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18.50.045 | Midwifery education programs—Accreditation. | The secretary shall promulgate standards by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW for accrediting midwifery educational programs. The standards shall cover the provision of adequate clinical and didactic instruction in all subjects and noncurriculum matters under this section including, but not limited to, staffing and teacher ... |
18.50.050 | Compliance with secretary's determination. | Applicants shall comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined by the secretary as provided by RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 .
[ 1996 c 191 s 24 ; 1991 c 3 s 108 ; 1985 c 7 s 48 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 s 51 ; 1917 c 160 s 3 ; RRS s 10176.]
Limitation on increases in midwifery fees:... |
18.50.060 | Examinations—Times and places—Subjects—Issuance of license. | (1) The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to execute the provisions of this chapter and shall offer examinations in midwifery at least twice a year at such times and places as the secretary may select. The examinations shall be written and shall be in the English language. (2) The secretary, with the assista... |
18.50.065 | Credentialing by endorsement. | (1) An applicant holding a credential in another state may be credentialed to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state. (2) The secretary shall write rules to bridge the gap between r... |
18.50.102 | License renewal. | (1) A licensed midwife must renew the individual's license according to the following requirements: (a) Completion of a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education, approved by the secretary, every three years; (b) Proof of participation in a Washington state coordinated quality improvement program as detailed in rule;... |
18.50.105 | Inform patient of qualifications of midwife—Form. | The secretary, with the advice of the midwifery advisory committee, shall develop a form to be used by a midwife to inform the patient of the qualifications of a licensed midwife.
[ 1991 c 3 s 111 ; 1981 c 53 s 12 .] |
18.50.108 | Written plan for consultation, emergency transfer, and transport. | Every licensed midwife shall develop a written plan for consultation with other health care providers, emergency transfer, transport of an infant to a newborn nursery or neonatal intensive care nursery, and transport of an individual to an appropriate obstetrical department or patient care area. The written plan shall ... |
18.50.115 | Administration of drugs and medications—Rules.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) A midwife licensed under this chapter may obtain and administer prophylactic ophthalmic medication, postpartum oxytocic, vitamin K, Rho immune globulin (human), and local anesthetic and may administer such other drugs or medications as prescribed by a physician, an *advanced registered nurse practitioner, a naturop... |
18.50.126 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 1987 c 150 s 31 ; 1986 c 259 s 75 .]
Severability — 1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901 .
Severability — 1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010 . |
18.50.130 | "Certificate" and "license" synonymous. | The words "certificate" and "license" shall be known as interchangeable terms in this chapter.
[ 1917 c 160 s 11 ; RRS s 10184.] |
18.50.135 | Rules. | The secretary shall promulgate rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
[ 1991 c 3 s 113 ; 1981 c 53 s 15 .]
Effective date — 1981 c 53: See note following RCW 18.50.005 . |
18.50.140 | Midwifery advisory committee—Generally. | The midwifery advisory committee is created. The committee shall be composed of one physician who is a practicing obstetrician; one practicing physician; one certified nurse midwife licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW; three midwives licensed under this chapter; and one public member, who shall have no financial interest ... |
18.50.150 | Midwifery advisory committee—Advice and recommendations. | The midwifery advisory committee shall advise and make recommendations to the secretary on issues including, but not limited to, continuing education, mandatory reexamination, and peer review.
[ 1998 c 245 s 6 ; 1991 c 3 s 115 ; 1981 c 53 s 4 .] |
18.50.160 | Delegation to nurse. | A licensed midwife may delegate to a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse selected acts, tasks, or procedures that constitute the practice of midwifery but do not exceed the education of the nurse.
[ 2014 c 187 s 4 .] |
18.50.170 | Down syndrome—Parent information. | A midwife who provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the midwife provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.
[ 2016 c 70 s 2 .] |
18.50.900 | Repeal and saving. | All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter may be and the same are hereby repealed: PROVIDED, This chapter shall not repeal the provisions of the vital statistics laws of the state, but shall be deemed as additional and cumulative provisions.
[ 1917 c 160 s 10 .] |
18.51.005 | Purpose. | The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of nursing homes, which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate care and treatment of the individuals therein. An important secondary purpose is the i... |
18.51.007 | Legislative intent. | It is the intent of the legislature in enacting chapter 99, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. to establish (1) a system for the imposition of prompt and effective sanctions against nursing homes in violation of the laws and regulations of this state relating to patient care; (2) an inspection and reporting system to insure th... |
18.51.009 | Resident rights. | RCW 70.129.007 , 70.129.105 , 70.129.150 through 70.129.170 , and 70.129.190 apply to this chapter and persons regulated under this chapter.
