Chapter 70.41 - HOSPITAL LICENSING AND REGULATION

Section 70.41.005 - Transfer of duties to the department of health
Section 70.41.010 - Declaration of purpose
Section 70.41.020 - Definitions
Section 70.41.030 - Standards and rules
Section 70.41.040 - Enforcement of chapter-Personnel-Merit system
Section 70.41.045 - Hospital surveys or audits-Frequent problems to be posted on agency websites-Hospital evaluation of survey or audit, form-Notice
Section 70.41.080 - Fire protection
Section 70.41.090 - Hospital license required-Certificate of need required-Participation in Washington rural health access preservation pilot
Section 70.41.100 - Applications for licenses and renewals-Fees
Section 70.41.110 - Licenses, provisional licenses-Issuance, duration, assignment, posting
Section 70.41.115 - Specialty hospitals-Licenses-Exemptions
Section 70.41.120 - Inspection of hospitals-Final report-Alterations or additions, new facilities-Coordination with state and local agencies-Notice of inspection
Section 70.41.122 - Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by other entities
Section 70.41.125 - Hospital construction review process-Coordination with state and local agencies
Section 70.41.130 - Administrative actions against license-Rules-Procedure
Section 70.41.150 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license-Disclosure of information
Section 70.41.155 - Duty to investigate patient well-being
Section 70.41.160 - Remedies available to department-Duty of attorney general
Section 70.41.170 - Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service-Penalty
Section 70.41.180 - Physicians' services
Section 70.41.190 - Medical records of patients-Retention and preservation
Section 70.41.200 - Quality improvement and medical malpractice prevention program-Quality improvement committee-Sanction and grievance procedures-Information collection, reporting, and sharing
Section 70.41.205 - Public hospitals-Review of hospital privileges and quality improvement committee reports-Confidentiality
Section 70.41.210 - Duty to report restrictions on health care practitioners' privileges based on unprofessional conduct-Penalty
Section 70.41.220 - Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners' privileges-Penalty
Section 70.41.230 - Duty of hospital to request information on physicians, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners granted privileges
Section 70.41.235 - Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery-Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited
Section 70.41.240 - Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health care facilities
Section 70.41.250 - Cost disclosure to health care providers
Section 70.41.300 - Long-term care-Definitions
Section 70.41.310 - Long-term care-Program information to be provided to hospitals-Information on options to be provided to patients
Section 70.41.320 - Long-term care-Patient discharge requirements for hospitals and acute care facilities-Pilot projects
Section 70.41.322 - Discharge planning-Requirements-Lay caregivers
Section 70.41.324 - Discharge planning-Certain policies and criteria not required
Section 70.41.326 - Discharge planning-Construction-Liability
Section 70.41.330 - Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number
Section 70.41.340 - Investigation of hospital complaints-Rules
Section 70.41.350 - Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault-Development of informational materials on emergency contraception-Rules
Section 70.41.360 - Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault-Department to respond to violations-Task force
Section 70.41.365 - Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system-Participation by hospitals
Section 70.41.367 - Sexual assault evidence kit collection-Availability, plan, and notice requirements
Section 70.41.370 - Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians
Section 70.41.380 - Notice of unanticipated outcomes
Section 70.41.390 - Safe patient handling
Section 70.41.400 - Patient billing-Written statement describing who may be billing the patient required-Contact phone numbers-Exceptions
Section 70.41.410 - Hospital staffing committee-Definitions
Section 70.41.420 - Hospital staffing committee
Section 70.41.425 - Hospital staffing-Department investigations
Section 70.41.428 - Hospital staffing committee-Oversight
Section 70.41.430 - Prevention and control of the transmission of pathogens of epidemiological concern-Policy adoption-Reporting-Definitions
Section 70.41.440 - Duty to report violent injuries-Preservation of evidence-Immunity-Privilege
Section 70.41.450 - Estimated charges of hospital services-Notice
Section 70.41.460 - Contract with department of corrections
Section 70.41.470 - Information to be made widely available by certain hospitals-Community health needs assessment-Description of community served-Community benefit implementation strategy
Section 70.41.480 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Findings-Intent-Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications-Definitions
Section 70.41.480 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Findings-Intent-Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications-Definitions
Section 70.41.485 - Opioid overdose reversal medications-Distribution-Labeling-Liability
Section 70.41.490 - Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies
Section 70.41.495 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis drugs and therapies-Policies-Coverage
Section 70.41.500 - Down syndrome-Parent information
Section 70.41.510 - Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by hospital-Fines and disciplinary action
Section 70.41.520 - Access to care policies for admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care-Requirement to submit, post on website, and use department-created form
Section 70.41.530 - Audio-only telemedicine-Facility fees
Section 70.41.540 - Multistate nurse license-Conditions of employment
Section 70.41.550 - Hospital at-home services
Section 70.41.900 - Severability-1955 c 267