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Chapter 70.41 RCW

HOSPITAL LICENSING AND REGULATION

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HTMLPDF 70.41.005Transfer of duties to the department of health.
HTMLPDF 70.41.010Declaration of purpose.
HTMLPDF 70.41.020Definitions.
HTMLPDF 70.41.030Standards and rules.
HTMLPDF 70.41.040Enforcement of chapter—Personnel—Merit system.
HTMLPDF 70.41.045Hospital surveys or audits—Frequent problems to be posted on agency websites—Hospital evaluation of survey or audit, form—Notice.
HTMLPDF 70.41.080Fire protection.
HTMLPDF 70.41.090Hospital license required—Certificate of need required—Participation in Washington rural health access preservation pilot.
HTMLPDF 70.41.100Applications for licenses and renewals—Fees.
HTMLPDF 70.41.110Licenses, provisional licenses—Issuance, duration, assignment, posting.
HTMLPDF 70.41.115Specialty hospitals—Licenses—Exemptions.
HTMLPDF 70.41.120Inspection of hospitals—Final report—Alterations or additions, new facilities—Coordination with state and local agencies—Notice of inspection.
HTMLPDF 70.41.122Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by other entities.
HTMLPDF 70.41.125Hospital construction review process—Coordination with state and local agencies.
HTMLPDF 70.41.130Administrative actions against license—Rules—Procedure.
HTMLPDF 70.41.150Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Disclosure of information.
HTMLPDF 70.41.155Duty to investigate patient well-being.
HTMLPDF 70.41.160Remedies available to department—Duty of attorney general.
HTMLPDF 70.41.170Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.41.180Physicians' services.
HTMLPDF 70.41.190Medical records of patients—Retention and preservation.
HTMLPDF 70.41.200Quality improvement and medical malpractice prevention program—Quality improvement committee—Sanction and grievance procedures—Information collection, reporting, and sharing.
HTMLPDF 70.41.205Public hospitals—Review of hospital privileges and quality improvement committee reports—Confidentiality.
HTMLPDF 70.41.210Duty to report restrictions on health care practitioners' privileges based on unprofessional conduct—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.41.220Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners' privileges—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.41.230Duty of hospital to request information on physicians, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners granted privileges.
HTMLPDF 70.41.235Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery—Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited.
HTMLPDF 70.41.240Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health care facilities.
HTMLPDF 70.41.250Cost disclosure to health care providers.
HTMLPDF 70.41.300Long-term care—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 70.41.310Long-term care—Program information to be provided to hospitals—Information on options to be provided to patients.
HTMLPDF 70.41.320Long-term care—Patient discharge requirements for hospitals and acute care facilities—Pilot projects.
HTMLPDF 70.41.322Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers.
HTMLPDF 70.41.324Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required.
HTMLPDF 70.41.326Discharge planning—Construction—Liability.
HTMLPDF 70.41.330Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number.
HTMLPDF 70.41.340Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules.
HTMLPDF 70.41.350Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Development of informational materials on emergency contraception—Rules.
HTMLPDF 70.41.360Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Department to respond to violations—Task force.
HTMLPDF 70.41.365Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals.
HTMLPDF 70.41.367Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice requirements.
HTMLPDF 70.41.370Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians.
HTMLPDF 70.41.380Notice of unanticipated outcomes.
HTMLPDF 70.41.390Safe patient handling.
HTMLPDF 70.41.400Patient billing—Written statement describing who may be billing the patient required—Contact phone numbers—Exceptions.
HTMLPDF 70.41.410Hospital staffing committee—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 70.41.420Hospital staffing committee.
HTMLPDF 70.41.425Hospital staffing—Department investigations.
HTMLPDF 70.41.428Hospital staffing committee—Oversight.
HTMLPDF 70.41.430Prevention and control of the transmission of pathogens of epidemiological concern—Policy adoption—Reporting—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 70.41.440Duty to report violent injuries—Preservation of evidence—Immunity—Privilege.
HTMLPDF 70.41.450Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.
HTMLPDF 70.41.460Contract with department of corrections.
HTMLPDF 70.41.470Information to be made widely available by certain hospitals—Community health needs assessment—Description of community served—Community benefit implementation strategy.
HTMLPDF 70.41.480Findings—Intent—Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 70.41.485Opioid overdose reversal medications—Distribution—Labeling—Liability.
HTMLPDF 70.41.490Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies.
HTMLPDF 70.41.495Human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis drugs and therapies—Policies—Coverage.
HTMLPDF 70.41.500Down syndrome—Parent information.
HTMLPDF 70.41.510Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by hospital—Fines and disciplinary action.
HTMLPDF 70.41.520Access to care policies for admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care—Requirement to submit, post on website, and use department-created form.
HTMLPDF 70.41.530Audio-only telemedicine—Facility fees.
HTMLPDF 70.41.540Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment.
HTMLPDF 70.41.550Hospital at-home services.
HTMLPDF 70.41.900Severability—1955 c 267.

NOTES:

Actions for negligence against hospitals, evidence and proof required to prevail: RCW 4.24.290.
Employment of dental hygienist without supervision of dentist authorized: RCW 18.29.056.
Hospitals, hospital personnel, actions against, limitation of: RCW 4.16.350.
Identification of potential anatomical parts donors—Procurement organizations: RCW 68.64.120.
Immunity from civil liability for certain types of medical care: RCW 4.24.300, 18.71.220.
Labor regulations, collective bargaining—Health care activities: Chapter 49.66 RCW.
Records of hospital committee or board, immunity from process: RCW 4.24.250.
Standards and procedures for hospital staff membership or privileges: Chapter 70.43 RCW.