Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70.245 - The Washington Death With Dignity Act.
70.245.170 - Insurance or annuity policies.

RCW 70.245.170
Insurance or annuity policies.

The sale, procurement, or issuance of any life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy or the rate charged for any policy shall not be conditioned upon or affected by the making or rescinding of a request, by a person, for medication that the patient may self-administer to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner. A qualified patient's act of ingesting medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner shall not have an effect upon a life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy.

[ 2009 c 1 § 17 (Initiative Measure No. 1000, approved November 4, 2008).]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 70.245 - The Washington Death With Dignity Act.

70.245.010 - Definitions.

70.245.020 - Written request for medication.

70.245.030 - Form of the written request.

70.245.040 - Attending physician responsibilities.

70.245.050 - Consulting physician confirmation.

70.245.060 - Counseling referral.

70.245.070 - Informed decision.

70.245.080 - Notification of next of kin.

70.245.090 - Written and oral requests.

70.245.100 - Right to rescind request.

70.245.110 - Waiting periods.

70.245.120 - Medical record documentation requirements.

70.245.130 - Residency requirement.

70.245.140 - Disposal of unused medications.

70.245.150 - Reporting of information to the department of health—Adoption of rules—Information collected not a public record—Annual statistical report.

70.245.160 - Effect on construction of wills, contracts, and statutes.

70.245.170 - Insurance or annuity policies.

70.245.180 - Authority of chapter—References to practices under this chapter—Applicable standard of care.

70.245.190 - Immunities—Basis for prohibiting health care provider from participation—Notification—Permissible sanctions.

70.245.200 - Willful alteration/forgery—Coercion or undue influence—Penalties—Civil damages—Other penalties not precluded.

70.245.210 - Claims by governmental entity for costs incurred.

70.245.220 - Form of the request.

70.245.901 - Short title—2009 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 1000).

70.245.903 - Effective dates—2009 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 1000).