Washington Code 70.41.155 – Duty to investigate patient well-being
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Any complaint against a hospital and event notification required by the department that concerns patient well-being shall be investigated.
[ 2000 c 6 § 2.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 70.41.155
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the Washington state department of health. See Washington Code 70.41.020
- Hospital: as used in this chapter does not include hotels, or similar places furnishing only food and lodging, or simply domiciliary care; nor does it include clinics, or physician's offices where patients are not regularly kept as bed patients for twenty-four hours or more; nor does it include nursing homes, as defined and which come within the scope of chapter 18. See Washington Code 70.41.020