[ 2021 c 159 s 6 ; 1994 c 214 s 22 .]
Findings — 2021 c 159: See note following RCW 18.20.520 .
Conflict with federal requirements — 1994 c 214: See RCW 70.129.901 . |
18.51.010 | Definitions. | (1) "Community-based care" means but is not limited to the following: (a) Home delivered nursing services; (b) Personal care; (c) Day care; (d) Nutritional services, both in-home and in a communal dining setting; (e) Habilitation care; and (f) Respite care. (2) "Department" means the state department of social and heal... |
18.51.030 | License required. | After July 1, 1951 no person shall operate or maintain a nursing home in this state without a license under this chapter.
[ 1951 c 117 s 4 .] |
18.51.040 | Application for license. | An application for license shall be made to the department upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with the rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed hereunder.
[ 1953 c 160 s 3 ; 1951 c 117 s ... |
18.51.050 | License—Issuance, renewal—Fee—Display. | (1)(a) Upon receipt of an application for a license, the department may issue a license if the applicant and the nursing home's facilities meet the requirements established under this chapter, except that the department shall issue a temporary license to a court-appointed receiver for a period not to exceed six months ... |
18.51.054 | Denial of license. | The department may deny a license to any applicant if the department finds that the applicant or any partner, officer, director, managerial employee, or owner of five percent or more of the applicant: (1) Operated a nursing home without a license or under a revoked or suspended license; or (2) Knowingly or with reason ... |
18.51.060 | Penalties—Grounds. | (1) In any case in which the department finds that a licensee, or any partner, officer, director, owner of five percent or more of the assets of the nursing home, or managing employee failed or refused to comply with the requirements of this chapter or of chapter 74.42 RCW, or the standards, rules, and regulations esta... |
18.51.062 | Temporary managers—Department shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless. | The department shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless any temporary manager appointed and acting under RCW 18.51.060 (7) against claims made against the temporary manager for any actions by the temporary manager or its agents that do not amount to intentional torts or criminal behavior.
[ 2005 c 375 s 1 .] |
18.51.065 | Penalties—Hearing(as amended by 1989 c 175). | (( All orders of the department denying, suspending, or revoking the license or assessing a monetary penalty shall become final twenty days after the same has been served upon the applicant or licensee unless a hearing is requested. All hearings hereunder and judicial review of such determinations shall be in accordanc... |
18.51.067 | License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The department shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services, division of [child] support, as a person who is not in compliance with a child support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has contin... |
18.51.070 | Rules. | The department, after consultation with the board of health, shall adopt, amend, and promulgate such rules, regulations, and standards with respect to all nursing homes to be licensed hereunder as may be designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter in promoting safe and adequate medical and nu... |
18.51.091 | Inspection of nursing homes and community-based services—Notice of violations—Approval of alterations or new facilities. | (1) The department shall inspect each nursing home periodically in accordance with federal standards under 42 C.F.R. Part 488, Subpart E. The inspection shall be made without providing advance notice of it. Every inspection may include an inspection of every part of the premises and an examination of all records, metho... |
18.51.095 | Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties. | (1) The department shall require each nursing home to: (a) Create and regularly maintain a current resident roster containing the name and room number of each resident and provide a written copy immediately upon an in-person request from any long-term care ombuds; (b) Create and regularly maintain current, accurate, an... |
18.51.140 | Fire protection—Duties of chief of the Washington state patrol. | Standards for fire protection and the enforcement thereof, with respect to all nursing homes to be licensed hereunder, shall be the responsibility of the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, who shall adopt such recognized standards as may be applicable to nursing homes for the... |
18.51.145 | Building inspections—Authority of chief of the Washington state patrol. | Inspections of nursing homes by local authorities shall be consistent with the requirements of chapter 19.27 RCW, the state building code. Findings of a serious nature shall be coordinated with the department and the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, for determination of app... |
18.51.150 | Operating without license—Penalty. | Any person operating or maintaining any nursing home without a license under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.
