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WA Rev Code § 70.41.322 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.322 - Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers.

RCW 70.41.322 Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers.(1) In addition to the requirements in RCW 70.41.320, hospital discharge policies must ensure that the discharge plan is appropriate for the patient's physical condition, emotional and social needs, and, if a lay caregiver is designated takes into consideration, to the extent possible, the lay caregiver's abilities as disclosed to the hospital.(2) As part of a patient's individualized treatment plan, discharge criteria must include, but not be limited to, the following components:(a) The details of the discharge plan;(b) Hospital staff assessment of the patient's ability for self-care after discharge;(c) An opportunity for the patient to designate a lay caregiver;(d) Documentation of any designated lay caregiver's contact information;(e) A description of aftercare tasks necessary to promote the patient's ability to stay at home;(f) An opportunity for the patient and, if designated, the patient's lay caregiver to participate in the discharge planning;(g) Instruction or training provided to the patient and, if designated, the patient's lay caregiver, prior to discharge, to perform aftercare tasks. Instruction or training may include education and counseling about the patient's medications, including dosing and proper use of medication delivery devices when applicable; and(h) Notification to a lay caregiver, if designated, of the patient's discharge or transfer.(3) In the event that a hospital is unable to contact a designated lay caregiver, the lack of contact may not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient, or an appropriate discharge of the patient.[ 2016 c 226 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.324 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.324 - Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required.

RCW 70.41.324 Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required.RCW 70.41.322 does not require a hospital to adopt discharge policies or criteria that:(1) Delay a patient's discharge or transfer to another facility or to home; or(2) Require the disclosure of protected health information to a lay caregiver without obtaining a patient's consent as required by state and federal laws governing health information privacy and security, including chapter 70.02 RCW and the federal health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 and related regulations.[ 2016 c 226 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.326 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.326 - Discharge planning—Construction—Liability.

RCW 70.41.326 Discharge planning—Construction—Liability.Nothing in RCW 70.41.322 may be construed to:(1) Interfere with the rights or duties of an agent operating under a valid health care directive under RCW 70.122.030;(2) Interfere with designations made by a patient pursuant to a physician order for life-sustaining treatment under RCW 43.70.480;(3) Interfere with the rights or duties of an authorized surrogate decision maker under RCW 7.70.065;(4) Establish a new requirement to reimburse or otherwise pay for services performed by the lay caregiver for aftercare;(5) Create a private right of action against a hospital or any of its directors, trustees, officers, employees, or agents, or any contractors with whom the hospital has a contractual relationship;(6) Hold liable, in any way, a hospital, hospital employee, or any consultants or contractors with whom the hospital has a contractual relationship for the services rendered or not rendered by the lay caregiver to the patient at the patient's residence;(7) Obligate a designated lay caregiver to perform any aftercare tasks for any patient;(8) Require a patient to designate any individual as a lay caregiver as defined in RCW 70.41.020;(9) Obviate the obligation of a health carrier as defined in RCW 48.43.005 or any other entity issuing health benefit plans to provide coverage required under a health benefit plan; and(10) Impact, impede, or otherwise disrupt or reduce the reimbursement obligations of a health carrier or any other entity issuing health benefit plans.[ 2016 c 226 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.330 - Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number.

RCW 70.41.330 Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number.Every hospital shall post in conspicuous locations a notice of the department's hospital complaint toll-free telephone number. The form of the notice shall be approved by the department.[ 2000 c 6 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.340 - Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules.

RCW 70.41.340 Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules.The department is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement RCW 70.41.150, 70.41.155, and 70.41.330.[ 2000 c 6 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.350 - Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Development of informational materials on emergency contraception—Rules.

RCW 70.41.350 Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Development of informational materials on emergency contraception—Rules.(1) Every hospital providing emergency care to a victim of sexual assault shall:(a) Provide the victim with medically and factually accurate and unbiased written and oral information about emergency contraception;(b) Orally inform each victim of sexual assault of her option to be provided emergency contraception at the hospital; and(c) If not medically contraindicated, provide emergency contraception immediately at the hospital to each victim of sexual assault who requests it.(2) The secretary, in collaboration with community sexual assault programs and other relevant stakeholders, shall develop, prepare, and produce informational materials relating to emergency contraception for the prevention of pregnancy in rape victims for distribution to and use in all emergency rooms in the state, in quantities sufficient to comply with the requirements of this section. The secretary, in collaboration with community sexual assault programs and other relevant stakeholders, may also approve informational materials from other sources for the purposes of this section. The informational materials must be clearly written and readily comprehensible in a culturally competent manner, as the secretary, in collaboration with community sexual assault programs and other relevant stakeholders, deems necessary to inform victims of sexual assault. The materials must explain the nature of emergency contraception, including that it is effective in preventing pregnancy, treatment options, and where they can be obtained.(3) The secretary shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.[ 2002 c 116 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—2002 c 116: "(1) The legislature finds that:(a) Each year, over three hundred thousand women are sexually assaulted in the United States;(b) Nationally, over thirty-two thousand women become pregnant each year as a result of sexual assault. Approximately fifty percent of these pregnancies end in abortion;(c) Approximately thirty-eight percent of women in Washington are sexually assaulted over the course of their lifetime. This is twenty percent more than the national average;(d) Only fifteen percent of sexual assaults in Washington are reported; however, even the numbers of reported attacks are staggering. For example, last year, two thousand six hundred fifty-nine rapes were reported in Washington, this is more than seven rapes per day.(2) The legislature deems it essential that all hospital emergency rooms provide emergency contraception as a treatment option to any woman who seeks treatment as a result of a sexual assault." [ 2002 c 116 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.360 - Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Department to respond to violations—Task force.

