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WA Rev Code § 70.168.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.050 - Emergency medical services and trauma care system—Department to establish—Rule making—Gifts.

RCW 70.168.050 Emergency medical services and trauma care system—Department to establish—Rule making—Gifts.(1) The department, in consultation with, and having solicited the advice of, the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee, shall establish the Washington state emergency medical services and trauma care system.(2) The department shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry out the purpose of this chapter. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. All rules and procedures adopted by the department shall minimize paperwork and compliance requirements for facilities and other participants. The department shall assure an opportunity for consultation, review, and comment by the public and providers of emergency medical services and trauma care before adoption of rules. When developing rules to implement this chapter the department shall consider the report of the Washington state trauma project established under chapter 183, Laws of 1988. Nothing in this chapter requires the department to follow any specific recommendation in that report except as it may also be included in this chapter.(3) The department may apply for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and service, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts, including any activities related to the design, maintenance, or enhancements of the emergency medical services and trauma care system in the state. The department shall make available upon request to the appropriate legislative committees information concerning the source, amount, and use of such gifts or payments.[ 1990 c 269 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.080 - Prehospital trauma care service—Verification—Compliance—Variance.

RCW 70.168.080 Prehospital trauma care service—Verification—Compliance—Variance.(1) Any provider desiring to provide a verified prehospital trauma care service shall indicate on the licensing application how they meet the standards required for verification as a provider of this service. The department shall notify the regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils of the providers of verified trauma care services in their regions. The department may conduct on-site reviews of prehospital providers to assess compliance with the applicable standards.(2) Should the department determine that a prehospital provider is substantially out of compliance with the standards, the department shall notify the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council. If the failure of a prehospital provider to comply with the applicable standards results in the region being out of compliance with its regional plan, the council shall take such steps necessary to assure the region is brought into compliance within a reasonable period of time. The council may seek assistance and funding from the department and others to provide training or grants necessary to bring a prehospital provider into compliance. The council may appeal to the department for modification of the regional plan if it is unable to assure continued compliance with the regional plan. The department may authorize modification of the plan if such modifications meet the requirements of this chapter. The department may suspend or revoke the authorization of a prehospital provider to provide a verified prehospital service if the provider has refused or been unable to comply after a reasonable period of time has elapsed. The council shall be notified promptly of any revocations or suspensions. Any prehospital provider whose verification has been suspended or revoked may request a hearing to review the action by the department as provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW.(3) The department may grant a variance from provisions of this section if the department determines: (a) That no detriment to public health and safety will result from the variance, and (b) compliance with provisions of this section will cause a reduction or loss of existing prehospital services. Variances may be granted for a period not to exceed one year. A variance may be renewed by the department. If a renewal is granted, a plan of compliance shall be prepared specifying steps necessary to bring a provider or region into compliance and expected date of compliance.(4) This section shall not restrict the authority of a provider licensed under Title 18 RCW to provide services which it has been authorized to provide by state law.[ 1990 c 269 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.100 - Regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils.

RCW 70.168.100 Regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils.Regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils are established. The councils:(1) By June 1990, shall begin the development of regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans to:(a) Assess and analyze regional emergency medical services and trauma care needs;(b) Identify personnel, agencies, facilities, equipment, training, and education to meet regional and local needs;(c) Identify specific activities necessary to meet statewide standards and patient care outcomes and develop a plan of implementation for regional compliance;(d) Establish and review agreements with regional providers necessary to meet state standards;(e) Establish agreements with providers outside the region to facilitate patient transfer;(f) Include a regional budget;(g) Establish the number and level of facilities to be designated which are consistent with state standards and based upon availability of resources and the distribution of trauma within the region;(h) Identify the need for and recommend distribution and level of care of prehospital services to assure adequate availability and avoid inefficient duplication and lack of coordination of prehospital services within the region;(i) Identify procedures to allow for the appropriate transport of patients to mental health facilities or chemical dependency programs, as informed by the alternative facility guidelines adopted under RCW 70.168.170; and(j) Include other specific elements defined by the department;(2) By June 1991, shall begin the submission of the regional emergency medical services and trauma care plan to the department;(3) Shall advise the department on matters relating to the delivery of emergency medical services and trauma care within the region;(4) Shall provide data required by the department to assess the effectiveness of the emergency medical services and trauma care system;(5) May apply for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and service, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts, including any activities related to the design, maintenance, or enhancements of the emergency medical services and trauma care system in the region. The councils shall report in the regional budget the amount, source, and purpose of all gifts and payments.[ 2015 c 157 § 3; 1990 c 269 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.110 - Planning and service regions.

RCW 70.168.110 Planning and service regions.The department shall designate at least eight emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service regions so that all parts of the state are within such an area. These regional designations are to be made on the basis of efficiency of delivery of needed emergency medical services and trauma care.[ 1990 c 269 § 14; 1987 c 214 § 4; 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 § 6. Formerly RCW 18.73.060.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.120 - Local and regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Power and duties.