[ 1951 c 117 s 16 .] |
18.51.160 | Operating without license—Injunction. | Notwithstanding the existence or use of any other remedy, the department, may, in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the attorney general who shall represent the department in the proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other process against any person to restrain or pr... |
18.51.170 | Application of chapter to homes or institutions operated by certain religious organizations. | Nothing in this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or control of the remedial care or treatment of residents or patients in any nursing home or institution conducted for those who rely upon treatment by prayer or spiritual means i... |
18.51.180 | Outpatient services—Authorized—Defined. | A nursing home may, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the department of social and health services, offer outpatient services to persons who are not otherwise patients at such nursing home. Any certified nursing home offering outpatient services may receive payments from the federal medicare program for such... |
18.51.185 | Outpatient services—Cost studies—Vendor rates. | The department of social and health services shall assist the nursing home industry in researching the costs of outpatient services allowed under RCW 18.51.180 . Such cost studies shall be utilized by the department in the determination of reasonable vendor rates for nursing homes offering such services to insure an ad... |
18.51.190 | Complaint of violation—Request for inspection—Notice—Confidentiality. | Any person may request an inspection of any nursing home subject to licensing under this chapter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by giving notice to the department of an alleged violation of applicable requirements of state law. The complainant shall be encouraged to submit a written, signed complaint... |
18.51.200 | Preliminary review of complaint—On-site investigation. | Upon receipt of a complaint, the department shall make a preliminary review of the complaint. Unless the department determines that the complaint is willfully intended to harass a licensee or is without any reasonable basis, or unless the department has sufficient information that corrective action has been taken, it s... |
18.51.210 | Authority to enter and inspect nursing home—Advance notice—Defense. | (1) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department may enter and inspect any nursing home, including, but not limited to, interviewing residents and reviewing records, at any time to enforce any provision of this chapter. Inspections conducted pursuant to complaints filed with the department shall be... |
18.51.220 | Retaliation or discrimination against complainant prohibited, penalty—Presumption. | (1) No licensee shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner against a patient or employee in its nursing home on the basis or for the reason that such patient or employee or any other person has initiated or participated in any proceeding specified in this chapter. A licensee who violates this section is subject to a... |
18.51.230 | Periodic general inspection—Emergency rules. | (1) The department shall, in addition to any inspections conducted pursuant to complaints filed pursuant to RCW 18.51.190 , conduct a periodic general inspection of each nursing home in the state without providing advance notice of such inspection. Such inspections must conform to the federal standards for surveys unde... |
18.51.240 | Alterations or additions—Preliminary inspection and approval. | The department may prescribe by regulations that any licensee or applicant desiring to make specific types of alterations or additions to its facilities or to construct new facilities shall, before commencing such alteration, addition or new construction, submit its plans and specifications therefor to the department f... |
18.51.250 | Nursing homes without violations—Public agencies notified—Priority. | On or before February 1st of each year, the department shall notify all public agencies which refer patients to nursing homes of all of the nursing homes in the area found upon inspection within the previous twelve-month period to be without violations. Public agencies shall give priority to such nursing homes in refer... |
18.51.260 | Posting citations for violation of RCW18.51.060. | (1) Each citation for a violation specified in RCW 18.51.060 which is issued pursuant to this section, or a copy or copies thereof, shall be prominently posted, as prescribed in regulations issued by the director, until the violation is corrected to the satisfaction of the department up to a maximum of one hundred twen... |
18.51.270 | Annual report of citations—Publication—Contents. | The department shall annually publish a report listing all licensees by name and address, indicating (1) the number of citations and the nature of each citation issued to each licensee during the previous twelve-month period and the status of any action taken pursuant to each citation, including penalties assessed, and... |
18.51.280 | Chapter cumulative. | The remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative, and shall not be construed as restricting any remedy, provisional or otherwise, provided by law for the benefit of any party, and no judgment under this chapter shall preclude any party from obtaining additional relief based upon the same facts.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 9... |
18.51.290 | Writings as public records. | Any writing received, owned, used, or retained by the department in connection with the provisions of this chapter is a public record and, as such, is open to public inspection. Copies of such records provided for public inspection shall comply with RCW 42.56.070 (1). The names of duly authorized officers, employees, o... |
18.51.300 | Retention and preservation of records of patients. | Unless specified otherwise by the department, a nursing home shall retain and preserve all records which relate directly to the care and treatment of a patient for a period of no less than eight years following the most recent discharge of the patient; except the records of minors, which shall be retained and preserved... |
