Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.230 Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
- 70.230.010 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Ambulatory surgical facility" means any distinct entity that operates ...
- 70.230.020 Duties of secretary -- Rules
The secretary shall: (1) Issue a license to any ambulatory surgical facility that: (a) Submits payment of the fee established in *section 7, chapter 273, ...
- 70.230.030 Operating without a license
Except as provided in RCW 70.230.040, after June 30, 2009, no person or governmental unit of the state of Washington, acting separately or jointly with ...
- 70.230.040 Exclusions from chapter
Nothing in this chapter: (1) Applies to an ambulatory surgical facility that is maintained and operated by a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW; (2) ...
- 70.230.050 Licenses -- Applicants -- Renewal
(1) An applicant for a license to operate an ambulatory surgical facility must demonstrate the ability to comply with the standards established for operating and ...
- 70.230.060 Facility safety and emergency training
An ambulatory surgical facility shall have a facility safety and emergency training program. The program shall include: (1) On-site equipment, medication, and trained personnel to ...
- 70.230.070 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license -- Investigating complaints -- Penalties
(1) The secretary may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of any ambulatory surgical facility in any case in which he or she finds the ...
- 70.230.080 Coordinated quality improvement -- Rules
(1) Every ambulatory surgical facility shall maintain a coordinated quality improvement program for the improvement of the quality of health care services rendered to patients ...
- 70.230.090 Ambulatory surgical facilities -- Construction, maintenance, and operation -- Minimum standards and rules
The department shall establish and adopt such minimum standards and rules pertaining to the construction, maintenance, and operation of ambulatory surgical facilities and rescind, amend, ...
- 70.230.100 Ambulatory surgical facilities -- Surveys
(1) The department shall make or cause to be made a survey of all ambulatory surgical facilities every eighteen months. Every survey of an ambulatory ...
- 70.230.110 Ambulatory surgical facilities -- Submission of data related to the quality of patient care
The department shall require ambulatory surgical facilities to submit data related to the quality of patient care for review by the department. The data shall ...
- 70.230.120 Reports -- Discipline of a health care provider for unprofessional conduct -- Penalties
(1) The chief administrator or executive officer of an ambulatory surgical facility shall report to the department when the practice of a health care provider ...
- 70.230.130 Written records -- Decisions to restrict or terminate privileges of practitioners -- Penalties
Each ambulatory surgical facility shall keep written records of decisions to restrict or terminate privileges of practitioners. Copies of such records shall be made available ...
- 70.230.140 Information concerning practitioners -- Disclosure
(1) Prior to granting or renewing clinical privileges or association of any practitioner or hiring a practitioner, an ambulatory surgical facility approved pursuant to this ...
- 70.230.150 Unanticipated outcomes -- Notification
Ambulatory surgical facilities shall have in place policies to assure that, when appropriate, information about unanticipated outcomes is provided to patients or their families or ...
- 70.230.160 Complaint toll-free telephone number -- Notice
Every ambulatory surgical facility shall post in conspicuous locations a notice of the department's ambulatory surgical facility complaint toll-free telephone number. The form of the ...
- 70.230.170 Information received by department -- Disclosure
Information received by the department through filed reports, inspection, or as otherwise authorized under this chapter may be disclosed publicly, as permitted under chapter 42.56 ...
- 70.230.180 Ambulatory surgical facility account
The ambulatory surgical facility account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fees and penalties imposed under this chapter must ...
- 70.230.900 Effective date -- 2007 c 273
Except for section 7 of this act, this act takes effect July 1, 2009.[2007 c 273 § 29.] ...
- 70.230.901 Implementation -- 2007 c 273
The secretary of health may take the necessary steps to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date.[2007 c 273 § 30.] ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009