Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 70.41 RCW
HOSPITAL LICENSING AND REGULATION
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70.41.005Transfer of duties to the department of health.
70.41.010Declaration of purpose.
70.41.020Definitions.
70.41.030Standards and rules.
70.41.040Enforcement of chapter—Personnel—Merit system.
70.41.045Hospital surveys or audits—Frequent problems to be posted on agency websites—Hospital evaluation of survey or audit, form—Notice.
70.41.080Fire protection.
70.41.090Hospital license required—Certificate of need required—Participation in Washington rural health access preservation pilot.
70.41.100Applications for licenses and renewals—Fees.
70.41.110Licenses, provisional licenses—Issuance, duration, assignment, posting.
70.41.115Specialty hospitals—Licenses—Exemptions.
70.41.120Inspection of hospitals—Final report—Alterations or additions, new facilities—Coordination with state and local agencies—Notice of inspection.
70.41.122Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by other entities.
70.41.125Hospital construction review process—Coordination with state and local agencies.
70.41.130Administrative actions against license—Rules—Procedure.
70.41.150Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Disclosure of information.
70.41.155Duty to investigate patient well-being.
70.41.160Remedies available to department—Duty of attorney general.
70.41.170Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service—Penalty.
70.41.180Physicians' services.
70.41.190Medical records of patients—Retention and preservation.
70.41.200Quality improvement and medical malpractice prevention program—Quality improvement committee—Sanction and grievance procedures—Information collection, reporting, and sharing.
70.41.205Public hospitals—Review of hospital privileges and quality improvement committee reports—Confidentiality.
70.41.210Duty to report restrictions on health care practitioners' privileges based on unprofessional conduct—Penalty.
70.41.220Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners' privileges—Penalty.
70.41.230Duty of hospital to request information on physicians, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners granted privileges.
70.41.235Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery—Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited.
70.41.240Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health care facilities.
70.41.250Cost disclosure to health care providers.
70.41.300Long-term care—Definitions.
70.41.310Long-term care—Program information to be provided to hospitals—Information on options to be provided to patients.
70.41.320Long-term care—Patient discharge requirements for hospitals and acute care facilities—Pilot projects.
70.41.322Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers.
70.41.324Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required.
70.41.326Discharge planning—Construction—Liability.
70.41.330Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number.
70.41.340Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules.
70.41.350Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Development of informational materials on emergency contraception—Rules.
70.41.360Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Department to respond to violations—Task force.
70.41.365Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals.
70.41.367Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice requirements.
70.41.370Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians.
70.41.380Notice of unanticipated outcomes.
70.41.390Safe patient handling.
70.41.400Patient billing—Written statement describing who may be billing the patient required—Contact phone numbers—Exceptions.
70.41.410Hospital staffing committee—Definitions.
70.41.420Hospital staffing committee.
70.41.425Hospital staffing—Department investigations.
70.41.428Hospital staffing committee—Oversight.
70.41.430Prevention and control of the transmission of pathogens of epidemiological concern—Policy adoption—Reporting—Definitions.
70.41.440Duty to report violent injuries—Preservation of evidence—Immunity—Privilege.
70.41.450Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.
70.41.460Contract with department of corrections.
70.41.470Information to be made widely available by certain hospitals—Community health needs assessment—Description of community served—Community benefit implementation strategy.
70.41.480Findings—Intent—Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications—Definitions.
70.41.485Opioid overdose reversal medications—Distribution—Labeling—Liability.
70.41.490Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies.
70.41.495Human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis drugs and therapies—Policies—Coverage.
70.41.500Down syndrome—Parent information.
70.41.510Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by hospital—Fines and disciplinary action.
70.41.520Access to care policies for admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care—Requirement to submit, post on website, and use department-created form.
70.41.530Audio-only telemedicine—Facility fees.
70.41.540Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment.
70.41.550Hospital at-home services.
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.