The making of a written, good faith request for mediation of a dispute related to damages for injury occurring as a result of health care prior to filing a cause of action under this chapter shall toll the statute of limitations provided in RCW 4.16.350 for one year.
RCW 7.70.110
Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Tolling statute of limitations.
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case 187 Wash. 2d 27 - Fast v. Kennewick Public Hospital District (2016)
Most recently applied in Reyes v. Yakima Health Dist. (June 2018)
1996 c 270 s 1; 1993 c 492 s 420.
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