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70.41.005 - Transfer of duties to the department of health. - RCW 70.41.005 Transfer of duties to the department of health....
70.41.010 - Declaration of purpose. - RCW 70.41.010 Declaration of purpose. The primary purpose of this...
70.41.020 - Definitions. - RCW 70.41.020 Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the...
70.41.030 - Standards and rules. - RCW 70.41.030 Standards and rules. The department shall establish and...
70.41.040 - Enforcement of chapter—Personnel—Merit system. - RCW 70.41.040 Enforcement of chapter—Personnel—Merit system. The enforcement of the...
70.41.045 - Hospital surveys or audits—Frequent problems to be posted on agency websites—Hospital evaluation of survey or audit, form—Notice. - RCW 70.41.045 Hospital surveys or audits—Frequent problems to be posted...
70.41.080 - Fire protection. - RCW 70.41.080 Fire protection. Standards for fire protection and the...
70.41.090 - Hospital license required—Certificate of need required—Participation in Washington rural health access preservation pilot. - RCW 70.41.090 Hospital license required—Certificate of need required—Participation in Washington...
70.41.100 - Applications for licenses and renewals—Fees. - RCW 70.41.100 Applications for licenses and renewals—Fees. An application for...
70.41.110 - Licenses, provisional licenses—Issuance, duration, assignment, posting. - RCW 70.41.110 Licenses, provisional licenses—Issuance, duration, assignment, posting. Upon receipt...
70.41.115 - Specialty hospitals—Licenses—Exemptions. - RCW 70.41.115 Specialty hospitals—Licenses—Exemptions. (1) The definitions in this subsection...
70.41.120 - Inspection of hospitals—Final report—Alterations or additions, new facilities—Coordination with state and local agencies—Notice of inspection. - RCW 70.41.120 Inspection of hospitals—Final report—Alterations or additions, new facilities—Coordination...
70.41.122 - Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by other entities. - RCW 70.41.122 Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by...
70.41.125 - Hospital construction review process—Coordination with state and local agencies. - RCW 70.41.125 Hospital construction review process—Coordination with state and local...
70.41.130 - Administrative actions against license—Rules—Procedure. - RCW 70.41.130 Administrative actions against license—Rules—Procedure. (1) The department is...
70.41.150 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Disclosure of information. - RCW 70.41.150 Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Disclosure of information. Information...
70.41.155 - Duty to investigate patient well-being. - RCW 70.41.155 Duty to investigate patient well-being. Any complaint against...
70.41.160 - Remedies available to department—Duty of attorney general. - RCW 70.41.160 Remedies available to department—Duty of attorney general. Notwithstanding...
70.41.170 - Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service—Penalty. - RCW 70.41.170 Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary...
70.41.180 - Physicians' services. - RCW 70.41.180 Physicians' services. Nothing contained in this chapter shall...
70.41.190 - Medical records of patients—Retention and preservation. - RCW 70.41.190 Medical records of patients—Retention and preservation. Unless specified...
70.41.200 - Quality improvement and medical malpractice prevention program—Quality improvement committee—Sanction and grievance procedures—Information collection, reporting, and sharing. - RCW 70.41.200 Quality improvement and medical malpractice prevention program—Quality improvement...
70.41.205 - Public hospitals—Review of hospital privileges and quality improvement committee reports—Confidentiality. - RCW 70.41.205 Public hospitals—Review of hospital privileges and quality improvement...
70.41.210 - Duty to report restrictions on health care practitioners' privileges based on unprofessional conduct—Penalty. - RCW 70.41.210 Duty to report restrictions on health care practitioners'...
70.41.220 - Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners' privileges—Penalty. - RCW 70.41.220 Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners'...
70.41.230 - Duty of hospital to request information on physicians, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners granted privileges. - RCW 70.41.230 Duty of hospital to request information on physicians,...
70.41.235 - Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery—Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited. - RCW 70.41.235 Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery—Discrimination based on...
70.41.240 - Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health care facilities. - RCW 70.41.240 Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health...
70.41.250 - Cost disclosure to health care providers. - RCW 70.41.250 Cost disclosure to health care providers. (1) The...
