Washington Code 70.41.170 – Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service — Penalty
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Any person operating or maintaining a hospital without a license under this chapter, or, after June 30, 1989, initiating a tertiary health service as defined in RCW 70.38.025(14) that is not approved under RCW 70.38.105 and 70.38.115, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each day of operation of an unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service, shall constitute a separate offense.
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Terms Used In Washington Code 70.41.170
- 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
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, and the legal successor thereof. See Washington Code 70.41.020