Chapter
ACTIONS FOR INJURIES RESULTING FROM HEALTH CARE
- RCW 7.70.010— Declaration of modification of actions for damages based upon injuries resulting from health care.
- RCW 7.70.020— Definitions.
- RCW 7.70.030— Propositions required to be established—Burden of proof.
- RCW 7.70.040— Necessary elements of proof that injury resulted from failure to follow accepted standard of care—COVID-19 pandemic.
- RCW 7.70.050— Failure to secure informed consent—Necessary elements of proof—Emergency situations.
- RCW 7.70.060— Consent form—Contents—Prima facie evidence—Shared decision making—Patient decision aid—Failure to use.
- RCW 7.70.065— Informed consent—Persons authorized to provide for patients who do not have capacity—Priority—Unaccompanied homeless minors.
- RCW 7.70.068— Informed consent—May be contained in mental health advance directive.
- RCW 7.70.070— Attorneys' fees.
- RCW 7.70.080— Evidence of compensation from other source.
- RCW 7.70.090— Hospital governing bodies—Liability—Limitations.
- RCW 7.70.100— Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Procedures.
- RCW 7.70.110— Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Tolling statute of limitations.
- RCW 7.70.120— Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Right to trial not abridged.
- RCW 7.70.130— Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Exempt from arbitration mandate.
- RCW 7.70.140— Medical malpractice closed claim reporting requirements.
- RCW 7.70.160— Frivolous claims.