RCW 70.41.360 Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault—Department to respond to violations—Task force.The department must respond to complaints of violations of RCW 70.41.350. The department shall convene a task force, composed of representatives from community sexual assault programs and other relevant stakeholders including advocacy agencies, medical agencies, and hospital associations, to provide input into the development and evaluation of the education materials and rule development. The task force shall expire on January 1, 2004.[ 2002 c 116 § 4.]NOTES:Findings—2002 c 116: See note following RCW 70.41.350.
WA Rev Code § 70.41.365 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.365 - Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals.

RCW 70.41.365 Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals.Hospitals licensed under this chapter shall participate in the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system established in RCW 43.43.545 for the purpose of tracking the status of all sexual assault kits collected by or in the custody of hospitals and other entities contracting with hospitals. Hospitals shall begin full participation in the system according to the implementation schedule established by the Washington state patrol.[ 2016 c 173 § 6.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2016 c 173: See note following RCW 43.43.545.
WA Rev Code § 70.41.367 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.367 - Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice requirements.

RCW 70.41.367 Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice requirements.(1) By July 1, 2020, any hospital that does not provide sexual assault evidence kit collection, or does not have appropriate providers available to provide sexual assault evidence kit collection at all times, shall develop a plan, in consultation with the local community sexual assault agency, to assist individuals with obtaining sexual assault evidence kit collection at a facility that provides such collection.(2) Beginning July 1, 2020:(a) If a hospital does not perform sexual assault evidence kit collection or does not have appropriate providers available, the hospital shall, within two hours of a request, provide notice to every individual who presents in the emergency department of the hospital and requests a sexual assault evidence kit collection that the hospital does not perform such collection or does not have appropriate providers available; and(b) Pursuant to the plan required in subsection (1) of this section, if the hospital does not perform sexual assault evidence kit collection or does not have appropriate providers available, hospital staff must coordinate care with the local community sexual assault agency and assist the patient in finding a facility with an appropriate provider available.(3) A hospital must notify individuals upon arrival who present in the emergency department of the hospital and request a sexual assault evidence kit collection that they may file a complaint with the department if the hospital fails to comply with subsection (2)(a) of this section.[ 2019 c 250 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.370 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.370 - Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians.

RCW 70.41.370 Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians.The department shall investigate complaints of violations of RCW 18.79.350 and 18.79.360 by an employer. The department shall maintain records of all employers that have violated RCW 18.79.350 and 18.79.360.[ 2003 c 258 § 8.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—2003 c 258: See notes following RCW 18.79.330.
WA Rev Code § 70.41.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.380 - Notice of unanticipated outcomes.

RCW 70.41.380 Notice of unanticipated outcomes.Hospitals shall have in place policies to assure that, when appropriate, information about unanticipated outcomes is provided to patients or their families or any surrogate decision makers identified pursuant to RCW 7.70.065. Notifications of unanticipated outcomes under this section do not constitute an acknowledgment or admission of liability, nor can the fact of notification, the content disclosed, or any and all statements, affirmations, gestures, or conduct expressing apology be introduced as evidence in a civil action.[ 2005 c 118 § 1.]NOTES:Policy to be in place beginning January 1, 2006—2005 c 118: "Beginning January 1, 2006, the department shall, during the survey of a hospital, ensure that the policy required in RCW 70.41.380 is in place." [ 2005 c 118 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.400 - Patient billing—Written statement describing who may be billing the patient required—Contact phone numbers—Exceptions.

