Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.41.450 Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.
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Hospitals licensed under this chapter shall post a sign in patient registration areas containing at least the following language: "Information about the estimated charges of your hospital services is available upon request. Please do not hesitate to ask for information."[ 2009 c …
RCW 70.41.460 Contract with department of corrections.
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As a condition of licensure, a hospital must contract with the department of corrections pursuant to RCW 72.10.030.[ 2012 c 237 s 3.]
RCW 70.41.470 Information to be made widely available by certain hospitals—Community health needs assessment—Description of community served—Community benefit implementation strategy.
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(1) As of January 1, 2013, each hospital that is recognized by the internal revenue service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity must make its federally required community health needs assessment widely available to the public and submit it to the department within fifteen days of sub…
RCW 70.41.480 Findings—Intent—Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications—Definitions.
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(1) The legislature finds that high quality, safe, and compassionate health care services for patients of Washington state must be available at all times. The legislature further finds that there is a need for patients being released from hospital emergency departments to maintai…
RCW 70.41.485 Opioid overdose reversal medications—Distribution—Labeling—Liability.
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(1) A hospital shall provide a person who presents to an emergency department with symptoms of an opioid overdose, opioid use disorder, or other adverse event related to opioid use with opioid overdose reversal medication upon discharge, unless the treating practitioner determine…
RCW 70.41.490 Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies.
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(1) The legislature recognizes that in order for hospitals to ensure drugs are accessible to patients and the public to meet hospital and community health care needs, certain transfers of drugs must be authorized between hospitals and their affiliated or related companies under c…
RCW 70.41.495 Human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis drugs and therapies—Policies—Coverage.
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(1) A hospital must adopt a policy and have procedures in place, that conform with the guidelines issued by the centers for disease control and prevention, for the dispensing of human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis drugs or therapies.(2) This policy must ensure t…
RCW 70.41.500 Down syndrome—Parent information.
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A hospital that provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the hospital provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.[ 2016 c 7…
RCW 70.41.510 Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by hospital—Fines and disciplinary action.
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If the insurance commissioner reports to the department that he or she has cause to believe that a hospital has engaged in a pattern of violations of RCW 48.49.020 or 48.49.030 or has violated RCW 48.43.732, and the report is substantiated after investigation, the department may …
RCW 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.
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(1) Every hospital must submit to the department its policies related to access to care regarding:(a) Admission;(b) End-of-life care and the death with dignity act, chapter 70.245 RCW;(c) Nondiscrimination; and(d) Reproductive health care.(2) The department shall post a copy of t…
RCW 70.41.530 Audio-only telemedicine—Facility fees.
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A hospital that is an originating site or distant site for audio-only telemedicine may not charge a facility fee.[ 2022 c 126 s 1.]
RCW 70.41.540 Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment.
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(1) Beginning September 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, individuals that hold a multistate nurse license issued by a state other than Washington and are employed by hospitals licensed under this chapter shall complete any demographic data surveys required by the board of nursin…
RCW 70.41.550 Hospital at-home services.
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(1) Hospitals subject to this chapter may provide hospital at-home services if they have an active federal program waiver prior to when the department adopts rules pursuant to this section. Hospitals that have an active federal program waiver and intend to operate hospital at-hom…
RCW 70.41.560 Hospital price transparency—Publishing—Reporting.
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(1) By July 1, 2027, hospitals shall publish all data and comply with all rules related to hospital price transparency pursuant to 45 C.F.R. Part 180, subparts A and B, as they existed on January 1, 2025.(2) Beginning July 1, 2027, hospitals shall submit the most recent machine-r…
RCW 70.41.570 Pregnant persons—Provision of emergency services.
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When providing emergency services, hospitals shall provide treatment to a pregnant person who comes to the hospital with an emergency medical condition that is consistent with the applicable standard of care for such condition or, if authorized by law, transfer the patient to ano…
RCW 70.41.900 Severability—1955 c 267.
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If any part, or parts, of this chapter shall be held unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall be given full force and effect, as completely as if the part held unconstitutional had not been included herein, if any such remaining part can then be administered for the purpo…
RCW 70.42.005 Intent—Construction.