RCW 70.168.120 Local and regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Power and duties.(1) A county or group of counties may create a local emergency medical services and trauma care council composed of representatives of hospital and prehospital trauma care and emergency medical services providers, local elected officials, consumers, local law enforcement officials, and local government agencies involved in the delivery of emergency medical services and trauma care.(2) The department shall establish regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils and shall appoint members to be comprised of a balance of hospital and prehospital trauma care and emergency medical services providers, local elected officials, consumers, local law enforcement representatives, and local government agencies involved in the delivery of trauma care and emergency medical services recommended by the local emergency medical services and trauma care councils within the region.(3) Local emergency medical services and trauma care councils shall review, evaluate, and provide recommendations to the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council regarding the provision of emergency medical services and trauma care in the region, and provide recommendations to the regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils on the plan for emergency medical services and trauma care.[ 1990 c 269 § 15; 1987 c 214 § 6; 1983 c 112 § 8. Formerly RCW 18.73.073.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.130 - Disbursement of funds to regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Grants to nonprofit agencies—Purposes.

RCW 70.168.130 Disbursement of funds to regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Grants to nonprofit agencies—Purposes.(1) The department, with the assistance of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee, shall adopt a program for the disbursement of funds for the development, implementation, and enhancement of the emergency medical services and trauma care system. Under the program, the department shall disburse funds to each emergency medical services and trauma care regional council, or their chosen fiscal agent or agents, which shall be city or county governments, stipulating the purpose for which the funds shall be expended. The regional emergency medical services and trauma care council shall use such funds to make available matching grants in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the cost of the proposal for which the grant is made; provided, the department may waive or modify the matching requirement if it determines insufficient local funding exists and the public health and safety would be jeopardized if the proposal were not funded. Grants shall be made to any public or private nonprofit agency which, in the judgment of the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council, will best fulfill the purpose of the grant.(2) Grants may be awarded for any of the following purposes:(a) Establishment and initial development of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;(b) Expansion and improvement of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;(c) Purchase of equipment for the operation of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;(d) Training and continuing education of emergency medical and trauma care personnel; and(e) Department approved research and development activities pertaining to emergency medical services and trauma care.(3) Any emergency medical services agency or trauma care provider which receives a grant shall stipulate that it will:(a) Operate in accordance with applicable provisions and standards required under this chapter;(b) Provide, without prior inquiry as to ability to pay, emergency medical and trauma care to all patients requiring such care; and(c) Be consistent with applicable provisions of the regional emergency medical services and trauma care plan and the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system plan.[ 1990 c 269 § 16; 1987 c 214 § 8; 1979 ex.s. c 261 § 8. Formerly RCW 18.73.085.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.135 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.135 - Grant program for designated trauma care services—Rules.

RCW 70.168.135 Grant program for designated trauma care services—Rules.The department shall establish by rule a grant program for designated trauma care services. The grants shall be made from the emergency medical services and trauma care system trust account and shall require regional matching funds. The trust account funds and regional match shall be in a seventy-five to twenty-five percent ratio.[ 1997 c 331 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—1997 c 331: "Sections 1 through 8 of this act take effect January 1, 1998." [ 1997 c 331 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.140 - Prehospital provider liability.

RCW 70.168.140 Prehospital provider liability.(1) No act or omission of any prehospital provider done or omitted in good faith while rendering emergency medical services in accordance with the approved regional plan shall impose any liability upon that provider.(2) This section does not apply to the commission or omission of an act which is not within the field of the medical expertise of the provider.(3) This section does not relieve a provider of any duty otherwise imposed by law.(4) This section does not apply to any act or omission which constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(5) This section applies in addition to provisions already established in RCW 18.71.210.[ 1990 c 269 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.150 - Emergency cardiac and stroke care system—Voluntary hospital participation.

RCW 70.168.150 Emergency cardiac and stroke care system—Voluntary hospital participation.(1) By January 1, 2011, the department shall endeavor to enhance and support an emergency cardiac and stroke care system through:(a) Encouraging hospitals to voluntarily self-identify cardiac and stroke capabilities, indicating which level of cardiac and stroke service the facility provides. Hospital levels must be defined by the previous work of the emergency cardiac and stroke technical advisory committee and must follow the guiding principles and recommendations of the emergency cardiac and stroke work group report;(b) Giving a hospital "deemed status" and designating it as a primary stroke center if it has received a certification of distinction for primary stroke centers issued by the nonprofit organization known as the joint commission. When available, a hospital shall demonstrate its cardiac or stroke level through external, national certifying organizations, including, but not limited to, primary stroke center certification by the joint commission; and(c) Within the current authority of the department, adopting cardiac and stroke prehospital patient care protocols, patient care procedures, and triage tools, consistent with the guiding principles and recommendations of the emergency cardiac and stroke work group report.(2) A hospital that voluntarily participates in the system:(a) Shall participate in internal, as well as regional, quality improvement activities;(b) Shall participate in a national, state, or local data collection system that measures cardiac and stroke system performance from patient onset of symptoms to treatment or intervention, and includes, at a minimum, the nationally recognized consensus measures for stroke; and(c) May advertise participation in the system, but may not claim a verified certification level unless verified by an external, nationally recognized, evidence-based certifying body as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section.[ 2010 c 52 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2010 c 52: See note following RCW 70.168.015.
WA Rev Code § 70.168.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.160 - Report to the legislature.

