Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.320.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Authority" means the health care authority.(2) "Department" means the department of social and health services.(3) "Emerging best practice" or "promising practice" mea…
RCW 70.320.020 Contract performance measures developed under RCW 70.320.030 based on outcomes—Integration.
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(1) The authority and the department shall base contract performance measures developed under RCW 70.320.030 on the following outcomes when contracting with service contracting entities: Improvements in client health status and wellness; increases in client participation in meani…
RCW 70.320.030 Contract performance measures developed under RCW 70.320.030 based on outcomes—Integration.
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(1) The authority shall adopt performance measures to determine whether service contracting entities are achieving the outcomes described in RCW 70.320.020 and 41.05.690 for clients enrolled in medical managed care programs operated according to Title XIX or XXI of the federal so…
RCW 70.320.040 Contract requirements.
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By July 1, 2015, the authority and the department shall require that contracts with service coordination organizations include provisions requiring:(1) The adoption of the outcomes and performance measures developed under this chapter and RCW 41.05.690 and mechanisms for reportin…
RCW 70.320.050 Report to the legislature.
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(1) By December 1, 2014, the department and the authority shall report jointly to the legislature on the expected outcomes and the performance measures. The report must identify the performance measures and the expected outcomes established for each program, the relationship betw…
RCW 70.320.060 Civil actions—Outcomes and performance measures do not establish a standard of care.
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The outcomes and performance measures established pursuant to this chapter do not establish a standard of care in any civil action brought by a recipient of services. The failure of a service coordination organization to meet the outcomes and performance measures established purs…
RCW 70.320.070 Record retention—Requirements.
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The authority, the department, and service contracting entities shall establish record retention schedules for maintaining data reported by service contracting entities under RCW 70.320.020. For data elements related to the identity of individual clients, the schedules may not al…