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RCW 10.110.040 — Treatment in hospital emergency department
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.110: Individuals In Custody—Health Care Services, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.110.040
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
In a case where an individual accompanied or otherwise secured by an officer pursuant to chapter 267, Laws of 2015 is waiting for treatment in a hospital emergency department, the hospital shall see the patient in as expeditious a manner as possible, while taking into consideration best triage practices and federal and state legal obligations regarding appropriate screening and treatment of patients.
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