If a qualified patient capable of making health care decisions indicates that he or she wishes to die at home, the patient shall be discharged as soon as reasonably possible. The health care provider or facility has an obligation to explain the medical risks of an immediate discharge to the qualified patient. If the provider or facility complies with the obligation to explain the medical risks of an immediate discharge to a qualified patient, there shall be no civil or criminal liability for claims arising from such discharge.
RCW 70.122.110
Discharge so that patient may die at home.
Known as the Natural Death Act
The act spans §§ 70.122.010 to 70.122.925 (17 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)
Most recently applied in Washington v. Glucksberg (June 1997)
1992 c 98 s 4.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.