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Wash. Rev. Code § 18.51.005 (2026)

Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of nursing homes, which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate care and treatment of the individuals therein. An important secondary purpose is the improvement of nursing home practices by educational methods so that such practices eventually exceed the minimum requirements of the basic law and its original standards.
[ 1951 c 117 s 1.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2023 · leading case: Donohoe v. State, 135 Wash. App. 824 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006).
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Donohoe v. State, 135 Wash. App. 824 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “51 RCW, the chapter governing state regulation of nursing homes, is found in RCW 18.51.005, which provides: The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of nursing homes, which, in…”
Donohoe v. State, 142 P.3d 654 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “51, the chapter governing State regulation of nursing homes, is found in RCW 18.51.005, which provides: The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of nursing homes, which, in the…”
Tamika Boone, V State Of Wa Dshs (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “at 846 (emphasis omitted) (quoting RCW 18.51.005). And, the Department was required to create rules, regulations, and standards for licensed nursing homes “‘in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare.”
Taylor v. Metro. Dev. Council (W.D. Wash. 2023). “RCW 18.51.005 (“The purpose 15 of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for 16 the maintenance and operation of nursing homes .”
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