Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.124 Abuse Of Patients

• 70.124.010 Legislative findings
  (1) The Washington state legislature finds and declares that a reporting system is needed to protect state hospital patients from abuse. Instances of nonaccidental injury, ...
• 70.124.020 Definitions
  Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Court" means the superior court of the state of Washington. ...
• 70.124.030 Reports of abuse or neglect
  (1) When any practitioner, social worker, psychologist, pharmacist, employee of a state hospital, or employee of the department has reasonable cause to believe that a ...
• 70.124.040 Reports to department or law enforcement agency -- Action required
  (1) Where a report is required under RCW 70.124.030, an immediate oral report must be made by telephone or otherwise to either a law enforcement ...
• 70.124.050 Investigations required -- Seeking restraining orders authorized
  Upon the receipt of a report concerning the possible occurrence of abuse or neglect, it is the duty of the law enforcement agency and the ...
• 70.124.060 Liability of persons making reports
  (1) A person other than a person alleged to have committed the abuse or neglect participating in good faith in the making of a report ...
• 70.124.070 Failure to report is gross misdemeanor
  A person who is required to make or to cause to be made a report pursuant to RCW 70.124.030 or 70.124.040 and who knowingly fails ...
• 70.124.080 Department reports of abused or neglected patients
  The department shall forward to the appropriate state licensing authority a copy of any report received pursuant to this chapter which alleges that a person ...
• 70.124.090 Publicizing objectives
  In the adoption of rules under the authority of this chapter, the department shall provide for the publication and dissemination to state hospitals and state ...
• 70.124.100 Retaliation against whistleblowers and residents -- Remedies -- Rules
  (1) An employee who is a whistleblower and who as a result of being a whistleblower has been subjected to workplace reprisal or retaliatory action, ...
• 70.124.900 Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 228
  If any provision of this 1979 act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009