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Wash. Rev. Code § 18.51.070 (2026)

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The department, after consultation with the board of health, shall adopt, amend, and promulgate such rules, regulations, and standards with respect to all nursing homes to be licensed hereunder as may be designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter in promoting safe and adequate medical and nursing care of individuals in nursing homes and the sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions of the nursing home in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare.
[ 2011 c 151 s 3; 1979 ex.s. c 211 s 64; 1951 c 117 s 8.]

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Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 211 s 64: "Section 64 of this 1979 act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [May 30, 1979]." [ 1979 ex.s. c 211 s 71.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1979–2017 · 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). “” RCW 18.51.070. And RCW 18.51.007, titled “Legislative intent,” establishes a menu of sanctions from which DSHS may select to obtain nursing homes’ compliance with applicable standards of resident care: It is the intent of the legislature in enacting chapter 99, Laws of 1975…”
Donohoe v. State, 142 P.3d 654 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “" RCW 18.51.070. And RCW 18.51.007, titled "Legislative intent," establishes a menu of sanctions from which DSHS may select to obtain nursing homes' compliance with applicable standards of resident care: It is the intent of the legislature in enacting chapter 99, Laws of 1975…”
Valley View Convalescent Home v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 599 P.2d 1313 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). “The Home first contends that its constitutional rights to due process of law have been violated by the Department's failure to follow statutory procedure.”
Tamika Boone, V State Of Wa Dshs (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “at 846 (quoting RCW 18.51.070). Based on this language, we held that the duty regarding licensing nursing homes was a duty owed to the public as a whole, not a duty owed to an individual nursing home resident.”
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