WSR 13-01-052

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


[ Filed December 14, 2012, 10:31 a.m. ]


NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AN INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT

OR POLICY STATEMENT



     Title of Interpretive or Policy Statement: Patient Abandonment.

     Issuing Entity: Nursing care quality assurance commission (NCQAC).

     Subject Matter: Interpretive statement of what constitutes patient abandonment by nurses.

     Effective Date: November 16, 2012.

     Contact Person: Deborah Carlson, Nurse Practice Advisor, NCQAC, Department of Health, P.O. Box 47864, Olympia, WA 98504-7864, (360) 236-4725.