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The legislature intends that medical test sites meet criteria known to promote accurate and reliable analysis, thus improving health care through uniform test site licensure and regulation including quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency testing. The legislature also…
RCW 70.42.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Department" means the department of health.(2) "Designated test site supervisor" means the available individual who is responsible for the technical functions of the …
RCW 70.42.020 License required.
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After July 1, 1990, no person may advertise, operate, manage, own, conduct, open, or maintain a test site without first obtaining a license for the tests to be performed, except as provided in RCW 70.42.030.[ 1989 c 386 s 3.]
RCW 70.42.030 Waiver of license—Conditions.
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(1) As a part of the application for licensure, a test site may request a waiver from licensure under this chapter if the test site performs only examinations which are determined to have insignificant risk of an erroneous result, including those which (a) are approved by the fed…
RCW 70.42.040 Sites approved under federal law—Automatic licensure.
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Test sites accredited, certified, or licensed by an organization or agency approved by the department consistent with federal law and regulations shall receive a license under RCW 70.42.110.[ 1989 c 386 s 5.]
RCW 70.42.050 Permission to perform tests not covered by license—License amendment.
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A licensee that desires to perform tests for which it is not currently licensed shall notify the department. To the extent allowed by federal law and regulations, upon notification and pending the department's determination, the department shall grant the licensee temporary permi…
RCW 70.42.060 Quality control, quality assurance, recordkeeping, and personnel standards.
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The department shall adopt standards established in rule governing test sites for quality control, quality assurance, recordkeeping, and personnel consistent with federal laws and regulations. "Recordkeeping" for purposes of this chapter means books, files, or records necessary t…
RCW 70.42.070 Proficiency testing program.
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(1) Except where there is no reasonable proficiency test, each licensed test site must participate in a department-approved proficiency testing program appropriate to the test or tests which it performs. The department may approve proficiency testing programs offered by private o…
RCW 70.42.080 Test site supervisor.
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A test site shall have a designated test site supervisor who shall meet the qualifications determined by the department in rule. The designated test site supervisor shall be responsible for the testing functions of the test site.[ 1989 c 386 s 9.]
RCW 70.42.090 Fees—Account.
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(1) The department shall establish a schedule of fees for license applications, renewals, amendments, and waivers. In fixing said fees, the department shall set the fees at a sufficient level to defray the cost of administering the licensure program. All such fees shall be fixed …
RCW 70.42.100 Applicants—Requirements.
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An applicant for issuance or renewal of a medical test site license shall:(1) File a written application on a form provided by the department;(2) Demonstrate ability to comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter;(3) Cooperate with any on-site review which m…
RCW 70.42.110 Issuance of license—Renewal.
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Upon receipt of an application for a license and the license fee, the department shall issue a license if the applicant meets the requirements established under this chapter. All persons operating test sites before July 1, 1990, shall submit applications by July 1, 1990. A licens…
RCW 70.42.120 Denial of license.
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Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may deny a license to any applicant who:(1) Refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the standards or rules adopted under this chapter;(2) Was the holder of a license under this chapter which was revoked …
RCW 70.42.130 Conditions upon license.
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Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may place conditions on a license which limit or cancel a test site's authority to conduct any of the tests or groups of tests of any licensee who:(1) Fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the r…
RCW 70.42.140 Suspension of license.
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Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may suspend the license of any licensee who:(1) Fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;(2) Has knowingly or with reason to know made a false statement of a …
RCW 70.42.150 Revocation of license.
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Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may revoke the license of any licensee who:(1) Fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;(2) Has knowingly or with reason to know made a false statement of a m…
RCW 70.42.155 Limited stop services.
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(1) The department may prohibit a specific category or categories of services within the medical test site as related to noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter or the standards or rules adopted under this chapter by imposing a limited stop service. This may only be d…
RCW 70.42.157 Cease and desist notices.
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(1) The department may give written notice to cease and desist to any person whom the department has reason to believe is engaged in the unlicensed operation of a medical test site.(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the requirement to cease and desist unlicensed…
RCW 70.42.160 Penalties—Acts constituting violations.