RCW 70.41.400 Patient billing—Written statement describing who may be billing the patient required—Contact phone numbers—Exceptions.(1) Prior to or upon discharge, a hospital must furnish each patient receiving inpatient services a written statement providing a list of physician groups and other professional partners that commonly provide care for patients at the hospital and from whom the patient may receive a bill, along with contact phone numbers for those groups. The statement must prominently display a phone number that a patient can call for assistance if the patient has any questions about any of the bills they receive after discharge that relate to their hospital stay.(2) This section does not apply to any hospital owned or operated by a health maintenance organization under chapter 48.46 RCW when providing prepaid health care services to enrollees of the health maintenance organization or any of its wholly owned subsidiary carriers.[ 2006 c 60 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2006 c 60: "The legislature finds that the implementation of health information technologies in hospitals, including electronic medical records, has the potential to significantly reduce cost, improve patient outcomes, and simplify the administration of health care. Further, the legislature finds that the number of and complexity of the bills that result from a hospital stay can be confusing to patients. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to encourage hospitals to design the implementation of health information technologies so as to allow the hospital to provide the patient, prior to or upon discharge, clearly understandable information about the services provided during the hospital stay, and the bills the patient is likely to receive related to each of those services. Recognizing that complete implementation of the technologies required to achieve this goal will take a number of years, the legislature intends to require that hospitals immediately begin working toward the goal by compiling and communicating information to assist patients in understanding their bills." [ 2006 c 60 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.410 - Nurse staffing committee—Definitions.

RCW 70.41.410 Nurse staffing committee—Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 70.41.420 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Hospital" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70.41.020, and also includes state hospitals as defined in RCW 72.23.010.(2) "Intensity" means the level of patient need for nursing care, as determined by the nursing assessment.(3) "Nursing personnel" means registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and unlicensed assistive nursing personnel providing direct patient care.(4) "Nurse staffing committee" means the committee established by a hospital under RCW 70.41.420.(5) "Patient care unit" means any unit or area of the hospital that provides patient care by registered nurses.(6) "Skill mix" means the number and relative percentages of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel among the total number of nursing personnel.[ 2008 c 47 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2008 c 47: "(1) The legislature finds that:(a) Research evidence demonstrates that registered nurses play a critical role in patient safety and quality of care. The ever-worsening shortage of nurses available to provide care in acute care hospitals has necessitated multiple strategies to generate more nurses and improve the recruitment and retention of nurses in hospitals; and(b) Evidence-based nurse staffing that can help ensure quality and safe patient care while increasing nurse satisfaction in the work environment is key to solving an urgent public health issue in Washington state. Hospitals and nursing organizations recognize a mutual interest in patient safety initiatives that create a healthy environment for nurses and safe care for patients.(2) In order to protect patients and to support greater retention of registered nurses, and to promote evidence-based nurse staffing, the legislature intends to establish a mechanism whereby direct care nurses and hospital management shall participate in a joint process regarding decisions about nurse staffing." [ 2008 c 47 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.430 - Licensed hospitals must adopt a policy regarding methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)—Elements.

RCW 70.41.430 Licensed hospitals must adopt a policy regarding methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)—Elements.(1) Each hospital licensed under this chapter shall, by January 1, 2010, adopt a policy regarding methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. The policy shall, at a minimum, contain the following elements:(a) A requirement to test any patient for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus who is a member of a patient population identified as appropriate to test based on the hospital's risk assessment for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus;(b) A requirement that a patient in the hospital's adult or pediatric, but not neonatal, intensive care unit be tested for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus within twenty-four hours of admission unless the patient has been previously tested during that hospital stay or has a known history of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus;(c) Appropriate procedures to help prevent patients who test positive for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus from transmitting to other patients. For purposes of this subsection, "appropriate procedures" include, but are not limited to, isolation or cohorting of patients colonized or infected with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. In a hospital where patients, whose methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus status is either unknown or uncolonized, may be roomed with colonized or infected patients, patients must be notified they may be roomed with patients who have tested positive for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; and(d) A requirement that every patient who has a methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection receive oral and written instructions regarding aftercare and precautions to prevent the spread of the infection to others.(2) A hospital that has identified a hospitalized patient who has a diagnosis of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus shall report the infection to the department using the department's comprehensive hospital abstract reporting system. When making its report, the hospital shall use codes used by the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services, when available.[ 2009 c 244 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.450 - Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.

RCW 70.41.450 Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.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 529 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.460 - Contract with department of corrections.

RCW 70.41.460 Contract with department of corrections.As a condition of licensure, a hospital must contract with the department of corrections pursuant to RCW 72.10.030.[ 2012 c 237 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.490 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.490 - Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies.

RCW 70.41.490 Authorization for certain transfers of drugs between hospitals and their affiliated companies.(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 common ownership and control of the corporate entity and for emergency medical reasons.(2) A licensed hospital pharmacy is permitted, without a wholesaler license, to:(a) Engage in intracompany sales, being defined as any transaction or transfer between any division, subsidiary, parent company, affiliated company, or related company under common ownership and control of the corporate entity, unless the transfer occurs between a wholesale distributor and a health care entity or practitioner; and(b) Sell, purchase, or trade a drug or offer to sell, purchase, or trade a drug for emergency medical reasons. For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency medical reasons" includes transfers of prescription drugs to alleviate a temporary shortage, except that the gross dollar value of the transfers may not exceed five percent of the total prescription drug sale revenue of either the transferor or transferee pharmacy during any twelve consecutive month period.[ 2015 c 234 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.41.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.|70.41.500 - Down syndrome—Parent information.

RCW 70.41.500 Down syndrome—Parent information.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 70 § 9.]