BILL REQ. #: H-2997.1
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/29/14. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
AN ACT Relating to disclosure requirements in long-term care settings regarding autopsies; amending RCW 18.51.009; and adding a new section to chapter 70.129 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 70.129 RCW
to read as follows:
A long-term care facility shall disclose to potential residents and
their legal representatives that, in the event of the death of the
resident, an autopsy or postmortem may be authorized by a family
member, guardian, or other person or agency according to the order of
priority established in RCW 68.50.101.
Sec. 2 RCW 18.51.009 and 1994 c 214 s 22 are each amended to read
as follows:
RCW 70.129.007, 70.129.105, ((and)) 70.129.150 through 70.129.170,
and section 1 of this act apply to this chapter and persons regulated
under this chapter.