70.41.300 - Long-term care—Definitions. - RCW 70.41.300 Long-term care—Definitions. "Cost-effective care" and "long-term care services,"...
70.41.310 - Long-term care—Program information to be provided to hospitals—Information on options to be provided to patients. - RCW 70.41.310 Long-term care—Program information to be provided to hospitals—Information...
70.41.320 - Long-term care—Patient discharge requirements for hospitals and acute care facilities—Pilot projects. - RCW 70.41.320 Long-term care—Patient discharge requirements for hospitals and acute...
70.41.322 - Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers. - RCW 70.41.322 Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers. (1) In addition to the...
70.41.324 - Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required. - RCW 70.41.324 Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required. RCW...
70.41.326 - Discharge planning—Construction—Liability. - RCW 70.41.326 Discharge planning—Construction—Liability. Nothing in RCW 70.41.322 may be...
70.41.330 - Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number. - RCW 70.41.330 Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number. Every hospital shall...
70.41.340 - Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules. - RCW 70.41.340 Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules. The department is authorized...
70.41.350 - Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Development of informational materials on emergency contraception—Rules. - RCW 70.41.350 Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Development...
70.41.360 - Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Department to respond to violations—Task force. - RCW 70.41.360 Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Department...
70.41.365 - Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals. - RCW 70.41.365 Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals....
70.41.367 - Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice requirements. - RCW 70.41.367 Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice...
70.41.370 - Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians. - RCW 70.41.370 Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians....
70.41.380 - Notice of unanticipated outcomes. - RCW 70.41.380 Notice of unanticipated outcomes. Hospitals shall have in...
70.41.390 - Safe patient handling. - RCW 70.41.390 Safe patient handling. (1) The definitions in this...
70.41.400 - Patient billing—Written statement describing who may be billing the patient required—Contact phone numbers—Exceptions. - RCW 70.41.400 Patient billing—Written statement describing who may be billing...
70.41.410 - Nurse staffing committee—Definitions. - RCW 70.41.410 Nurse staffing committee—Definitions. The definitions in this section...
70.41.420 - Nurse staffing committee. - RCW 70.41.420 Nurse staffing committee. (Effective until June 1, 2023.)...
70.41.425 - Nurse staffing—Department investigations. - RCW 70.41.425 Nurse staffing—Department investigations. (Expires June 1, 2023.) (1)(a)...
70.41.430 - Prevention and control of the transmission of pathogens of epidemiological concern—Policy adoption—Reporting—Definitions. - RCW 70.41.430 Prevention and control of the transmission of pathogens...
70.41.440 - Duty to report violent injuries—Preservation of evidence—Immunity—Privilege. - RCW 70.41.440 Duty to report violent injuries—Preservation of evidence—Immunity—Privilege. (1)...
70.41.450 - Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice. - RCW 70.41.450 Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice. Hospitals licensed under...
70.41.460 - Contract with department of corrections. - RCW 70.41.460 Contract with department of corrections. As a condition...
70.41.470 - Information to be made widely available by certain hospitals—Community health needs assessment—Description of community served—Community benefit implementation strategy. - RCW 70.41.470 Information to be made widely available by certain...
70.41.480 - Findings—Intent—Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications—Definitions. - RCW 70.41.480 Findings—Intent—Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications—Definitions. (1) The...
70.41.485 - Opioid overdose reversal medications—Distribution—Labeling—Liability. - RCW 70.41.485 Opioid overdose reversal medications—Distribution—Labeling—Liability. (1) A hospital shall...
70.41.490 - Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies. - RCW 70.41.490 Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals...
70.41.500 - Down syndrome—Parent information. - RCW 70.41.500 Down syndrome—Parent information. A hospital that provides a...
70.41.510 - Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by hospital—Fines and disciplinary action. - RCW 70.41.510 Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by...
70.41.520 - Access to care policies for admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care—Requirement to submit, post on website, and use department-created form. - RCW 70.41.520 Access to care policies for admission, nondiscrimination, and...
70.41.530 - Audio-only telemedicine—Facility fees. - RCW 70.41.530 Audio-only telemedicine—Facility fees. A hospital that is an...
70.41.900 - Severability—1955 c 267. - RCW 70.41.900 Severability—1955 c 267. If any part, or parts,...