Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.122 Natural Death Act

  • 70.122.010 Legislative findings
    The legislature finds that adult persons have the fundamental right to control the decisions relating to the rendering of their own health care, including the ...
  • 70.122.020 Definitions
    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions contained in this section shall apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Adult person" means a person who has ...
  • 70.122.030 Directive to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment
    (1) Any adult person may execute a directive directing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in a terminal condition or permanent unconscious condition. The ...
  • 70.122.040 Revocation of directive
    (1) A directive may be revoked at any time by the declarer, without regard to the declarer's mental state or competency, by any of the ...
  • 70.122.051 Liability of health care provider
    (1) For the purposes of this section, "provider" means a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, health care provider acting under the direction of a physician ...
  • 70.122.060 Procedures by physician -- Health care facility or personnel may refuse to participate
    (1) Prior to the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a qualified patient pursuant to the directive, the attending physician shall make a reasonable ...
  • 70.122.070 Effects of carrying out directive -- Insurance
    (1) The withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a qualified patient pursuant to the patient's directive in accordance with the provisions of this chapter ...
  • 70.122.080 Effects of carrying out directive on cause of death
    The act of withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment, when done pursuant to a directive described in RCW 70.122.030 and which results in the death of ...
  • 70.122.090 Criminal conduct -- Penalties
    (1) Any person who willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or damages the directive of another without such declarer's consent is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. ...
  • 70.122.100 Mercy killing or physician-assisted suicide not authorized
    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or physician-assisted suicide, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act ...
  • 70.122.110 Discharge so that patient may die at home
    If a qualified patient capable of making health care decisions indicates that he or she wishes to die at home, the patient shall be discharged ...
  • 70.122.120 Directive's validity assumed
    Any person or health facility may assume that a directive complies with this chapter and is valid.[1992 c 98 § 12.] ...
  • 70.122.130 Health care declarations registry -- Rules -- Report
    (1) The department of health shall establish and maintain a statewide health care declarations registry containing the health care declarations identified in subsection (2) of ...
  • 70.122.140 Health care declarations registry account
    The health care declarations registry account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from donations made under RCW 70.122.130, and other contributions and appropriations ...
  • 70.122.900 Short title -- 1979 c 112
    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Natural Death Act".[1979 c 112 § 1.] ...
  • 70.122.905 Severability -- 1979 c 112
    If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions ...
  • 70.122.910 Construction
    This chapter shall not be construed as providing the exclusive means by which individuals may make decisions regarding their health treatment, including but not limited ...
  • 70.122.915 Application -- 1992 c 98
    A directive executed anytime before June 11, 1992, which generally complies with chapter 98, Laws of 1992 is effective under chapter 98, Laws of 1992.[1992 ...
  • 70.122.920 Severability -- 1992 c 98
    If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009