18.51.310 | Comprehensive plan for utilization review—Licensing standards—Regulations. | (1) The department shall establish, in compliance with federal and state law, a comprehensive plan for utilization review as necessary to safeguard against unnecessary utilization of care and services and to assure quality care and services provided to nursing facility residents. (2) The department shall adopt licensin... |
18.51.320 | Contact with animals—Rules. | (1) A nursing home licensee shall give each patient a reasonable opportunity to have regular contact with animals. The licensee may permit appropriate animals to live in the facilities and may permit appropriate animals to visit if the animals are properly supervised. (2) The department shall adopt rules for the care, ... |
18.51.350 | Conflict with federal requirements. | If any part of this chapter is found to conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this chapter is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect ... |
18.51.400 | Receivership—Legislative findings. | The legislature finds that the closure of a nursing home can have devastating effects on residents and, under certain circumstances, courts should consider placing nursing homes in receivership. As receivership has long existed as a remedy to preserve assets subject to litigation and to reorganize troubled affairs, the... |
18.51.410 | Receivership—Petition to establish—Grounds. | A petition to establish a receivership shall allege that one or more of the following conditions exist and that the current operator has demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to take actions necessary to immediately correct the conditions alleged: (1) The facility is operating without a license; (2) The facility h... |
18.51.420 | Receivership—Defenses to petition. | It shall be a defense to the petition to establish a receivership that the conditions alleged do not in fact exist. It shall not be a defense to the petition to allege that the respondent did not possess knowledge of the alleged condition or could not have been reasonably expected to know about the alleged condition. I... |
18.51.430 | Receivership—Persons qualified to act as receiver. | A petition for receivership shall include the name of the candidate for receiver. The department shall maintain a list of qualified persons to act as receivers, however, no person may be considered to be qualified to be a receiver who: (1) Is the owner, licensee, or administrator of the facility; (2) Is affiliated with... |
18.51.440 | Receivership—Judicial hearing. | Upon receipt of a petition for receivership, the court shall hear the matter within fourteen days. Temporary relief may be obtained under chapter 7.40 RCW and other applicable laws. In all actions arising under RCW 18.51.410 through 18.51.530 , the posting of a certified copy of the summons and petition in a conspicuou... |
18.51.450 | Receivership—Appointment of receiver. | Upon agreement of the candidate for receiver to the terms of the receivership and any special instructions of the court, the court may appoint that person as receiver of the nursing home if the court determines it is likely that a permanent operator will be found or conditions will be corrected without undue risk of ha... |
18.51.460 | Receivership—Termination—Conditions. | (1) The receivership shall terminate: (a) When all deficiencies have been eliminated and the court determines that the facility has the management capability to ensure continued compliance with all requirements; or (b) When all residents have been transferred and the facility closed. (2) Upon the termination of a recei... |
18.51.470 | Receivership—Accounting of acts and expenditures by receiver. | The receiver shall render to the court an accounting of acts performed and expenditures made during the receivership. Nothing in this section relieves a court-appointed receiver from the responsibility of making all reports and certifications to the department required by law and regulation relating to the receiver's o... |
18.51.480 | Receivership—Compensation, liability—Revision of medicaid reimbursement rate. | If a receiver is appointed, the court shall set reasonable compensation for the receiver to be paid from operating revenues of the nursing home. The receiver shall be liable in his or her personal capacity only for negligent acts, intentional acts, or a breach of a fiduciary duty to either the residents of the facility... |
18.51.490 | Receivership—Powers of receiver. | Upon appointment of a receiver, the current or former licensee or operator and managing agent, if any, shall be divested of possession and control of the nursing home in favor of the receiver who shall have full responsibility and authority to continue operation of the home and the care of the residents. The receiver m... |
18.51.500 | Receivership—Financial assistance—Use of revenues and proceeds of facility. | Upon order of the court, the department shall provide emergency or transitional financial assistance to a receiver not to exceed thirty thousand dollars. The receiver shall file with the court an accounting for any money expended. Any emergency or transitional expenditure made by the department on behalf of a nursing h... |
18.51.510 | Receivership—State medical assistance. | If the nursing home is providing care to recipients of state medical assistance, the receiver shall become the medicaid contractor for the duration of the receivership period and shall assume all reporting and other responsibilities required by applicable laws and regulations. The receiver shall be responsible for the ... |
18.51.520 | Receivership—Foreclosures and seizures not allowed. | No seizure, foreclosure, or interference with nursing home revenues, supplies, real property, improvements, or equipment may be allowed for the duration of the receivership without prior court approval.
