct—Penalties.

70.230.130 - Written records—Decisions to restrict or terminate privileges of practitioners—Penalties.

70.230.140 - Information concerning practitioners—Disclosure.

70.230.150 - Unanticipated outcomes—Notification.

70.230.160 - Complaint toll-free telephone number—Notice.

70.230.170 - Information received by department—Disclosure.

70.230.190 - Certain ambulatory surgical facilities deemed to have complied with survey requirements of RCW 70.230.100.

70.230.210 - Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by ambulatory surgical facility—Fines and disciplinary action.

70.230.900 - Effective date—2007 c 273.

70.230.901 - Implementation—2007 c 273.