RCW 71.12.720
Psychiatric hospitals—Reporting.
(1) Every psychiatric hospital licensed under this chapter shall report to the department every patient elopement and every death that meets the circumstances specified in subsection (2) of this section that occurs on the hospital grounds within three days of the elopement or death to the department's complaint intake system or another reporting mechanism specified by the department in rule.
(2) The patient or staff deaths that must be reported to the department under subsection (1) of this section include the following:
(a) Patient death associated with patient elopement;
(b) Patient suicide;
(c) Patient death associated with medication error;
(d) Patient death associated with a fall;
(e) Patient death associated with the use of physical restraints or bedrails; and
(f) Patient or staff member death resulting from a physical assault.
[ 2020 c 115 § 8.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2020 c 115: See notes following RCW 71.12.700.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 71.12 - Private Establishments.
71.12.460 - License to be obtained—Penalty.
71.12.470 - License application—Fees.
71.12.485 - Fire protection—Duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.
71.12.490 - Expiration and renewal of license.
71.12.510 - Examination and visitation in general.
71.12.520 - Scope of examination.
71.12.530 - Conference with management—Improvement.
71.12.540 - Recommendations to be kept on file—Records of inmates.
71.12.550 - Local authorities may also prescribe standards.
71.12.560 - Voluntary patients—Receipt authorized—Application—Report.
71.12.570 - Communications by patients—Rights.
71.12.595 - Suspension of license—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
71.12.640 - Prosecuting attorney shall prosecute violations.
71.12.670 - Licensing, operation, inspection—Adoption of rules.
71.12.680 - Pediatric transitional care services—Requirements.
71.12.682 - Pediatric transitional care services—Rules not considered new service category.
71.12.684 - Pediatric transitional care services—Rules, requirements.
71.12.688 - Pediatric transitional care services—Facilities not subject to construction review.
71.12.700 - Psychiatric hospitals—Technical assistance.
71.12.710 - Psychiatric hospitals—Noncompliance—Penalties.
71.12.720 - Psychiatric hospitals—Reporting.
71.12.730 - Psychiatric hospitals—Managed care organizations.
71.12.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.