As a condition of licensure, a hospital must contract with the department of corrections pursuant to RCW 72.10.030.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 70.41.460

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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