WAC 246-16-245. Mandatory reporting—Reports by health care institutions

(1) This section applies to: (a) Hospitals and specialty hospital defined in chapter 70.41 RCW; (b) Ambulatory surgery facilities defined in chapter 70.230 RCW; (c) Childbirth centers defined in chapter 18.46 RCW; (d) Nursing homes defined in chapter 18.51 RCW; (e) Chemical dependency treatment programs defined in chapter 70.96A RCW; (f) Drug treatment agencies defined in chapter 69.54 RCW; and (g) Public and private mental health treatment agencies defined in RCW 71.05.020 and 71.24.025 . (2) The chief administrator or executive officer or designee of these institutions must report when: (a) A license holder's services are terminated or restricted because a license holder has harmed or placed at unreasonable risk of harm a patient or client; or (b) A license holder poses an unreasonable risk of harm to patients or clients due to a mental or physical condition. (3) Reports made by a hospital according to RCW 70.41.210 meet the requirement. (4) Commencing July 1, 2009, reports made by an ambulatory surgical center according to RCW 70.230.110 meet the requirement.