Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 7.70 - Actions for Injuries Resulting From Health Care.
7.70.068 - Informed consent—May be contained in mental health advance directive.

RCW 7.70.068
Informed consent—May be contained in mental health advance directive.

Consent to treatment or admission contained in a validly executed mental health advance directive constitutes informed consent for purposes of this chapter.

[ 2003 c 283 § 30.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions

Chapter 7.70 - Actions for Injuries Resulting From Health Care.

7.70.010 - Declaration of modification of actions for damages based upon injuries resulting from health care.

7.70.020 - Definitions.

7.70.030 - Propositions required to be established—Burden of proof.

7.70.040 - Necessary elements of proof that injury resulted from failure to follow accepted standard of care—COVID-19 pandemic.

7.70.050 - Failure to secure informed consent—Necessary elements of proof—Emergency situations.

7.70.060 - Consent form—Contents—Prima facie evidence—Shared decision making—Patient decision aid—Failure to use.

7.70.065 - Informed consent—Persons authorized to provide for patients who do not have capacity—Priority—Unaccompanied homeless minors.

7.70.068 - Informed consent—May be contained in mental health advance directive.

7.70.070 - Attorneys' fees.

7.70.080 - Evidence of compensation from other source.

7.70.090 - Hospital governing bodies—Liability—Limitations.

7.70.100 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Procedures.

7.70.110 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Tolling statute of limitations.

7.70.120 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Right to trial not abridged.

7.70.130 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Exempt from arbitration mandate.

7.70.140 - Medical malpractice closed claim reporting requirements.

7.70.150 - Actions alleging violation of accepted standard of care—Certificate of merit required.

7.70.160 - Frivolous claims.