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Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may assess monetary penalties of up to ten thousand dollars per violation in addition to or in lieu of conditioning, suspending, or revoking a license. A violation occurs when a licensee:(1) Fails or refuses to comply with…
RCW 70.42.162 Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by medical test site—Fines and disciplinary action.
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If the insurance commissioner reports to the department that he or she has cause to believe that a medical test site has engaged in a pattern of violations of RCW 48.49.020 or 48.49.030 or has violated RCW 48.43.732, and the report is substantiated after investigation, the depart…
RCW 70.42.170 On-site reviews.
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The department may at any time conduct an on-site review of a licensee or applicant in order to determine compliance with this chapter. When the department has reason to believe a waivered site is conducting tests requiring a license, the department may conduct an on-site review …
RCW 70.42.180 Operating without a license—Injunctions or other remedies—Penalty.
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(1) Notwithstanding the existence or use of any other remedy, the department may, in the manner provided by law and upon the advice of the attorney general, who shall represent the department in the proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction or oth…
RCW 70.42.190 Petition of superior court for review of disciplinary action.
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Any test site which has had a denial, condition, suspension, or revocation of its license, or a civil monetary penalty upheld after administrative review under chapter 34.05 RCW, may, within sixty days of the administrative determination, petition the superior court for review of…
RCW 70.42.200 Persons who may not own or operate test site.
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No person who has owned or operated a test site that has had its license revoked may own or operate a test site within two years of the final adjudication of a license revocation.[ 1989 c 386 s 21.]
RCW 70.42.210 Confidentiality of certain information.
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All information received by the department through filed reports, audits, or on-site reviews, as authorized under this chapter shall not be disclosed publicly in any manner that would identify persons who have specimens of material from their bodies at a test site, absent a writt…
RCW 70.42.220 Rules.
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The department shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter.[ 1989 c 386 s 23.]
RCW 70.42.900 Effective dates—1989 c 386.
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(1) RCW 70.42.005 through 70.42.210 shall take effect July 1, 1990.(2) RCW 70.42.220 is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1989.[ 1…
RCW 70.43.010 Applications for membership or privileges—Standards and procedures.
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Within one hundred eighty days of June 11, 1986, the governing body of every hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW shall set standards and procedures to be applied by the hospital and its medical staff in considering and acting upon applications for staff membership or profes…
RCW 70.43.020 Applications for membership or privileges—Discrimination based on type of license prohibited—Exception.
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The governing body of any hospital, except any hospital which employs its medical staff, in considering and acting upon applications for staff membership or professional privileges within the scope of the applicants' respective licenses, shall not discriminate against a qualified…
RCW 70.43.030 Violations of RCW 70.43.010 or 70.43.020—Injunctive relief.
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Any person may apply to superior court for a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining a violation of RCW 70.43.010 or 70.43.020. This action is an additional remedy not dependent on the adequacy of the remedy at law. Nothing in this chapter shall require a hospital to gran…
RCW 70.44.003 Purpose.
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The purpose of chapter 70.44 RCW is to authorize the establishment of public hospital districts to own and operate hospitals and other health care facilities and to provide hospital services and other health care services for the residents of such districts and other persons.[ 19…
RCW 70.44.007 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, the following words have the meanings indicated:(1) "Other health care facilities" means nursing home, extended care, long-term care, outpatient, and rehabilitative facilities; ambulances; facilities that promote health, wellness, and prevention of illnes…
RCW 70.44.010 Districts authorized.
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Municipal corporations, to be known as public hospital districts, are hereby authorized and may be established within the several counties of the state as hereinafter provided.[ 1947 c 225 s 1; 1945 c 264 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 6090-31. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1945 c 264 s 1 now …
RCW 70.44.015 Validation of existing districts.
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Each and all of the respective areas of land heretofore attempted to be organized into public hospital districts under the provisions of this chapter are validated and declared to be duly existing hospital districts having the respective boundaries set forth in their organization…