[ 1987 c 476 s 21 .] |
18.51.530 | Notice of change of ownership or management. | At least sixty days before the effective date of any change of ownership, change of operating entity, or change of management of a nursing home, the current operating entity shall notify separately and in writing, each resident of the home or the resident's guardian of the proposed change. The notice shall include the ... |
18.51.540 | Cost disclosure to attending physicians. | (1) The legislature finds that the spiraling costs of nursing home care continue to surmount efforts to contain them, increasing at approximately twice the inflationary rate. The causes of this phenomenon are complex. By making nursing home facilities and care providers more aware of the cost consequences of care servi... |
18.51.550 | Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians. | The department shall investigate complaints of violations of RCW 18.79.350 and 18.79.360 by an employer. The department shall maintain records of all employers that have violated RCW 18.79.350 and 18.79.360 .
[ 2003 c 258 s 9 .]
Severability — Effective date — 2003 c 258: See notes following RCW 18.79.330 . |
18.51.560 | Employment of physicians. | (1) A nursing home licensed under this chapter may employ physicians for the provision of professional services to its residents under the following conditions: (a) The nursing home may not in any manner, directly or indirectly, supplant, diminish, or regulate any employed physician's judgment concerning the practice o... |
18.51.570 | Employment—Certificates of parental improvement. | Nursing homes, as defined in this chapter, may not automatically deny a prospective volunteer or employee solely because of a founded finding of child abuse or neglect involving the individual revealed in the record check or a court finding or a court finding that the individual's child was dependent as a result of a f... |
18.51.575 | Communication system—Telephones and other equipment. | (1) Each nursing home must be responsive to incoming communications and respond within a reasonable time to phone and electronic messages. (2) Each nursing home must have a communication system, including a sufficient quantity of working telephones and other communication equipment to ensure that residents have 24-hour... |
18.51.580 | Disaster preparedness plan. | (1) Each nursing home shall develop and maintain a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan to be followed in the event of a disaster or emergency, including fires, earthquakes, floods, infectious disease outbreaks, loss of power or water, and other events that may require sheltering in place, evacuations, or other eme... |
18.51.590 | Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment. | (1) Beginning September 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, individuals that hold a multistate nurse license issued by a state other than Washington and are employed by nursing homes licensed under this chapter shall complete any demographic data surveys required by the board of nursing in rule as a condition of employme... |
18.51.920 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person... |
18.52.010 | Short title—Intent. | This chapter shall be known as the "Nursing Home Administrator Licensing Act" and is intended to establish and provide for the enforcement of standards for the licensing of nursing home administrators. The legislature finds that the quality of patient care in nursing homes is directly related to the competence of the n... |
18.52.020 | Definitions. | When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise clearly requires: (1) "Board" means the state board of nursing home administrators representative of the professions and institutions concerned with the care of the chronically ill and infirm aged patients. (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secr... |
18.52.025 | Authority of secretary of health. | In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary shall have the following authority: (1) To set all fees required in this chapter in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 which may include fees for approval of continuing competency, supervision of practical experience, all applications, verification, renewal, ... |
18.52.030 | Management and supervision of nursing homes by licensed administrators required. | Nursing homes operating within this state shall be under the active, overall administrative charge and supervision of an on-site full-time administrator licensed as provided in this chapter. No person acting in any capacity, unless the holder of a nursing home administrator's license issued under this chapter, shall be... |
18.52.040 | Board of nursing home administrators—Created—Membership. | (1) The state board of nursing home administrators shall consist of eleven members appointed by the governor. Six members shall be persons licensed under this chapter who have at least four years actual experience in the administration of a licensed nursing home in this state. At least one, but not more than two, of th... |
18.52.050 | Board—Generally. | Members of the board shall be residents of this state. All administrator members of the board shall be holders of licenses under this chapter. The terms of all members shall be five years. Any board member may be removed for just cause including a finding of fact of unprofessional conduct or impaired practice. The gove... |
18.52.061 | Board—Authority. | In addition to any authority provided by law, the board shall have the following authority: (1) To adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter; (2) To prepare and administer or approve the preparation and administration of examinations for licensure; (3) To conduct a hearing on ... |
18.52.066 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 1987 c 150 s 32 .]
