Actions for Injuries Resulting From Health Care.

  1. Law
  2. Revised Code of Washington
  3. Special Proceedings and Actions
  4. Actions for Injuries Resulting From Health Care.

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Section
7.70.010

Declaration of modification of actions for damages based upon injuries resulting from health care.

Section
7.70.020

Definitions.

Section
7.70.030

Propositions required to be established—Burden of proof.

Section
7.70.040

Necessary elements of proof that injury resulted from failure to follow accepted standard of care—COVID-19 pandemic.

Section
7.70.050

Failure to secure informed consent—Necessary elements of proof—Emergency situations.

Section
7.70.060

Consent form—Contents—Prima facie evidence—Shared decision making—Patient decision aid—Failure to use.

Section
7.70.065

Informed consent—Persons authorized to provide for patients who are not competent—Priority (as amended by 2019 c 209).

Section
7.70.068

Informed consent—May be contained in mental health advance directive.

Section
7.70.070

Attorneys' fees.

Section
7.70.080

Evidence of compensation from other source.

Section
7.70.090

Hospital governing bodies—Liability—Limitations.

Section
7.70.100

Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Procedures.

Section
7.70.110

Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Tolling statute of limitations.

Section
7.70.120

Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Right to trial not abridged.

Section
7.70.130

Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Exempt from arbitration mandate.

Section
7.70.140

Medical malpractice closed claim reporting requirements.

Section
7.70.150

Actions alleging violation of accepted standard of care—Certificate of merit required.

Section
7.70.160

Frivolous claims.