RCW 70.03.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Department” means the department of health. (2) “Health care entity” means an entity that supervises, controls, grants privileges to, directs the practice of, or directly or indirectly restricts the practice of, a health care provider. (3) […]
RCW 70.03.020 Providing medical information to patients. (1) If a health care provider is acting in good faith, within the provider’s scope of practice, education, training, and experience, including specialty areas of practice and board certification, and within the accepted standard of care, a health care entity may not: (a) Limit the health care provider’s […]
RCW 70.03.030 Information for health care providers and staff. A health care entity must provide the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.810(1) at the time of hiring, contracting with, or privileging health care providers and staff, and on a yearly basis thereafter. Hospitals must also provide information to clearly inform health care providers […]