Severability — 1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901 . |
18.52.071 | Qualifications of licensees. | The department shall issue a license to any person applying for a nursing home administrator's license who meets the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of higher learning and any federal requirements; (2) Successful completion o... |
18.52.110 | License renewal. | (1) Every holder of a nursing home administrator's license shall renew that license by fulfilling the continuing competency requirement and by complying with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees as determined according to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . The board may prescribe rules for mainte... |
18.52.130 | Recognition of out-of-state licensees. | The secretary may issue a nursing home administrator's license to anyone who holds a current administrator's license from another jurisdiction upon receipt of an application and complying with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined according to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 , if the s... |
18.52.140 | Penalty for unlicensed acts. | It shall be unlawful and constitute a gross misdemeanor for any person to act or serve in the capacity of a nursing home administrator unless he or she is the holder of a nursing home administrator's license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That persons carrying out functions ... |
18.52.160 | Examinations—Times and places—Meetings of board. | The board shall meet as often as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the board under this chapter. Examinations shall be administered at intervals not less than semiannually and at such times and places as may be determined by the board. There shall not be a limit upon the number of times a candidate may take t... |
18.52C.010 | Legislative intent. | The legislature intends to protect the public's right to high quality health care by assuring that nursing pools employ, procure or refer competent and qualified health care or long-term care personnel, and that such personnel are provided to health care facilities, agencies, or individuals in a way to meet the needs o... |
18.52C.020 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Adult family home" means a residential home licensed pursuant to chapter 70.128 RCW. (2) "Assisted living facility" means an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW. (3) "Enhanced service... |
18.52C.030 | Registration required. | (1) A person who operates a nursing pool shall register the pool with the secretary. Each separate location of the business of a nursing pool shall have a separate registration. (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (1) of this section, a person who operates a nursing pool that employs, procures, or refers ... |
18.52C.040 | Duties of nursing pool—Application of uniform disciplinary act—Background checks. | (1) The nursing pool shall document that each health care or long-term care personnel provided or referred to health care facilities currently meets the applicable minimum state credentialing requirements including, but not limited to: Licensure, certification, training, health requirements, and continuing education st... |
18.52C.050 | Registration prerequisite to state reimbursement. | No state agency shall allow reimbursement for the use of temporary health care personnel from nursing pools that are not registered pursuant to this chapter: PROVIDED, That individuals directly retained by a health care facility without intermediaries may be reimbursed.
[ 1988 c 243 s 5 .] |
18.52C.060 | Disclosure of data—Annual reports. | (1) Nursing pools operating in Washington state shall report to the secretary annually the following information, at a minimum, by county in which the health care or long-term care personnel performed the work and by type of hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, enhanced services facility, or adult family h... |
18.52C.070 | Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment. | (1) Beginning September 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, individuals that hold a multistate nurse license issued by a state other than Washington and are employed by a nursing pool shall complete any demographic data surveys required by the board of nursing in rule as a condition of employment. (2) Individuals that ho... |
18.53.005 | Legislative finding and declaration. | The legislature finds and declares that the practice of optometry is a learned profession and affects the health, welfare and safety of the people of this state, and should be regulated in the public interest and limited to qualified persons licensed and authorized to practice under the provisions of chapters 18.53 and... |
18.53.010 | Definition—Scope of practice. | (1) The practice of optometry is defined as the examination of the human eye, the examination and ascertaining any defects of the human vision system, and the analysis of the process of vision. The practice of optometry may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: (a) The employment of any objective o... |
18.53.021 | License required. | It is a violation of RCW 18.130.190 for any person to practice optometry in this state without first obtaining a license from the secretary of health.
[ 1991 c 3 s 133 ; 1987 c 150 s 38 .]
Severability — 1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901 . |
18.53.030 | Temporary permit—When issued. | The board may at its discretion, issue a permit to practice optometry during the interim between examinations, to any person who has filed an application for examination which has been accepted by the board as admitting the applicant to the next examination. Such permit shall be valid only until the date of the next ex... |
18.53.035 | Credentialing by endorsement. | An applicant holding a credential in another state may be credentialed to practice in this state without examination if the board determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state.
[ 1991 c 332 s 30 .]
Application to scope of practice — Captions not la... |
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