For the purposes of chapter
70.37 RCW, the term health care facility includes the following facilities which are constructed, purchased, acquired, leased, used, owned or operated by a participant (as defined in RCW
70.37.020(4)):
(1) Hospices licensed under chapter
70.127 RCW;
(2) Hospitals licensed under chapter
70.41 RCW;
(3) Rural health facilities as defined in RCW
70.175.020;
(4) Psychiatric hospitals licensed under chapter
71.12 RCW;
(5) Nursing homes licensed under chapter
18.51 RCW (excluding any facility maintained by a participant as an independent nursing home);
(6) Community mental health centers licensed under chapter
71.05 or
71.24 RCW;
(7) Kidney disease treatment centers licensed under chapter
70.41 RCW;
(8) Ambulatory diagnostic, treatment or surgical facilities licensed under chapter
70.41 RCW;
(9) Drug and alcohol treatment facilities licensed under chapter
70.96A RCW;
(10) Home health agencies licensed under chapter
70.127 RCW;
(11) Abortion clinics;
(12) Acupuncture clinics;
(13) Asthma and allergy clinics;
(14) Birthing centers;
(15) Blood banks and blood centers;
(16) Children's clinics or hospitals;
(17) Chiropractic clinics;
(18) Community health clinics or centers;
(19) Comprehensive cancer centers;
(20) Comprehensive community health centers;
(21) Cosmetic surgery clinics;
(22) Dental clinics;
(23) Emergency hospitals;
(24) Evaluation and treatment facilities for mentally ill persons;
(25) Extended care facilities;
(26) Eye banks;
(27) Fertility clinics;
(28) Foot and ankle clinics;
(29) Freestanding ambulatory surgery centers;
(30) Health maintenance organizations;
(31) Homeopathic clinics;
(32) Hypnotherapy centers;
(33) Medical test sites;
(34) Mental health clinics or centers;
(35) Naturopathic clinics;
(36) Optometry clinics;
(37) Orthopedic clinics;
(38) Osteopathic clinics;
(39) Physical therapy clinics or centers;
(40) Prosthetic and orthotic clinics;
(41) Psychiatric clinics;
(42) Skilled nursing facilities;
(43) Sports medicine clinics; and
(44) Women's health care clinics.