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WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES
7.70 - Actions for injuries resulting from health care.
- 7.70.010 - Declaration of modification of actions for damages based upon injuries resulting from health care.
- 7.70.020 - Definitions.
- 7.70.030 - Propositions required to be established -- Burden of proof.
- 7.70.040 - Necessary elements of proof that injury resulted from failure to follow accepted standard of care.
- 7.70.050 - Failure to secure informed consent -- Necessary elements of proof -- Emergency situations.
- 7.70.060 - Consent form -- Contents -- Prima facie evidence -- Shared decision making -- Patient decision aid -- Failure to use.
- 7.70.065 - Informed consent -- Persons authorized to provide for patients who are not competent -- Priority.
- 7.70.068 - Informed consent--May be contained in mental health advance directive.
- 7.70.070 - Attorneys' fees.
- 7.70.080 - Evidence of compensation from other source.
- 7.70.090 - Hospital governing bodies -- Liability -- Limitations.
- 7.70.100 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims -- Procedures.
- 7.70.110 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims -- Tolling statute of limitations.
- 7.70.120 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims -- Right to trial not abridged.
- 7.70.130 - Mandatory mediation of health care claims -- Exempt from arbitration mandate.
- 7.70.140 - Medical malpractice closed claim reporting requirements.
- 7.70.150 - Actions alleging violation of accepted standard of care -- Certificate of merit required.
- 7.70.160 - Frivolous claims.
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