STATE STATUTES & CODES

WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES

74.42 - Nursing homes -- Resident care, operating standards.

• 74.42.010 - Definitions.
• 74.42.020 - Minimum standards.
• 74.42.030 - Resident to receive statement of rights, rules, services, and charges.
• 74.42.040 - Resident's rights regarding medical condition, care, and treatment.
• 74.42.050 - Residents to be treated with consideration, respect -- Complaints.
• 74.42.055 - Discrimination against medicaid recipients prohibited.
• 74.42.056 - Department assessment of medicaid eligible individuals -- Requirements.
• 74.42.057 - Notification regarding resident likely to become medicaid eligible.
• 74.42.058 - Department case management services.
• 74.42.060 - Management of residents' financial affairs.
• 74.42.070 - Privacy.
• 74.42.080 - Confidentiality of records.
• 74.42.090 - Work tasks by residents.
• 74.42.100 - Personal mail.
• 74.42.110 - Freedom of association -- Limits.
• 74.42.120 - Personal possessions.
• 74.42.130 - Individual financial records.
• 74.42.140 - Prescribed plan of care -- Treatment, medication, diet services.
• 74.42.150 - Plan of care -- Goals -- Program -- Responsibilities -- Review.
• 74.42.160 - Nursing care.
• 74.42.170 - Rehabilitative services.
• 74.42.180 - Social services.
• 74.42.190 - Activities program -- Recreation areas, equipment.
• 74.42.200 - Supervision of health care by physician -- When required.
• 74.42.210 - Pharmacist services.
• 74.42.220 - Contracts for professional services from outside the agency.
• 74.42.225 - Self-medication programs for residents -- Educational program -- Implementation.
• 74.42.230 - Physician or authorized practitioner to prescribe medication.
• 74.42.240 - Administering medication.
• 74.42.250 - Medication stop orders -- Procedure for persons with developmental disabilities.
• 74.42.260 - Drug storage, security, inventory.
• 74.42.270 - Drug disposal.
• 74.42.280 - Adverse drug reaction.
• 74.42.285 - Immunizations -- Rules.
• 74.42.290 - Meal intervals -- Food handling -- Utensils -- Disposal.
• 74.42.300 - Nutritionist -- Menus, special diets.
• 74.42.310 - Staff duties at meals.
• 74.42.320 - Sanitary procedures for food preparation.
• 74.42.330 - Food storage.
• 74.42.340 - Administrative support -- Purchasing -- Inventory control.
• 74.42.350 - Organization chart.
• 74.42.360 - Adequate staff.
• 74.42.370 - Licensed administrator.
• 74.42.380 - Director of nursing services.
• 74.42.390 - Communication system.
• 74.42.400 - Engineering and maintenance personnel.
• 74.42.410 - Laundry services.
• 74.42.420 - Resident record system.
• 74.42.430 - Written policy guidelines.
• 74.42.440 - Facility rated capacity not to be exceeded.
• 74.42.450 - Residents limited to those the facility qualified to care for -- Transfer or discharge of residents -- Appeal of department discharge decision -- Reasonable accommodation.
• 74.42.460 - Organization plan and procedures.
• 74.42.470 - Infected employees.
• 74.42.480 - Living areas.
• 74.42.490 - Room requirements -- Waiver.
• 74.42.500 - Toilet and bathing facilities.
• 74.42.510 - Room for dining, recreation, social activities -- Waiver.
• 74.42.520 - Therapy area.
• 74.42.530 - Isolation areas.
• 74.42.540 - Building requirements.
• 74.42.550 - Handrails.
• 74.42.560 - Emergency lighting for facilities housing persons with developmental disabilities.
• 74.42.570 - Health and safety requirements.
• 74.42.580 - Penalties for violation of standards.
• 74.42.600 - Department inspections -- Notice of noncompliance -- Penalties -- Coordination with department of health.
• 74.42.620 - Departmental rules.
• 74.42.630 - Conflict with federal requirements.
• 74.42.640 - Quality assurance committee.
• 74.42.900 - Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 211.
• 74.42.910 - Construction -- Conflict with federal requirements.
• 74.42.920 - Chapter 74.42 RCW suspended -- Effective date delayed until January 1, 1981.

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