18.51.230 - General inspection before license renewal -- Required -- Advance notice prohibited. - Washington Statutes

General inspection before license renewal — Required — Advance notice prohibited.

The department shall, in addition to any inspections conducted pursuant to complaints filed pursuant to RCW 18.51.190, conduct at least one general inspection prior to license renewal of all nursing homes in the state without providing advance notice of such inspection. Periodically, such inspection shall take place in part between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. or on weekends.

[1981 2nd ex.s. c 11 § 4; 1975 1st ex.s. c 99 § 10.]