Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.124.010 Legislative findings.
1.2K chars
(1) The Washington state legislature finds and declares that a reporting system is needed to protect state hospital patients from abuse. Instances of nonaccidental injury, neglect, death, sexual abuse, and cruelty to such patients have occurred, and in the instance where such a p…
RCW 70.124.020 Definitions.
2.5K chars
Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Court" means the superior court of the state of Washington.(2) "Law enforcement agency" means the police department, the director of public safety, or the office of the sheri…
RCW 70.124.030 Reports of abuse or neglect.
1.1K chars
(1) When any practitioner, social worker, psychologist, pharmacist, employee of a state hospital, or employee of the department has reasonable cause to believe that a state hospital patient has suffered abuse or neglect, the person shall report such incident, or cause a report to…
RCW 70.124.040 Reports to department or law enforcement agency—Action required.
2.0K chars
(1) Where a report is required under RCW 70.124.030, an immediate oral report must be made by telephone or otherwise to either a law enforcement agency or to the department and, upon request, must be followed by a report in writing. The reports must contain the following informat…
RCW 70.124.050 Investigations required—Seeking restraining orders authorized.
0.6K chars
Upon the receipt of a report concerning the possible occurrence of abuse or neglect, it is the duty of the law enforcement agency and the department to commence an investigation within twenty-four hours of such receipt and, where appropriate, submit a report to the appropriate pr…
RCW 70.124.060 Liability of persons making reports.
1.1K chars
(1) A person other than a person alleged to have committed the abuse or neglect participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter, or testifying as to alleged patient abuse or neglect in a judicial proceeding, is, in so doing, immune from any liabilit…
RCW 70.124.070 Failure to report is gross misdemeanor.
0.4K chars
A person who is required to make or to cause to be made a report pursuant to RCW 70.124.030 or 70.124.040 and who knowingly fails to make such report or fails to cause such report to be made is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 1997 c 392 s 521; 1979 ex.s. c 228 s 7.]Notes:Short ti…
RCW 70.124.080 Department reports of abused or neglected patients.
0.3K chars
The department shall forward to the appropriate state licensing authority a copy of any report received pursuant to this chapter which alleges that a person who is professionally licensed by this state has abused or neglected a patient.[ 1979 ex.s. c 228 s 8.]
RCW 70.124.090 Publicizing objectives.
0.5K chars
In the adoption of rules under the authority of this chapter, the department shall provide for the publication and dissemination to state hospitals and state hospital employees and the posting where appropriate by state hospitals of informational, educational, or training materia…
RCW 70.124.100 Retaliation against whistleblowers and residents—Remedies—Rules.
4.5K chars
(1) An employee who is a whistleblower and who as a result of being a whistleblower has been subjected to workplace reprisal or retaliatory action, has the remedies provided under chapter 49.60 RCW. RCW 4.24.500 through 4.24.520, providing certain protection to persons who commun…