RCW 70.168.160 Report to the legislature.By December 1, 2012, the department shall share with the legislature the department's report, which was funded by the centers for disease control and prevention, concerning emergency cardiac and stroke care.[ 2010 c 52 § 4.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2010 c 52: See note following RCW 70.168.015.
WA Rev Code § 70.168.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.170 - Ambulance services—Work group—Patient transportation—Mental health or chemical dependency services.

RCW 70.168.170 Ambulance services—Work group—Patient transportation—Mental health or chemical dependency services.(1) The department, in consultation with the department of social and health services, shall convene a work group comprised of members of the steering committee and representatives of ambulance services, firefighters, mental health providers, and chemical dependency treatment programs. The work group shall establish alternative facility guidelines for the development of protocols, procedures, and applicable training appropriate to the level of emergency medical service provider for the appropriate transport of patients in need of immediate mental health or chemical dependency services. (2) The alternative facility guidelines shall consider when transport to a mental health facility or chemical dependency treatment program is necessary as determined by:(a) The presence of a medical emergency that requires immediate medical care;(b) The severity of the mental health or substance use disorder needs of the patient;(c) The training of emergency medical service personnel to respond to a patient experiencing emergency mental health or substance use disorders; and(d) The risk the patient presents to the patient's self, the public, and the emergency medical service personnel.(3) By July 1, 2016, the department shall make the guidelines available to all regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils for incorporation into regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans under RCW 70.168.100.[ 2015 c 157 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.168.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.|70.168.900 - Short title.

RCW 70.168.900 Short title.This chapter shall be known and cited as the "statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system act."[ 1990 c 269 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.170.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.170 - Health Data and Charity Care.|70.170.010 - Intent.

RCW 70.170.010 Intent.(1) The legislature finds and declares that there is a need for health care information that helps the general public understand health care issues and how they can be better consumers and that is useful to purchasers, payers, and providers in making health care choices and negotiating payments. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to establish a hospital data collection, storage, and retrieval system which supports these data needs and which also provides public officials and others engaged in the development of state health policy the information necessary for the analysis of health care issues.(2) The legislature finds that rising health care costs and access to health care services are of vital concern to the people of this state. It is, therefore, essential that strategies be explored that moderate health care costs and promote access to health care services.(3) The legislature further finds that access to health care is among the state's goals and the provision of such care should be among the purposes of health care providers and facilities. Therefore, the legislature intends that charity care requirements and related enforcement provisions for hospitals be explicitly established.(4) The lack of reliable statistical information about the delivery of charity care is a particular concern that should be addressed. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to require hospitals to provide, and report to the state, charity care to persons with acute care needs, and to have a state agency both monitor and report on the relative commitment of hospitals to the delivery of charity care services, as well as the relative commitment of public and private purchasers or payers to charity care funding.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 501.]
WA Rev Code § 70.170.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.170 - Health Data and Charity Care.|70.170.020 - Definitions.

RCW 70.170.020 Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Department" means department of health.(2) "Hospital" means any health care institution which is required to qualify for a license under *RCW 70.41.020(7); or as a psychiatric hospital under chapter 71.12 RCW.(3) "Secretary" means secretary of health.(4) "Charity care" means medically necessary hospital health care rendered to indigent persons when third-party coverage, if any, has been exhausted, to the extent that the persons are unable to pay for the care or to pay deductibles or coinsurance amounts required by a third-party payer, as determined by the department.(5) "Third-party coverage" means an obligation on the part of an insurance company, health care service contractor, health maintenance organization, group health plan, government program, tribal health benefits, or health care sharing ministry as defined in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 5000A to pay for the care of covered patients and services, and may include settlements, judgments, or awards actually received related to the negligent acts of others which have resulted in the medical condition for which the patient has received hospital health care service. The pendency of such settlements, judgments, or awards must not stay hospital obligations to consider an eligible patient for charity care.(6) "Sliding fee schedule" means a hospital-determined, publicly available schedule of discounts to charges for persons deemed eligible for charity care; such schedules shall be established after consideration of guidelines developed by the department.(7) "Special studies" means studies which have not been funded through the department's biennial or other legislative appropriations.[ 2018 c 263 § 1; 1995 c 269 § 2203; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 502.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 70.41.020 was amended by 2021 c 157 § 3, changing subsection (7) to subsection (8).Effective date—2018 c 263: "This act takes effect October 1, 2018." [ 2018 c 263 § 3.]Effective date—Part headings not law—Severability—1995 c 269: See notes following RCW 18.16.050.
WA Rev Code § 70.170.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.170 - Health Data and Charity Care.|70.170.050 - Requested studies—Costs.

RCW 70.170.050 Requested studies—Costs.The department shall have the authority to respond to requests of others for special studies or analysis. The department may require such sponsors to pay any or all of the reasonable costs associated with such requests that might be approved, but in no event may costs directly associated with any such special study be charged against the funds generated by the assessment authorized under RCW 70.170.080.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 505.]